Announcements

The Draft FY 09 Work Plan
At the November 18, 2008 quarterly meeting in Anchorage, AK the Commission approved release of the DRAFT FY09 Work Plan. The Commission is requesting public comment on the Draft Work Plan by January 15th, 2009. Comments should be directed to Ms. Tessa Rinner, Director of Programs, at the Commission at TRinner@denali.gov.

Denali Commission Policies
At the November 18, 2008 quarterly meeting in Anchorage, AK the Commission adopted the attached Policy Document which will be applied to all Commission funding and program activities.

2008 Distressed / Non-Distressed List
Annually the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section compiles a list of distressed and non-distressed communities utilizing employment and wage information. The 2008 list is now available. Please contact Ms. Automme Circosta at 907.271.1426 or acircosta@denali.gov with any questions or comments.

Cost Containment Benchmarks
At the request of the Denali Commission, NANA Pacific has completed an update to Cost Containment Benchmarks for the Health, Energy, Teacher Housing, and Multi-Use Facility programs. The Commission will use this data to provide cost and project cost review criteria on a regional basis for construction projects under Commission management and development, and will have the document updated annually. A copy of the full report may be obtained by contacting Ms. Jodi Fondy at the Commission office at 907.271.1414 or jfondy@denali.gov.

Multi-Use Facility Program Evaluation
NANA Pacific has completed a third party evaluation of the Denali Commission's Multi-Use Program. This report was completed for the Denali Commission and the Department of Energy and is now available. Please contact Mr. Mark Allred at 907.271.1542 or mallred@denali.gov with any questions or comments.

Fuel Costs, Migration, and Community Viability
A study prepared for the Denali Commission by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) focuses on fuel costs, migration and community viability, May 2008.

Denali Commission Program and Policy Review
The Denali Commission hired the McDowell Group in 2006 to conduct an overall independent program evaluation of the Commission. McDowell has completed their assessment and we are happy to report their findings.

Attached you will find an executive summary from that report. Complete copies of this document are available from our offices by calling our main number at 907-271-1414. We look forward to sharing this report and welcome your input and comments on its findings.

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Phone - (907) 271-1414, Fax - (907) 271-1415 Toll Free - 1-888-480-4321