AMES, Iowa – April 25, 2025 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Monday, April 28, at the Sawmill Museum, 2231 Grant St., in Clinton.

Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda
10 a.m.

Roll call

Welcome and introductions

10:15 a.m.

*Approval of January 31, 2025, meeting minutes

*Approval of February 21, 2025, meeting minutes

10:20 a.m.

Budget

*Approval of expense report

*Review bids and approve bid for radio ads

Discuss bids for Passports

*Discuss and approve National MRPC annual dues

11:30 a.m.

Verify interpretative center commissioner contact information

Discuss parcel maps

Discuss review of guidance document

11:45 a.m.Lunch
1:15 p.m.

Chair report

Discussion of appointments and visit with the Governor

Discuss tentative list of attendees for the September Annual Meeting

*Elect officers for IA MRPC

National Committee appointments and reports

-Marketing Committee

-Transportation

-Environment, Recreation and Agriculture

-Culture and Heritage

3:55 p.m.Future meeting schedule
4 p.m.Adjourn

*Action Items

Note: The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Inc., a 501 (c) (4) tax-exempt fundraising organization, will meet at this location immediately following the meeting of the Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

Contact: Emily Whaley, Iowa Department of Transportation, at 515-239-1629 or emily.whaley@iowadot.us.

Iowa DOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other nondiscrimination statutes. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Nikita Rainey, Civil Rights Bureau Director at 515-239-1304 or by email at civil.rights@iowadot.us.

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The MRPC is a multistate organization that works collectively to preserve, promote, and enhance the scenic, historic, and recreational resources of the Mississippi River; to foster the economic growth of the corridor; and to develop the national, scenic, and historic parkway known as the Great River Road.

As part of the MRPC, the Iowa MRPC focuses on the same mission objectives in relation to Iowa's portions of the National Scenic Byway, the Iowa Great River Road, and the Mississippi River Valley. The governor appoints members to the Iowa MRPC from each of the 10 counties that border the Mississippi River. These include Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, Louisa, Des Moines, and Lee counties. The Iowa MRPC also includes ex officio members from the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Iowa Tourism Office.