1 6 20 City Council AgendaROLL CALL ORDER FOR MEETING OF
January 6, 2020
Cavanagh, Resnick, Sprank, Jones, Buol, Roussell, Shaw
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Historic Federal Building
350 W. 6th Street - Second-Floor Council Chambers
January 6, 2020
Council meetings are video streamed live and archived at www.cityofdubuque.org/media and
on Dubuque's CityChannel on the Mediacom cable system at cable channel 8 and digital 117.2
CLOSED SESSION
1.5:30 PM - Review of Security Procedures
Police Department staff will review security procedures with City Council Members Pursuant to
Iowa Code Chapter 21.5(1)(k) Confidential Records, and City of Dubuque Resolution No. 337-
10.
REGULAR SESSION
6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SWEARING IN
1.Swearing-In of Council Members-Elect and Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor Buol will swear-in:
Council Member-Elect Laura Roussell (Ward 2);
Council Member-Elect Brad Cavanagh (Ward 4);
Council Member-Elect David Resnick (At-Large); and
Mayor Pro Tem Ric Jones.
PROCLAMATION(S)
1.Human Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month (January 2020)
On behalf of the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking.
2.100th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920 - 2020)
On behalf of the League of Women Voters.
CONSENT ITEMS
The consent agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial and all consent items
will be normally voted upon in a single motion without any separate discussion on a particular item. If
you would like to discuss one of the Consent Items, please go to the microphone and be recognized
by the Mayor and state the item you would like removed from the Consent Agenda for separate
discussion and consideration.
1.Minutes and Reports Submitted
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City Council Proceedings of 12/16/19; Civil Service Commission of 12/19/19; Housing Commission of
11/26/19, 12/17/19; Library Board of Trustees of 11/21/19 and Council Update No. 193 of 12/19/19;
Transit Advisory Board of 11/14/19; Zoning Board of Adjustment of 11/14/19; Proof of publication for City
Council Proceedings of 12/2/19; Proof of publication for List of Claims and Summary of Revenues for
Month Ending 11/30/19.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
2.Notice of Claims and Suits
Sara Burke for property damage; John Herrig for property damage; Carol Klinkhammer for property
damage.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City Attorney
3.Disposition of Claims
City Attorney advising that the following claims have been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool: Sara Burke for property damage, John Herrig for
property damage, and Carol Klinkhammer for property damage.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur
4.Approval of City Expenditures
City Manager recommending City Council approval for payment of City expenditures.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Director of Finance and Budget/City Treasurer to make certain payments
of bills that must be paid and approved for payment in accordance with City procedures
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
5.January-February 2020 City News Public Information Brochure
City Manager providing a copy of City News, the City of Dubuque Official Newsletter for January
/February 2020.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
6.December 2019 Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project News
City Manager providing a copy of the December 2019 City of Dubuque Bee Branch Watershed Flood
Mitigation Project News Public Information Brochure.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
7.2019 Municipal Equality Index for City of Dubuque
City Manager transmitting information on the City of Dubuque’s final score on the Human Rights
Campaign’s 2019 Municipal Equality Index (MEI).
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
8.Successful Business Strategies for Codigestion at Water and Resource Recovery
Facilities
City Manager providing a copy of an article on Successful Business Strategies for Codigestion at Water
and Resource Recovery facilities as published by BioCycle November/December 2019 that references
the City of Dubuque.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
9.Civil Service Commission - Certified Lists
Civil Service Commission submitting the Certified List for the positions of Mechanic, Public Safety
Dispatcher and Police Captain.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Make Matter of Record
10.Vacant and Abandoned Buildings and Problem Property Assessments
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City Manager recommending approval of a resolution authorizing the City to certify problem property
charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish real property liens for collection of such
charges.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the City to collect Delinquent Problem Property Charges in accordance with
14-1J1 International Property Maintenance Code Section 106.5 and/or Section 109.5 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
11.Proposed Amendment to License Agreement between City of Dubuque and NVIDIA
Corporation and Non-Disclosure Agreement
City Manager recommending approval of an amendment to the existing License Agreement between the
City of Dubuque and the NVIDIA Corporation to allow the sharing of certain traffic information for a joint
research project and approval of a Non-Disclosure Agreement between the parties.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
12.Proposed License Agreement between City of Dubuque and Latent Logic
City Manager recommending approval of a License Agreement to allow the sharing of certain traffic
information for a joint research project with Latent Logic.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
13.Project Parcel 1 Widmeier Holdings, LLC Right-of-Way Plat and Dedication -
Pennsylvania Ave. and Radford Rd. Intersection Improvements
City Manager recommending approval of the Acquisition Plat and acceptance of the dedication of a lot for
right-of-way purposes at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road as part of a future
Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road Intersection Improvements Project.
RESOLUTION Approving the Acquisition Plat of Lot 2-1-A of Northrange Subdivision No. 1 in the City of
Dubuque, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
14.Project Parcel 2 Widmeier Investments, LLC Right-of-Way Plat and Dedication -
Pennsylvania Ave. and Radford Rd. Intersection Improvements
City Manager recommending approval of the Acquisition Plat of and acceptance of the dedication of a lot
for right-of-way purposes at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road as part of a future
Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road Intersection Improvements Project.
RESOLUTION Approving the Acquisition Plat of Lot 2-1-1-1-A, Block 1, Northrange Industrial Park, in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
15.Project Parcel 3 Widmeier Holdings, LLC Right of Way Plat and Dedication -
Pennsylvania Ave. and Radford Rd. Intersection Improvements
City Manager recommending approval of the Acquisition Plat and acceptance of the dedication of a lot for
right-of-way purposes at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road as part of a future
Pennsylvania Avenue and Radford Road Intersection Improvements Project.
RESOLUTION Approving the Acquisition Plat of lot 1-2-1-1-A, Block 2, Northrange Industrial Park, in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
16.North Cascade Road Reconstruction Property Right-of-Way Plat and Dedication
- Howard and Sandra Arensdorf
City Manager recommending approval of the Acquisition Plat for Lot 2-1-B of the Southeast Quarter of the
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Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 89 North, Range 2 East of the 5th Principal Meridian for
property purchased from Howard and Sandra Arensdorf for additional right of way for the North Cascade
Road Reconstruction Project, from the bridge over Catfish Creek to Edval Lane.
RESOLUTION Approving the Acquisition Plat of Lot 2-1-B of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 34, Township 89 North, Range 2 East of the 5th Principal Meridian in Dubuque
County, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
17.North Cascade Road Reconstruction Right-of-Way Plat and Dedication – Jeffrey
Arensdorf and Howard and Sandra Arensdorf Property
City Manager recommending approval of the Acquisition Plat for property purchased from Jeffrey
Arensdorf and Howard and Sandra Arensdorf for additional right-of-way for the North Cascade Road
Reconstruction Project, from the bridge over Catfish Creek to Edval Lane.
RESOLUTION Approving the Acquisition Plat of Lot 2-2-A of Ohmert Farm in Section 3, Township 88
North, Range 2, East of the 5th Principal Meridian, in Dubuque County Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
18.Acceptance of Grant of Easement for Water Main and Fiber Cable Utilities over
Arensdorf Property on North Cascade Road
City Manager recommending acceptance of a Grant of Easement for Water Main and Fiber Cable
Utilities across the Howard and Sandra Arensdorf property as part of the North Cascade Road Water
Main Extension Project.
RESOLUTION Accepting a Grant of Easement for water main and fiber optic cable utilities through, over
and across part of Lot 3-1 of SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 34, T89N, R2E of the 5th P.M. in the City of
Dubuque, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
19.Acceptance of Bee Branch East Blum Site Foundation & Contaminated Soil Removal
Project
City Manager recommending acceptance of the public improvement contract for the Bee Branch East
Blum Site Foundation and Contaminated Soil Removal Project as completed by Tschiggfrie Excavating
Company.
RESOLUTION Accepting the Bee Branch East Blum Site Foundation and Contaminated Soil Removal
Project and authorizing the payment of the contract amount to the contractor
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
20.Acceptance Bowling & Beyond Site - Foundation Removal Project
City Manager recommending acceptance of the public improvement contract for the Bowling & Beyond
Site – Foundation Removal Project, as completed by Temperley Excavating, Inc.
RESOLUTION Accepting the Bowling & Beyond Site - Foundation Removal Project and authorizing the
payment of the contract amount to the contractor
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
21.Asphalt Art Initiative Grant Application
City Manager recommending approval of a grant application submitted to Bloomberg (Foundation)
Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative to fund the ‘Sustainability Awareness Bus Stop Sidewalk Murals’
project to be overseen by the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and developed in collaboration with City’s
Transit Division and Sustainability Office.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
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22.Travel Iowa Tourism Grant Application and Award
City Manager recommending acceptance of a grant award from the Iowa Economic Development
Authority’s Travel Iowa Tourism Grant program to support promotion of the City’s Art on the River program
in 2020.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
23.Signed Contracts
Snow removal contracts with Dan Arensdorf Construction, Hamel Parking Lot Service, Skyline
Construction, and Steffen's Lawn and Snow Service.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
24.Business License Refund
Request from Knicker's Saloon, 2186 Central Avenue, for a refund of Liquor License No. LC0015483 due
to the business being sold.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
25.Alcohol License Applications
City Manager recommending approval of annual beer, liquor and wine licenses as submitted.
RESOLUTION Approving applications for beer, liquor, and/or wine permits, as required by City of
Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 4 Business and License Regulations, Chapter 2 Liquor Control, Article
B Liquor, Beer and Wine Licenses and Permits
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
These agenda items are being scheduled for a future public hearing on the date indicated.
1.Roshek Building Revocable License and Grant of Easements
City Attorney recommending adoption of the attached resolution setting a public hearing on the
Roshek Building Revocable License and Grant of Easements on January 21, 2020.
RESOLUTION Setting a public hearing on the Revocable License and Grant of Easements by
the City of Dubuque, Iowa to Roshek Property, LLC
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for January 21, 2020
2.North Cascade Road Water Main Extension - Creek Crossing Project
City Manager recommending initiation of the public bidding procedure for the North Cascade
Road Water Main Extension – Creek Crossing Project, and further recommends that a public
hearing be set for January 21, 2020.
RESOLUTION Preliminary Approval of Plans, Specifications, form of contract, and estimated
cost; setting date of public hearing on plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated
cost; and ordering the advertisement for bids
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for January 21, 2020
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
1.Boards and Commission Applicant Review
Applicants are invited to address the City Council regarding their desire to serve on the
following Boards/Commissions. Applicant appointments will be made at the next City Council
meeting.
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Historic Preservation Commission
One, 3-Year term through July 21, 2021 (Vacant term of Cavanagh)
Applicant:
Craig Reber, 760 Fremont Ave.
This commission is subject to the State of Iowa Gender Balance Law.
9 Commissioners total; currently 4 males/3 females/2 openings
Mediacom Charitable Foundation
One, 1-Year term through December 31, 2020 (Expiring term of Chavenelle)
Applicant:
Gail Chavenelle, 1155 Kelly Lane
Resilient Community Advisory Commission
One, 3-Year term through July 21, 2021 (Vacant, Cross-Representative term of Roussell)
Applicant:
Craig Reber, 760 Fremont Ave. (Qualifies only if earlier appointed to the Historic Preservation
Commission)
Zoning Advisory Commission
One, 3-Year term through July 1, 2021 (Vacant term of Roussell)
Applicant:
Brittany Loeffelholz, 1414 N. Algona St.
This commission is subject to the State of Iowa Gender Balance Law.
7 Commissioners total; currently 2 males/1 female/4 openings
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Citizens are invited to address the City Council regarding the following agenda items. Please
come to the podium and state your name and address when the item you wish to speak to is
being considered.
1.Chaplain Schmitt Island Veteran's Memorial Site Improvements
Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider approval of plans, specifications,
form of contract, and estimated cost for the Chaplain Schmitt Island Veteran's Memorial Site
Improvements Project, and the City Manager recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Approval of plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the
Chaplain Schmitt Veteran's Memorial Project
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
PUBLIC INPUT
At this time, anyone in the Council Chambers may address the City Council on the Action Items on
the agenda or on matters under the control of the City Council. Citizens are asked to approach the
podium and state their name and address before proceeding with their comments. Individual remarks
are limited to five minutes, and the overall Public Input period is limited to 30 minutes. Under the Iowa
Open Meetings Law, the City Council can take no formal action on comments given during Public
Input which do not relate to Action Items on the Agenda.
ACTION ITEMS
These are items where discussion is held by the City Council - public comments are not
allowed except as authorized by the Mayor.
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1.Recommendations Regarding the Future of the Five Flags Civic Center
Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission endorsing scenario 4/hybrid, and recommending
that the City Council move expeditiously to draft a ballot for the next available voting date on
March 3, 2020 for the Five Flags Civic Center Expansion Project.
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Council Direction
2.Awarding the Lower Bee Branch Security Network Project
City Manager recommending award of the Lower Bee Branch Security Network Project
contract to the low bidder Utility Service Contractors.
RESOLUTION Awarding Public Improvement Contract for the Lower Bee Branch Creek
Security Network Project
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
3.Request for Work Session, January 13, 2020 on Socrata Open Performance
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule a work session for Monday,
January 13 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers for reviewing the Socrata Open Performance
Dashboard.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
4.Request for Work Session for January 21, 2020 on the Dubuque County Conservation
Board Master Park Plan Draft Presentation
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule a work session for January 21,
2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, regarding the Dubuque County Conservation
Comprehensive Parks, Trails, and Open Spaces Master Plan.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
5.Request for Work Sessions for January 28, 2020
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule three work sessions for Tuesday,
January 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers for:
1. Reviewing the Performance Analysis of Solid Waste Operations and Rate
Review Study completed by Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC.
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation President & CEO Rick Dickinson requesting two
Work Sessions for:
2. Workforce Solutions Update; and
3. Reviewing the results of the latest national Site Selection Survey.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
6.Request for Work Sessions for February 10, 2020
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule two work sessions for February 10,
2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on:
1. 2018 Annexation Study Update
2. State of Iowa Nutrient Trading Pilot Project
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
7.Request for Work Session for March 2, 2020 - Central Avenue Corridor Streetscape
Master Plan Draft
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule a work session for March 2, 2020
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at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the Central Avenue Corridor Streetscape Master Plan
draft.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
8. Mayor and City Council Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
City Clerk recommending that the City Council review their appointments to various boards and
commissions for any changes in membership for the 2020 Calendar Year terms.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
9. SW Arterial and US 61/151 Bridge at Dusk Video
Cable TV Division will show a video of the recent opening of the SW Arterial at US 61/151
overpasses at Old Davenport Road, Tamarack Drive, and Elmwood Drive at dusk.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
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Clerk's Office, 50 W. 13th Street, during regular business hours.
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of Dubuque, Iowa and/or governmental body holding the meeting.
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accessibility needs should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100 or TTY/TTD (563) 690-
6678.
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/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk