9 4 01 AgendaCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
6:30 P.M.
LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
INVOCATION
Father Tom Rhomberg
PROCLAMATIONS
Awareness Day for A-T (September 8, 2001)
Alzheimer's Association Member Walk Awareness Day (September 15, 2001)
A-T Proclamation Nzheimeds
CONSENT ITEMS (See Pages 6-12)
The consent agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial and all consent
items will be normally voted upon in a single motion without any separate discussion on a
particular item. If you would like to discuss one of the Consent Items, please go to the
microphone and be recognized by the Mayor and state the item you would like removed from
the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
Interviews for the following Boards/Commissions:
Plumbing Board (Three unexpired terms)
Applicant: Harlan Willenborg (Master Plumber)
Zoning Advisory Commission (One vacancy to expire 711103)
Applicants: Ferd Nesler and Ben Rousch
Appointments to the following Boards/Commissions:
Airport Commission {Two four-year terms to expire 9114/05 - Brotherton and O'Neill)
Applicants: Doug Brotherton, Jim O'Neill, and Dale Hirsch
Cable Teleprogremming Commission (One three-year term to expire 6~30~04 - Kohl)
Applicant: Paul R. Kohl
Overview List Bd and Comm List Plumbing Bd App ZAC Applications
AirpoFc Apps O'Neill Lb' Cable ApplicaJon
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ACTION ITEMS
Seippel Road - Speed Limits
City Manager recommending that the speed limit on Seippel Road from Old Highway
Road to U.S. Highway 20 be raised from 35 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour.
ORDINANCE Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, by
revising Subsection (C) of Section 32-231 thereof providing for the establishment of
speed limits on Seippel Road
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
Seippel Rd - MVM Seippel Rd - Staff Seippel Rd - Seippel Rd Map Seippel Rd Reque~:
Memo Memo Ordinance
Project Manager - Port of Dubuque
City Manager recommending approval of a Request for Proposals for a Project Manager
for the Port of Dubuque project.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
RFP - MVM Memo Project Mgr - Staff
Memo
RFP - Attachmont C RFP A~achment D
Pro.~ed: Mgr RFP RFP - AiIachment A
Note: Attachments B and E are enclosed as hard copy.
Request to Vacate a Portion of 12th Street
City Manager recommending preliminary approval of a request from Greg and Peggy
Stover to vacate a 12-foot wide portion of 12th Street right-of-way immediately west of
Bluff Street.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Stover - MVM Memo Stover - Staff Memo 12th Street Map
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Ice Harbor Hotel (Platinum Hospitality) Request for Building Permit
City Manage recommending approval of Platinum Hospitality's request for a building
permit to construct a 192 room, seven-story hotel with attached indoor Water Park on
the Fourth Street Peninsula.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
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Platinum - ~ Platinum - St3ff HoWl Drawing Pla~dnum ~
~lemO Nemo
National League of Cities
Communication from Donald J. Borut, Executive Director of the National League of
Cities, requesting that the City designate Voting and Altemate Voting Delegates for the
Annual Congress of Cities.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council Designation
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
ITEMS TO BE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Mediacom Cable Franchise Extension
City Manager recommending that a public headng be set for September 17, 2001 to
consider extending the lease of the Mediacom Cable Franchise lease to June 30, 200~.
RESOLUTION of the City's intent to grant a short-term extension of an existing cable
services franchise and an existing hub site lease to MCCIowa EEC
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
9117101
Mediacom - HVH Mediacom - Staff Mediacom - Hediacom -
Memo Memo Resolution Agreement
Arbor Oaks Easement - Request to Vacate
City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for September 17, 2001 to
consider a request to vacate a portion of Arbor Oaks.
RESOLUTION of Intent to dispose of interest and vacate utility easement over Lot 23
Block 9 Arbor Oaks in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, Dubuque County, Iowa
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Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
9117101
Arbor Oaks - HVN Arbor Oaks - Staff Arbor Oaks - Arbor Oaks - Retease Easement Request Easement
Memo Memo Resolution
Lease with Iowa State Conservation Commission
City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for September 17, 2001 to
consider amending the lease for the I:.B. Lyons Prairie-Woodland Preserve and Nature
Interpretive Center with the Iowa State Conservation Commission to include a section of
the Rip Row Valley property.
RESOLUTION Declaring City Council intent to amend the Lease Agreement with the
Iowa State Conservation Commission for the E.B. Lyons Prairie-Woodland Preserve
and Nature Interpretive Center
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
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Lease - MVH Memo Lease - S~aff Memo Lease - Resotution
Lease - Amendment DNR Exhibit
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Iowa National Guard Training at Roosevelt Park
City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for September 17, 2001 to
consider a usage agreement with the Iowa National Guard allowing them to do training
at the former Roosevelt Park.
RESOLUTION Declaring City Council intent to enter into an agreement with the Iowa
National Guard for a section of the former Roosevelt Park and authorizing a public
hearing
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
9117101
NatJ Guard - IvlVH Nard Guard - Staff Natl Guard - FDR Agreement FDR Park
Hen~ Memo Resolution
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Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Award
City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for September 17, 2001 to
consider the final acceptance of the 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Award.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Public Hearing 9117101
Block Grant - MVM Block Grant - Staff
~emo Memo
Fishing Jetty at Bergfeld Recreation Area
City Manager recommending initiation of the bidding process for the Fishing Jetty at
Bergfeld Recreation Area and that a public hearing be held October 1, 2001.
RESOLUTION Preliminary approval of plans and specifications
RESOLUTION Fixing date of hearing on plans and specifications
RESOLUTION Ordering bids
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions; Public Hearing
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Jet:b/- MVM Merr~ 3ett. y - Staff Memo .1 eUe/- Resolutions
Comiskey Park Building - Initiate
City Manager recommending initiation of the bidding process for the Comiskey Park
Building Project and that a public hearing be held October 15, 2001.
RESOLUTION Preliminary approval of plans and specifications
RESOLUTION Fixing date of hearing on plans and specifications
RESOLUTION Ordering bids
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions; Public Hearing
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Comiskey - MVM Ccmiskey - S~ Comiskey -
Memo Memo Resolutions
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CONSENTITEMS
Minutes Submitted
City Council Proceedings of 8/20, 8/22, and 8/23, Electrical Code Board of 8/14; Five
Flags Commission of 8/21; Housing Code Appeals Board of 5/15 (Corrected); Library
Board of 4/25; Park and Recreation Commission of 8/14; Zoning Board of Adjustment of
7/26
Minutes of the August 6, 2001 City Council Special Meeting on the opening of Main
Street from 5th to 9th Streets
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Council 8 20 Council 8 22 Council 8 23 ElecITical Bd Fh/e Flags Librarf
Park and Rec ZBA Hinut~es Dun'ant 8 6 Mtg
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Notice of Claims/Suits
Sharon Armbruster in estimated amount of $245.00 for personal injury; Gene Chapman
in estimated amount of $17.00 for property damage; Karen A. Saboe in estimated
amount of $62.90 for property damage; Servicemaster in estimated amount of $102.35
for vehicle damage
Crompton Corporation and The Aspermont Company Original Notice of Appeal of
Appraisement Award and Resistance to Motion to Dismiss; Agri Industries a/k/a
American Grain and Related Industries - Resistance to Motion to Dismiss by Defendant
City of Dubuque
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to Legal for Investigation/Report
Corporation Counsel advising that the following claims have been referred to Public
Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool:
Sharon Armbruster for personal injury
Corporation Counsel advising that the personal injury claim of Joan Schlueter and the
vehicle damage claim of Tracy Bums have been administratively closed.
Corporation Counsel recommending that the claim of David Fisch for property damage
be denied
Corporation Counsel recommending settlement of the claims of Jayne Banfield (for
Servicemaster) in the amount of $102.35 for vehicle damage, Lisa Greenwood in the
amount of $316.22 for vehicle damage, and John Sullivan in the amount of $232.94,
and that the Finance Director be directed to issue payment.
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Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur; Finance Director to Issue
Payment
Claim - [CAP Claims - Closed Claims - Denied Claims - Settled
Citizen Communications
Communication of Eric and Bonita Timmerman requesting to purchase City-owned
property known as Lot 130 in Lenox Subdivision.
Petition requesting repaving of the alley off the east side of Wilson Avenue.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City Manager
Timmerman Ltr Wilson Petition
Supervisory Control and Date Acquisition System Project - Acceptance
City Manager recommending acceptance of the Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition System in the final contract amount of $232,999.
RESOLUTION Accepting improvement
RESOLUTION Approving final contract amount of $232,999
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions
SC. ADA - PIVFI ~4emo SCADA - Staff I~emo SC_ADA - Resolution
Eagle Point Water Plant Chlorine Feed Room Expansion Project - Acceptance
City Manager recommending acceptance of the Eagle Point Water Plant Chlorine Feed
Room Expansion Project in the final contract amount of $135,283.
RESOLUTION Accepting improvement
RESOLUTION Approving final contract amount of $135,283
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions
C~lodne Room - MVF Chlodr~e Room - Chlorine Room
Hemo Staff Nemo Resolutions
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Pennsylvania Pump Station Project-Acceptance
City Manager recommending acceptance of the Pennsylvania Pump Station Project in
the final contract amount of $328,796.11.
RESOLUTION ^ccepting improvement
RESOLUTION Approving final contract amount of $328,796.11
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions
Pump Station - MVM Pump Station - Staff Pump Station -
Memo Memo Resolutions
Pine Knoll - Acceptance
City Manager recommending acceptance of the public sanitary sewer improvements in
Pine Knoll Subdivision - Phase I as completed by Kane Development Corp.
RESOLUTION Accepting sanitary sewer improvements in Pine Knoll - Phase I
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Pine Knoll - MVM Pine Knoll - Staff Pine Knolls Pine Kno]l Exhibit
Memo Memo Resolution
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
City Manager recommending approval of an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for repair of the City of Dubuque floodwall.
RESOLUTION Approving an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
repair of the City of Dubuque floodwall
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Army Corps - MVM Army Corps - Staff Army Corps - Army Corps Ltr Army Corps Army Corps Maps
Memo Memo Resolution /~jmement
966 Liberty Street
City Manager recommending the acceptance of a deed to real property located at 966
Liberty Street from the United States of America.
RESOLUTION Accepting the deed to certain real estate in Dubuque County, Iowa from
the United States of Amedca
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Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Liberty St - HVH Liberty - Staff Memo Liberty - Resolution O'Bden Ltr Uberty - Deed
Memo
Four Mounds Estate
Historic Preservation Commission recommending that the Four Mounds Estates Historic
District located at 4900 Peru Road be nominated to the National Register of Historic
Places.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Four Hounds - HPC Four Mounds - Staff Four Mounds
Lb. Report: Nomination
Town Clock Building
Historic Preservation Commission recommending that the Town Clock Building located
at 823/825 Main Street be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Town C3ock ~ HPC Lb' Town Clock - SI:afl Town Clod(
Flemo Nomination
Young Men's Christian Association (Iowa Inn) Building
Historic Preservation Commission recommending that the former YMCA/Iowa Inn
Building located at 125 West Ninth Street be nominated to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
YMCA - HPC Lb' YMCA - Staff Memo YMCA Nomination
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State Historical Society of Iowa
Communication from the State Historical Society of Iowa advising that the Four Mounds
Estate Historic Distdct at 4900 Peru Road, the Town Clock Building located at 823 -
825 Main Street and the Dubuque Young Men's Christian Association Building located
at 125 West Ninth Street will be considered by the State National Register Nominations
Review Committee for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on October
12, 2001.
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Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Demolition Permit- 125 West Ninth Street
Historic Preservation Commission recommending approval of the request of
MetroPlains/MDI Development for a demolition permit at 125 West Ninth Street.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Demolition - HPC L~ Staff' Report Demolition
Iowa Department of Economic Development - City Development Board
Communication from the City Development Board advising that the City of Asbury has
petitioned for a voluntary annexation within the urbandized area of the City of Dubuque.
Communication from the City Development Board advising that the City of Dubuque has
petitioned for a voluntary annexation within the urbandized area of the City of Asbury.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Asbury Annexation Dubuque Annex~don
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Communication from the Iowa Department of Transportation in the matter of the
condemnation of certain rights in land by the IDOT for the improvement of Primary Road
No. U.S. 20 in and south of the City of Dubuque located in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
1DOT Communicatior
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Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd
Communication from the United States Department of Transportation allowing
suspension of service by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd between Dubuque and Chicago
O'Hare as of August 25, 2001.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Great Lakes
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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
Communication from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
advising that the Dubuque Police Department has been awarded reaccreditation status.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Accredil3tion Lb'
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Local Housing Assistance Program
Communication from the Iowa Department of Economic Development advising that the
City's Local Housing Assistance Program has achieved substantial compliance with
financial and program requirements.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Zoning Advisory Commission Vacancy
Communication from the Zoning Advisory Commission advising that Commission
Member Bob Nagle no longer lives in the City of Dubuque and requesting that this
position be declared vacant.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Vacancy - ZAC Lt~
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Housing Trust Fund Awards
City Manager recommending approval of Housing Trust Fund Awards to Maria House
($5,130); Scott and Dawn Potter for the Davis Place SRO facility ($31,884); and the
Dubuque Food Pantry ($7,666).
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Hsg Trus~ Fd - HVH Hsg Trus'l: Fd - S~aff
Memo Memo
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Worker's Compensation Claim
Communication from City Solicitor Bill Blum requesting approval of a proposed
settlement for a Workers' Compensation claim.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Blum lb'
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Business Licenses
RESOLUTION Granting issuance of a Class "C" Beer/Liquor License to Happy's Place
and Lucky 13 Tap; and Special Class "C' Liquor License to Colts Community Center
Suggested Disposition: Adopt Resolution
Liquor Resolution
PUBLIC INPUT
At this time, anyone in the Council Chambers may address the Council on matters which are of
concem to that person and which are not an agenda item. Please take your place at the
microphone and state your name and address clearly. Proceed with your comments; however,
no formal action may be taken at this time on your comments because of the notice
requirements of the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
Jeanne F. Schneider
August 30, 2001
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