2 4 15 Clerk's Skeleton Notes and Meeting CallTO: Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
You are hereby directed to call a Special Session of the City Council to be
held on Wednesday, February 04, 2015 at 6:30 PM in the Historic Federal Building
for the purpose of discussing various FY 16 city departmental budgets.
D. Buol, Mayor
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 4, 2015 in the Historic
Federal Building.
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M <yor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of discussing various City departmental Fiscal Year 2016 budgets.
FISCAL YEAR 2016 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2016 City departmental budgets
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For our program, I've put together a team of local, professionally licensed engineers that are performing
advanced -level building energy audits. This is something that traditionally has required bringing in
engineers from outside the Dubuque market. And we're focused on getting building owners to follow
through on our recommendations, not just dump our reports in a file never to be looked at again.
There is a huge opportunity in front of you to do something really strategic with the proposed hike in
the franchise fee. It can do more than just plug budget holes. If you just carve out half a percent of the
two percent increase, that's approximately $375,000 a year. If used effectively, we could be saving the
citizens of Dubuque at least that much money every year, compounded!
Whether you agree that climate change is a problem or even understand why energy efficiency is one of
the best solutions, you surely must agree with the fact that saving on your utility bills is good for
everyone. And I would argue it is the "best and highest use" of franchise fee funds above the City's cost
of regulating the utilities.
You adopted a plan called 50% by 2030 that lays out a path for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
through "no regrets" solutions like energy efficiency. This plan was cited in the city's award from the
White House as a "Climate Action Champion."
Green Dubuque helped put that plan together. We can also help you put together a plan for helping the
citizens of Dubuque make their homes and buildings more efficient and save money on their energy
bills. Please consider adopting the "Franchise Fee Carve -out for Energy Efficiency."
Eric Coffman
eric�reendubu,gue ;org
724-833-7008 (cell)
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