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Proof_City Council Proceedings 02.12.24Copyrighted March 18, 2024 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted SUMMARY: Cable TV Commission of January 24, 2024; City Council Proceedings of March 4 and March 7, 2024; Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission of December 5, 2023; Library Board of Trustees Update of February 22, 2024; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of February 12 and February 19, 2024. SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Cable TV Commission of January 24, 2024 City Council Proceedings 3/4/24 City Council Proceedings 3/7/24 Five Flags Minutes Library Board of Trustees Update Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of 2/12/24 Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of 2/19/24 Type Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation STATE OF IOWA SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: 02/21/2024 and for which the charge is 49.68 Su scribed to before me, a Notary Pu 'c in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this 21 st day of February, 2024 Notary P bt �inn d for Dubuque County, Iowa. p,,AL JANET K. PAPE a� Commission Number 199659 z r My Commission Expires rows 12111/2025 Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL SESSION The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6.00 p.m. on February 12, 2024, in the second -floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street. Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell. Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of conducting a work session on the Chaplain Schmitt Island Redevelopment Plan. WORK SESSION Chaplain Schmitt Island Redevelopment PIan Economic Development Director Jill Connors introduced Dubuque Racing Association (DRA) President and CEO Alex Dixon. Mr. Dixon presented the Redevelopment Plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island with Ryan Peterson, Senior Partner of RDG Planning & Design, and Chris Brewer, Vice President of Economics and Planning at AECOM. City Council Members recommended potential partnerships with local universities and the Dubuque Audubon Society regarding the islands conservation aspects. Regarding the City Councils role in the islands redevelopment, Mr. Dixon stated that the City Councils role is to provide direction on redevelopment for the DRA to implement. Mr. Dixon further stated that timing of the implementation will be based on funding, Mr. Dixon and Mr. Peterson responded to questions regarding the floodplain, stating that considerations will be made on the areas that are commercially viable to raise the floodplain. Responding to a question from the City Council, Planning Services Director Wally Wernimont stated that the islands Planned Unit Development (PUD) must be amended to include residential to the list of permitted uses if the City Council wanted to offer housing options on the island. This process would involve public hearings of the Zoning Advisory Commission and the City Council. City Manager Van Milligen stated that the intent of the work session was to present information to the City Council for consideration in future discussions on the islands redevelopment. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Jones to convene in closed session at 7:29 p.m. to discuss Purchase or Sale of Real Estate Chapter 21.5(1)6) Code of Iowa. Seconded by Resnick. Mayor Cavanagh stated for the record that the attorney who will consult with the City Council on the issues to be discussed in the closed session is City Attorney Brumwell. Motion carried 7-0. The City Council reconvened in open session at 9:10 p.m. stating that staff had been given proper direction. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 9.10 p.m. /s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC City Clerk It 2/21 5k�