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Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 11 28 16 STATE OF IOWA ISS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: November 30, 2016, and for which the charge is $51.22. n SL'14� II Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, h this day of )�,e v�-y,_�� .t� , 20 /,6 t ti l Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. 3 CITY OF DUBUQUE, •Review,and summa- IOWA ry of community`dia- !, CITY COUNCIL logues ,PROCEEDINGS • Reasons, aspects SPECIAL SESSION and potential risks of The Dubuque City I scenarios: #1 Adopt Council met in special Ordinance; #2 Incen I session at 6:00 P.m.on I tives/Adjustments; #3` November 28, 2016 in Leave as is the Historic Federal •Preliminary Options Building, 350 W. 6th Overview, Street; 0#1 Maintain the sta- Present: Mayor Buol; tus q Council Members Con- 0ll#2Ad S01 defini- i nors, Del Torp, Jones, on to current discriPn- Lynch, Resnick; City nation ordinance Manager Van Milligen, - o #3 Create a ,SOI City Attorney Brumwell Housing Ordinance 4 Absent:council Mem- separate from discrimi ber Rios nation ordinance Mayor Buol read the 0#4 Adopt and imple- call and stated this is a meInt a mix of h special session of the education/outreach City Council called for programs to increase the purpose of ,con- participation in Hous- ducting a work session ing Choice. Voucher_ on the Source of In- program come Report. - 0 #5 Adopt' iy WORK SESSION and implement a mix i Source of Income of financial incentives. Preliminary Report to increase ,parti6i0a, and Options i tion in the Housing City;Manager Van Choice Voucher, pro Milligen introduced the gram work session with an 0#6 Adopt and imple- overview of the history merit a mix of financial and activities of the incentives/policies for,, Source of Income(SOI) creation of -'Housing Committee. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and.Community Devel- 1 unit throughout the Dpment Department Di- community rector Alvin Nash,Hu- A question/answer man Rights Director period followed with Kelly Larson, City At- the City Council discus= a torney,Crenna Brum- sing landlord/tenant well and Planning Sery-_ rights to choose, con ices Manager Laura cerns over mandating;; Carstens,' Assisted participationin govern Housing Supervisor Ja- ment programs; land- net Walker, and SOI lord/tenant,contracts/ Committee. Members leases; perceived er Patrick '.Norton, Tom, rors in data and proc- LoGuidice, and John ess expressed by sur r Pregler then conducted vey participants; the G the work session.Top- feasibility/legality of a;- �I ics includA: establishing a damage • Issues identified by recovery fund using TIF housing providers, funding; and the need renters, Affirmatively to grow the percentage; Furthering Fair Hous- of participation in the ing,red tape HCVprogram. Mr. • Identifying the Nash will facilitate ad goals:collect data;de- ditional input frompar velop compromise;and ticipants that took ex examine the impact of ception with the input an ordinance, ways to process. Ms. Brumwell' address concerns, will explore the con range of 'fair housing cept of using'TIF for choices the damage recovery • Description of the fund concept, Mr..Van Housing Choice Vouch- Milligen informed the' er Program(Section 8), Council that the City is eligibility, common already doing most of problems;.and quality, Preliminary Option#6. availability,and afford- The City Council con ability of housing curred on Preliminary •SOI legal research: Option#4 as a baseline sources of , income, and directed staff to federal/state/local continue work on ex laws, proposed legisla panding upon that op- tion tion. Summary of rental There being no fur- survey results:number ther business, upon of respondents, per. motion the City Council spectives on responsi. adjourned at 7:39 p.m. bility, SOI ordinance & /s/Kevin S.Firnstahl,, discrimination, risk & CMC,City Clerk incentives _ It 12/2 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: November 30, 2016, and for which the charge is $51.22. P Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this is day of ¢.t1 , 20 /6 . Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL SESSION The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on November 28, 2016 in the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street. Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Con- nors, Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Resnick; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell Absent: Council Mem- ber Rios Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of con- ducting a work session on the Source of In- come Report. WORK SESSION , Source of Income Preliminary Report and Options City Manager Van Milligen introduced the work session with an overview of the history and activities of the Source of Income (S01) Committee. Housing and Community Devel- opment Department Di- rector Alvin Nash, Hu- man Rights Director Kelly Larson, City At- torney Crenna Brum- well and Planning Serv- ices Manager Laura Carstens, Assisted Housing Supervisor Ja- net Walker, and SOI Committee Members Patrick Norton, Tom LoGuidice, and John Pregler then conducted the work session. Top- ics included: • Issues identified by housing providers, renters, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Hous- ing, red tape •• Identifying the goals: collect data; de- velop compromise; and examine the impact of an ordinance, ways to address concerns, range of fair housing choices • Description of the Housing Choice Vouch- er Program (Section 8), eligibility, common problems; and quality, availability, and afford- ability of housing • S01 legal research:' sources of income, a federal/state/local c laws, proposed legisla- P tion t • Summary of rental survey results: number t of respondents, per- m spectives on responsi- a bility, SOI ordinance & discrimination, risk & incentives It • Review and summa- ry of community dia- logues • Reasons, aspects and potential risks of scenarios: #1 Adopt Ordinance; #2 Incen- tives/Adjustments; #3 Leave as is • Preliminary Options Overview o #1 Maintain the sta- tus quo o #2 Add S01 defini- tion to current discrim- ination ordinance o #3 Create a S01 Housing Ordinance separate from discrimi- nation ordinance o #4 Adopt and imple- ment a mix of education/outreach programs to increase participation in Hous- ing Choice Voucher program o #5 Adopt' and implement a mix of financial incentives to increase participa- tion in the Housing Choice Voucher pro- gram o #6 Adopt and imple- ment a mix of financial incentives/policies for creation of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) unit throughout the community A question/answer period followed with the City Council discus- sing landlord/tenant fights to choose, con- cerns over mandating participation in govern- ment programs; land- lord/tenant contracts/ leases; perceived er- rors in data and proc- ess expressed by sur- vey participants; the feasibility/legality of a establishing a damage recovery fund using TIF funding; and the need to grow the percentage of participation in the HCV program. Mr. Nash will facilitate ad- ditional input from par- ticipants that took ex- ception with the input process. Ms. Brumwell will explore the con- cept of using TIF for the damage recovery fund concept. Mr. Van Milligen informed the Council that the City is already doing most of Preliminary Option #6. The City Council con- curred on Preliminary Option #4 as a baseline nd directed staff to ontinue work on ex- anding upon that op - ion. There being no fur - her business, upon otion the City Council djourned at 7:39 p.m. /s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk 12/2