Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant ApprovalCopyrighted
November 20, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 9.
ITEM TITLE: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Approval
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Resiliency
Community Advisory Commission recommendations for
funding eight projects from the Sustainable Dubuque
Community Grant Program.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
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Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program -MVM City Manager 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: November 15, 2017
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Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach is recommending City Council approval of the
Resiliency Community Advisory Commission recommendations for the following eight
projects for funding from the Sustainble Dubuque Community Grant Program at a total
funding request of $12,000:
Organization Project Amount
Alternative Learning Center Tiny Home Construction $2,500
Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden Design $2,500
Four Mounds Americorps NCCC local match $1,000
Dubuque Community School Roosevelt MS Greenhouse $1,000
District
Boecke family Dubuque Urban CSA Development $2,500
Multicultural Family Center Marshallese Constitution Day Celebration $1,000
Community Foundation of Partners for Places Community $500
Greater Dubuque Engagement
Empower Birth Expo Empower Birth Expo $1,000
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to present the recommendations of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission, who reviewed Round 16 of the Sustainable Dubuque
Community Grant applications.
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.
$22,500 was allocated for grant disbursement in FY2018. Ten applications were
received. All commissioners were invited to submit their individuals scores. A
subcommittee of three commissioners and myself met to review the aggregated scores
and prepare a recommendation for the RCAC. The recommendation of the full RCAC,
as approved at their November 2, 2017 meeting, follows.
DISCUSSION
The following applications are recommended for funding:
Organization
Alternative Learning Center
Dubuque Rescue Mission
Four Mounds
Dubuque Community School
District
Boecke family
Multicultural Family Center
Community Foundation of
Greater Dubuque
Empower Birth Expo
Project
Tiny Home Construction
Garden Design
Americorps NCCC local match
Roosevelt MS Greenhouse
Dubuque Urban CSA Development
Marshallese Constitution Day Celebration
Partners for Places Community
Engagement
Empower Birth Expo
Some recommended grant amounts are less than the full amount requested:
Amount
$2,500
$2,500
$1,000
$1,000
$2,500
$1,000
$500
$1000
• Dubuque Community School District: $1,000 of $2,500 requested
• Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque: $500 of $2,500 requested
• Empower Birth Expo: $1,000 of $2,500 requested
Total recommended funding is $12,000. This would leave $10,500 available for the
April 2018 round of funding.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully recommend City Council approval of the RCAC recommendations
regarding Round 16 funding and future Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant
application deadlines.
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