3 11 19 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on March 11, 2019 in
the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Del Toro, Jones, Larson, Resnick; City
Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell
Absent: Council Members Rios and Shaw
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting a work session on the Loras College Poll - 2018 Community
Perceptions Survey.
WORK SESSION
Loras College Poll - 2018 Community Perceptions Survey
Rick Dickinson, President/CEO for Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
(GDDC). Introduced the work session by providing the history, mission, and duties of
GDDC. Mr. Dickinson distributed the monthly Labor Force Summary for Dubuque from
the Iowa Workforce Development. Topics of the presentation included:
1. General Impressions of Dubuque and Quality of Life Measures
a. Direction of community
b. Agreement on community conditions
2. Area/Neighborhood Findings and Safety
a. Monthly frequency of downtown, north end, and west end shopping,
services, etc.
b. The feeling of safety in the downtown, north end and west end areas
3. Diversity and Dubuque
a. The benefit of diversity in the community
b. Welcoming community to people of different backgrounds
c. Dubuque is an inclusive community
4. Challenges for the Community
a. Biggest challenges for the Dubuque Community
b. Biggest challenges to neighborhoods
5. Race Relations
a. Responsiveness to and improvement of race relations in Dubuque
6. Community Amenities
7. Survey Methodology
The City Council had discussion with Mr. Dickinson following the presentation.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk