Stakeholders appoint a committee to identify potential conflict areas and outline proactive intervention options. The committee identifies potential conflict areas and outlines proactive intervention options with the schedule proposed by the stakeholders. Committee report accepted by stakeholders as useful. Facilitator and facilitating team learn from meetings and continue to improve the process, making it more efficient and effective. Each organizational member appoints a liaison to the process.
Organizations agree to some level of funding of the process.
Synthesize large amounts of science and social science information. Create new structures and relationships that transcend old boundaries. Be committed to implementation. To ensure implementation of the CCMP in a timely fashion. The process helps resolve long-standing conflicts in the estuary, in order to implement proposed action plans in a timely fashion.