Minutes_City Council Proceedings 8 14 18 Copyrighted
August 20, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of 8/6, 8/8, 8/13, 8/14, 8/15; Civil
Service Commission of 6/26, 7/26, 7/31; Community
Development Advisory Commission of 7/18; Housing
Commission of 7/24; Library Board of Trustees Council
Update #173 of 7/26; Resilient Community Advisory
Commission of 4/5, 5/3, 6/7; Zoning Advisory Commission
of 8/1; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
7/23.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
City Council Proceedings of 8/6/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 8/8/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 8/13/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 8/14/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 8/15/18 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission of 6/26/18 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission of 7/26/18 Supporting Documentation
Civil Sevice Commission of 7/31/18 Supporting Documentation
CDAC Minutes of 7/18/18 Supporting Documentation
Housing Commission Minutes of 7/24/18 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees CC Update#173 of 7/26/18 Supporting Documentation
RCAC Minutes of 4/5/18 Supporting Documentation
RCAC Minutes of 5/3/18 Supporting Documentation
RCAC Minutes of 6/7/18 Supporting Documentation
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 8/1/18 Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
7/23/18
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:00 p.m. on August 14, 2018 in
the Grand River Center, 500 Bell St.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members, Del Toro, Jones, Larson, Resnick, Rios,
Shaw; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell
Also present: Facilitator Lyle Sumek. Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant
City Manager Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Attorney Maureen Quann
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting the annual goal setting session.
GOAL SETTING
(2 of 3)
Mr. Sumek distributed an updated Section 8 of the Leader's Guide working document
and lead discussion with the City Council regarding their individual top three actions for
2019-2010 from Section 6 of the Leader's Guide working document.
Mr. Sumek and the City Council then reviewed, edited and preliminarily ranked the
remaining five-year goals for 2024 that included objectives, challenges/opportunities, and
actions for 2018-2020 from Section 11 of the Leader's Guide working document.
Goal 3: Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live;
Goal 4: Financially responsible, high-performance city organization: sustainable,
equitable and effective service delivery;
Goal 5: Sustainable environment: preserving and enhancing natural resources;
Goal 6: Partnership for a better Dubuque: building our community that is viable,
livable and equitable.
The City Council recessed for dinner from 6:05 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Goal 7: Diverse arts, culture, parks and recreation experiences and activities;
Goal 8: Connected community: equitable transportation, technology infrastructure
and mobility.
Mr. Sumek reviewed the process for tomorrow morning's recap meeting with
department managers and for the final session with City Council on tomorrow night.
Upon motion the City Council adjourned at 8:54 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk
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