Minutes_Resilient Community Advisory Commission 5 3 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
COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
GOVERNMENTAL BODY: Resilient Community Advisory Commission
DATE: May 3, 2018
TIME: 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Conference Room #1
City Hall Annex, 1300 Main St, Dubuque IA 52001
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dean Boles, Sara Booth, Steve Drahozal, Shane Hoeper, Carrie Lohrmann,
Robin Kennicker, Laura Roussell, Leah Specht. Absent: Ben Darr
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach
President Specht called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Burbach confirmed that the meeting was in
compliance with the lowa Open Meeting Law.
MINUTE APPROVAL: Drahozal motioned, and Roussell seconded, approval of the minutes from the
April 5, 2018 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
INTRODUCTION OF ICMA SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWS: Burbach introduced three ICMA
Sustainability Fellows visiting from Southeast Asia: Pei (Brunei), Sarawut (Thailand), and Shine
(Myanmar).
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
LEVEE BREACH STUDY PRESENTATION: Engineer Deron Muehring presented the results of the
Levee Breach Modeling Study recently completed. The study allows staff to plan for the impacts of a
28.2 foot flood crest and levee breach. Commissioners engaged in a discussion on implications of the
study, and made recommendations regarding ways to communicate with and engage the public.
Recommendations will be incorporated into the presentation Muehring will give to the City Council at a
to-be-scheduled work session.
SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE COMMUNITY GRANT REVIEW: Commissioners reviewed the
recommendations of the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant subcommittee. Roussell motioned,
and Booth seconded, to approve the recommendation of the subcommittee and forward it to the City
Council for final approval.
STATE OF BUILDINGS & ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY: The Commission received a
presentation from Hoeper on the topic. Hoeper discussed the global climate impacts of energy use and
buildings, and the opportunities created by advancing technology. Boles asked how we could use this
information to invest in more energy-efficient homes through City investments in Community Housing
Initiative, True North, and other homes our programs impact. The commission also discussed ways to
educate contractors and stakeholders, enforce codes, and incent voluntary actions to increase energy
efficiency.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Boles reported that the Housing Commission is reviewing a report on
crime and the Housing Choice Voucher program. Roussell noted that on the Zoning Advisory
Commission, she is observing lots of pre-conceived notions about multi-family housing. This is an
equity and a land use issue that the RCAC may want to review in the future.
NEXT MEETING: Thursday July 5, 2018, 5:00 PM at City Hall Annex.
ADJOURNMENT: Drahozal moved, and Kennicker seconded, to adjourn at 6:50 pm. The motion
passed unanimously.
Minutes approved by:
Leah Specht, Commission Chair
Prepared by:
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager