Minutes_City Council Proceedings 04.08.25City of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS # 1.
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April 21, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of March 31, and April 2, April 3,
April 7, April 8, April 9, and April 10, 2025; Airport
Commission of February 25, 2025; Community Development
Advisory Commission of March 26, 2025; Library Board of
Trustees Update of March 27, 2025; Equity and Human
Rights Commission of February 11, 2025; Proof of
Publication for City Council Proceedings of March 25, 2025.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 3 31 25 City Council Minutes
2. 4 2 25 City Council Minutes
3. 4 3 25 City Council Minutes
4. 4 7 25 City Council Minutes
5. 4 8 25 City Council Minutes
6. 4 9 25 City Council Minutes
7. 4 10 25 City Council Minutes
8. Airport Minutes of February 25 2025
9. Proof of Publication for 3.25.25 City Council Proceedings
10. February 11, 2025 EHRC Minutes
11. Library Board of Trustees Council_Update_3-27
12. Community Development Advisory Commission Minutes 3.26.25
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on April 8, 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 (attended virtually),
Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen (attended virtually).
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the
purpose of receiving presentations on certain Fiscal Year 2026 Department Budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
City staff presented Fiscal Year 2026 departmental budgets and responded to City Council questions
following each presentation. Presentations were given by representatives from the following
departments:
1. Airport Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Airport Director Todd Dalsing. Mayor Cavanagh
requested that Improvement Package No. 3 for an additional $10,000 for advertising expenses, which
was not recommended, be held for consideration during the final hearing to adopt the budget. In response
to questions about why the improvement package was not recommended, Van Milligen referred to the
package description, which indicated that the additional advertising was intended for events, rather than
for commercial flights. As a result, Van Milligen concluded that the request did not align with the City
Council's top priority on air service. Dalsing confirmed that, if approved, the funds could be spent on
advertising for commercial air service, which City Council expressed support for. All seven Council
Members concurred with holding the improvement package for discussion during the final budget hearing.
Council Members requested a report be submitted for the final budget hearing outlining how the funds
would be allocated toward commercial air service advertising if approved. They also acknowledged that
a recurring improvement package request must be identified to offset the cost of this proposal if they
chose to approve it.
2. Purchase of Services Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach.
3. Planning Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Planning Services Director Wally Wernimont.
4. Economic Development Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Economic Development Director
Jill Connors, Assistant Economic Development Director Ian Hatch, and Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager
Bonnie Spurling. Clark Schloz, 2925 Burlington St., spoke on the City's engagement with developers,
road use tax funds, and the Unified Development Code (UDC) update.
5. Finance Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Larson, Purchasing
and Risk Manager Tony Breitbach, and Utility Billing Supervisor Chris Vallee.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 9:43 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. BreitFelder, CIVIC
City Clerk
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