01 30 23 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on January 30, 2023,
in the second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th
Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber (attended virtually), Jones,
Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell
(attended virtually).
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of conducting work sessions on the Smart Parking & Mobility
Master Plan and the Historic Millwork District Master Plan.
WORK SESSIONS (2)
1. SMART PARKING & MOBILITY MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Director of Transportation Services Ryan Knuckey introduced Kevin White of Walker
Consultants. Mr. White; Kenny Okigbo with RDG Planning & Design; and Eric Haggett
with Walker Consultants, reviewed the status and findings of the Smart Parking & Mo-
bility Master Plan.
Due to a technical issue, the work session paused at 5:46 p.m. and reconvened at
6:03 p.m. While reconvening the session, Mayor Cavanagh announced that the meet-
ing would not be broadcast on the city’s video feed and Facebook due to technical
difficulties. The meeting remained virtually accessible through GoToMeeting and was
being recorded via the platform.
Responding to questions from the City Council, the consultants summarized the out-
comes of charging for parking, the possibility of reduced rate solutions, and outreach
efforts conducted to obtain equitable input. Input received about transportation options
for students and biking options were briefly outlined. Responding to a question from the
City Council on whether the income ranges of survey respondents reflected Dubuque’s
income data, Mr. Okigbo stated that the consultants would provide that information to
the City Council. The consultants summarized the current limitations and opportunities
regarding the city’s parking infrastructure and technology and stated that offering tech-
nologies that accept coin payments continue to be a prevalent option. The consultants
stated that one outcome of the study will be to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for
parking technology, in which the City can specify all desired technology. While leasing
technology is an option, the consultants stated that it could limit the number of vendor
options. Mr. Okigbo stated that the online survey was closed, but the public can still visit
the Move DBQ website to submit comments, and that Council Members could forward
any comments they receive to the consultants.
This work session concluded at 7:28 p.m. The City Council recessed until 7:34 p.m.
2. HISTORIC MILLWORK DISTRICT MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Economic Development Director Jill Connors introduced Andrew Dresdner of Bolton
& Menk. Mr. Dresdner and Chris Brewer, also of Bolton & Menk, presented on the cur-
rent status of the Historic Millwork District Master Plan Update.
Responding to questions from the City Council, Mr. Dresdner discussed the possi-
bility of either 7th Street or 10th Street serving as a thoroughfare to other Dubuque amen-
ities and provided input on district naming. Responding to a question from the City
Council, Ms. Connors stated that the initial Historic Millwork report was submitted in
October and will be provided to the City Council. Ms. Connors also stated that market-
ing has not been included in the master plan, but that marketing is a discussion point in
monthly stakeholder meetings regarding the district.
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned
at 8:12 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk