8 14 18 City Council Proceedings Official_Goal Setting 2 of 3CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
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, eq-
uitable 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, liva-
ble 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 depart-
ment 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, City Clerk