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Enhance Iowa Board Minutes - April 2020

TELEPHONIC ENHANCE IOWA BOARD MINUTES
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

1:30 pm


 

Board Members in Attendance

Board Members Absent

John Burns (phone)

Emily Damman

Mike Broshar (phone)

Doug Boone

Jacqulyn Arthur (phone)

Representative Chris Hall (Ex Officio)

Mary Wells (phone)

Representative Skyler Wheeler (Ex Officio)

Lisa Hein (phone)

Senator Bill Dotzler (Ex Officio)

Pat Deignan (phone)

Kyle Carter (phone)

Rita Frahm (phone)

Valerie Van Kooten (phone)

Senator Carrie Koelker (Ex Officio) (phone)

Staff Members in Attendance

Audience  

Alaina Santizo 

Danna Kehm - PACE  

Maicie Pohlman

Bob Carlson – YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro  

Rita Grimm

Todd Behrens - Sioux City Arts Center  

Lisa Connell

Don Stansbery – Treasurer of Traer Museum  

Jessica O’Riley


CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Burns called the meeting to order at 1:31. Nine voting members were present. The agenda was approved. The minutes from the December 5, 2019 meeting were approved. 

CONTRACT AMENDMENTS & CONTINGENT AWARDS 
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE) // Harvester II Arts & Culture Center – Theatre requested the contract be reopened and the completion date extended to March 31, 2020. After discussion, it was decided that a completion date of July 31, 2020 would be best to capture all project related expenditures. On a motion by Mr. Broshar and seconded by Ms. Hein, the Board approved the request.

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area // New Regional YMCA in Marion request an amendment to extend contingency deadline to December 30, 2019. On a motion by Mr. Deignan and seconded by Mr. Carter, the Board approved the request. 

Art Center Association of Sioux City // Increasing Access to Art & Education requested the contract be reopened and amended to extend the completion date to May 29, 2020. On a motion by Ms. Hein and seconded by Mr. Broshar, the Board approved the request. 

Traer Historical Museum // Traer Historical Museum History NOW requested the contract be reopened and amended to extend the deadline to request the first disbursement of CAT funds to March 14, 2020 and extend the completion date March 31, 2021. On a motion by Mr. Carter and seconded by Mr. Deignan, the Board approved the request. 

REPORTS

Legal Report
Lisa Connell introduced herself to the Board. She and Ms. Grimm will represent the Board.

Tourism Report
Ms. O’Riley provided an update on initiatives the are being rolled out. Dream Now, Visit Later and Iowans Unite campaigns have begun in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the team is launching a gift card marketplace to help support businesses across the state. Lastly, there is a Digital State Park Passport to help families explore the state parks this summer with social distancing requirements.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

CAT Committee Recommendations
No reports.

Due Diligence Committee Reports
No reports.

PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.

OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. Burns thanked members with terms expiring on April 30th. New members have been appointed by the Governor and will be trained and introduced prior to first meeting in fiscal year 2021. 

Ms. Santizo shared plans about accepting new applications on May 15th, despite outstanding questions related to FY 2021 funding. 

Senator Koelker gave an update on the legislature’s plan to resume the 2020 legislative session.

CLOSING BUSINESS
The next meeting date will be set in the coming weeks.

ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Ms. Wells and seconded by Ms. Hein and with no objections, the meeting adjourned at 2:10 pm.
 

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