Proceedings to Set Public Hearing on October 6, 2025 for the Issuance of Not to Exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes (State Revolving Loan Fund Program) North English Road Water MainCity of Dubuque
City Council
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September 15, 2025
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING # 4.
ITEM TITLE: Proceedings to Set Public Hearing on October 6, 2025 for the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue
Capital Loan Notes (State Revolving Loan Fund Program)
North English Road Water Main
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for
October 6, 2025, on the issuance of a not to exceed
$2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes, State
Revolving Loan Fund Program, the proceeds of which will be
used to fund the North English Road Water Main.
RESOLUTION To fix a date for a public hearing on proposal
to enter into a Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement
Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a principal
amount not to exceed $2,330,000
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for
DISPOSITION: October 6, 2025
ATTACHMENTS:
1. North English Road SRF Set Public Hearing_MVM memo_2025_09_09
2. North English Road SRF Set Public Hearing_Staff memo_2025_09_09
3. 1st Half Set Hrg Water Rev LDA (North English Rd) (Dubuque #26 2025)-v2
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THE C
DUUB-.'*-TE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Dubuque
AII•Anerin City
wvxsiw r w- i i
2007*2012.2013
2017*2019
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Proceedings to Set Public Hearing on October 6, 2025 for the Issuance of
Not to Exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes (State
Revolving Loan Fund Program) North English Road Water Main
DATE: September 9, 2025
Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Larson recommends that a public hearing be set for
October 6, 2025, on the issuance of a not to exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital
Loan Notes, State Revolving Loan Fund Program, the proceeds of which will be used to
fund the North English Road Water Main.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jml
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Chris Lester, Water Department Director
Brian DeMoss, Finance Manager
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THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Dubuque
All -America City
I I.,
2007 • 2012 • 2013
FROM: Jennifer Larson, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT: Proceedings to Set Public Hearing on October 6, 2025 for the Issuance of
Not to Exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes (State
Revolving Loan Fund Program) North English Road Water Main
DATE: September 9, 2025
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide suggested proceedings to set a public
hearing on the issuance of not to exceed $2,330,000 Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes
(State Revolving Loan Fund Program) North English Road Water Main.
BACKGROUND
The City of Dubuque is looking to address necessary improvements associated with its
water distribution system. These improvements will address water resiliency, reduce
bottlenecks, improve water storage and pumping at key locations throughout the community
to support the existing customer base, and prepare the city for increased demands
associated with the existing and new customers. The project will also assist the City's need
to reduce and better manage dead-end water mains and other areas where the water age
and water quality can suffer due to lack of circulation.
Through the Request for Engineering Proposal process 2022, Origin Design was awarded
the City -Wide Water Distribution System, Storage, and Pumping Improvements Project to
complete design of the five improvements. Origin also prepared and assisted the City in
securing an Iowa SRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) Application for the proposed improvements,
and a P&D Loan.
One of the five projects in the City -Wide Water Distribution System, Storage, and Pumping
Improvements Project is the N. Cascade Road and SW Arterial Water Main Extension
project that will bring water service to a portion of the SW Arterial and allow continued
extensions, looping water main along the SW Arterial from US Highway 151/61 to US
Highway 20 while also providing service between pressure zones and increasing water
service reliance to the City's southern- and western -most customers.
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Origin Design has completed the plans for the installation of a 12-inch water main extension
starting at Edval Lane on North Cascade Road south to the SW Arterial. At the intersection
with the SW Arterial, the original project scope included a water main loop that would head
east along the SW Arterial in the direction of Military Road toward Tamarack Industrial Park.
The project scope was amended to include water main that would also head west along the
SW Arterial to North English Road, then turning north along North English Road for
approximately 1,100 feet.
DISCUSSION
The North English Road water main extension (at the west terminus of the Southwest
Arterial water main extension) creates a path for a future loop and connection of Pressure
Zone 3 and 4, when in later phases it can extend to English Mill Road and then south from
there to the English Mill Pump Station.
The SW Arterial water main extension (along with the North Cascade Road water main
extension) creates an arterial water main loop that extends from the southwest end to the
south end of Pressure Zone 3. The Southwest Arterial water main extension consists of a
16-in arterial water main connecting the end of the North English Road water main extension
to the existing 16-in arterial water main located at the Tamarack Industrial Park. There will
also be a tie-in mid -route to the 16-in arterial water main at Military Road. The proposed
water main extension is planned to be located within existing roadway ROW with only one
utility easement required along the entirety of the proposed water main route. The project
will include the following:
• Approximately 22,150 LF of 16-in water main with 30 buried butterfly valves
• 24 fire hydrants, located at approximately 1,000-ft intervals, with 6-in DI leads and
isolation gate valves
• Two (2) creek/stream crossings including water valve manholes
• Three (3) Bored Casings (approximately 650 LF) for 16-in Water Main at crossing
of Military Road, North Cascade Road, and the Southwest Arterial.
The North English Road and SW Arterial portions west of North Cascade Road were not
part of the original IUP submitted and approved in 2022. The IUP was updated in November
2024 to include the costs associated with the revised scope. The estimated costs associated
with the additional 1,100 LF of water main along North English Road are $305,000, and
changes to the SW Arterial extension portion of the project are $1,580,000, totaling
$1,885,000.
The State Revolving Fund loan will have an interest rate of 3.12%, a maturity date of June
1, 2045, and will be abated from the water fund.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully recommend the adoption of the enclosed resolution fixing the date of October
6, 2025, for a public hearing on the proposed issuance not to exceed $2.33 million in
Water Revenue Capital Loan Notes (State Revolving Loan Fund Program) for the North
English Road Water Main.
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Attachments
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Brian DeMoss, Finance Manager
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DORSEY
DORSEY+WHITNEY LLP
September 9, 2025
VIA EMAIL
Jenny Larson
Chief Financial Officer
Dubuque, Iowa
Re: $2,330,000 SRF Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement
File No. 430411-26
Dear Jenny:
We have prepared and attach proceedings for use at the September 15, 2025, City Council
meeting to set October 6, 2025, as the date for a hearing on the proposal to enter into the SRF
Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement (the "Agreement") in connection with the
North English Road Water Main Extension Project.
The documents attached include the following items:
1. Resolution fixing the date of meeting at which it is proposed to take action to enter
into the Agreement. The form of notice is set out in Section 2 of the resolution.
2. Attestation Certificate with respect to the validity of the transcript.
Organization and Establishment Certificate.
4. Outstanding Debt Certificate with respect to the outstanding debt of the Water
Utility.
5. Publication Certificate with respect to publication of the notice, to which must be
attached the publisher's affidavit of publication with a clipping of the notice as published.
The notice must be published at least once, not less than four (4) and not more than twenty
(20) days before the meeting date set for the hearing, in a legal newspaper which has a general
circulation in Dubuque. The last date on which this notice can be effectively published is October
2, 2025.
to me.
As soon as the notice appears in the newspaper, please have a copy scanned and emailed
8oi Grand Avenue I Suite 4100 1 Des Moines, IA 1 5o3og-800z 1 T 51-5.283.2-000 1 dorsey.conn
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Please return one fully executed copy of these proceedings to us as soon as they are
available.
Please call Emily Hammond or me if you have questions.
Best regards,
David D. Grossklaus
John P. Danos
Attachments
cc: Crenna Bramwell
Adrienne Breitfelder
Eldon Schneider
Christopher Lester
Tionna Pooler
Tony Toigo
Lee Wagner
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
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Dubuque / 430411-26 / V 1/x - Water Rev (North English)
MINUTES TO SET DATE FOR HEARING
ON ENTERING INTO A LOAN AND
DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
430411-26 (N/I)
Dubuque, Iowa
September 15, 2025
The City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, met on September 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.,
at the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th St, Second Floor Council Chambers, Dubuque, Iowa.
The Mayor presided and the roll was called showing the following members of the Council
present and absent:
Present: M or ayg11Q h; Gunc'.( Mern6rs FOk-yr, 50MC; Resnick , P10USse-5PfV' \' bk-k
Absent:
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MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
Council Member RoU55e ( I introduced the resolution hereinafter next set
out and moved its adoption, seconded by Council Member Sprfxnl< ; and after due
consideration thereof by the Council, the Mayor put the ques ion upon the adoption of the said
resolution and the roll being called, the following named Council Members voted:
Ayes: )Ones, CN'D'A2 h ReSn;ck, FOAEC RoUsS-1[, Lid ����. SPrnnK
Nays:
Whereupon, the Mayor declared the resolution duly adopted as follows:
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 43041 1-26 / 1"'/2 - Water Rev (North English)
RESOLUTION NO. 304-25
Resolution to fix a date for a public hearing on proposal to enter into a Water
Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a
principal amount not to exceed $2,330,000
WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque (the "City"), in Dubuque County, State of Iowa, did
heretofore establish a Municipal Waterworks Utility System (the "Utility") in and for the City
which has continuously supplied water service in and to the City and its inhabitants since its
establishment; and
WHEREAS, the management and control of the Utility are vested in the City Council (the
"Council") and no board of trustees exists for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to prior resolutions of the Council, the City has heretofore issued
Water Revenue bonds or notes as set forth on attached outstanding debt certificate, and a portion
of such prior Water Revenue debt remains outstanding (the "Outstanding Indebtedness"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolutions relating to and authorizing the Outstanding
Indebtedness (the "Outstanding Bond Resolutions") the City reserved the right to issue additional
obligations payable from the net revenues of the Utility and ranking on a parity with the
Outstanding Indebtedness under the terms and conditions set forth in the Outstanding Bond
Resolutions; and
WHEREAS, the City now proposes to enter into a Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement
Agreement (the "Agreement") and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed
$2,330,000, pursuant to the provisions of Section 384.24A of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of
paying the cost, to that extent, of planning, designing and constructing improvements and
extensions to the Utility (the "Project'), and it is necessary to fix a date of meeting of the Council
at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Agreement and to give notice thereof as
required by such law;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa,
as follows:
Section 1. This City Council shall meet on October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at the
Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6ch St, Second Floor Council Chambers, at which time and place
a hearing will be held and proceedings will be instituted and action taken to enter into the
Agreement.
Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on
the Agreement setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the
said meeting will be held, by publication at least once, not less than four (4) and not more than
twenty (20) days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper which has a general circulation in the
City. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / 1st % — Water Rev (North English)
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,330,000
(WATER REVENUE)
The City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, will meet on October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.,
at the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th St, Second Floor Council Chambers, for the purpose
of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan and disbursement agreement (the
"Agreement") and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $2,330,000
for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of planning, designing and constructing
improvements and extensions to the Municipal Waterworks Utility System (the "Utility") of the
City.
The Agreement will not constitute a general obligation of the City, nor will it be payable
in any manner by taxation but, together with the City's outstanding Water Revenue Indebtedness
and any additional obligations of the City as may be hereafter issued and outstanding from time to
time ranking on a parity therewith, will be payable solely and only from the Net Revenues of the
Utility.
At that time and place, oral or written objections may be filed or made to the proposal to
enter into the Agreement. After receiving objections, the City may determine to enter into the
Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final unless appealed to the District Court within
fifteen (15) days thereafter.
By order of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Adrienne Breitfelder
City Clerk
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
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Dubuque / 430411-26 / P Y2 -Water Rev (North English)
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of the Income Tax Regulations (the
"Regulations") of the Internal Revenue Service, the City declares (a) that it intends to undertake
the Project which is reasonably estimated to cost approximately $2,330,000, (b) that other than (i)
expenditures to be paid or reimbursed from sources other than the issuance of bonds, notes or other
obligations (the "Bonds"), or (ii) expenditures made not earlier than 60 days prior to the date of
this Resolution or a previous intent resolution of the City, or (iii) expenditures amounting to the
lesser of $100,000 or 5% of the proceeds of the Bonds, or (iv) expenditures constituting
preliminary expenditures as defined in Section 1.150-2(f)(2) of the Regulations, no expenditures
for the Project have heretofore been made by the City and no expenditures will be made by the
City until after the date of this Resolution or a prior intent resolution of the City, and (c) that the
City reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures made for costs of the City out of the
proceeds of the Bonds. This declaration is a declaration of official intent adopted pursuant to
Section 1.150-2 of the Regulations.
Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption and approval, as provided by law.
Passed and approved September 15, 2025.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
• • Other Business- -
On motion and vote, the meeting adjourned.
Attest:
City Clerk
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / 1' %z - Water Rev (North English)
ATTESTATION CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE SS:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, do hereby certify that attached
hereto is a true and correct copy of the proceedings of the City Council relating to fixing a date for
hearing on the City Council's proposal to take action in connection with a Water Revenue Loan
and Disbursement Agreement.
WITNESS MY HAND this 16 day of SEn�, m1?, C /"' , 2025.
City Clerk
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / l"'/2 - Water Rev (North English)
ORGANIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE SS:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
I, the undersigned City Clerk, do hereby certify that the aforementioned City is organized
and operating under the provisions of Title IX of the Code of Iowa and not under any special
charter and that such City is operating under the Council -manager -ward form of government and
that there is not pending or threatened any question or litigation whatsoever touching the
incorporation of the City, the inclusion of any territory within its limits or the incumbency in office
of any of the officials hereinafter named.
And I do further certify that the following named parties are officials of the City as
indicated:
Brc\J 6g m!y ,a k , Mayor
micho'et Vcv, I' Il-lI nefl , City Manager
Je(it);fer Lo�r,,Soli , Chief Financial Officer
Mr,'P-inar- Bre; Feldpr ,City Clerk
7enr1i ffr Lorscll , City Treasurer
Manny -5prgnK , Council Member/Mayor Pro Tem
Susan Far'kCI- , Council Member
Lau rC\ Ro u 5 x 11 , Council Member
D -11\V I d �I e 5 n J , Council Member
R; C, Jon C5 , Council Member
OJ4 W40,1 , Council Member
And I do further certify that the City has provided for the office of Treasurer, and the
Council has selected the Treasurer.
I further certify that the City established the Municipal Waterworks Utility System (the
"Utility") prior to January 1, 1961, and that the Utility has been in continuous operation by the
City since its establishment as aforesaid in supplying water service to the City and its inhabitants.
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / 1"'/z - Water Rev (North English)
I further certify that the management and control of the Utility are vested in the City
Council of the City, and that no board of trustees exists which has any part of the control and
management of such Utility.
WITNESS W HAND this !64'l'day of Sp}P-0) Cr 92025.
City Clerk
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / I"'/2 - Water Rev (North English)
OUTSTANDING DEBT CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE SS:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Dubuque, Iowa (the "City"), do hereby certify
that the City has no bonds or other obligations of any kind now outstanding which are secured by
and payable from the revenues derived from the operation of the Municipal Waterworks Utility
System (the "Utility"), except as follows:
Principal Amount
Date Tvne Outstandinf; Maturity
08/18/21
Revenue Bond
$2,055,000.00
6/1/2030
10/18/07
SRF Revenue
$177,000.00
6/1/2028
02/12/10
SRF Revenue
$19172,000.00
6/1/2031
12/01/16
SRF Revenue
$5,804,000.00
6/1/2036
08/09/19
SRF Revenue
$3,445,000.00
6/1/2040
01/07/22
SRF Revenue
$541,098.36
6/1/2047
09/12/25
SRF Revenue
$9,705.00
6/1/2045
(Attach here a separate sheet listing any outstanding obligations of the City
secured by and payable from the revenues of the Utility, excluding the
proposed issue.)
WITNESS MY HAND this +h day of ��p In�e,/` , 2025.
City Clerk
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Dubuque / 430411-26 / 151 /z - Water Rev (North English)
PUBLICATION CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE SS:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, do hereby certify that pursuant
to the resolution of its City Council fixing a date of meeting at which it is proposed to take action
to enter into a loan and disbursement agreement, the notice, of which the printed slip attached to
the publisher's affidavit hereto attached is a true and complete copy, was published on the date
and in the newspaper specified in such affidavit, which newspaper has a general circulation in the
City.
WITNESS MY HAND this i `J +�
day of D C4c/- , 2025.
City Clerk
(Attach here the publisher's original affidavit with clipping of the notice, as published.)
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MINES, IOWA
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:
09/19/2025
and for which the charge is 32.12
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 19th day of September, 2025
Notary lic in and for Dubuque ounty, Iowa.
Elm
APEber 199659
Expires
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,330,000
(WATER REVENUE)
The City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, will meet on
October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at the Historic Federal
Building, 350 W. 6th St, Second Floor Council Chambers, for
the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to
enter into a loan and disbursement agreement (the ?Agreement?)
and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to
exceed $2,330,000 for the purpose of paying the cost, to that
extent, of planning, designing and constructing improvements
and extensions to the Municipal Waterworks Utility System (the
?Utility?) of the City.
The Agreement will not constitute a general obligation of
the City, nor will it be payable in any manner by taxation
but, together with the City's outstanding Water Revenue
Indebtedness and any additional obligations of the City as may
be hereafter issued and outstanding from time to time ranking
on a parity therewith, will be payable solely and only from
the Net Revenues of the Utility.
At that time and place, oral or written objections may be
filed or made to the proposal to enter into the Agreement.
After receiving objections, the City may determine to enter
into the Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final
unless appealed to the District Court within fifteen (15) days
thereafter.
By order of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Adrienne Breitfelder
City Clerk
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