Minutes_Safe Community Advisory Committee 11 9 11MINUTES
SAFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Avenue
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Doug Stillings @ 6:00 p.m.
A Quorum of Board Members was present
Staff present: Mike Van Milligen, Crenna Brumwell, Mark Dalsing, Kelly Larson, and Jerelyn O'Connor
Approval of minutes of September 14, 2011. Minutes were approved.
Action Items
• Committee discussion on reporting to City Council.
• Other Business.
Items from the public
• Joe Knoll (address) said Chicago and (Bettendorf ?) have recently passed landlord
responsibility ordinances. Joe thinks the noise enforcement has been very effective.
Items from the Committee.
• December 19 there will be a committee report. I need to include recommendation update,
include ordinance.
• Bring ordinance creating Commission to next meeting.
• Committee will continue their discussion about continuation at their December meeting.
Ask Barry, what happens to the committee member appointments.
• Doug will draft report to City Council for December 19 Council Meeting
• NEXT AGENDA — Crenna Brumwell, David Harris and Mark Dalsing present at next meeting of
Committee about status of recommendations related to landlord accountability and
landlord /tenant issues.
• Good discussion on how the Intercultural Competency Program is the long -term effort to
get at the heart of the Safe Community Task Force recommendations.
• Committee noted that the community is especially pleased with the accountability elements
of the Safe Community Task Force recommendations.
Items from Staff
® Update on recommendation #44, "I'm a DBQer.
o Committee seemed interested in the idea for a series put forth by the Telegraph
Herald.
o It would be nice if there was some narrative with the images. Either way, the
dates are important. A story kicking off the series is important.
o Committee likes the word "Dubuquer" and not just "I am Dubuque"
o TH will need to have funding sponsor(s). How will that happen?
o Doug will talk to the TH
Kelly Larson covered Business Consortium contract(s).
® Information was distributed by City Manager on:
o Upcoming David Miller Town Hall meeting on Dare to be King /Queen mentoring
program.
o TH article on positive response of landlords to mandatory background checks.
o Crime statistics through first three quarters of calendar year 2011.
o DCAP information was distributed.
o Dubuque Dispute Resolution Center brochure was distributed.
• Noise enforcement update was distributed by Chief Dalsing.
• Report from David Harris on status of HUD audit.
The next meeting will be December 14, 2011 at Bunker Hill Golf Course at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
These minutes were passed and approved on December 14, 2011