Minutes_City Council Proceedings of 12 12 16 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on December 12, 2016
in the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Connors, Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Rios; City
Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell. (Council Member Rios left the meeting
from 6:15 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.)
Absent: Council Member Resnick
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting a work session on Inclusive Dubuque and a closed
session on pending litigation and real estate transfer negotiations.
WORK SESSION
Inclusive Dubuque Quarterly Update
Eric Dregne, VP of Strategic Initiatives for the Community Foundation of Greater
Dubuque, introduced the work session agenda. Mr. Dregne and other Inclusive
Dubuque Network partners Marty Fiesler of IBM; Suzie Stroud of Clarke University,
Mark Burns, Washington Middle School Principal; Linda Zillig, Washington Middle
School Teacher/Leader; David Schmitz, Director of the Dubuque Museum of Art; and
Kelly Larson, City of Dubuque Human Rights Director presented the quarterly report.
Topics included:
• Introduction to the Inclusive Dubuque Network
• Dubuque by the numbers: population by race/ethnicity; median household
income; percent in poverty
• Race/ethnicity growth by 2025
• Community Foundation initiatives: academic achievement, equity and inclusion,
economic opportunity
• Inclusive Dubuque: mission statement and definitions of diversity, equity, and
inclusion
• Inclusive Dubuque Network: sector groups and peer learning; partners and
purpose
• Inclusive Dubuque organizing structure; operating principles; network history
2012-2016
• Quarter's Accomplishments:
o Network Impact Council developed an Incident Response Plan,
o Peer Learning Council developed an equity education plan,
o Equity tools were released to sector groups: conversation starters,
messaging manual, self-assessment, education/training, network action
plan
Network at Work:
o Facing Diversity: Marshallese Stories, diversity through the telling of one's
sto ry
o Moxie Squad — Student-led Intercultural Competency training
o Arts and Culture: Mission moment and cultural snapshots
o Partnering with the City of Dubuque Human Rights Department: data
collection, facilitation and employee recruitment
Mayor Buol provided closing remarks and thanked the presenters.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Jones to convene in closed session at 6:50 p.m. to discuss pending
litigation and real estate transfer negotiations pursuant to Chapter 21 .5(1)(c), -Q) Code
of Iowa. Seconded by Connors. Mayor Buol stated for the record that the attorneys who
will consult with City Council on the issues to be discussed in the closed session are
City Attorney Crenna Brumwell and Assistant City Attorney Maureen Quann. Motion
carried 6-0.
Upon motion, the City Council reconvened in open session at 7:35 p.m. stating that
staff had been given proper direction.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk
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