Proposed Amendment for 2015 State Priorities Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 5.
ITEM TITLE: Proposed Amendment for 2015 State Priorities
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending the Food Residual Composting issue be
deleted from the City of Dubuque's 2015 State Legislative Priorities.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Amendment to 2015 State Legislative Priorities-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Amendment of 2015 State Legislative Priorities Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Amendment to 2015 State Legislative Priorities
DATE: December 28, 2014
The City Council approved the 2015 State Legislative Priorities on December 1, 2014,
which included an issue regarding Food Residual Composting. Public Works Director
Don Vogt notes that the Midwest Organic Solutions LLC food residual composting
facility west of Epworth, and the City's contractual relationship with it, has satisfied the
City's previous concern regarding the State of Iowa's limit on food residual composting
by the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency composting facility.
Don Vogt recommends the Food Residual Composting issue be deleted from the City of
Dubuque's 2015 State Legislative Priorities.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Don Vogt, Public Works Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Don Vogt, Public Works Director DSV
SUBJECT: State Legislative Issues — 2015 Session of the Iowa General Assembly
DATE: December 22, 2014
INTRODUCTION
The purposes of this memorandum are to provide information and recommend a course
of corrective action concerning the City of Dubuque's 2015 State Legislative Priorities.
BACKGROUND
The City of Dubuque's 2015 State Legislative Priorities were recently proposed to the
City Council in staff's State Legislative Issues 2015 Session Iowa General Assembly
Report. They were endorsed by the City Council at its December 1St meeting.
DISCUSSION
It has been brought to my attention that one of the City's 2015 priorities/concerns, which
was actually a carryover from previous years, has been resolved and can therefore be
dropped. That is the Sustainability issue of Food Residual Composting. It was noted to
staff that the Midwest Organic Solutions LLC food residual composting facility west of
Epworth, and the City's contractual relationship with it, has satisfied the City's previous
concern regarding the State of Iowa's limit on food residual composting by the Dubuque
Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency composting facility.
ACTION STEP
I recommend that the Food Residual Composting issue be deleted from the City of
Dubuque's Iowa General Assembly 2015 Session agenda of priorities.