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Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 8 17 10 Special SessionCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:30 p.m. on August 17, 2010 at the Grand River Center. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Absent: Council Mem- ber Voetberg N1 130013 89SL OE:L - s 'SWIM N3d0 dad° sasnoH vuyu Community is an inclu- sive community cele- brating culture and heritage and has ac- tively preserved our Masterpiece on the Mississippi: Dubuque Citizens experience healthy living and re- tirement through quali- ty livable neighbor- hoods with an abun- dance of fun things to do and are engaged in the community achiev- ing goals through part- nerships: and Dubuque City Government is fi- nancially sound and is providing services with citizens getting value for their tax dollar. There was a strategic discussion on the fol- lowing critical issues: •Safe Community Task Force: Council discussed the forma- tion of a Safe Commun- ity Action Committee, which would meet quarterly to monitor the implementation of the Task Force's rec- ommendations and provide a forum for public input. •Every Child / Every Promise: Consensus was reached on contin- ued commitment to and support of the pro- gram and it was decid- ed that this would be re- evaluated in a year. •Budget Process and Priorities: Council dis- cussed increasing resi- dents understanding of the City's budget proc- ess. Responding to questions from Coun- cil, the City Manager explained the process used by the City in de- termining the annual budget. •Unified Development Code: Implementation, Requirements, Flexibili- ty - Council recognized that staff is fine - tuning the Code and that flexi- bility and discretion need to be used when encountering omis- sions and unforeseen impacts. •Riverfront Vision and IS OBE BRA LL9 opment, infrastructure upgrade and project funding sources. •City Council dis- cussed governance is- sues including the cur- rent workload of the Council and it was also determined that the City Clerk and City At- torney should have an- nual evaluations simi- lar to that of the City Manager. There being no fur- ther business, upon motion the meeting ad- journed at 9:24 p.m. Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk It 8/25 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: August 25, 2010, and for which the charge is $42.88. Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this ,,7664 day of , 20 /D . Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEYER Commission Number 154885 My Comm. Exp FEB. 1, 2011 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:30 p.m. on August 17, 2010 at the Grand River Center. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Absent: Council Mem- ber Voetberg Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of con- ducting a Leadership and Strategic Planning Workshop with Lyle Sumek facilitating. The 2009-2010 Per- formance Report was reviewed and the top successes for the past year and the actions associated with each were discussed and re- fined. The City Council ap- proved the City of Du- buque Vision 2025 as: "Dubuque is a progres- sive, sustainable City with a strong diversi- fied economy and ex- panding global connec- tions; the Dubuque Community is an inclu- sive community cele- brating culture and heritage and has ac- tively preserved our Masterpiece on the Mississippi; Dubuque Citizens experience healthy living and re- tirement through quali- ty livable neighbor- hoods with an abun- dance of fun things to do and are engaged in the community achiev- ing goals through part- nerships; and Dubuque City. Government is fi- nancially sound and is providing services with citizens getting value for their tax dollar. There was a strategic discussion on the fol- lowing critical issues: •Safe Community Task Force: Council discussed the forma- tion of a Safe Commun- ity Action Committee, which would meet quarterly to monitor the imple'mentation of the Task Force's rec- ommendations and provide a forum for public input. •Every Child / Every Promise: Consensus was reached on contin- ued commitment to and support of the pro- gram and it was decid- ed that this would be re-evaluated in a year. •Budget Process and Priorities: Council dis- cussed increasing resi- dents understanding of the City's budget proc- ess. Responding to questions from Coun- cil, the City Manager explained the process used by the City in de- termining the annual budget. •Unified Development Code: Implementation, Requirements, Flexibili- ty - Council recognized that staff is fine-tuning the Code and that flexi- bility and discretion need to be used when encountering omis- sions and unforeseen impacts. •Riverfront Vision and Direction - South Port of Dubuque, North City Island: Consensus was reached regarding the need for a clear vision and master plan for de- velopment of the com- plete riverfront includ- ing the South Port and North City Island with - consistent quality de- velopment while main- taining a top-quality working port and tou- rist destination. •Workforce Housing Strategy: Staff is cur- rently working on this on -going issue. •Historic Millwork Dis- trict Strategy: Council discussed what the next steps were in or- der to move this initia- tive forward including quality private devel- opment, infrastructure upgrade and project funding sources. •City Council dis- cussed governance is- sues including the cur- rent workload of the Council and it was also determined that the City Clerk and City At- torney should have an- nual evaluations simi- lar to that of the City Manager. There being no fur- ther business, upon motion the meeting ad- journed at 9:24 p.m. Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk It 8/25 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: August 25, 2010, and for which the charge is $42.88. avgA4A-ke—PdteP Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this a({4 day of �A rat , 20 /D . 7/negie, .W2Z,--05zerzD Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEYER Commission Number 154885 My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2011