Minutes_Minutes_Resilient Community Advisory Commission 6 1 17City of Dubuque
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November 20, 2017
Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Cable TV Commission of 11/1; City Council Proceedings
of 11/6, 11/13; Human Rights Commission of
10/9; Investment Oversight Advisory Commission of 10/25;
Library Board of Trustees of 9/27, and Council Update
#164 of 10/19; Resilient Community Advisory Commission
of 7/6, 7/25, 8/3, 9/7, 10/5; Zoning Advisory Commission of
11/1/17.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Cable TV Commission Minutes of 11/1/17
City Council Proceedings of 11/6/17
City Council Proceedings of 11/13/17
Human Rights Commission Minutes of 10/9/17
Investment Oversight Advisory Commission Minutes
10/25/17
Library Board of Trustees Minues of 9/27/17
Library Board of Trustees Council Update #164 of
10/19/17
RCAC Minutes of 7/6/17
RCAC Minutes of 7/25/17
RCAC Minutes of 8/3/17
RCAC Minutes of 9/7/17
RCAC Minutes of 10/5/17
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 11/1/17
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The Resilient Community Advisory Commission (RCAC) held their strategic planning session on
Thursday, June 1, 2017.
As defined by a community engagement process completed in 2016, resiliency is: "the ability of
individuals and systems to prevent, prepare for, and recover from adverse vulnerabilities while adapting
to long-term changes."
Given that framework, the Commission identified the following priorities for FY2018 (not in priority order).
The Commission will seek opportunities to achieve these goals by a) reviewing research, data, and
policy recommendations in order to advise City Council, b) educating and engaging the public on
commission priorities, and/or c) partnering with other boards, commissions, or organizations to achieve
identified goals.
1. Climate Change: The RCAC seeks to play a role in advising the City Council regarding climate
mitigation and adaptation strategies.
a. Climate Mitigation: The 50% by 2030 Community Climate Action & Resiliency Plan, adopted by
City Council in 2013, is the primary lens through which to prioritize climate mitigation actions.
• The RCAC recommends the City Council prioritize regular updates to the community GHG
inventory to remain vigilant about achieving the 50% by 2030 goal. Best practices indicate this
should be done every three years.
• The RCAC will review the 50% by 2030 plan in FY18, and advise City Council regarding future
opportunities and recommendations.
b. Climate Adaptation: Climate adaptation can be defined as adjustments of a system to reduce
vulnerability and increase the resiliency of the system in the face,of climate change.
• The RCAC recommends staff education and community engagement to increase understanding
of effects of climate change in Dubuque. In the fall of 2018, the City of Dubuque will receive a
final Municipal Climate Adaptation Report as a result of its participation in a University of
Nebraska Lincoln project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
• The RCAC will lead implementation of the Design and Resiliency Team (DART) technical
assistance program with the goal of creating a roadmap which will be used to incorporate climate
adaptation strategies into existing and future plans and initiatives in our community.
2. Economic Resiliency Through Combatting Poverty & Increasing Social Capital: Creating an
economically resilient community with a variety of quality, living wage jobs is a priority of the RCAC.
Increasing poverty rates in Dubuque may result in increased stresses on service providers, impacts on
the education system, and other negative consequences.
Increasing social capital in neighborhoods and resident engagement with government has been
shown to increase community resiliency.
• The RCAC recommends increasing methods for sharing information regarding City programs
and policies with the public that reach out to all demographics, and increasing opportunities for
community engagement with local government.
• The RCAC recommends the City Council use an equity lens to examine economic
development programs; improve upon strategic partnership to decrease poverty; prioritize
exploration of strategies to increase the number of living wage jobs; and consider the impact
City programs that support affordable housing, community planning, and youth programming
could have on poverty prevention.
• The RCAC will explore methods for measuring social capital and identifying the City's role in
building this critical component of community resiliency.
3. Healthy Community: The RCAC supports City efforts to improve the health of the community.
Specifically, the Commission advises the City Council to prioritize the following:
• The RCAC recommends City Council identify policies that can create a built environment
where residents can make healthy choices.
• The RCAC recommends City Council support initiatives and programs that increase access to
affordable, healthy, locally -grown food.
• The RCAC recommends City Council partner with relevant organizations to increase access to
health services, especially mental health services.
• The RCAC recommends City Council utilize an equity lens to ensure that all residents have
access to healthy natural and built environments and health services.
4. Improved Transparency & Performance Measurement: The RCAC advises the City Council to
continue efforts to increase transparency in local government operations and transition to a more
outcomes -based decision-making body.
• The RCAC recommends that City Council identify a shared set of leading outcomes that
monitor community -level outcomes and indicators in order to track the economic,
environmental, and social/cultural health of our community. The RCAC will provide input on
the development of these outcomes and use the data to inform future work.
• The RCAC recommends that City Council develop an open data policy to ensure public access
to information regarding municipal operations and long-term community outcomes.
• The RCAC will work with other commissions and the City Manager to pursue areas where data
gaps are identified.
5. RCAC Development: The Resilient Community Advisory Commission is still in its infancy and will
work in FY2018 to identify ways to effectively advise the City Council, communicate with other
commissions, and provide input to City staff.
• The RCAC will utilize the STAR Community Rating in order to advise the City Council
regarding policies and actions to create a more sustainable and resilient community.
• The RCAC will identify processes to provide meaningful input to City Council during the annual
budget process and to boards and commissions with cross -representation on RCAC.
• The RCAC will share information about its priorities and actions with other commissions,
partners, and community groups.
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