Housing Consultant Future Search ConferenceCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Planning Committee for Future Search Conference
July 29, 1999
The Housing Commission is inviting the City Council to appoint a member to the
Housing Department's Future Search Conference Planning Committee.
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager
David Harris, Housing Services Manager
Mic
IC. Van Milligen
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
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22 July 99
To: Mike Villigen, City Manager
From: David arris, Housing Services Department
Re: Planning Committee for Future Search Conference
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to announce the Housing Commission's appointment of
members to the Planning Committee for the Housing Services Department's Future Search
Conference
Background
In February, the Housing Department's "Housing Summit" was held, culminating a six -month
process in which more than 200 interviews were held with housing stakeholders throughout the
community. Those interviewed were asked to relate experiences in which the best possible
customer services were received. At the Summit, they were asked to envision a future in which
an ideal community had been created, where housing and supportive services were available as
needed, to persons at all socio-economic levels.
Discussion
The next - and final - step in this process of customer participation and survey is to hold a 2 %
day "Future Search Conference." The objective of the conference is to bring together primary
housing stakeholders to agree on the basic design of a strategic plan for delivery of housing and
supportive services This planning effort will complement current staff efforts now underway in
development of a revised HUD 2000 -2005 Consolidated Plan, required to be produced every five
years. The Consolidated Plan is due in May 2000; the Conference is planned to be held this
November.
A critical aspect of planning for this event is the work of a planning committee, comprised of a
representative group of housing stakeholders, which designs the focus for the conference,
receives preliminary staff - prepared analyses of current housing market conditions and identifies
and recruits the key participants. We expect approximately 75 persons to attend, representing all
the various groups involved in the business of housing in Dubuque.
The Housing Commission has identified a preliminary list of approximately 30 key stakeholders
for recruitment to the planning committee. It is expected that half this number will be able to
commit to serving. They have been selected due to their prominence in housing activities,
neighborhood and community development interests and /or business associations. Because
their sponsorship of the Future Search Conference is critical for its success, the Commission has
requested that the City Council be apprised of their appointment to the planning committee.
Recruitment is on -going as of this writing.
• The roster potential members of the Planning Committee, and their affiliations, as identified by
the Housing Commission is as follows:
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Landlords
Tenants
Lenders
Category
Social service agencies
Churches /church groups
Neighborhood groups
Downtown Neighborhood Council
Historic Bluffs
North End
Realtors
Contractors /developers
Elected officials
City Council
City commissions
Community Development
Housing
Housing non - profit agencies
Local govemment officials
Labor
Business leaders
Name
Iry Koethe, President, Landlord Assn
Eric Schulz, McIntyre Realty
Cheryl Kieffer
Michelle Clemens
Joe Hopkins (Human Rights Commission member)
Linda Budde, Mercantile Bank
John Walsh, Dubuque Bank & Trust
Ann Hoffman, Area Residential Care
Inez Tummeyer, OSF, St Mark's Community Center
Jim Yeast, Director, Catholic Charities
Patti Smith, Hillcrest Family Services
Jeanne Wickham, OSF
Ruth Clark, St Luke's (Housing Trust Fund member)
(requested to select a representative)
Dan Baumgartner, President
Jim Bradley, President, Board of Realtors
Doris Hingtgen, Duggan Realty
Steve Gudenkauf
Marty McNamer
(requested to select a representative)
(requested to select a representative)
Art Roche, Heartland Housing Initiative
Helen Huewe, OSF, Opening Doors
Tim Moerman, Asst City Manager
Kelly Larson, Human Rights Director
Nick Lucey, Communication Workers
Rick Dickinson, Director, GDDC
Dan LoBianco, Director, Main Street Ltd
Bill Callahan, Dubuque Initiatives
• Education Emily Keams, Asst Professor, Clarke College
Action Step
• The Council is invited to delegate a member representative to the planning committee.
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letter from Housing Commission Chair Jim Holz
Housing Services Division
1805 Central Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52001 -3610
(319) 589 -4230
(319) 589 -4231
15 July 99
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Dear
If you're interested in "housing," we want to talk to you about Dubuque's first Future Search
Conference. And because the Housing Commission has identified you as a key "stakeholder"
- representing the interests of a group closely connected to housing issues - we want you to be a
part of that process.
What is Future Search?
The Future Search Conference is a 'whole systems' approach which brings together people of
diverse interests in a effort designed to create a shared vision of a better future. It's a model
which has effectively been used, across the country, to utilize the talents of committed
community persons to address a variety of complex issues. In this case, we want to create a
strategic plan for the development and delivery of housing in Dubuque in the year 2000 and
beyond.
The Conference will be a 2 '/2 day event, held at the Sinsinawa Dominican Center, facilitated by a
team of skilled consultants. The Commission has selected Laveme Webb, from the Webb
Alliance, for this role. We expect about 75 people to participate. We're planning to hold this
event in November.
The Steering Committee
The first task is to convene a steering committee of persons, like yourself, to help us plan the
Conference. We expect the committee to meet three times - once each in the months of August,
September and October. Each of these sessions will involve about six hours of your time. Some
of the tasks to be completed include the following:
1. Identify the 75 key stakeholders to be invited to participate in the Conference
2. Plan for the focus and content of the Conference
3. Receive a variety of reports from the Housing and Planning Departments, assessing
current dynamics and needs of Dubuque's housing market
4. With Housing Department staff assistance, review and approve a preliminary report
on the housing market, to be disseminated to Conference participants in the Fall
5. Develop and approve presentation materials for the Conference
6. Arrange logistics; plan communication of Conference results and outcomes
As you can see, there's a lot of work to be done. We're looking for about 15 committed persons
to help us do it. We're asking for about 18 -20 hours of your time, and in exchange you get to
work hard, accomplish something significant for the future of our community and have some fun
while you're at it.
Service People Integrity Re.pan.,bd,ly Innovation Teamwork
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You will be contacted within the next two weeks by a member of the Housing Commission or
Housing Department staffperson to explain this concept in more detail and ask for your
commitment. Please give this some thought and decide if you can help our "future search" make
a difference for Dubuque's housing future.
Sincerely
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James M Holz, Chair
Dubuque Housing Commission
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22 July 99
To: Mike Villigen, City Manager
From: David arris, Housing Services Department
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
Re: Planning Committee for Future Search Conference
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to announce the Housing Commission's appointment of
members to the Planning Committee for the Housing Services Department's Future Search
Conference.
Background
In February, the Housing Department's "Housing Summit" was held, culminating a six -month
process in which more than 200 interviews were held with housing stakeholders throughout the
community. Those interviewed were asked to relate experiences in which the best possible
customer services were received. At the Summit, they were asked to envision a future in which
an ideal community had been created, where housing and supportive services were available as
needed, to persons at all socio- economic levels.
Discussion
The next - and final - step in this process of customer participation and survey is to hold a 2 1
day "Future Search Conference." The objective of the conference is to bring together primary
housing stakeholders to agree on the basic design of a strategic plan for delivery of housing and
supportive services This planning effort will complement current staff efforts now underway in
development of a revised HUD 2000 -2005 Consolidated Plan, required to be produced every five
years. The Consolidated Plan is due in May 2000; the Conference is planned to be held this
November.
A critical aspect of planning for this event is the work of a planning committee, comprised of a
representative group of housing stakeholders, which designs the focus for the conference,
receives preliminary staff- prepared analyses of current housing market conditions and identifies
and recruits the key participants. We expect approximately 75 persons to attend, representing all
the various groups involved in the business of housing in Dubuque.
The Housing Commission has identified a preliminary list of approximately 30 key stakeholders
for recruitment to the planning committee. It is expected that half this number will be able to
commit to serving. They have been selected due to their prominence in housing activities,
neighborhood and community development interests and /or business associations. Because
their sponsorship of the Future Search Conference is critical for its success, the Commission has
requested that the City Council be apprised of their appointment to the planning committee.
Recruitment is on -going as of this writing.
cc: Mike Van Milligen
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
August 4, 1999
TO: David Harris, Housing Services Manager
FROM: Mary A. Davis, City Clerk 7,
SUBJECT: Council Delegate to Planning Committee for Future Search Conference.
At the Regular Session of the City Council meeting held on August 2, 1999, upon
motion Council Member Ann Michalski was appointed to serve as the delegate from the
City Council to the Planning Committee for Future Search Conference.
Any other information needed, please give me a call.