America's Crown CommunitiesTO:
MEMORANDUM
November 11, 2003
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: America's Crown Communities
American City & County magazine has advised that the City of Dubuque has been
named one of America's Crown Communities for 2003. The application was submitted
in July by Public Information Officer Susan Gwiasda and focused on the America's
River project and improvements in the Port of Dubuque.
The America's Crown Communities award recognizes city or county projects that
exemplify "the best that local government has to offer its residents." Entries are judged
on uniqueness, short and long-term value to the community, and effective/innovative
financing, in 2002, there were six communities selected nationally for this honor.
Dubuque and the America's River project will be featured in the December issue of
American City & County magazine. Also, the America's Crown Communities award will
be presented during the National League of Cities meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on
December 11,2003.
Mi~;hael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer
Register now for the
Congress of Cities and
· rake advantage of the
more then 50 workshops being
develot~d to address a wide range
of needs identified by leaders
from cities and towns of all sizes.
Access to the following
workshops, four general sessions.
host city activities and an expo of
over 250 venders is included in
the conference registration fee for
delegates. For descriptions of the
workshops listed and to learn
more about other activities being
planned for conference delegates
visit the Congress of Cities
section of the NLC website at
Please note se~ian tltte~,
deso~ptions, dates and times
are subject to change.
Thursday, December 11
1MO pm - 2.30 pm
· America Downtown: Best Practices and Approaches
to Downtown Revitalization
· Building a Relationship with Your Local Media
· Changing Communities. Changing Faces- A Focus
on Immigration and Language Differences
· Collaborating for Student Success: Promising
Approaches and Lessons Learned
· Creative Masterplan: Turning Community Vision into
Reality
· Homeland Security & First Responder Training:
Lessons Learned
· When Your 15 Minutes Are Up: Life after Political
Office
· Strategic Planning for Early Childhood: NLC'S City
Chailenge
· Tax PoIic~ in an Anti-Tax Env/ronment
2:45 ~ - 4:15 I~
· Creating Good Jobs and a Strong Workforea
· Creative Zoning: Tum~g Community Vis/on into
Reality
· Coramunity ID: Growing Your Retail Sector
· Local Homeland Security Costs: Mak/ng the Case
· Major Factors Affecting Cities: A Rour~le
Discussion
· "No CNld Left Behind:" Local Approaches to Tackling
~he Efueafionlaw -
· Recycling Roundtable
· Silver Bullets of Economic Development?
· Understanding Demographic Change in Your City
Friday, December 12
10.45 am -12:15 pm
· Capture Unc~ Federal Dollars: Promote the
Federal Earned Income %x Credit
· Avoiding Rate Shock: How to Raise Water
Rates in Your City
· Homeland Security and the Public Health Sys~erm
Roles for Local Leaders
· How ~0 D~'dop an Effective Transl~r tation
Plan- ~A
~e Learning through Sen, ice: Positive Implications
of Stmlant Involvement in Your Community
· A Parade of Processes: An Exhibit of Innovative
Approaches to Community Change
· Thir~hng Outside the Box: Alternative Pathways
~;~High School Graduation
of Ci[y Covemment Structures
2.00 pm -3.30 pm
· Airlines: State of the Industry an4 ansto
Your Community
· Building Communities through C ent
· Developing a Successful Storm Watei:~ Part I
· DMded We Fail: Ineq tui:e of
America's Cities and
· Effective Parlners~i~' Idren's
Initiatives ~i~;
· Making the L/~ Afferschool Initiatives
Into Education
· Raising~ Part I: Programs & Strategies to
In le Housing
· Small Cities Sharing Big Ideas
· ~ding the Fede~a! 9rants Process
· ~t Make Local Ele~;~ciais Successful State and
Federal Mvoeates: Eff~ Strategies for Influencing
State and Nati~ Decisions
· Der Successful Stormwater PrograraPar~ II
· How ~e~Your Citizens without Alarmi~ag them:
ltomekmd Security in Your Hometram
· How to Develop an Effective TranspurtalJon Plan Par[ B
Media 101
Raising ~art Ih Finance Strategies to!ncrease
Affo~ing
· ~ Smar[: Make theMost of Your City3
~ngPower through Cooperative Procurement
· Taking~ the Next Level: Youth Participation in
your City
· ~standing the NLC Policy Process
Saturday, December 13
llMO am. 12.30 pm
· Dialogue and Understanding: The Key to Cu~ural
Insight
· Homeland Security: Local Covemrnentsand the
Patriot Act
· How to Make the Most of Your Media Resources
· Increasing OpportanJties for Regional Communication
and Growth in Rural Communities
· Keeping the Roof: Predatory Lending Practices in
Affordable Houshng
· Major Factors Affecting Cities: A Roandtable
Discussion
· Municipal Strategies for Fostering Social and
Economic E~ity
· Small Cities and Homeland Security
· Tour of Duty: City Employees and Armed Forces
Deployments
· The Wondering Years: Emerging Challeages Pacing
Today's Youth
and Sheehy to Address Delegates at ss of Cities Sessions
'1~ mmy Award wirming journalist
*~'1. Cokie Roberts will be the
}l,.~ featured keynote speaker at the
O~ng General Session for the 2003
Cities, in Nashville,
Thursday raomki&
DeCember 11. Rubertawho is a
political com~Or for ABC News
and Senior News ~,,alyst for National
Public Radio, will provide a broad
perspec~/ve~n the .~erican scene
today andxqhat it means for America's
cities and t~ln addition to her
appearance ~ airwares, Rubera,
along with he~/~band Steve Robe~.
writes a weekly col ted in
ne~xpapers aroun . They
are also contributi
Magazine, and together th
From this Dag Forward whi~fi~!
immediately went onto the The ~
Ynrtr Times best-seller list. Her re~
~ set the stage for three days of
sessions and discussions built aroond
the theme America's Cities on Stage:
From the Frout Porch to ~e Front
Une.
Former Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Housing mad Urban
Devetopmer~ II,ay. Cisneros Mil lead
a talk showseyle dialogue on Saturday
moming, Dedember 13 on local and
state relatiomhips. C'imeros. Founder
aM Chairman of Amevican CityVista. is
credited with initiating a major
revi~ization of many of the nation,s
public homing developments and with
formulating policies which have
contributed to today's record
homeownership rate. In 198~gl;%neros
became the first Hispanic
Mayor of a major U.S. ci[y--San
Antonio. During his four terms as
Mayor, Cisneros helped rebuild San
,knfon/o~s econumic base and created
jobs ltlrou~ massive infrastructure and
downtown hnproveraer~, earning San
Antomo a rep~'as one of the most
progressive cities in the nation ih
era. Mn Cisneros served as President
the National League of Cities in 1985
and was selected as the Outstanding
M,vor in tt~ nation by City aad S~te
Magazme~ Mr. Clsneros umque
background of serving in local and
federal govemme~ ~ weli as working
in the private scot'provide the perfect
foundation for him to be a
speaker for this special
with the currant
md
;tares
,, her research for ~
new book '~letewn America:One ,,
Town's P~ ~ Trauma to Hope.
In this book the stories of
people rd on 9/11
as they make their
astonishing journ
traumatic grief to
Her insights into dealing -'ith loss of
any kind inspire audiences with a vision
of the human spirit and its capaci¢ to
heal itsel£ even aker the worst has
happened. Sheehy is theanthor dl
~Passages' and made history by having
her book remain on the New York
Ti~,~-seIler list for more then
threayears and appearing in 28
languages. Shech.v's other works
include "New Passages",
"Understanding Men's Passages and
"Hillary's Choice".
The conference gets ~way
Tuesday, December 9. 200g with
Leadlash~ Training Institute
~ The conference will ~so
feature a variety of 1~l city mobile
~rrkshops and er' ~0 haditional
conference wo~s on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday,;~kshops will
focus on a
includtog:
· fiscal Pha!!enges;
· homdl~M/horcetown
cdllaborattve ~e;
· the cha~ging
· success~ earfy~ildho~
communique:
When delegates arrive in Nashville for the National League of Cities
2003 Congress of Cities in December, they'll find the red carpet
rolled out to e~:perience why Nashville bas earned the reputation
Mmic City USA~
As a gift to NLC Congress of Cities delegates, Nash~lle ~ayor Bill
Purcell, Vice Mayor Howard Gentry and the Metro Counc'fl will host a
downtown music celebration on Thm'sday, Decemlm' 11. All conference
delegates will be shuttled downtown for special live music performances in
various venues in the city, including exclusive performances of the Grand
Ole (}Oxy, the world's longest running live radio program, at the historic
Ryman Auditorium. Those not attending the Opry show can experience
Music City through exclusive access to the Wfldhorse Saloon, B.B Kings
Blues Club, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Robert's Western Wear and other
classic Nashville honky tonks. And this is merely a warm up for the
explosion of music at the Saturday evening closing event.
On Saturday evening December 13, delegates will end their time in
Music City by attending the closing event, sure to make noise throughout
the city. Held in the Delta Ballroom at the Opxyland Resor~ and
Convention Center, conference delegates will be given a last taste of the
Music City experience. Hors d'oeuvres will start at 7 p.m. followed by a
night of stars perfotraing on multiple stages. This will for sure leave a
lasting impression of Nashville on evexyone's minds.
Sara Evans, one of country music's hottest and fastest rising artists,
headlines a star-filled cast of performers at the dosing event. Joining
Evans for *he evening's entertainment wdt be critically acclaimed
saxophonist Kirk Whahm, country star Marry Stuart and guitarist Lee Roy
Parnell. These finale performaxces follow an evening of live blues and
rhythm axed blues on stages throughout the Delta Island area.
The Saturday evening closing event will be just the evening NLC
attendees would expect in a place known as Music City U.S.A., and wilt cap
a week of enterainment activities staged exclusively for the National
League of Cities.
Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, Vice Mayor Howard Gentry, the Metro
Council and the City of Nashville look forward to welcoming NLC Congress
of Cities delegates to Music City USA in Decemben
CON R IC R T!ONI !tO U SgIi6
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REGISTRATION FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE SEMINARS
(December 9 & 10, 2003)
To REGISTER, codes and fees are Usted beside the Leadership Training Institute title in this
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You must be registered for the conference in order to a~end.
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Brochure 4
80TH CONGRESS OF CITIES & EXPOSITION
N~shv,'lle, Tennessee
December 9-13, 2003
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES INSTITLrFE
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