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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: University of Iowa Sustainable Dubuque Partnership Work Session
DATE: March 9, 2012
Sustainable Community Coordinator Cori Burbach is requesting a work session be set
for Tuesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. to hear presentations from the students participating in
the University of Iowa Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities partnership with
Sustainable Dubuque.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator
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TO Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator
DATE March 9, 2012
SUBJECT University of Iowa Sustainable Dubuque Partnership Work Session
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to request Council set a work session for Tuesday, May 8 at 5 30 p m to hear presentations
from the students participating in the University of Iowa Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities partnership with
Sustainable Dubuque
BACKGROUND
In March 2011, Council approved a partnership with the Unwersity of Iowa Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities in
which the second -year Masters in Urban and Regional Planning students would complete year -long capstone projects in
Dubuque, working with various Sustainable Dubuque partners The projects chosen for the 2011 -2012 academic school year
include the following
1 Sustainable Dubuque Indicators
2 Renewable Energy Asset Mapping
3 Portrait of Poverty
4 Local Foods in Dubuque Institutions
5 Green &Healthy Homes
The students have met with local partners, conducted public outreach in a variety of forms, collected data about Dubuque,
and researched other communities and national best practices They will be meeting with local project partners between now
and May 8 to discuss the final recommendations of their projects, and would like to hold a work session with Council on May
8 to present their findings All project partners as well as the public will be invited to attend as well
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request that Council seta work session to hear the presentations from the University of Iowa students on
Tuesday, May 8 at 5 30 p m in the Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building If there is a conflict in this date, I
request the work session be set for Thursday, May 10 at 5 30 p m to accommodate the students' finals week schedules
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Dave Lyons, Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Project Manager
Eric Dregne, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Charles Connerly, University of Iowa