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Enhance Iowa Board Minutes - October 2019
ENHANCE IOWA BOARD MINUTES
Iowa Economic Development Authority
200 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Iowa Economic Development Authority
200 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Board Members in Attendance |
Board Members Absent |
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John Burns (phone) |
Emily Damman |
Mike Broshar (phone) |
Kyle Carter |
Jacqulyn Arthur (phone) |
Rita Frahm |
Mary Wells (phone) |
Valerie Van Kooten |
Lisa Hein (phone) |
Representative Chris Hall (Ex Officio) |
Doug Boone (phone) |
Representative Skyler Wheeler (Ex Officio) |
Pat Deignan (phone) |
Senator Bill Dotzler (Ex Officio) |
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Senator Carrie Koelker (Ex Officio) |
Staff Members in Attendance |
Audience |
Alaina Santizo |
Mary Elgar, Mount Pleasant (phone) |
Maicie Pohlman |
John Henriksen, Mount Pleasant (phone) |
Kristen Hanks-Bents |
Andrew Fangman, Muscatine (phone) |
Jessica O’Riley |
Danna Kehm, PACE (phone) |
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Brad Martell, Scott County Family Y (phone) |
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Burns called the meeting to order at 10:01. Seven voting members were present. The agenda was approved. The minutes from the September 11, 2019 meeting were approved.
CONTRACT AMENDMENTS & CONTINGENT AWARDS
City of Mount Pleasant and Mount Pleasant Community School Foundation // Paving the Way to Outdoor Pickleball in Mount Pleasant requested approval to add the Mount Pleasant Community School District to the contract as a recipient. The school district will own the facility and serve as the fiscal agent. On a motion by Ms. Arthur seconded by Ms. Wells, the Board approved the request.
City of Muscatine & Muscatine County Conservation Board // Pearls of Progress Project requested an extension of the project completion date. On a motion by Ms. Arthur and seconded by Ms. Wells, the Board approved an extension of the project completion date to December 31, 2020.
City of Rock Valley // Rock Valley Event Center requested an amendment to extend the deadline for the first disbursement of funds. On a motion by Mr. Broshar and seconded by Mr. Deignan, the Board approved the request for an extension to November 30, 2019.
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment // Harvester II Arts & Culture Center – Theatre requested an amendment to extend the deadline for the first disbursement of funds and to extend the project completion date. On a motion by Ms. Wells and seconded by Ms. Arthur, the Board approved the request to extend the initial disbursement date and extend the project completion date to March 31, 2020.
Scott County Family Y // Downtown Davenport YMCA requested an amendment to extend the deadline to submit documentation of bank financing to November 1, 2019. On a motion by Mr. Deignan and seconded by Ms. Hein, the Board approved the request.
REPORTS
Tourism Report
Ms. O’Riley reported work has begun on the Tourism Guide that will be available in March, along with planning for the Tourism Conference at Hilton Downtown Des Moines.
Legal Report
Ms. Hanks-Bents reported that proposed amendments to Enhance Iowa administrative rules were reviewed and approved by the Administrative Rules Review Committee on October 8, 2109. The next step is Board adoption of the amended rules at the next meeting.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
Due Diligence Committee Reports
Boone County Historical Society
The Due Diligence Committee met with Boone County Historical Society representatives on September 11, 2019 in Boone. Following this meeting, the Due Diligence Committee made the following recommendations:
- Extend the project completion date to December 31, 2020
- Require the recipient to provide a monthly update to IEDA staff
- Require the recipient to provide a list of improvements that could be considered by the new Board in 2020 to complete the project and meet the expenditure requirement
- Reconvene with the Due Diligence Committee no later than July 2020 to confirm that the improvements that will be done to complete the project.
Negotiation Team Reports
No reports.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
No other business.
CLOSING BUSINESS
The next Enhance Iowa meeting is tentatively scheduled for December 5, 2019 at the Iowa Finance Authority.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Ms. Wells and seconded by Ms. Hein and with no objections, the meeting adjourned at 10:39 am.