Comprehensive Plan Update
Planning Services Department
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
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November 16, 2006
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: November 2006 Report on 2006 Comprehensive Plan Update Process
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The Long Range Planning Advisory Commission has provided the following public input
opportunities on the adopted goals and objectives of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan and
the draft 2030 Future Land Use Map since our October 2006 report:
~ Public hearings on November 15, 2006 on the Recreation and Cultural Arts
Elements.
On November 15, 2006, the Commission reviewed the final revisions to the Human
Services and Education Elements of the Comprehensive Plan. By a vote of 7 to 0, the
Commission respectfully recommends approving the enclosed Human Services and
Education Elements as submitted. The Commission's recommended new language is
shown in italics, and recommended deletions are shown crossed out.
The City Code requires a public hearing prior to adoption of any amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan. A City Council public hearing on the 2006 Comprehensive Plan
update is planned for January 2007. Consequently, this report and the Commission's
recommendation for approving the Human Services and Education Elements is
submitted for the City Council to receive and file, and to provide direction to the
Commission as needed at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
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Charles Winterwood, Chairperson
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
Enclosure
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HUMAN SERVICES GOALS must address a variety of needs through collaboration and
partnerships reSl:lltiag iFem seeietal elumges, eeeoemie restmetuFiag IIHt! aemegrlljlhie shifts.
These geals Area providers strive for an optimum level of service, that is, understanding the
greatest degree aUlHR!lble tinder local conditions and aeknewledging ee8lJletitieo fer utilizing
limited available resources to the greatest degree attainable. 'Nhile ether Ce8lJlreheosive Plan
elements deal mere dir-eetly -mth eeeoemie ae'leleJlmeRt, hetlsiag, health, ew.<ir-enmeHtall'!uality,
edlleatien, transJlertatieR aRa JllIblie safety, City government has an indirect role in the provision
of needed human services to community residents as it works with and is supportive of area
providers.
1. To W8rk with aFelll'l'6'VideFS t8 promote optimum health care services for
community residents.
1.1 Increase the number of Dubuque area citizens with health care HRlt8eiag access and health
Insurance.
1.2 F-estef Support prescription drug assistance or coverage for the poor.
1.3 Support services to improve mental health treatment.
1.4 Assure services to reduce substance abuse/chemical dependency.
2. To work with IlFeIlI'F8videFS to promote optimum services to meet food, clothing,
shelter, transportation and other basic mllterilll needs.
2.1 Elleelirage the lise ef Promote awareness of and access to food assistance and nutrition
programs for people in poverty and low or moderate income households.
2.2 Inerease the Support an SI:IJlJlIy ef adequate, affordable supply of quality housing for low
and moderate income households and the homeless.
2.3 Foster services that meet basic material needs of all or citizens, with particular attention
to the elderly, aisabled and children, and persons with disabilities.
2.4 Encourage a public/private coalitions to address human services needs.
2.5 Encourage eitizen participation in human service community action groups SHeh as
Deeategerizatieo and EmJleweFHleRt.
3. To worl, with area providers to promote optimum individual and collectF/e
community safety.
3.1 Reduce the rate of domestic violence, including child abuse and dependent adult abuse, in
the community.
3.2 Promote the expansion of emergency shelter and protective services programs.
3.3 Facilitate the provision offoster care and legal services programs.
3.4 Address the connection between mental health, substance abuse, and public safety,
emphasizing prevention and coordination of treatment for continuity of care to aaar-ess
sllilstllllee IlIltlse throllgh health seMees eoorainatiea.
3.5 Increase neighborhood involvement and promote neighborhood watch programs.
4. To worl, with area prol'iders to promote optimum social and family relationships.
4.1 Increase the supply and range of available, high quality, affordable childcare, especially for
low and moderate income households and those families with special needs children.
4.2 Increase the opportunities for the elderly to maintain an independent lifestyle.
4.3 Support the continuation and expansion offamily services and foster care.
5. To work with area providers to promote optimum income security and economic
opportunity for community residents.
5.1 Target economic development efforts at creating jobs that pay salaries adequate to
support a family.
5.2 Support the provision of job training, personal financial security and job support
programs.
5.3 Decrease the number of area residents who live at or below the poverty level.
6. To work with area providers and citizens so that human services are supported and
delivered in an effective and efficient manner.
6.1 Improve effective coordination and citizen involvement in service delivery, policy
development and program implementation.
6.2 Continue to coordinate, jointly plan, and improve services through organized community
action.
6.3 Encourage self-sufficiency for families and individuals.
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EDUCATION GOALS must address the educational and informational needs of all
members of the community as life-long learning opportunities are made available at many levels of
interest and for all ages and abilities. Education must not be relegated to the schools alone but
must become a collaborative experience that weds joins public and private sector, business and
government, parent, teacher, and ehild student in partnerships with eae.fi ether one another and
our educational institutions. A community's quality oflife and ability to attract and retain both
economic growth and residents often depends on the quality and quantity of educational facilities
and services.
1. To support opportunities for life-long learning for residents of all ages.
1.1 Support efforts to increase adult literacy.
1.2 Promote access to all levels of education for all persons.
1.3 Support individuals of all ages in pursuit of a sustained program ofleaming independent of
any educational provider.
1.4 Promote addition of doctoral programs.
1.5 Encourage public and private employers to offer continuing education incentives.
2. To provide access to timely, accurate and useful information through reading,
audio-visual, and electronic materials and programming through the public library.
2.1 Provide and enhance quality on-site, telephone and electronic reference services.
2.2 Coordinate and share resources to serve better the needs of the public.
2.3 Feature current, high-demand, high-interest materials in a variety offormats for persons of
all ages and abilities.
2.4 Promote use and awareness of the quality of the public library.
2.5 Support expansion and accessibility of library services throughout the community.
2.6 Foster a learning environment that utilizes state-of-the-art technologies.
3. To create and deliver a quality education that allows all students to reach their
highest potential.
3.1 Promote a variety of assessment tools, methods and strategies to evaluate and/or
document student progress, in accord with national and state standards.
3.2 Champion superior standards of academic excellence, in which values are integrated in the
lives and work of all members of the school community.
3.3 Support a comprehensive educational program that provides services to students ranging
from severely and profoundly disabled programs through gifted programs and advanced
placement courses.
3.4 Strive to prepare students for careers, lifelong learning and citizenship in contemporary
international society.
3.5 Encourage activities that promote lifelong physical fitness and health awareness.
3.6 Provide services that allow high school students to pursue either college or vocational
education.
3. 7 Promote high school completion and encourage post-secondary education or vocational
training.
3.8 Provide adequate and nutritional food service before and during school.
4. To address the speeial pre sehaal educational needs of pre-school children in the
community.
4.1 Promote and enhance programs for parent education.
4.2 Encourage families' use of the public library through services for parents and parents and
children together.
4.3 Encourage pre-school children to develop an interest in reading and learning.
4.4 Enhance programming activities for pre-school children.
4.5 Educate the community on the importance of physical growth and brain development for
children 0 - 5 years old.
4.6 Incorporate education into activities at childcare facilities.
5. To increase the involvement of parents and the community in our schools.
5.1 Promote parental and other citizen ownership and participation in the educational system.
5.2 Involve parents in helping students to achieve their educational goals.
5.3 Provide a safe school environment.
5.4 Support and educate the public on charter school concept and neighborhood schools.
5.5 Support and expand mentoring by encouraging retirees and employees with the support
of their employers.
5.6 Create pool of community tutors to meet needs of children not receiving support services.
6. To build partnerships between the private sector and schools to ensnre that
edncational outcomes meet the needs of both future employers and employees,
enabling the Dubuque area to have the highest skilled incumbent workforce in the
state.
6.1 Encourage employment programs that promote partnerships among business, social
services and educational institutions to train and educate the workforce.
6.2 Foster business and industry involvement in the educational process.
6.3 Seek the support of the entire community to meet the educational challenges of the future.
6.4 Respond to the changing educational and human needs of the community, with emphasis
on quality higher education.
6.5 Expand business and industry initiatives for delivery of customized training and other
workforce development activities.
6.6 Increase the percentage of graduates of Dubuque area schools who enter the Dubuque
area workforce.
6. 7 Encourage community service and involvement by all students.
6.8 Encourage local educational institutions to adequately prepare the local work force to
meet the needs of a changing economy.
7. To develop responsible citizens and leaders to meet the challenges of a multicultural
America and global society.
7.1 Promote opportunities for all segments of the community to participate in leadership
activities.
7.2 Facilitate the recruitment of youth for leadership roles in all segments of the community.
7.3 Emphasize in the learning process the global nature of the work environment.
7.4 Promote quality global, multi-cultural, non-sexist education at all levels.
7.5 Encourage bilingual education at all levels.
8. To pFevide continue to enhance quality educational facilities in appropriate
locations throughout the community to meet changing demographic and
development patterns.
8.1 Improve and expand college facilities, including student housing, as a result of increased
enrollments.
8.2 Extend iHfeffillltioftll! educational opportunities beyond the 'lial1~ of ll*iilting iniltiMions to
the community at large.
8.3 Enhance the capability of educational facilities to meet the needs of citizens, as changing
demographic projections indicate.
8.4 Foster a learning environment that utilizes state-of-the-art technologies in each schoo/.
8.5 Encourage existing K-J 2 schools to have the resources and advantages that new schools
receive.
8.6 Encourage cooperation amongst institutions of higher education.
9. To identify sources offunding and increased efficiencies to maintain and/or expand
educational programs and facilities.
9.1 Integrate, coordinate and pool resources among private and public educational institutions
at all levels.
9.2 IdentifY innovative strategies to seek major funding from new sources to supplement
shrinking traditional local, state and federal funding.
9.3 Foster quality management of educational services and facilities.
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