Work Session Request: Imagine Dubuque UpdateCity of Dubuque
City Council
ACTION ITEMS # 6.
Copyrighted
July 20, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Work Session Request: Imagine Dubuque Update
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council schedule a work
session to provide an update on the Imagine Dubuque 2037:
A Call to Action Comprehensive Plan on August 3, 2026 at
6:00 PM.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Council
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo Request for Work Session for Imagine Dubuque Update
2. Request for Work Session for Imagine Dubuque Update
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THE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
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: July 14, 2026
Dubuque
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Planning Services Director Wally Wernimont is recommending City Council schedule a
work session to provide an update on the Imagine Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action
Comprehensive Plan on August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director
Jason Duba, Assistant Planner
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THE CITY OF
DUB EIE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director
SUBJECT: Request for Work Session for Imagine Dubuque Update
DATE: July 9, 2026
Dubuque
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request a City Council work session on August
3, 2026 at 6:00 to present an update on the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan
ahead of City Council Goal Setting, starting August 24.
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. The vision of making Dubuque a more
viable, livable and equitable community requires the entire community working together
towards common goals.
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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 3, 2026 at 6.00 PM.
cc: Jason Duba, Assistant Planner
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