Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings of 8 21 13• aged Planned Growth and Man-
te r Partnering for a Bet-
• Improved Connectiv-
ity: Transportation and
Telecommunications
FIVE yF,4R
ORGANIZATIONAL
GOAL
Financially ReSpon-
sible City Government
and High Performance
Organization
POLICY AGENDA 2013
- 2015
Top Priorities: (in al-
phabetical order)
•Arts and Culture or-
ganizations 'Cinty , poten` sup -
port: evaluatio
tial projects review and
priority, overall direc-
tion, funding level
• Annexation: Direc-
tion on specific actions
a) study implementa-
tion, b) corridor to Air-
port
• Dubuque welcoming,
inclusive community
action plan
• Four Mounds Foun-
dation/HEART program
City support
• Management and
Employee Succession
Planning and Funding
• Master Plan for
Chaplain Schmitt Is-
land: Development
• Safe Community Ini-
tiative: Monitoring, fu-
ture direction, specific
actions
• Washington Neigh-
borhood Strategy.
Business attraction,
HEART program, up-
date housing stock,
homeownership, pro-
motion, police substa-
tion '!
High Priorities: (in al-
phabetical order)
• Bee BranchiProject:
Specific projects, di-
rection, funding
• Clean Air Attainment
Strategy
• Greater Dubuque
Development Corpora-
tion support
• Historic Millwork
District: Development,
project monitoring
• Indoor Aquatic Cen-
ter: Direction
• Riverfront Leases:
Agreement
• Smarter Sustainable
Dubuque: Smarter
Health! and Wellness,
Smarter
iscards Travel, Smar-
te
• Southwest Arterial
Project: Design, land
acquisition, intersect-
ing road
There being no fur-
ther business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
/s /Kevin S. Firnstahl,
CMC, City Clerk
t 8/28
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CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
SPECBAL SESS O1'
OFFICIAL
The City Council met
in special session at
4:30 p.m. on Wednes
day, August 21, 2013 in
Room 4 at the Grand
River Center, 500 Bell
Street.
Present: Mayor iBuo1,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones
(joined at 4 :37 p.m.),
Lynch, Resnick, Sutton;
City Manager van
Milligen City Attorney
Lindahi
Also present: Assis-
tant - City Managers
Steinhauser and Good
mann, Assistant City
Attorney Quan).
Mayor Buol read the'
Cali and stated this is a
special session of the'
City Council to conduct
the annual City Council
Goal Setting.
CITY C3INCIL GOAL
SET 1NG SESSI93N
FISCAL VEAL 2085
(2 of 2)
Lyle Sumek, of Sumek
and Associates, facili-
tated the FY 2015 City
Council s goal setting
session Council'! re-
viewed the achieve -
ments for 2012 -2013,
discussed the challeng
es, opportunities, and
objectives; and prior-
itized actions identified
within the following
City goals:
• City Goal 1 - Planned
and Managed Growth
• City Goal 2
d C t' 't
Transportation antl
ti-
e c y wi a s tong'
que community is an
hertage and has
Masterpiece on the
ng goals through
Partnering fora Better
Dubuque
• City Goai 3 Im-
prove onnec vi y;'
Telecommunications
Following discussion,;
the City Council
reached consensus on
the fol owing goals and
priorit es for 2013 -2019.
2028 DUEUQJ
YISION'STATEMENT
The city of Dubuque is
a progressive susta n
bl t ith t
divers fled economy
and expanding global
connections. The Dubu -'
incius ve' community',
celebrating culture and
i ac-
tively preserved our
Mississippi. Dubuque
citizens ! experience'
healthy living and re-
tirementthrough quali
ty, 1 vable neighbor
hoods with an abun
dance of fun things to
do; and are engaged in
the community, achiev
partnerships. Dubuque
city government is fi-
nanciaily; sound and is
providing services with
citizens getting value
for their tax dollar.
CITY! OMISSION
STATEIIAEGT
icipa services a
The City`s mission is'
o deliver excellent
un' " 1 that
upport urban living,
Y
t
m
s
antl contribute to a
sustainable cit . IThe
City plans for the coin -
�tY gov
n
g services and
FIVE YEA
LS
BE
Environmental nteg
brancy
GOALS
Planned and Man-
aged Growth
Partnering fora Bet -
ter Dubuque
• Improved Connectiv-
ity: Transportation and
Telecommt5 r4 ,,
mun'ty's future, and fa-
cilitates acres tp,rr
arne result is a firtan -s.
ciaily sound c'
ernme t and citizens
gettrn
value for their tax dol-
lar.
COMIMW TY GOA
FOR A SUSTAINAIB
DUBUQUE
Economic
r ty
• Social /Cultural Vi-
1 VE -YEAR CITY