Proof_City Council Proceedings_Special Session 03.03.25Copyrighted
April 7, 2025
City of Dubuque CONSENT ITEMS # 1.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of March 17 and March 25, 2025;
Airport Commission of January 28 and February 4, 2025; Arts
and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of February 25,
2025; Community Development Advisory Commission of
February 19, 2025; Housing Commission of January 28,
2025; Library Board of Trustees Update of February 27,
2025; Park and Recreation Commission of February 11,
2025; Resilient Community Advisory Commission of February
6, 2025; Zoning Advisory Commission of March 5, 2025;
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of March 3
and 17, 2025.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 3 17 25 City Council Minutes
2. 3 25 25 City Council Minutes
3. Airport Commission Minutes 01-28-2025
4. Airport Commission Minutes 02-04-2025
5. Arts and Cultural Affairs Minutes
6. Community Development Advisory Commission Minutes
7. Housing Commission Meeting Minutes
8. Library Board of Trustees Council_Update_2-27
9. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes
10. Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes
11. Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes
12. Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of 3.3.25
13. Proof of Publication- City Council Proceedings 3.17.25
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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:
03/12/2025
and for which the charge is 47.88
Sub cribed to before me, a Notary Publi n and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 12th day of March, 2025
Nota Pu lic in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
P%At JANET K. PAPE
o! sy Commission Number 199659
My Commission Expires
,OWN 12/11 /2025
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:15 p.m.
on March 3, 2025, 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 setting
a public hearing for the proposed fiscal year 2026 property
tax rate.
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Set Public Hearing for Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Tax Rate
and Dollars and Taxpayer Statements: Motion by Farber to
receive and file the documents, adopt Resolution No. 70-25-A
Setting A Public Hearing On The Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Tax
Rate And Dollars And Taxpayer Statements, and set the public
hearing for March 25, 2025. Seconded by Sprank. Van Milligen
gave a presentation and, in response to questions, stated that
this year the city is sharing all improvement package requests
during the initial recommendation. Chief Financial Officer
Jenny Larson addressed a question regarding other expenses and
revenues not included in the presentation, such as employee
wage increases. Van Milligen confirmed that $14.31 is the
maximum property tax rate the city could request under
state -established limitations. City Council Members voiced
concerns about state -mandated tax rate notifications, noting
that Dubuque properties were not reassessed last year and
therefore were not applicable to the assumed 10% property
valuation increase by the Iowa Department of Management.
Council Members expressed concerns that these state -issued
notifications could lead to misinformation. When asked whether
the city could mail a notification explaining the taxpayer
statement mailer, Van Milligen estimated a cost of $10,000 for
printing and mailing. Instead, the city plans to share
information via its website and social media. Van Milligen
also summarized the budgeting process, emphasizing the need to
balance City Councils goals and priorities while minimizing
the financial burden on residents. Council Members supported
the recommendation and voiced concerns about unprecedented
federal -level processes affecting grant funding and their
potential impact on the city. Motion carried 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the
meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC
City Clerk
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