6 23 09 City Council Proceedings Official_Special
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on June 23, 2009 in
the Historic Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Voetberg,
City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl
Absent: Council Member Resnick
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council to
act upon such business that may properly come before the City Council.
ACTION ITEM
Second Amendment to Incentives Agreement with International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM): City Attorney recommending approval of the Second Amendment to
the Incentives Agreement with IBM extending the deadline for finalizing the IDED
assistance agreement to September 1, 2009. Motion by Braig to receive and file the
documents and adopt Resolution No. 209-09 Approving the Second Amendment to the
Incentives Agreement between the City of Dubuque, Iowa, and International Business
Machines Corporation. Seconded by Voetberg. Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 209-09
APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO INCENTIVES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, Iowa (City) and International Business Machines
Corporation (Employer) have entered into an Incentives Agreement (the Agreement)
dated February 16, 2009, as amended by the First Amendment; and
Whereas, the Agreement is subject to the condition that Employer may terminate the
Agreement at anytime on or before July 1, 2009, in the event Employer determines that
financial assistance with the State of Iowa Department of Economic Development (the
IDED Assistance) is unsatisfactory to Employer; and
Whereas, documentation for the IDED Assistance has not been finalized by
Employer and IDED; and
Whereas, City and Employer desire to amend the Incentives Agreement to extend
the termination date to September 1, 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Second Amendment attached hereto is hereby approved.
Section 2. The Mayor is authorized and directed to sign the Second Amendment on
behalf of the City of Dubuque.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 23 day of June, 2009.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk
WORK SESSION
Discussion of the Transit Study with LSC Consultants
Economic Development Director Dave Heiar provided a brief history of the Transit
study, the hiring of LSC Transportation Consultants and the compiling of data from
public input, service agencies, Transit Board and the steering committee. Heiar stated
that the consultants will review potential service and organizational options for City
Council to consider for modification and improvements to the transit system with the
goal to focus on finding one or a combination of four options.
A.T. Stoddard, LSC Transportation Consultants, 516 North Tejon Street, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, provided a slide presentation of the Dubuque Keyline
Comprehensive Operational Analysis Technical Memorandum #3: Evaluation of
Service Options and detailed the following points:
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Project Overview
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Study Process
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Service Options
1. Central hub
2. East and west hubs
3. Central hub hybrid
4. Taxi voucher service
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Organizational Options
Para-transit operations
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Marketing program
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Equipment and facility needs
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Next steps
Demand-Response
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Longer service hours, Sunday service
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Higher service frequency
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City Council discussion included a general preference for Service Option #3 or a
variation thereof for further development. Council members asked for information on or
clarification of: equipment purchases; new signage, downtown shuttle, partnering with
RTA, shared dispatchers, outsourcing para-transit, combining parking and transit
divisions, fair treatment of bus drivers, modified/restricted taxi option, stretching
services hours, approval of marketing plan, coordination with DuRide, frequency of
Transit Board meetings and timeliness of meeting minutes, targeting businesses first
vs. targeting dependent users, queue lanes, and fee/cost schedule.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 7:00
p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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