16-JUL- DUBUQUE MGMT DUBUQUE 2016 editedDUBUQUE 2016
DUBUQUE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
1. ACTIVE REAL ESTATE MARKET: LIMITED SUPPLY FOR
MIDDLE CLASS HOUSING ($125,000-$150,000), QUICK SALES,
LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
2. RETIREMENT OF MANAGERS, HIRING NEW MANAGERS -
NEW IDEAS, GREATER DIVERSITY
3. INACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT CITY
GOVERNMENT FINANCES AND OPERATION ON SOCIAL
MEDIA
4. ESCALATING ANTI-CITY GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE BY A
FEW RESIDENTS
5. CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD EMPLOYMENT:
DESIRE FOR FLEXIBILITY, WORKING FROM HOME
6. INCREASING DEMANDS FOR CITY SERVICES AND
PROGRAMS
7. REDUCED FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING WITH
GREATER COMPETITION
8. INCREASED DRUG USE AND OVERDOSES
9. EXPANDING INCLUSIVE DUBUQUE: GREATER
COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTNERS,
PREPARATION FOR RESPONSE TO CRISIS, INCREASING
COMMUNITY DIALOG
10. IMPACTS OF PROJECT CONCERN CLOSING
11. MORE CONSTRUCTION AND NEW CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
12. REDUCED DEBT AND SPENDING: DEFERRING AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE/REPLACEMENT,
PERCEPTION OF CITY STAFF - NUMBERS, OVERPAID
13 ROUNDABOUTS: IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW, REDUCED
COLLISIONS
14. CHANGING CITY COUNCIL DYNAMICS
15. 549 HOUSING UPGRADES: RESILIENCY GRANT - FLOOD
PROTECTION, LEAD PAINT, HEALTHY HOMES ADVOCACY