Minutes_Resilient Community Advisory Commission 3 7 19 Copyrighted
March 18, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUM MARY: Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of 2/26;
Cable TV Commission of 3/6; City Council proceedings of
3/4, 3/7, 3/11 ; Civil Service Commission of 3/7; Community
Development Advisory Commission of 1/16; Housing
Commission of 3/8; Historic Preservation Commission of
2/21; Human Rights Commission of 3/8; Library Board of
Trustees Minutes of 1/24 and Council Update#180 of
2/28; Long Range Planning Advisory Commission of 2/25;
Resilient Community Advisory Commission of 3/7; Zoning
Advisory Commission of 3/18; Zoning Board of Adjustment
of 2/28; Proof of publication for City Council proceedings
of 2/18, 2/21 .
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
of 2/26/19
Cable N Commission Minutes of 3/6/19 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 3/4/19 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 3/7/19 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission Minutes of 3/7/19 Supporting Documentation
Community De�lopmentAdvisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
of 1/16/19
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes of 2/21/19 Supporting Documentation
Housing Commission Minutes of 3/8/19 Supporting Documentation
Human Rights Commission Minutes of 2/18/19 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 1/24/19 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Council Update#180 of Supporting Documentation
2/18/19
Long-Range Planning Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
2/25/19
Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
3/7/19
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 3/18/19 Supporting Documentation
Zoning Board of Adjustrnent Minutes of 2/28/19 Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/18/19
Proof of publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/21/19
City of Dubuque
COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
GOVERNMENTAL BODY: Resilient Community Advisory Commission
DATE: March 7, 2019
TIME: 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Circle Conference Room
Jules Operations and Training Center, 949 Kerper Blvd., Dubuque IA 52001
MEMBERS PRESENT: Dean Boles, Sara Booth, Adam Hoffman, Lalith Jayawickrama, Jake Kohlhaas, Carrie
Lohrmann, Leah Specht. Absent: Robin Kennicker, Laura Roussell
STAFF PRESENT: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
Chair Leah Specht called the meeting to order at 5:09 pm. Bell confirmed the meeting was in compliance with the lowa
Open Meeting Law.
TEST AGENDA: Oath of office was added to the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment
OATH OF OFFICE: Commissioners Hoffman and Kohlhass took the oath of office.
MINUTES APPROVAL: Commissioner Boles motioned to approve the November 1, 2018 meeting minutes.
Commissioner Booth seconded. Commissioners Hoffman and Kohlhass abstained. The motion passes
unanimously.
GOVERNANCE/CO-CHAIR SELECTION: Decision was postponed until April meeting.
SOLID WASTE AGENCY INFORMATION: John Foster, Agency Administrator shared some background about
the agency, addressed misconceptions as well as goals and future plans for gas capture.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER: Commissioners received and filed.
SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE COMMUNITY GRANT UPDATES: Bell informed commissioners that the Sustainable
Dubuque Community Grant deadline is approaching (March 15, 2019) and requested commissioners spread the
word. On March 16, 2019, Bell will send the scoring sheet, rubric and all applications to commissioners.
Commissioners will review and score each application and return score sheet to Bell no later than March 25'h. Up
to three commissioners will serve on a sub-committee, which reviews the aggregated grant scores and makes a
recommendation to the full commission. It was determined that the sub-committee will be: Leah Specht, Jake
Kohlhaas, and Lalith Jayawickrama. Bell will staff the meeting of sub-committee on March 29, 2019 where the
subcommittee will make a recommendation for the April RCAC meeting. Boles suggested we ask grantees to
submit a poster board-style report and we could collect several and display at City Expo and Growing Sustainable
Communities conference.
COUNCIL GOAL SETTING: Commissioners received the past year's goal setting sheet and each commissioner
will consider items to add for April meeting.
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN: Commission discussed likes and dislikes from other City's Climate Action Plans (CAP)
and brainstormed items that we want to see in Dubuque's updated 50°� by 2030 plan. In general, the Commission
would like to see a plan with lots of actions, high-impact practices and specific to internal City departments,
citizens, businesses and other stakeholders. Progress should be easily benchmarked, and the document should
not be overly long with a lot of"why this is importanY' language. Other requests focused on design — lots of
infographics and an online dashboard component. It was also requested, if possible, we have a bridge document
(or tracked changes document) to show what has changed from the initial CAP. Additionally, it was requested to
determine the purpose and audience of the CAP so when the Request for Proposals is issued, it is very specific
regarding the desired product.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS: Community Development Commission did not have quorum for the month of
February off so Boles had no updates. Imagine Dubuque Technical Team rep could not make the meeting, so
Booth had no updates.
NEXT MEETING: The next commission meeting will occur on Thursday April 4, 2019 at 5:00 pm. The location of
the meeting will be at the Jule Operations and Training Center, 949 Kerper Boulevard.
ADJOURNMENT: The Commission adjourned at 7:03 pm.
Minutes approved by:
Leah Specht, Commission Chair
Prepared by:
Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator