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Proof of Council Proceedings 12 10 07 (2)CITY OF DUBUQUE CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The Dubuque City Coun- cil met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on December 10, 2007, in the Historic Federal Building Present: Mayor Buol, City Council Members Braig, Cline, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Michalski, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session called for the pur- pose of discussing the STATE OF IOWA {SS: Comprehensive Plan. Planning Services Man- ager Laura Carstens re- DUBUQUE COUNTY viewed the process used by the Long Range Plan- ning Advisory Commission for the update of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan. City Attorney Barry Lindahl CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION stressed that the Compre- hensive Plan is not legally enforceable; rather, it is a statement of policy and the City Council is obligat- ed and committed to use it sio s. guide in their deci- I, Kathy Hefel-Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., The council reviewed an Iowa co oration ublisher of the Tele ra h Herald a news a er of eneral each of the elements of ~ ~ p g p > p p g the Comprehensive Plan circulation published in the City of Dubuque County of Dubuque and State of separately and consensus ~ was reached on the follow- ~ Iowa• hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on ing changes: , ~ Land use and urban De- the following dates: December 19, 2007, and for which the charge is $25.39. sign: Objective 4.7, delete the words "and riverfront." Infrastructure: Objective 5.4, changed to read "Support building 'al- '~ ternate pedestrian routes ~ and integrate these with I _ ' ~~yy / i walking/biking trails as a unique City attraction.' ~L~i '~ ~ ~~ ~ ~,/ Environmental Quality: i , Goal #7, change the ~; wording "including part- nerships' to "and encour- age partnerships" ~ Human Services: Objective 3.5 changed to read "Support increased neighborhood involvement and promote neignbor- Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, hood associations." Public Safety - Poli y th1S day of ~~~,~~~~, 20 ~. Statement, remove t~e words "Acknowledge that." Goal 4.4, changed to read "work toward the elimination of gang activi- ty, substance abuse, and juvenile crime.' Staff was directed to schedule the public near- Notar Public in and for Dubu ue Count Iowa. ing on adoption of the re- y q y' vised Comprehensive Plan for Tuesday, January 82, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Federal Building. Council expressed appre- ciation for the work of the' ~~~"'"` •, MARY K. WESTERMEYER Long Range Planning Ad- visory Commission and * Commission Number 154885 Planning Services staff on •- •- blv C:nmm Frn FFR 1 7ntt the review and update of fhu nlnn CITY OF DUBUQUE CITY COUNCIL " PROCEEDINGS The Dubuque City Coun- cil met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on December 10, 2007, in the Historic Federal Building Present: Mayor Buol, City Council Members Braig, Cline, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Michalski, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session called for the pur- pose of discussing the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Services Man- ager Laura Carstens re- viewed the process used by the Long Range Plan- ning Advisory Commission for the update of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan. City Attorney Barry Lindahl stressed that the Compre- hensive Plan is not legally enforceable; rather, it is a statement of policy and the City Council is obligat- ed and committed to use it as a guide in their deci- sions. The Council reviewed each of the elements of the Comprehensive Plan separately and consensus was reached on the follow- ing changes: Land Use and Urban De- sign: Objective 4.7, delete the words "and riverfront." Infrastructure: Objective 5.4, changed to read "Support building 'al- ternate pedestrian routes and integrate these with walking/biking trails as a unique City attraction." Environmental Quality: Goal #7, change the wording "including part- nerships" to "and encour- age partnerships" Human Services: Objective 3.5 changed to read "Support increased neighborhood involvement and promote neighbor- hood associations." Public Safety - Policy Statement, remove the words "Acknowledge that." Goal 4.4, changed to read "work toward the elimination of gang activi- ty, substance abuse, and juvenile crime." Staff was directed to schedule the public hear- ing on adoption of the re- vised Comprehensive Plan for Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Federal Building. Council expressed appre- ciation for the work of the Long Range Planning Ad- visory Commission and Planning Services staff on the review and update of the plan. Upon motion the meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m. /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk 1t 12/19 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Kathy Hefel-Goetzinger, 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: December 19, 2007, and for which the charge is $25.39. Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this c 4 day o�, L� , 20 o' cs?./ Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEYER Commission Number 154885 .4v (:nmm Frn FFR 1 9n11