2 27 20 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. February 27, 2020 in the
Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Cavanagh, Jones, Resnick, Roussell, Shaw,
Sprank; City Manager Van Milligen
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for
the purpose of reviewing certain Fiscal Year 2021 Departmental Budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
FISCAL YEAR 2021 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2021 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
1. Purchase of Services FY21 Budget Presentation: Alexis Steger, Housing and Community
Development Director.
2. Leisure Services Department
Five Flags Civic Center FY21 Budget Presentation : Marie Ware, Leisure Services
Manager;
Grand River Center (Conference Center) FY21 Budget Presentation : Marie Ware
Leisure Services Manager;
Park Division FY21 Budget Presentation: Steve Fehsal, Park Division Manager;
Multicultural Family Center FY21 Budget Presentation: Jacqueline Hunter, MFC
Director;
Americorps FY21 Budget Presentation: Heather Slatterly, Americorps Program
Director;
Recreation Division FY21 Budget Presentation ; Dan Kroger, Recreation Division
Manager.
The presenters responded to questions from the City Council following their respective
presentations. Following the Park Division presentation, Ms. Ware responded to questions
regarding the future of Miller-Riverview Campground due to the ongoing river flooding causing
closings of the campground. She stated that the topic is a Council policy decision and
suggested that it become part of the next Council goal setting session. Following the MFC
presentation, Council Member Brett Shaw offered to volunteer backpacking equipment if the
MFC developed a backpacking program.
Following the Five Flags Civic Center presentation, Clement Plein, 870 Kaufmann Avenue,
addressed the City Council about his belief that the Center should be sold for development and
expressed his concerns with the increase in property taxes related to the renovation.
There being no further business, Mayor Buol declared the meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m.
s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk