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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Work Session on Dubuque County Regional Smart Plan
DATE: December 26, 2012
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Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is transmitting the final draft the Dubuque
County Regional Smart Plan for the work session scheduled for January 7, 2013.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager .l`
SUBJECT: Work Session on Dubuque County Regional Smart Plan
DATE: December 19, 2012
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INTRODUCTION
This memo transmits the final draft of the Dubuque County Regional Smart Plan for the
City Council's work session on January 7, 2013. An electronic version is available.
BACKGROUND
Dubuque County, the City of Dubuque, and six small cities -- Peosta, Asbury, Dyersville,
Farley, Epworth, and Cascade — and the Dubuque Soil & Water Conservation District
formed a partnership to create a regional sustainability plan using a State grant.
The Dubuque County Smart Planning Consortium, with staff support from East Central
Intergovernmental Association (ECIA), utilized the Sustainable Dubuque plan and the
Iowa Smart Planning legislation's recommended format for comprehensive plans to
create the Smart Plan as a model for other local governments.
The Smart Planning Consortium held a series of public meetings in 2011 and 2012 to
gather input on the draft chapters of the Smart Plan. Throughout this input process, the
City Council has been provided the various draft chapters of the Smart Plan as they
developed. The enclosed final draft incorporates the public and stakeholder input
received over the 18 month planning process.
DISCUSSION
The Smart Plan is an important regional collaboration that covers a great deal of
information. We will have a brief overview presentation by Dubuque County and ECIA
staff, followed by questions and answers at the work session.
Final consideration of the Dubuque County Regional Smart Plan would be at a public
hearing on January 22, 2013.
cc: David Johnson, Assistant Planner
Enclosure
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