08 22 23 City Council Proceedings Official_Special Goal Setting 1 of 3CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:10 p.m. on August 22, 2023, in
the Grand River Center Room #4.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell,
Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, Assistant City Attorney Lehman.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of conducting the annual goal setting session 1 of 3.
GOAL SETTING
SESSION 1 OF 3
Mayor Cavanagh provided introductory remarks and reviewed the city’s mission and
vision statements. Facilitator Lyle Sumek, of Lyle Sumek Associates, Inc., reviewed the
following sections of the Leader’s Guide 2024 Working Document for input from the City
Council:
Section 4: Dubuque Performance Report 2022-2023
Section 7: Strategic Discussion on Critical Issues
Section 8: Plan 2023-2028
Goal 1: Vibrant Community: Healthy and Safe
Goal 2: Financially Responsible, High-Performance City Organization: Sustainable,
Equitable and Effective Service Delivery
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at
9:15 p.m.
/s/Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk