Program Review Board (PRB) Minutes - Nov. 08, 2003

Program Review Board (PRB) Minutes - Nov. 08, 2003 *Sherri Kraham Acting Chair/ Director, Program Review Board *Gerald B. Thompson Representative of Office of Security Affairs (Designee) *Chris Milligan Deputy Dir, US Agency for Intl Development (designee) *Andrew Bearpak Director of Operation & Infrastructure *Judy Van Rest Representative of Governance (Designee) *LTC Terry Ross Coalition Joint Task Force -7, Dep. Comptroller (Designee) *Andrew Goledzinowski Director, Council for International Coordination COL Tony Bell CPA - Head of Contracting Activities James Carrera Representative of CPA Management Liaison Cell Patricia Hatcher Representative of CPA Management Liaison Cell Al Runnels CPA - Chief Financial Officer LTC Andy Hughes Representative of CPA - General Counsel COL Kay Summerkamp Representative of CPA - General Counsel Hank Bassford Regional Coordinator CPA - Baghdad 1LT A Heather Coyne Representative of CPA - Baghdad Don Fithian Program Management Office - Comptroller The November 1, 2003 minutes were approved. #544- Baghdad Women's Centers Foundation - $1,400,000 - Spending authority was approved for CPA's Baghdad region to fund a grant under the Rapid Regional Response program. The grant will provide support for 18 months to establish the Baghdad Women's Centers Foundation's headquarters and one center in each of Baghdad's nines districts. The women's centers will offer a wide range of training opportunities and social services: vocational training in support of other CPA activities: Micro Credit Program, Income Generation Projects and Small Business Development programs, educational programs, rights awareness, elections, campaigning, and general advocacy training, social service referral (legal and benefits counseling, referrals to police and shelter systems in cases of abuse, honor crimes, etc). #547 - Mylar Film for the Forum Ü Funds were approved for the purchase and installation of mylar film on all windows at the Iraqi Convention Center. The Center (Forum) has approximately 25,000 square feet of glass. If a terrorist attack happens, the Center becomes a potentially hazardous place to the occupants of the building. In the event of an explosion, the mylar will minimize the shattering of glass and reduce casualties. Ü Where the publication of approved funding levels may prejudice the competitive contracting processes, these amounts will be redacted.