Common Ground Iowa CGI

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Common Ground Iowa (CGI)

• Annual and General
• Membership Meeting
• Thursday December 4, 2008
• 1000AM to 100PM
• Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) Office

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Please..

• ..sign in on the Sign In sheet going around
  the room

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• Call Meeting To Order
• Welcome and Introductions
• Safety and Housekeeping
• Emergency Exits, Restrooms,
• Set Cellular Phones to Off or Vibrate

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The mission of the CGI.. To promote public
safety through damage prevention and shared
responsibility, while utilizing the Common Ground
Alliances Best Practices for advancing
underground utility safety across the State of
Iowa.
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• Treasurers Report Josh Doughan
• CGI Committee Reports
• Best Practices Pete Vielhaber
• Program Sally Fossum
• Education Mike Broshous
• Marketing LuAnn Allar
• Membership John Barber

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CGA Regional Partners Committee Update Susan
Lynch, Regional Partners Committee Co-Chair,
Member and Program Director- Common Ground
Nebraska (CGN) and Director-Diggers Hotline of
Nebraska
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CGI Vision and Opportunity Plan 2009-2010
Opportunities CGI Executive Committee (and any
other interested parties) will meet in January,
February, March, April, May and June 2009 to
brainstorm on ideas and prepare for.. PHMSA
Grant Application Grant money to be applied for
in July 2009 and utilized in 2010 calendar year
outreach and education programs
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9 Elements of a Successful Damage Prevention
Program Element 1) Participation by operators,
excavators, and any other stakeholders in the
development and implementation of methods for
establishing and maintaining effective
communications between stakeholders from receipt
of an excavation notification until successful
completion of the excavation, as
appropriate. Element 2) A process for fostering
and ensuring the support and partnership of
stakeholders, including excavators, operators,
locators, designers, and local government in all
phases of the program.
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9 Elements of a Successful Damage Prevention
Program Element 3) A process for reviewing the
adequacy of a pipeline operators internal
performance measures regarding persons performing
locating services and quality assurance
programs. Element 4) Participation by operators,
excavators, and other stakeholders in the
development and implementation of effective
employee training programs to ensure that
operators, the one call center, the enforcing
agency, and the excavators have partnered to
design and implement training for the employees
of operators, excavators, and locators.
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9 Elements of a Successful Damage Prevention
Program Element 5) A process for fostering and
ensuring active participation by all stakeholders
in public education for damage prevention
activities. Element 6) A process for resolving
disputes that defines the States authority role
as a partner and facilitator to resolve
issues. Element 7) Enforcement of State damage
prevention laws and regulations for all aspects
of the damage prevention process, including
public education, and the use of civil penalties
for violations assessable by the appropriate
State authority.
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9 Elements of a Successful Damage Prevention
Program Element 8) A process for fostering and
promoting the use, by all appropriate
stakeholders, of improving technologies that may
enhance communications, underground pipeline
locating capability, and gathering and analyzing
information about the accuracy and effectiveness
of locating programs. Element 9) A process for
review and analysis of the effectiveness of each
program element, including a means for
implementing improvements identified by such
program reviews.
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CGI 1st Annual Golden
Shovel Award
Presented to Cate Newburg for
recognition of outstanding
contributions to the success of the
CGI during 2008.
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Recognition of 2008 CGI Corporate and Personal
Sponsors
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• Guest and Featured Speaker..
• Kris Young President/CEO Miller the Driller, Inc.
• Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA)
  
• (Life Director in 2008 and extensive committee
  involvement)
• Past President AGC of Iowa Chapter
  AGC of Illinois Chapter
  
• Master Builders of Iowa National
  Utility Contractors of America
• Common Ground Alliance Board
  of Directors Road Builders Delegate

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• 2008
• Where weve been and
• where were going
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• Six (6) General Membership meetings
• Six (6) Executive Committee meetings
• Representation and attendance at the
• 2008 Annual CGA Excavation Safety
• Conference and Expo

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• 2008
• Where weve been and
• where were going
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• Iowa State Fair (Iowa One Call) and Fair Parade
• Farm Progress Show (Damage Prevention Tent)
• Iowa TSI Pipeline Safety Conference
• IAMU (Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities)
  Conference
• IPA (Iowa Pipeline Association) Pipeline Summit

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• 2009
• Where were going
• __________________________________________________
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• Four (4) General Membership meetings
• Executive Committee meetings
• (as many as it takes!)
• 2009 Excavation Safety Summit
• (discussion point as there is interest from
  Nebraska
• and surrounding States to co-sponsor and host
• Could end up being a Midwest event)
• Iowa State Fair (Iowa One Call) and Fair Parade

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• 2008
• Where were going
• __________________________________________________
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2009 Where were going ________________________
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2009 Where well be at ________________________
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_________________________________________ General
Membership Meetings Thursday March 5,
2009 Thursday June 4, 2009 Clear Lake Public
Library Honey Creek Resort Clear Lake, Iowa Lake
Rathbun, Iowa September 3-4, 2009 Thursday
December 3, 2009 Excavation Safety Summit Annual
Meeting Ankeny, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa area
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New Business Nomination of and voting for
Marketing Director, new position on CGI Executive
Committee
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Open Member Forum and Discussion Whats on
your mind what didnt we cover? Comments,
questions, and/or concerns?
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Next Meeting CGI General Membership
Meeting Thursday March 5, 2009 1000AM to
100PM Clear Lake Public Library Clear Lake,
Iowa Information will be sent out prior
and/or check out our website.. www.commongro
undiowa.com
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Meeting Adjourned, Thank You for Attending and
Lunch Compliments of .our newest corporate
sponsor!
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