Forwarded by Jane Clark

Rebuild Iowa Office

Governor Chet Culver
Lt. Governor Patty Judge, RIO Executive Director

REBUILD IOWA ADVISORY COMMISSION TO MEET, DEVELOP THE
REBUILD IOWA OFFICE 120-DAY REPORT

Commissioners to Convene Over Two Days - Nov. 6 and 7 - to Discuss 
Information Gathered at RIAC and Task Force Meetings

(DES MOINES, IOWA) - The Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission will meet over two 
days in West Des Moines for the sole purpose of discussing and working on 
the Rebuild Iowa Office's 120-Day Report. The Commission will present the 
report to Gov. Chet Culver on Nov. 17.

The RIAC, which consists of 15 members and two ex-officio representatives, 
will convene on Nov. 6 and 7 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel. The 
commissioners chair nine task forces focused on specific issues that help 
develop recommendations to support the state's strategic recovery and 
rebuilding process following this year's devastating storms and flooding.

Over the past two months, the RIAC met and commissioners helped lead several 
task force meetings to further discuss the subsequent recommendations in the 
45-Day Report, with the goal of identifying long-term recovery planning 
strategies.

Earlier this summer, the task forces held public meetings to discuss issues 
surrounding housing, economic and workforce development, infrastructure and 
transportation, agriculture and environment, education, long-term recovery, 
floodplain and hazard mitigation, public health and healthcare, and cultural 
heritage and records retention. The information, concerns and ideas gathered 
at these meetings, as well as the RIAC meetings and "Speak Up Iowa!" public 
input sessions held across the state, helped the Commission shape an initial 
45-Day Report, which was presented to Gov. Culver on Sept. 2.

Lt. Governor Patty Judge is executive director of the Rebuild Iowa Office, 
which coordinates all state recovery activities. Major General Ron Dardis of 
the Iowa National Guard serves as the Commission's chairman.


THURSDAY, NOV. 6

WHERE:        Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
                                    1800 50th St.
                                    West Des Moines, Iowa
TIME:              1 - 5 p.m.


FRIDAY, NOV. 7

WHERE:        Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
                                    1800 50th St.
                                    West Des Moines, Iowa
TIME:              9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (approximately)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:  Tina Potthoff
Rebuild Iowa Office
(515) 242-5232 (o)
(515) 975-9211 (c)
Fax: (515) 242-5006
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