City of Dubuque Awards & Recognitions Copyrighted
June 18, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 4.
ITEM TITLE: City of Dubuque Awards & Recognitions
SUMMARY: City Manager providing a copy of the public information
brochure illustrating the awards and recognitions received
by the City of Dubuque.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Awards and Recognition Brochure Supporting Documentation
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J�`qEo srqT�s Leading Environmentalism and Forwarding Sustainability (LEAFS) Award
< � 'r� — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 awarded
A � the City of Dubuque the LEAFS Award in April 2018 for excellence in
z � z site reuse for the construction of the Jule Operations & Training Center
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Dubuque
� All-America City (2007, 2012, 2013, 2017) Recognizes communities
All-MeriwCip whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide
;�''°� challenges and achieve uncommon results. It is the nation's most
II� prestigious and oldest civic recognition program — National Civic League
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"Most Livable" Small City in the United States — U.S. Conference
P.�ti`'��N�F�� of Mayors Livability Awards Program
A �� Livability Awards:
w R . � 2017: Outstanding Achievement Award, Bee Branch Watershed Flood
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�,� �� 2008: First-Place Award, America's River Project
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- Dubuque Mayor Roy D. Buol received the 2016 Leadership Award
►�j � '"''':�','`c'""' for Public Service and Northeast lowa Community College President
`� liC(7NOM1C I)EVEI.OPAM1F�lT � Dr. Liang Chee Wee received the 2016 Institutional Leadership
��� J `°u"��L Award from the International Economic Development Council
I he Potii�er of Knoivledge and I.eadershi p (I E DC).
Alot Travel ranked Dubuque #12 on its list of the "30 Best Small
Cities in the United States" for 2017. Dubuque was the only
Midwestern city in the top 20 and one of just two lowa cities to make
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14th in the nation in Forbes' annual "Best Small Places for
Business and Careers."
O� �� 50th of 179 small cities for the Cost of Doing Business — Forbes
7th in the Nation "Best Small Places" — Forbes
Best Small City to Raise a Family — Forbes
}};�,t�=�F����.,,,f� The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project was recognized in late
.>�'� '{�� 2017 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
� � excellence and innovation in clean water infrastructure through
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.� 1 r� � Success (PISCES) program. The creek restoration was one of just
rt;w ,�� 28 projects by state or local governments, public utilities, and
'�{� �� private entities that were recognized.
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AREADEVELOPMENI' I #7 among the Top 30 Small Cities (population under 160,000)
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"` ��oN Dubuque was named one of the "Top 100 Leading Locations,"
SPP1df:.�.,2o�s ,,,�: ranking 21st in the U.S. — Area Development Magazine.
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One of the 10 Best American Cities to Work in Technology:
Ranking based on pay for tech workers, percentage of tech workers
smartassetTM in the workforce (representing high levels of opportunity in the
field), and low cost of living indices. Tech workers in Dubuque
make 1.86 times more than the city average, the highest ratio on
this top 10 list — SmartAsset.com
The National League of Cities (NLC) selected Dubuque for its first
NATIONAL place award in the 2016 NLC City Cultural Diversity Awards for the
LEAGUE City's support of Inclusive Dubuque and its efforts to develop a
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community equity profile.
CITIES STRONG TOGETHER
� , Dubuque was awarded a 4-STAR Community Rating in 2015 for
, national sustainability excellence. Dubuque was just the third lowa
- �1 community and the 25th in the nation to achieve certification under the
`��i STAR Community Rating System, a national framework for measuring
� and advancing local government's environmental, economic, and
community efforts to achieve sustainability.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named Dubuque
y�f a recipient of its 2013 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
��"' � � i " Competing in the "Corridor or Neighborhood Revitalization" category,
Smart Growth Dubuque was selected for revitalization efforts in the Historic Millwork
District and Washington Neighborhood.
f� CLIMATE ACTION The White House named Dubuque one of 16 Climate Action
I O� I Champions for 2014, a diverse group of communities defining the
� II AMPI S frontier of ambitious climate action whose approaches can serve as a
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— USA Weekend
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� �n er One of the "10 Great Places to Live", The rankings place an emphasis
on small and mid-size cities, considering metro areas with a
population of 1 million or less that have good jobs, reasonably priced
homes, decent schools and access to great health care — Kiplinger
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One of the 2015 Smart 21 Communities. One of �ust 5 U.S.
INTELLIGENT communities on the list — Intelligent Community Forum
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#12 out of 50 Most Exciting Small Cities in America — Movoto
MOVOTO Named 2nd Most Relaxed Small City in America — Movoto
#14 on "America's Best Small Cities To Move To" — Movoto
Dubuque ranks #5 for Resiliency. Ranked 5th out of 361 communities
�'' BUILDING f�ESILIENT REG[ONS nationwide in a study of resiliency capacity that evaluates a
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strength of demographics, and community connectivity.
. lOth Most-Secure Small City in the U.S. — Farmers Insurance
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Dubuque is among the top 8% of the nation's metropolitan areas for
� THEEQUALITYOFOPPORTUNITYPROIECT O "upward mobility," defined as the ability of children born in the lowest-
Ra;��en,.N,��a��e��e�are�Pa,�<kK���e.Emma��e�sae= income category to reach the highest-income category by age 30
— The Equality of Opportunity Project
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,�:°�"�,;�.;. 100 Best Communities for Young People (2007, 2008, 2010,
Ww�gE��� 2011, 2012) National competition recognizing the 100
COMMUNI11ES outstanding communities across America - large and small, rural
�-t°�'::.."�r�°F'�� and urban - that are the best places for young people to live and
IHc� grow up —American's Promise Alliance
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10 Smartest Cities on the Planet: 1) Songdo, South Korea; 2) Lavasa,
India; 3) PIanIT Valley, Portugal; 4) Skolkovo, Russia; 5) Masdar,
FASTCMPANY United Arab Emirates; 6) Wuxi, China; 7) King Abdullah Economic
City, Saudi Arabia; 8) Dubuque, lowa; 9) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;
10) Nano City, India — Fast Company Magazine
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� ' � �-o���' � "Top 100 Places to Live" - Communities with visionary leaders,
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improving or thriving economies including housing, and realization of
+ ToP.1�0 * "green"initiatives — Relocate America.
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1��� Third Place, Gold Community, (20,000 - 75,000 population category)
20�0 — International Awards for Livable Communities (LivCom)
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Visit www.cityofdubuque.org/awards or call 563.589.4110 DUB E
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