Deb Dunkhase introduced Kate Moreland and Cady Gerlach from the Iowa City Area Development Group. Kate is the President and CEO of the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD), working to help our community for 23 years. Cady is the Executive Director of Better Together. She moved to Iowa City in 2013 to join the firm of Meardon, Sueppel, and Downer PLC and practiced in nonprofit corporations, municipal law, and trust and estate litigation for before joining the Shelter House staff as the Director of Strategic Operations and Resource Management. The topic of today is" Better Together 2030" a shared future for Johnson County. They looked at the What: Community wide initiative to help the community to recover from the pandemic. Why: To build a transformed future with economic diversity. How: Short-term target actions turning to long term. Who: Led by four community economic organizations, guided by steering committee across various sectors and executed by coalition of community wide network volunteers.
President Jenny called the meeting to order at 7:05 am. She announced PM Satellite meeting at Back Pocket 9/21/22 at 7:00 PM. Service training at Open Heartland 9/22/22 at 3:00PM-4:00 PM. One Summit Thursday 9/29/22 6:30-8:00 PM. Polio Event at Big Grove in Iowa City. Details to follow.
The 2030 Vision: 1. Champions of the Natural Environment 2. Authentic, Vibrant Neighborhoods and Districts 3. A Well-Connected Mobile Region 4. A Thriving Inclusive Economic Ecosystem. 5. Re-Imagine Human and Social Services.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 am.