Minutes_Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission 09.08.25City of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS # 1.
Copyrighted
December 15, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of December 1 and 8, 2025; Airport
Commission of September 23 and October 9, 2025; Five
Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission of September 8,
2025; Human Rights Commission of November 18, 2025;
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission of October 21,
2025; Zoning Advisory Commission of November 5, 2025;
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
November 17, 2025; Proof of Publication for Expenditure
Reports presented at the November 17, 2025, City Council
meeting.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Airport Commission Minutes of October 9 2025
2. Airport Commission Minutes of September 23 2025
3. Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission Minutes
4. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Minutes
5. Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes
6. Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings
7. Proof of Publication for Expenditure Reports
8. 12 1 25 City Council Minutes
9. 12 8 25 City Council Minutes
10. Human Rights Commission Minutes
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✓lip = Five Flags Civic Center Advisory Commission Meeting
FIVE FLAGS September 8, 2025
COMMISSIONERS Bryce Parks, McKenzie Blau, Colleen Myers, Alan Schumacher
PRESENT:
COMMISSIONERS Sara Tandy
ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT: Tom Robbins, Greg Olson, Jayme Mescher, Alyson Tasker, Nick Farfan, Kalib
Walling, Don Lorenz
OTHERS PRESENT: Acting Project and Facilities Manager Marie Ware
CALL TO ORDER: Parks called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM.
OATH OF OFFICE: Chair Parks administered the Oath of Office to Blau and Myers.
MINUTES APPROVED: Commissioner Blau motioned to approve the minutes of June 2, 2025 meeting.
Seconded by Myers. Motion passed unanimously.
INTRODUCTION OF Assistant General Manager/Director of Bookings Tom Robbins introduced
OVG: himself as well as the remainder of the OVG team that staff Five Flags. Ryan
Bonifas serves as the General Manager of both Five Flags and Grand River
Center. The other shared positions between the two facilities are Sr. Director of
Operations Jayme Mescher and Chief Engineer Don Lorenz. Five Flags has
Greg Olson as Director of Finance, Alyson Tasker as Sr. Box Office and
Marketing Manager, Sr. Event Manager Nick Farfan, Maintenance Supervisor
Adam Davis, and Production Manager Kalib Walling. They are still working to fill
the positions of Food and Beverage Manager, Operations Manager, and
Manager of Partnerships. Each of the staff members present shared a little
about themself and their position. The Commissioners then introduced
themselves.
TRANSITION TO Since July 1 the staff has been busy inventorying, cleaning, organizing, working
DATE: on ways to conserve energy in the facility, securing the facility, hiring, training,
and onboarding staff and more. Much work was done to ensure the first major
concert, Treaty Oak Revival, was a great experience for the almost 4000
concert goers. Staff shared that a strength of OVG is the training and mentoring
received from regional and corporate staff. This is helping the staff set up for
success.
UPDATE FROM Robbins reported that he is busy working on booking events for the Center. He
ASSISTANT GENERAL noted several theater shows upcoming. Iowa Power arena football had its first
MANAGER TOM exhibition games in the arena. Tasker reported on the shows just announced
ROBBINS ON and shared more will be coming.
BOOKINGS AND
EVENTS:
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UPDATE FROM Mescher shared that staff are learning the systems and becoming familiar with
DIRECTOR OF the facility. It was noted that staff have been able to cool the building areas so
OPERATIONS that guest comfort has been greatly improved with it being cool enough during
JAYME MESCHER the events in each area of the building.
UPDATE FROM Olson shared the quarterly financials report with commission members. ASM
DIRECTOR OF closed the fiscal year $262,595 over the benchmark set. Ware reported this
FINANCE GREG additional loss is proposed to be covered with other savings in the parks and
OLSON: recreation department budget during the FY 26 Budget Amendment #1. Olson
reported that a streamlined payment system is being set up for accounts
payable vendors which will benefit staff and the vendors as well.
ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Blau, seconded by Parks, to adjourn the meeting 3:50
p.m. Unanimous.
NEXT MEETING: December 1, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
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