Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Recommendations Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 7.
ITEM TITLE: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Recommendations
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of funding the recommended grant
applications.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Recommendations-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ recommendation memo Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program
DATE: January 14, 2015
In 2013 the City Council approved the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program.
The grants are available to any residents, non-profits or businesses who propose a
project that addresses at least one of the twelve sustainability principles and includes an
element of community engagement or education in their project.
Five applications were received this quarter.
Sustainable Community Coordinator Cori Burbach and the Application Review
Committee recommend funding the following grant applications:
Organization Project Amount
Loras College Junior Honors Water consciousness & conservation $1500
Sustainability Students through dual-flush toilets
Food Chain Summit (c/o Iowa Education & marketing materials for $1120
State Extension) 2.14.15 Summit
Dubuque Rescue Mission Seed starting: Community garden support $948.45
& community sale
Total recommended funding is $3,568.45, leaving $8,113.55 available for future
applications which will be reviewed quarterly.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mich el C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program
DATE: January 13, 2015
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to recommend to the City Council projects for funding from
the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program.
BACKGROUND
In 2013, the City Council approved the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program
to catalyze community leaders in the Sustainable Dubuque initiative. The grants are
available to any residents, non-profits or businesses who propose a project that
addresses at least one of the twelve sustainability principles and includes an element of
community engagement or education in their project.
DISCUSSION
A citizen committee met to review the five applications submitted in this quarter. The
following are recommended for funding:
Organization Project Amount
Loras College Junior Honors Water consciousness & conservation $1500
Sustainability Students through dual-flush toilets
Food Chain Summit (c/o Iowa Education & marketing materials for $1120
State Extension) 2.14.15 Summit
Dubuque Rescue Mission Seed starting: Community garden support $948.45
& community sale
Total recommended funding is $3,568.45, leaving $8,113.55 available for future
applications which will be reviewed quarterly.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request City Council approval of the recommended funding for the
Sustainable Dubuque Community Grants detailed above.