Smart Planning Consortium Update June 2012Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Smart Planning Consortium Update
DATE: May 25, 2012
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Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is transmitting an update to the City Council
on the Dubuque County Smart Planning Consortium.
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: Smart Planning Consortium Update
DATE: May 23, 2012
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INTRODUCTION
This memo provides an update to the City Council on the Dubuque County Smart Planning
Consortium.
DISCUSSION
Dubuque County, on behalf of the Consortium, has received a CDBG ARRA grant from Iowa
Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to create a model rural smart code in 2012. MSA
Professional Services, Inc. has been retained to assist the County, the Cities of Bankston,
Sageville, and Durango, and the Consortium with this rural smart code. Meetings will be at 7:00
p.m. at the Emergency Responder Training Center, 14928 Public Safety Way, Dubuque, on:
Tech Meeting # 1: June 6, 2012
Tech Meeting # 2: July 12, 2012
Tech Meeting # 3: August 2, 2012
Public Information Meetings: August 8 & 9, 2012
Tech Meeting # 4: August 14, 2012
The Consortium is hosting a Main Street Training session by the IEDA's Main Street Iowa office
on June 7, 2012 at Epworth City Hall from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The public and all small cities in
Dubuque County are invited to this seminar. A flyer is attached.
Dubuque County, on behalf of the Consortium, has been awarded a Community Planning
Assistance Team (CPAT) by the American Planning Association (APA) to help prepare a plan to
upgrade the 26 -mile Heritage Trail to increase connectivity and accessibility of the trail, promote
its sustainability, and extend the recreational and economic development opportunities to each
city in the Consortium.
Additional information is available on the Smart Planning Consortium's website,
www.dubuquesmartplan.org.
The next Consortium meeting will be 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on June 13, 2012 at Cascade
Council Chambers, 320 1st Ave., Cascade.
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Where: Epworth City Hall
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When: June 7, 2012 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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Who: Jim Thompson
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Why Main Street? How does it work? What's it take to be a Main Street community?
Should our town consider being a Main Street community?
The Main Street Approach is a community- driven, comprehensive methodology used to
revitalize older, traditional business districts throughout the United States. It is a
common -sense way to address the variety of issues and problems that face traditional
business districts. The underlying premise of the Main Street approach is to
encourage economic development within the context of historic preservation in ways
appropriate to today's marketplace. The Main Street Approach advocates a return to
community self - reliance, local empowerment, and the rebuilding of traditional
commercial districts based on their unique assets: distinctive architecture, a
pedestrian - friendly environment, personal service, local ownership, and a sense of
community.
Any questions please call Anna O'Shea, Zoning Administrator, Dubuque County Zoning
at (563) 589 -7827.