Minutes Long Range Plan 9 20 06
MINUTES
LONG RANGE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
7:00P.M. DRAFT
Auditorium, Carnegie Stout Library . .
360 W. 11th Street, Dubuque, Iowa
PRESENT: Chairperson Winterwood, Commissioners Jim Prochaska, Otto Krueger,
Patricia Cline, and Mary Lynn Neumeister; Staff Member Laura Carstens.
ABSENT: Commissioners Rich Stein and Lou Oswald.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying
that the meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: Motion by Cline, seconded by Prochaska, to approve the minutes of August 16,
2006, as submitted. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye - Winterwood, Cline,
Prochaska and Krueger; Nay - None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
Review aoals and obiectives for Health Element: Chairperson Winterwood opened the
public hearing and asked for public comments on the Health Element.
Pat Valvanz, representing National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMH), asked about
including mental health in the policy statement. The consensus was to add "physical
and mental" to the first sentence after Chairperson Winterwood suggested the Policy
Statement be reworded to have a new 3rd sentence: "It accomplishes these purposes
through assessment, assurance and policy development."
The following discussion/changes to the Health Element were made:
Goal 1 : Staff Member Carstens explained "years of potential life loss" was
recommended to be deleted for simplicity.
Objective 1.4: Delete first two "and's".
Objective 1.8: Delete "a."
Commissioner Neumeister arrived at 7:17 p.m.
Goal 2:
Objective 2.5: Reword to add "screened" before diagnosed, and drop "can be" before
"effectively."
Todd Lange, NAMH of Dubuque, suggested adding "early detention of mental illness" to
Objective 2.5. Commissioners discussed with Mr. Lange how to raise awareness.
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Chairperson Winterwood asked what is the difference between access and outreach.
Ms. Valvanz described that access is having services identified and available, and
outreach is a continuum of care before, during and after treatment for mental illness.
Objective 2.6: Ms. Valvanz asked what a comprehensive mental health service delivery
system would look like or who would be the providers. Commissioner Neumeister
noted the Commission does not have this defined. Ms. Valvanz asked to have the plan
address outreach. Objective 2.6 will be changed to add "including outreach" after
system.
Objective 2.7: Reword to read, "Create opportunities for and encourage community
participation in programs to..."
Objective 2.9: Ms. Valvanz asked to add "co-occurring disorders". The consensus was
to add this to the end of Objective 2.9.
Goal 3: No changes were recommended.
Goal 4:
Objective 4.4: Commissioner Krueger asked if family planning is too specific.
Chairperson Winterwood said that studies have shown that abstinence only programs
are not enough, and he advocated including family planning. No changes to Goal 4
were recommended.
Goal 5:
The Commission discussed Objective 5.3, city-school partnerships and Objective 5.4,
tobacco v. smoke-free. No changes were recommended.
Goal 6: No changes were recommended.
Goal 7:
Objective 7.1: Change to singular patient.
Objective 7.4: Discussion of training needed for health professionals to serve at
community health centers. No changes recommended.
Goal 8: No changes recommended.
Review aoals and obiectives for Housina Element: Chairperson Winterwood asked for
public comments on the Housing Element. The following discussion/changes to the
Housing Element were made:
Objective 1.6: Add "schools" after convents.
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Objective 1.7: The Commission discussed benefits of educating single parent female
headed households. Consensus was to keep the staffs recommendation as Objective 1.7,
and to re-word the existing language to: "Promote residential educational workshops
regarding restoration, rehabilitation and maintenance" and then renumber the objectives
that follow.
Objective 1,8: The Commission discussed benefits of relocating housing v. demolition,
The consensus was to leave as is,
Objective 1.12: Move to Public Safety.
Objective 2.4: Replace "senior" with "all" and delete "and others."
Goal 3: No changes.
Goal 4: No changes.
Goal 5: No changes.
Goal 6: Leave existing objective 6.2, and move new language to new 6.4.
Goal 7: No changes,
Goal 8: Commission discussed the federal housing voucher program, and agreed with
staff recommendations to delete.
Motion by Cline, seconded by Neumeister, to close the public hearing. Motion carried by
the following vote: Aye - Prochaska, Krueger, Stein, Cline, Neumeister, and Winterwood;
Nay - none.
ACTION ITEMS: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
Review aoals and obiectives for City Fiscal Element: The following discussion/changes to
the City Fiscal Element were made:
Objective 1.2: Commissioner Cline explained how the City strives to upgrade the City's
bond rating by limiting debt. No changes were recommended.
Motion by Prochaska, seconded by Krueger, to accept the City Fiscal Element as
presented: Motion carried by the following vote: Aye - Prochaska, Krueger, Stein, Cline,
Neumeister, and Winterwood; Nay - none,
Review aoals and obiectives for Economic Development Element: The following
discussion/changes to the Economic Development Element were made:
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Objective 3.9: Reword to "encourage diversified retail shopping."
Objective 11.2: Define Wi/Fi.
Motion by Cline, seconded by Neumeister, to accept the Economic Development Element
as amended. Aye - Prochaska, Krueger, Stein, Cline, Neumeister, and Winterwood; Nay-
none.
Review (loals and obiectives for Environmental Quality Element: The Commission
reviewed the corrections to Objectives 1.5 and 1.6 and the new Objective 7.7.
Motion by Krueger, seconded by Cline to accept the Environmental Quality Element as
corrected. Aye - Prochaska, Krueger, Stein, Cline, Neumeister, and Winterwood; Nay-
none.
LIAISON/SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Enterprise Zone Commission: No report.
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
Julv 2006 and Auaust 2006 Comp Plan Update Report: The reports were received and
filed.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
Adopted