Work Session Request: Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention PlanCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Action Items # 06.
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May 6, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Work Session Request: Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention Plan
SUMMARY: City Manager requesting the City Council schedule a work session on
Monday, June 17, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. to provide information about the
Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention Plan.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
DISPOSITION:
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Requesting a work session on the Equitable Poverty Reduction &
Prevention Plan
DATE: April 9, 2024
Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support Director Anderson Sainci is
recommending City Council schedule a work session at 5:15 p.m. on June 17, 2024, to
give an update on the Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention Plan.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Anderson Sainci, Director Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Anderson Sainci, Director, Office of Shared of Prosperity and
Neighborhood Support
SUBJECT: Requesting a work session on the Equitable Poverty Reduction &
Prevention Plan
DATE: April 9, 2024
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the Mayor and City Council identified reducing poverty as a top priority during
their 2018-2020 goal -setting policy agenda. In 2010, poverty increased from 10% to
16% in 2019. In response, the Mayor and City Council sought out proposals through a
Request for Proposal (RFP) process to hire a qualified consultant to develop an
Equitable Poverty Prevention (EPP) Plan. In 2019, Public Works, LLC consultant was
hired to create a robust, creative, and inclusive community engagement strategy to
achieve two main goals:
1) To supplement the quantitative data with qualitative data from individuals who
are living the experience of poverty in our community.
2) To identify ways to involve the community, particularly those most impacted by
poverty, in the implementation strategy.
On March 1, 2021, the City Council formally adopted the Equitable Poverty Reduction &
Prevention Plan and created the Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support
to implement the plan. Presently, the department is staffed with four (4) full-time
equivalent employees. Since the creation of the department, the team has collaborated
with both public and private partners to address systemic factors perpetuating poverty
among our vulnerable community members. Additionally, the department is tasked with
engaging neighborhood associations and civic groups to improve neighborhoods
throughout the city.
DISCUSSION
On June 17, 2024, Anderson Sainci, who serves as the Director of The Office of Shared
Prosperity and Neighborhood Support, along with Braden Daniels, the Data Analyst and
several community partners will convene to discuss with the Mayor and City Council the
eight -determinants of poverty. They will also highlight various initiatives undertaken to
address poverty within the city.
ACTION REQUIRED
I am requesting a work session at 5:15 p.m. on June 17, 2024, to update the Mayor and
City Council on the Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention Plan.
Cc. Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director
Braden Daniels, Data Analyst
Rick Dickinson, President & CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director