Minutes_City Council Proceedings 08.20.24 Copyrighted
September 16, 2024
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Airport Commission of June 6 and August 13, 2024; City Council
Proceedings of August 14, 19, 20, 21, 26 and September 3, 2024; Civil
Service Commission of August 22, 2024; Community Development
Advisory Commission of July 17, 2024; Equity and Human Rights
Commission of July 9, 2024; Library Board of Trustees of January 25,
February 29, March 28, 2024; Zoning Advisory Commission of August 7,
2024; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of August 14,
2024.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Airport Commission- June 6 2024 Supporting Documentation
Airport Commission -August 13, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of August 14, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of August 19, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of August 20, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of August 21, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of August 26, 2024 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of September 3, 2024 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
Community Development Advisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
Equity and Human Rights Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes- January Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes- February Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes- March Supporting Documentation
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication Supporting Documentation
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:00 p.m. on August 20, 2024, in
the Grand River Center. The meeting was originally scheduled for Room #4 but was
relocated to the River Room due to maintenance issues.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell,
Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of conducting annual goal setting.
GOAL SETTING
SESSION 1 OF 3
Mayor Cavanagh provided introductory remarks, summarizing last year's
accomplishments and current challenges.
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 - Performance Report 2023-2024 for City of Dubuque
• Section 5 - Looking to Dubuque's Future
Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach reviewed proposed definitions for the five pillars
the city aims to uphold to create an equitable community and organization of choice:
resiliency, sustainability, equity, transparency, and compassion. The City Council
discussed the definitions and proposed refining the definition of compassion to include
empathy, as well as replacing "the desire to alleviate distress" with "the desire to help."
City Manager Van Milligen stated that the definitions will be presented at a future city
council meeting for the City Council to formally adopt.
Assistant City Manager Burbach suggested that city staff incorporate the word
"belonging" when discussing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. The City Council
deliberated on the terminology and endorsed the inclusion of"belonging."
Mr. Sumek reviewed Goals #1, #2, and #8 in Section 7 — Plan 2024-2029 for City
Council input.
City Council recessed for dinner at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:39 p.m. to
continue discussing the goals.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting
adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. BreitFelder
City Clerk