4 22 24 City Council MinutesCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:15 p.m. on April 22, 2024, in the
second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Jones, Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal;
City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell.
Absent: Council Member Farber.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of approving the demolition of 945 Bluff St.
ACTION ITEMS
1. City Owned Property at 945 Bluff Street – Request Deconstruction: Motion by Jones to
receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 103-24 Approving the demolition
of historic and city owned property at 945 Bluff Street due to deterioration beyond repair .
Seconded by Resnick. Responding to questions from the City Council, Housing & Community
Development Director Alexis Steger summarized previous efforts to restore the structure.
City Manager Van Milligen stated that incentives are available to property owners to
rehabilitate historic properties but that funding limitations prevent all properties from being
addressed. City Council Members expressed disappointment in having to demolish a historic
structure and expressed support for the city’s proactive approach in trying to prevent the
deterioration of historic properties. Motion carried 6-0.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 5:29
p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC
City Clerk