Program Review Board (PRB) Minutes – Nov. 15, 2003

 

Attendees:       

*Rodney Bent	Chair/ Co-Director, Office of Management & Budget
*William Block	Representative of Economic Development (designee)
*John Tesh	Representative of Office of Security Affairs (Designee)
COL Mike Kirsch	Representative of Office of Operations & Infrastructure
*Judy Van Rest	Representative of Governance (Designee)
COL Michael Toner	Coalition Joint Task Force -7, Comptroller
*Amb Neil Mules	Representative of the Australian Government
COL James Behring	CPA Comptroller
COL Tony Bell	CPA - Head of Contracting Activities
Patricia Hatcher	Representative of CPA Management Liaison Cell
Don Fithian	Program Management Office - Comptroller
Sherri Kraham	Program Review Board, Director
Jesse Pruett	Program Review Board, Regional Programs Manger
Pamela Fessenden	Representative of Ministry of Trade
COL Robert Klein	CJTF-7 C5
MAJ Chris Kuduk	CJTF-7 C3

              *Voting Members

 

            The November 11, 2003 minutes were approved.

           

The following Funding Requests were considered by the Board for recommendation to the Administrator:

 

 

            #553 –PDS Food Procurement and Transport Funding - $110,000,000 – Funds were approved for the purchase of one month supply of priority goods for monthly distribution under the Public Distribution System in order to create a “buffer” one month supply.  The priority commodities that are needed are hard wheat, vegetable oil, infant formula, tea and rice.  This is advance from the 2004 budget.

 

            #555 – Security of Governing Council Housing - $1,259,204 – Funds were approved for the reconstruction and repair of the Governing Council residency grounds, guard shacks and management facilities.  The security of the compound will be upgraded with additional T-Walls and mylar film for the windows of the villas. 

 

            #556– Iraqi Civil Defense Corp Bridging Funds - $ 5,812,244 – Funds were approved for the acceleration and increase of the ICDC forces as directed by CENTCOM and the National Command Authority for security and stability in Iraq.  Equipment and uniforms will be purchased for the additional 18 battalions and salaries will be provided for the continued training and recruitment of the ICDC forces. 

[Note: This request was approved for $1,702,500 by the Administrator]

 

            #554 – Repair of Iraqi Civil Defense Headquarters - $111,156 – Funds were approved for the repairing of the Iraqi Civil Defense Headquarters building in Baghdad. 

[Note: the funding request was not sent forward to the Administrator, as it will be funded under the Construction Initiative Program.]