Minutes Long Range Pln 1 21 04 MINUTES
LONG RANGE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Auditorium, Carnegie Stout Library
360 W. 11th Street; Dubuque, Iowa
PRESENT:
Chairperson David Rusk; Commissioners Roy Buol, Rick Stein, Floyd
Schneider, Charles Winterwood, Mike Pod:zen and Mary Lynn Neumeister;
Staff Members Laura Carstens and Elizabeth Conlon.
ABSENT: None.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented a Certification of Compliance with
the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: Motion by Stein, seconded by Neumeister, to approve the minutes of
November t9, 2003, as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
ACTION ITEM: AMENDED AND RESTATED GARFIELD PLACE URBAN
REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN. David Harris, Housing and Community Development
Director, explained the Amended and Restated Garfield Place Urban Revitalization
Area Plan. Staff Member Laura Carstens noted the consistency of the proposal with
the Comprehensive Plan.
The Commission discussed the request, noting that this is an amendment of an urban
revitalization plan they have supported in the past.
Motion by Winterwood, seconded by Stein, that the Commission finds that the Amended
and Restated Garfield Place Urban Revitalization Area Plan is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING: DOWNTOWN DUBUQUE MASTER PLAN. Chairperson Rusk
reported the presentation to the City Council that he and the consultants will make at the
February 2nd Public Hearing. He thanked both the Downtown Planning Committee and the
Planning Department staff for their participation on the project. He also commented that
Vision 2000, the Dubuque Comprehensive Plan, and Vision Downtown documents helped
the Downtown Planning Committee bring the Downtown Dubuque Master Plan to fruition.
He also thanked the local media and private donors for their support.
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Staff Member Carstens gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Downtown Master Plan,
and answered questions from Commissioners.
There was one public comment. Dan LoBianco, Executive Director for Dubuque Main
Street, Ltd., stated that the DMSL Board of Directors endorsed the Downtown Master
Plan, and were prepared to take the lead on the project with adequate support from the
City.
The Commission discussed the Downtown Dubuque Master Plan, noting it is consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan.
Motion by Neumeister, seconded by Stein, to recommend that the Downtown Dubuque
Master Plan is consistent with [he Comprehensive Plan and be adopted by the City
Council. Motion carried unanimously.
LIAISON/SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Joint City/County Ptanninq Committee: Commissioner Neumeister reviewed the status of
the Fringe Area Policy Agreement with Dubuque County. She discussed the outcome of
the December 17, 2003 Committee meeting. Chairperson Rusk also reported that at the
Dubuque County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on January 15, 2004, a
vote on the Agreement was tabled to revise the agreement to include a statement that
addresses conflicts between one city and another with overlapping two-mile areas in
accordance with State taw. Commissioner Neumeister said that the result is that the
Committee will be meetin9 again in February to vote on an amended Agreement.
Downtown Plannin,q Committee: -This report had already been discussed.
Enterprise Zone Commission: Commissioner Stein reported no activity.
Bee Branch Stormwater Committee: Commissioner Winterwood updated the Commission
on the Committee's work on possible solutions for the stormwater issue. He said the
Committee will be working to determine an alignment for the stormwater facility. He also
stated that there is a moratorium on new construction in the Bee Branch study area.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Conton, Assistant Planner Adopted