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Year 2: 2014 ♦ Lead initial meeting of these partnering committees,
whereby a chairperson is appointed.
● IVSB Board
♦ Subsequently assist the partnering committee chairpersons
○ With the Byway manager, determine which partnering
committees should be formed at this time. Recommendations, in guiding the committees toward goal-priority setting and
presented in Point 4 included research and historic preservation; practical goal achievement.
education and interpretation; land use: preservation, ● Partnering Committees
conservation, and recreation; marketing and development; and ○ Elect chairperson for each of the committees.
transportation.
○ Prioritize goals and set realistic ones for the coming three years
○ Meet twice yearly to evaluate the CMP’s effectiveness, (near-term goals) and also set long-term goals.
determine the focus for the following year or more, and evaluate ♦ Make sure at least one near-term goal and several long-
if any partnering committees should be formed or disbanded.
term goals relate to conserving or enhancing the cultural or
○ With Byway Manager create a regular newsletter to be sent to historic IVSB intrinsic qualities.
the Byway constituents’ list and posted to the website.
○ Create action plan and implement projects to meet goals.
● Byway Manager
● Friends of the IVSB group
○ Apply for FHWA National Scenic Byway designation.
○ Meet with Byway manager as he/she deems appropriate,
○ Establish a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) “Friends of the Iowa Valley planning and doing promotional events along the Byway (every
Scenic Byway” organization to promote the IVSB and assist in year).
Byway fundraising by holding events and other activities.
○ Toward the end of the first year, elect a chairperson, if this task
♦ Solicit Friends to join one or more of the partnering does not seem suitable for the Byway Manager.
committees�
Years 3–15: 2015–2028
♦ Serve as chairperson of the Friends committee for at least
the first year, in order to kick start the organization. ● Byway Manager
♦ Meet with Friends group as necessary to plan Byway ○ Explore and develop possible loop options off the IVSB, with
events� input from stakeholders and the partnering committees. Update
and market the loop tours.
○ Solicit members of partnering committees from organizations
listed in Point 4 of this CMP, or from other groups, to form one ● Partnering Committees
or more of the following committees, as deemed appropriate ○ Continue to implement action plan to achieve and revise near-
by the IVSB Board and the Byway Manager: Research and term goals.
Historic Preservation; Education and Interpretation; Land Use: ○ Continue to implement action plan to achieve long-term goals.
Preservation, Conservation, and Recreation; Marketing and Periodically review and update goals.
Development; and Transportation.
