Newtok Planning Group Mertarvik Relocation Project Steering Committee In June 2016, the Newtok Village Council (NVC) received funding from the Denali Commission to hire a firm to provide professional project management services in support of the village relocation project. The NVC hired DOWL HKM as the project manager. In this capacity, DOWL HKM works for and reports directly to the NVC. Shortly thereafter, a steering committee was formed, consisting of representatives from the Newtok Village Council, the Newtok Native Corporation (NNC), the State of Alaska, the Denali Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of the steering committee is to advise the project manager, the NVC, NVC's local relocation coordinator and the NNC on the relocation and associated issues, and when necessary, assist in mediating issues/concerns raised by the project manager, the NVC, NVC's local coordinator and/or the NNC. The steering committee meets approximately each month. Steering committee meeting materials and updates are disseminated to the Newtok Planning Group at-large shortly after steering committee meetings take place. Mertarvik Relocation Project Steering Committee Meetings 2018 Meeting 14 - January 18, 2018 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes (Coming Soon!) Mertarvik Relocation Project Steering Committee Meetings 2017 Meeting 13 - December 14, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 12 - November 9, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 11 - October 4, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 10 - September 7, 2017 Meeting cancelled Project Manager Status Report for August 9, 2017 (meeting cancelled due to Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony) Meeting 9 - June 22, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 8 - May 11, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes (Coming Soon!) Meeting 7 - March 9, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 6 - February 9, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes (Coming Soon!) Meeting 5 - January 12, 2017 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Mertarvik Relocation Project Steering Committee Meetings 2016 Meeting 4 - December 2, 2016 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Project Manager Trip Report Meeting Notes Meeting 3 - October 27, 2016 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 2 - September 27, 2016 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Meeting 1 - August 25, 2016 Meeting Agenda Project Manager Status Report Meeting Notes Contact for More Information Sally Russell Cox Division of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1650 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 269-4588 FAX: (907) 269-4563 Email:sally.cox@alaska.gov Revised 02/12/2024