9 30 24 City Council Proceedings Official SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on September 30, 2024,
in the second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick (attended virtu-
ally), 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 Central Avenue and White
Street Corridor Traffic Study.
WORK SESSION
Central Avenue and White Street Corridor Traffic Study
Traffic Engineer Justine Hull introduced Bolton and Menk Senior Traffic Engineer Jen-
nifer McCoy and Urban Planner Andrew Dresdner, who presented on the progress of the
Central Avenue and White Street Corridor Traffic Study and outlined four potential sce-
narios for traffic routing. The consultants addressed a range of questions from the City
Council, covering topics such as interpreting conflict points, congestion level timeframes,
state design standard requirements, connectivity, and the city’s input on scenarios. In
response to questions, City Manager Van Milligen noted that the 14th Street overpass,
officially named the Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2) Project, is pro-
jected for completion in 2030. He also mentioned that he advised the consu ltants not to
request any decisions from the City Council tonight, given that it was the first time the
information was being presented and the session was meant for discussion. Van Milligen
indicated that the timeline for implementing any updates to traff ic routing is contingent on
the funding source, pointing out that any major changes will likely result in a projected
completion date of 2030. In response to a question about why costs were not included
with each scenario, the consultants explained that they deliberately chose not to present
cost information at this point in the study to focus on guiding principles. If the traffic routing
scenarios are narrowed down to two options, they will be able to share cost details at their
next presentation to the City Council on November 18, 2024. The City Council offered
feedback on several topics, including gathering public input from various stakeholders,
enhancing connectivity to key locations and routes, addressing parking concerns, and
determining how to achieve the desired vehicle speeds.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at
7:49 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk