Work Session Request - Imagine Dubuque Update Copyrighted
June 6, 2022
City of Dubuque Action Items # 09.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Work Session Request- Imagine Dubuque Update
SUMMARY: City Manager requesting the City Council schedule a work session for
Monday,August 15, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. for an update on the Imagine
Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action Comprehensive Plan.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Request for Work Session: Imagine Dubuque Update- City Manager Memo
MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Request for Work Session for Imagine Dubuque Update
DATE: June 1 , 2022
Planning Services Manager Wally Wernimont is requesting a City Council work session
to provide an update on the Imagine Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action Comprehensive
Plan on August 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: Request for Work Session for Imagine Dubuque Update
DATE: May 31, 2022
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request a City Council work session prior to goal
setting in August to present an update on the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan.
BACKGROUND
Imagine Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action is the City's 2017 Comprehensive Plan. The
comprehensive plan serves as a guide for the community's physical, social, and
economic development. Comprehensive plans are policy guides. Unlike zoning or city
codes, they are not regulatory in purpose or application.
Information in the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan is used in many facets of city
life. Of greatest note is its role in informing City Council goal setting, annual budget
priorities, and land use decisions.
Engaging the community in a conversation about the future of Dubuque was at the core
of the Imagine Dubuque process. We inclusively engaged 6,000 people, generating
12,500+ ideas. Ideas were narrowed into themes in seven plan categories to create 110
community recommendations.
The seven categories are: Economic Prosperity, Sustainable Environment, Social &
Cultural Vibrancy, Livable Neighborhoods & Housing, Community Facilities,
Transportation & Mobility, and Land Use.
DISCUSSION
The Planning Services Department is the backbone organization that helps implement
the plan as part of a collective impact model. Assistant Planner Christine Happ Olson is
our Project Manager. The vision of making Dubuque a more viable, livable and
equitable community requires the entire community working together towards common
goals.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request a City Council work session to provide an update on the Imagine
Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action Comprehensive Plan on August 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
cc: Chris Happ Olson, Assistant Planner
Jason Duba, Assistant Planner
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