Community Facilities 2

Community Facilities includes a total of 13 recommendations across 3 sub-categories: Infrastructure, Public Safety, and Municipal. The bar chart below highlights the status of the 13 recommendations. Scroll down to the Recommendation Tracker for details. Status information reflects the community's work toward each recommendation.

The Collective Impact Model is the vehicle we use to implement the plan. It relies on organizations working together in a structured way, to achieve social change. The model relies on:

A Common Agenda
Shared Measurements
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Continuous Communication
A Strong Backbone Organization

Each of the seven categories has a Connector and every recommendation has a Coordinator or subject expert. Champions are the boots-on-the-ground; they are the programs, organizations, people, projects, events and initiatives doing the work of the plan.

Recommendation Identification

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A dedicated team of Dubuque residents and community partners are helping turn our city's comprehensive plan, into a reality. These coordinators, connectors, and champions are tracking progress across each of the 7 categories, 32 subcategories and 110 recommendations of Imagine Dubuque.

For information on the Community Facilities Category, contact Connector Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer at the City of Dubuque, 563-589-4270 or gpsihoyo@cityofdubuque.org.

For additional information on Imagine Dubuque, contact Planning Technician Jason Duba at the City of Dubuque, 563-589-4223 or jduba@cityofdubuque.org.

Tracking Definitions

Needs Resources: Recommendation implementation has not yet begun. Needs will vary and may include funding, coordination, time, and staffing. The impacts of Covid may be a root cause of resource needs, deferment, and disruption of implementation timelines.

Getting Started: Recommendation implementation is in the early stages of moving forward by way of active organizing, connecting with partners, planning and data collection, and/or a few early action items.

Underway: Recommendation implementation is moving forward, with multiple actions in motion and steady progress being made towards realizing the recommendation.

Complete / Ongoing: Recommendation implementation has been completed or is ongoing with continuity and growth in progress. Many recommendations will never be complete because ongoing focus and attention is required to maintain and further the success of each recommendation.

- Data will be updated bi-annually to align with Council Reports -

Recommendation tracker

Infrastructure Public Safety Municipal

Infrastructure

RECOMMENDATIONS - AT A GLANCE

► Expand sanitary sewer system to meet needs - E1a
► Address water system needs / address future growth - E1b
► Integrate Vernon Township and Barrington Lakes water systems - E1c
► Update the city-wide stormwater management ordinance - E1d
► Expand fiber optic network access - E1e
► Monitor progress toward environmental goals - E1f

RECOMMENDATIONS - DETAILS & STATUS

Continue to expand the sanitary sewer collection system to meet growth needs, particularly in proximity to the Southwest Arterial, the West End, and the South Port. E1a - Coordinator: Todd Irwin, tirwin@cityofdubuque.org

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Utilize the results of the water system dynamic model (currently under development) to identify current needs, as well as plan for future growth of the community. E1b - Coordinator: Chris Lester, clester@cityofdubuque.org

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Continue the integration of the former Vernon Township and Barrington Lakes water systems into the overall City of Dubuque system. E1c - Coordinator: Chris Lester, clester@cityofdubuque.org

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Update the city-wide stormwater management ordinance to guide future growth and development and to address onsite infiltration and sustainable development practices. E1d - Coordinator: Deron Muehring, dmuehrin@cityofdubuque.org

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Continued expansion of fiber optic access throughout the community. E1e - Coordinator: Dave Lyons, davel@greaterdubuque.org

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Partner with Green Dubuque and other similar organizations to define metrics to monitor progress on environmental goals as outlined in the 50% by 2030 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan. E1f - Coordinator: Gina Bell, gbell@cityofdubuque.org

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Public Safety

RECOMMENDATIONS - AT A GLANCE

► Ensure resources for City Departments as population grows - E2a
► Explore 911 Communication Center needs - E2b
► Evaluate cost/benefits/needs for police substation - E2c
► Explore need for/relocation of a southwest fire station - E2d

RECOMMENDATIONS - DETAILS & STATUS

Ensure budget and staffing needs for all City Departments as Dubuque’s population grows. E2a - Coordinator: Jenny Larson, jlarson@cityofdubuque.org

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Identify and document deficiencies of existing 911 Communications Center and explore facility expansion. E2b - Coordinator: Mark Murphy, mmurphy@cityofdubuque.org

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Continue to explore the possibility of adding a police substation to further community policing efforts and adequate geographic coverage. E2c - Coordinator: Mark Dalsing, mdalsing@cityofdubuque.org

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Explore potential future sites for an additional or relocated fire station with access to the Southwest Arterial. E2d - Coordinator: Rick Steines, rsteines@cityofdubuque.org

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Municipal

RECOMMENDATIONS - AT A GLANCE

► Explore potential for a West End library branch - E3a
► Implement the Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan - E3b
► Repurpose the Five Flags Civic Center - E3c

RECOMMENDATIONS - STATUS & DETAILS

Explore the potential for a small library branch within the West End. E3a - Coordinator: Susan Henricks, shenricks@dubuque.lib.ia.us

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Monitor market conditions and strategically implement the Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan and other emerging plans. E3b - Coordinator: Jill Connors, jilconno@cityofdubuque.org

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Repurpose the Five Flags Center according to outreach studies to better showcase and utilize the storied downtown venue. E3c - Coordinator: Marie Ware, mware@cityofdubuque.org

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QUESTIONS + INFORMATION

Please contact Jason Duba with the City of Dubuque
jduba@cityofdubuque.org
(563) 589-4223