Minutes_Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission 11.28.22City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 01.
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December 19, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board of 9/15/22; Civil Service
Commission of 12/5/22; City Council Proceedings of 11/30/22 and
12/5/22; Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission of 11/28/22;
Housing Commission of 10/25/22; Zoning Advisory Commission of
12/7/22; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of 11/21/22.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Type
Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board Minutes of Supporting Documentation
9/15/22
Civil Service Commission Minutes of 12/5/22
Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 11/30/22
Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 12/5/22
Supporting Documentation
Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission Minutes
Supporting Documentation
of 11 /28/22
Housing Commission Minutes of 10/25/22
Supporting Documentation
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 12/7/22
Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
Supporting Documentation
11/21/22
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Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission Meeting
November 28, 2022
COMMISSIONERS Rod Bakke, McKenzie Blau, Brenda Christner, Bryce Parks.
PRESENT:
COMMISSIONERS None.
ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT: Aaron Rainey, Jesse Gavin, Nick Farfan, and Julie Husemann.
OTHERS PRESENT: Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware, City Manager Mike Van Milligen, a
reporter from the Telegraph -Herald.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Bakke called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF
Commissioner Christner moved to approve the minutes of the October 31, 2022
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meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Blau. Motion passed 4-0. Blau then
OCTOBER 31, 2022
moved to approve the minutes of the November 21, 2022 meeting. Seconded by
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Christner. Motion passed 4-0.
2022 MEETINGS
DISCUSSION OF
Commissioner Baake expressed the importance of the meeting, saying he has
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received some feedback on the City Manager's proposal. Most of the response
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has been positive, though there has been some concern about a full closure of
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Fifth Street. Baake drafted a potential letter to the City Council that he shared
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with the Commission stating the Commission's position. Commissioner Blau
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asked that the letter include mention of the indoor/outdoor venue proposal, and
WORK SESSION
that the idea be presented to keep in mind as the project takes shape. Leisure
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Services Manager Ware explained that the letter would need to be mostly
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completed during the meeting and any recommendation to the City Council
should be clear. She also mentioned that Commission members are welcome to
attend the City Council work session on December 5, 2022. Blau commended
Baake on his letter as a great starting point. Blau expressed a desire for the
letter to be short, sweet, and to the point. Commissioner Parks agreed, stating it
should not focus on any particular scenario or option that had previously been
presented. Parks had brought research about the indoor/outdoor venue to the
meeting and shared it with other commissioners. He expressed a desire that the
option be kept as a possibility later in the process. Commissioners agreed that
the letter should express support for the funding first and foremost, but mention
the indoor/outdoor venue option, with a desire that no work be completed that
would have to later be "un-done." Commissioner Parks asked the City Manager
about possible additional funding to just go ahead with the indoor/outdoor
option. City Manager Mike Van Milligen said that any additional funding would
have to be a total project to come from the sale of bonds, which requires a
referendum requiring 60% support for passage. He also explained that if a
referendum would fail, the approximately $24 million current proposed to be
move to Five Flags Center would no longer be able to be allocated to the facility.
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If the funding is approved, he envisions a 12-18 month process to solicit
proposals, interview firms, etc. Then would come the bidding process, which
would likely take another year or two. He pointed out that $24 million is still a lot
of money, and could provide funding for many improvements to greatly improve
Five Flags Center. Commissioner Blau re -iterated her intention for the letter to
the City Council to be brief and supportive of the funding proposal, saying now
is not the time to focus on specifics. The commissioners then fine-tuned the
letter, with Commissioner Blau serving as an editor. After a reading of the
changes, Commissioner Parks moved that the Commission direct Blau to revise
the letter and send to the City Council on the Commission's behalf. Motion
seconded by Christner. Motion approved 4-0.
PUBLIC INPUT None received.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Christner, seconded by
Commissioner Blau. The motion passed unanimously.
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