9 14 04 Council Minutes
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, September 14, 2004
Council met in special session at 4:00 p.m. at the Grand River Center
Present: Council Members Buol, Cline, Connors, Markham,
(electronically), City Manager Van Milligen; Corporation Counsel Lindahl
Absent: Mayor Duggan absent at roll call but arrived at 5:05 p.m.
Michalski, Nicholson
Mayor Pro-Tem Markham read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of conducting a goal setting session.
The City Council reviewed their Policy Agenda for 2004 - 2006 and identified policy issues
and actions necessary for each targeted goal. The Council established the Policy Agenda 2004
- 2006 as: Top Priority Action Items - Southwest Arterial: Opportunity Iowa; Stormwater
ManagemenUBee Branch Creek Restoration; Street Improvement Program; Arts Policy and
Funding; High Priority Action Items - EasUWest Corridor Study; Air Service and Emplanement
Strategy; NPDES Approval and Erosion Policy; Annexation: Study and Policy Development;
Newly Annexed Areas: Plan, Zoning, Services; Water and Sewer Services to New
Developments in Growth Area; Property Maintenance Cases.
The City Council established the Management Agenda for 2004 - 2006 as: Mediacom
Franchise Agreement; Zoning Ordinance: Update; Adams Company Relocation Completion;
Collective Bargaining Negotiations (5); Incident Tracking System; Healthcare Cost Containment
Strategy and Action; Federal Strategy; Dubuque Industrial Center West - Phase III: Gaming
Agreement; Star Brewery; Waterworks Park/Pyatigorsk Park; State Strategy. Major Projects for
2004 - 2005 were identified as Municipal Services Center Project, Landscape Gateway
Projects, and Pedestrian Signage Project.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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~eanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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