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Proof_City Council Proceedings 8 28 12CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL SESSION The City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in Room 4 at the Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, Sutton, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council to conduct the annual City Council Goal Setting Session. CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION (2 of 2) Lyle Sumek, of Sumek and Associates, Heath- row, FL, facilitated the second session of the FY 2014 City Council's goal setting. Following discussion, the -City Council reached con- sensus on the following goals and priorities for 2012 -2018. 15 -YEAR VISION STATEMENT • The city of Dubuque is a progressive, sustainable city with a strong diversified economy and expand- ing global connections; • The Dubuque com- munity is an inclusive community celebrating culture and heritage and has •actively preserved our Master- piece on the Mississippi; • Dubuque, citizens experience healthy living and active retirement through quality, livable neigh- borhoods and an abundance of fun things to do and they are engaged in the community, achieving goals through partner- ships; and • Dubuque Cify govern- ment is . financially sound and providing services with citizens getting value for their tax dollars. CITY ' MISSION STATEMENT The City's mission is to deliver excellent municipal services that support urban living, and contribute to a sustainable city. The City plans for the community's future, and facilitates access to critical human services. The result is a financially sound city government and - citi- zens getting services and °value for their tax dollar. FIVE -YEAR COM- MUNITY GOALS FOR A- SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE • Economic Prosper- ity • Social /Cultural Vi- brancy • Environmental Integ- rity FIVE -YEAR CITY GOALS • Planned and Man- aged Growth • Partnering for a Better Dubuque • Improved Connec- tivity - Transportation and Telecommunica- tions POLICY AGENDA 2012 - 2014 Top Priorities: (in alphabetical order) • Arts and Culture Strategy: Evaluation, Direction, Goals, City Action, City Funding - Complete Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Community Engage- ment Pilot on the Arts - Initiatives for inclusiveness • Community Organi- zations: City Support and Funding - Every Child /Every Promise, Project HOPE, DubuqueWorks, Dis- tinctively Dubuque, Dubuque Concierge Welcoming Program, and initiatives for inclusiveness • Dubuque Millwork District Master Plan: Projects, Parking Solu- tions • Mystique Casino: Evaluation and Direc- tion • Southwest Arterial Project: Funding High Priorities: (in alphabetical order) • Greater Dubuque Development Corpora - tion: City Support • Indoor Aquatic Center: Evaluation, Direction, and School Partnership • Master Plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island: Development • Safe Community , Initiative: Monitoring and Next Steps • Skate Parks • Street Improvement I' Program • • Third -Grade Reading Strategy: Direction and Implementation MANAGEMENT AGENDA 2012 - 2014 ECONOMIC PROS- PERITY GOAL • Dubuque Initiatives: Next Step • Green Jobs Training Program • Workforce Market Rate Housing Strategy • NICC Job Training Grant • Renewable Energy Program ENVIRONMENTAL/ ECOLOGICAL INTEG- RITY GOAL • Sustainability Pur- chasing Policy and Procedures • Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant (EECBG) Imple- mentation • Automatic. Vehicle Location (AVL) for Transit • Grand River Center Electric Meters Project • University of Iowa Initiative for Sustain -. able Communities Projects • Green Team Work Plan: Implementation • Sustainabllity Curri- culum in ` School System • City Operations: Sustainabllity 'Perfor- mance Measures • Dubuque Regional Smart Plan: Devel- opment • Department of Ener- gy FEMAr • Flood Plain Maps: Amendment • Sustainable. Design Standards and In centives DMASWA Landfill: Methane, Next Cell Approval, Compost: Quality and Quantity SOCIAL /CULTURAL VIBRANCY GOAL • City Workforce Diversity: Recruitment and Selection • Territory Account - ability Design: Tar - geted Actions • Multicultural Family Center Building Expan- Marshall Park, Miller - Riverview Park, Chap - ain Schmitt island,, • Handicap Accessible for Parks Direction • AmeriCorps Pro - gram: Training • Green Vision -Edu- cation • Bridges Out of Poverty Program: City Support - IMPROVED CONNEC- TIVITY: TRANSPOR- TATION AND TELE- COMMUNICATIONS • Smart Transpor- tation Program • Transit for College Routes: Implementa- tion • Trolley Upgrades: Grant Funding • Traffic Signal Synch- ronization: Citywide OTHER CITY ACTIONS: • Quarterly Budget Monitoring Process: Implementation • Performance Mea- sures: Implementation • Budget and Financial Report: Re -write • Website Content Management (Civic - Plus) • Citizen Response Management System (WebQA) • 900 MHz Data Sys- tem: Expansion • Employee Wellness Program: Five -Year Goals, City Internet Posting • Employee Involve- ment Teams: Expan- sion • y41 Healthcare Cost Containment: Modified ,PPesoription Drugs Program,.. Agreement' with Hospitals • Police .Officer Recruitment and Retention: Actions • Bond Rating Review Motion by Jones to adjourn, at 8:53 p.m. Seconded by Resnick. Motion carried 7 -0. /s /Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk It 9/5 .. • Local Foods Pro- gram: Urban Gardens: Development • Citizen Academy: Development • Intercultural Compe- tency Program within City Government: Self - Assessment, Training • Police Explorer Pro - gram:Support • Police -Race Dialogue • Sustainable Dubu- que Indicators Soft- ware Tool: Implemen- tation PLANNED AND MANAGED GROWTH GOAL ▪ Housing Program: Direction (including Section 8) • Inflow and Infi- ltration Program /Home Inspections: EPA Con - sent Decree Implemen- tation • Surveillance and Security Camera Stra- tegy: Design, Funding, Implementation • City Comprehensive Plan: Update • Census Count Resolution • Flood Wall: Funding, Evaluation, Cell 'Pro- tection Statewide.; Urban Design and Specifi- cations (SUDA) y'City, Engineering Standards Update • Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project: Railroad Resolution, Upper. Branch Design, Land Acquisition, Funding PARTNERING FOR BETTER DUBUQUE GOAL • Parks - School Joint Projects and Services: City Actions • City Volunteer Program: Development • Sister City Program: Delegation to Potential City • All- America City Award • Dog Park Concept Plan: Development, Direction • Veterans Memorials: J - STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: September 05, 2012, and for which the charge is $103.01. ,,C) Subscribed to before me, a N ary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this l8Z day of , 20 r Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. NARY it, Commission Num� M841 B