Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award RecommendationCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 016.
Copyrighted
May 15, 2023
ITEM TITLE: Sustainable Dubuque Community GrantAward Recommendation
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval of the revised
recommendations of the Resilient Community Advisory Commission
regarding the Round 27 funding of the Sustainable Dubuque Community
Grant program.
RESOLUTION Awarding additional Sustainable Dubuque grant funding
to various organizations
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo -revised Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
THE CITY
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Dubuque
All -America City
IN
2007.2012.2013
2017*2019
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: May 9, 2023
Sustainable Dubuque Coordinator Gina Bell is recommending City Council approval of
the revised recommendations of the Resilient Community Advisory Commission regarding
the Round 27 funding of the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program.
The table below shows the approved grant amounts, and the revised grant amounts for
your consideration. Valentine Park received full funding initially therefore is not on the
revised list and resolutions.
APPROVED
AWARD
REVISED
ORGANIZATION
PROJECT
5/1/2023
AWARD
Centrally Rooted
Launch of Exploration Labs
$2,000
$2,445
Convivium Urban
Garden Supplies and Support
Farmstead
$1,750
$2,195
Four Mounds
Land Stewardship Planning for
Foundation
Endangered Species
$1,750
$2,195
Nova Elite Youth
Player Scholarships
Basketball
$1,350
$1,795
St. Mark Youth
Heroes Summer Camp
Enrichment
$1,815
$2,260
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
CC' Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: May 5, 2023
INTRODUCTION
Dubuque
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2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
The purpose of this memo is to present an updated recommendation of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission (RCAC) related to Round 27 of the Sustainable
Dubuque Community Grant applications.
BACKGROUND
In Round 27 of Sustainable Dubuque grants, one grant application came from outside
the City limits and while initially recommended for funding by the Resilient Community
Advisory Commission, the organization was deemed disqualified by City Council on May
1, 2023. The funding allocated for the disqualified grantee became available at this
time.
DISCUSSION
At the May 4, 2023 meeting, the RCAC discussed using the funding allotted to the
disqualified grant and proposed reallocating the funding by dividing the unused portion
($2500) equally among the other grantees approved for funding who did not receive
their full funding request.
The table below shows the approved grant amounts, and the revised grant amounts for
your consideration. Valentine Park received full funding initially therefore is not on the
revised list and resolutions.
APPROVED
AWARD
REVISED
ORGANIZATION
PROJECT
5/1/2023
AWARD
Centrally Rooted
Launch of Exploration Labs
$2,000
$2,445
Convivium Urban
Garden Supplies and Support
Farmstead
$1,750
$2095
Four Mounds
Land Stewardship Planning for
Foundation
Endangered Species
$1,750
$2,195
Nova Elite Youth
Player Scholarships
Basketball
$1,350
$1,795
St. Mark Youth
Heroes Summer Camp
Enrichment
$1,815
$2,260
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully recommend City Council approve the revised recommendations of the
Resilient Community Advisory Commission regarding the Round 27 funding of the
Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program.
Attachments
Resolution_
Centrally Rooted
Resolution_Convivium
Urban Farmstead
Resolution_
Four Mounds Foundation
Resolution
—Nova Elite Youth Basketball
Resolution
St. Mark Youth Enrichment
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Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 583-4113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 1311 St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO. 152-23
AWARDING ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT FUNDING TO
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque;
and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community had
reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and updated
the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to identify opportunities to reduce
Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and cost -
saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2022 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2022 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, "Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2022 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live"; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the City's
goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of housing,
which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients provide various activities and services related to
the 12 principles of sustainability named by the City of Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, a recommended grant recipient was disqualified by the City Council
making additional funds available for granting; and
WHEREAS, the approved grant recipients were not fully funded and could further
benefit the community by an increase in funding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors by
distributing the unawarded funds evenly to the grant recipients in order to increase the reach
and impact of their programming.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the
following organizations:
APPROVED
AWARD
REVISED
ORGANIZATION
PROJECT
5/1 /2023
AWARD
Centrally Rooted
Launch of Exploration Labs
$2,000
$2,445
Convivium Urban
Garden Supplies and Support
Farmstead
$1,750
$2,195
Four Mounds
Foundation
Land Stewardship Planning for
Endangered Species
$1,750
$2,195
Nova Elite Youth
Player Scholarships
Basketball
$1,350
$1,795
St. Mark Youth
Heroes Summer Camp
Enrichment
$1,815
$2,260
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into grant agreements
and shall ensure compliance with the grant agreement pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant
award requirements.
Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of May 2023.
ra M. Cav ag , Mayor
Attest:
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk