Program Review Board ( PRB ) Minutes – Nov. 22, 2003

*Rodney Bent Chair/ Co-Director, Office of Management & Budget

*Olin Wethington Representative of Economic Development (Designee)

*Gerald B. Thompson Representative of Office of Security Affairs (Designee)

*Chris Milligan USAID

*COL Mike Kirsch Representative of Office of Operations & Infrastructure

*Judy Van Rest Representative of Governance (Designee)

*LTC Terry Ross Coalition Joint Task Force -7, Deputy Comptroller

*Heidi Venamore Representative of the Australian Government

*Andrew Golednizowski Council of International Coordination (Designee)

*Yusaf Samiullah Representative of the United Kingdom

COL Kathryn Summerkamp CPA – General Counsel

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 Manager

COL Pamela Brady CJTF-7 82 nd ABN DIV Liaison Office

LTC Darren Tola CJTF-7 82 nd ABN DIV Liaison Office

The November 15, 2003 minutes were approved with small modifications*

#557 – Sunni Engagement - $10,000,000 – Funds were approved for the implementation of the CPA, CJTF-7 and 82 nd ABN Division Sunni Engagement Strategy for Al Anbar Governorate. Funds were requested a range of high-visibility, quick-impact projects to engage and enfranchise Iraqis and some larger public works projects.

#563 – Unauthorized Spring-Summer Teacher Hires - $1,100,000 – Funds will approved for payments of a stipend of $100 each for up to 11,000 teachers hired after the war without approval from the national Ministry of Education. The majority of the teachers have performed some work during the late spring and over the summer.

#562 – Government of Iraq Renovation Completion † Funds were approved for the purchase of new carpet and upgrading the electrical power supply for the fifth through the eleventh floors of the Iraqi Governing Council building.

Under authority delegated to the Board, the Board approved the following two actions:

#560 – Dump Truck for Local Public Works Departments † Funds were approved under the Rapid Regional Response Program for the purchase of dump trucks for the municipalities’ public works departments. A total of 18 trucks will be purchased; three to each province capital in the south central region. Approval is subject to a final determination that donor resources are not available for this purchase and that operating & recurring costs can be sustained.

#559 – Pickup Trucks - † Funds were approved from the Rapid Regional Response Program for the purchase of pickup trucks for the fire departments to transport their EOD teams and equipment. A total of 26 trucks will be purchased. Approval is subject to a final determination that donor resources are not available for this purchase and that operating & recurring cost costs can be sustained.

*It was noted that PRB #556 – Iraqi Civil Defense Corp Bridging Fund was approved by Ambassador Bremer for $1,702,500 instead of the full amount approved by the Board on November 15, 2003 . Also noted was that PRB #554 would be funded through existing funds available under the Construction Initiative Program.

† Where the publication of approved funding levels may prejudice the competitive contracting processes, these amounts will be redacted.