3 4 08 Clerk's Skeleton Notes_HandoutsTO: JEANNE F. SCHNEIDER
CITY CLERK
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE
HISTORIC FEDERAL BUILDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING
VARIOUS FISCAL YEAR 2009 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS.
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 4, 2008
COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE HISTORIC FEDERAL BUILDING
PRESENT: MAYOR ~~JOL, COUNCIL MEMBERS BRAIG, COI~NORS, JOKES, LYIy.C`H,
RESIy.ICK, VOET,BERG ~
CITY MANAGER VAIyiMILLIGEN
ABSENT:
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the
purpose of discussing various City departmental budgets.
Discussion of Departmental Budgets
Housing/Community Development
-- Public Hearing on the FY 2009 Annual Action Plan
Suspend the Rules
Reinstate the Rules
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My name is Eric Schulz, 1045 W 3`~ St., speaking on behalf of Dubuque Landlord
Association.
• We do support hiring policemen to work Section 8 properties
• The Landlord Association does not believe another general housing inspector is
needed
• The city housing department has 1.2 full time inspectors inspecting approximately
6 units of apartments initial inspection per day, of which the fire department
inspecting about one of those units. This leaves 5 units a day using 6 weeks of
vacation and sick leave.
• We have studied the Oct. 21, 2007 letter from David Harris, disagreed with
several areas:
1. Complaint inspections: many complaints aze not violations or the tenant is
trying to harass landlord (i.e. I had one last month)
2. Garbage and other issues: I look at garbage, find out whose it is by
looking and finding whose name is on it, and warn them. Tenants who
dispose of garbage improperly or take out smoke alarm batteries or cause
additional inspections by horrible housekeeping should be fined; the
council previously agreed with this but housing department has drug its
feet and generally does not fine tenants.
• When the city code included inspections the program was meant to take 7 years
but after the initial inspections should go to 5 years. I was on the housing code
review committee that rewrote the housing code.
• In checking other housing departments around the state I have found some in the
same housing situations as Dubuque, while others aze running with many more
inspections and less staff and doing a thorough job. Other cities aze looking at big
fines to tenants and aze chazging where landlord or tenant misses an inspection
appointment.
• We believe inspectors take way too long. Davenport averages 7 1/3 minutes per
unit.
• We believe that the line should be held without additional inspectors.
I am a large manager of more than 700 apartments but with only 25 units in Dubuque that
I manage. I am skilled in dealing with owners, managers and tenants and would be
willing to put in my time to assist you in streamlining the rental inspection program. I
believe that if the department and landlords work together no additional personnel is
needed.
The worst thing that could happen by not hiring an inspector would be a one-year delay.
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September 2000-August 2007
Brown University Purdue University
2 Members 1 Member
705 Volunteer hours 1,704 Volunteer hours
$3,600 in living allowance stipends $10,200 in living allowance stipends
$2,000 in Education Awards $4,725 in Education Awards
Clarke College
85 Members
41,849 Volunteer hours
$233,125 in living allowance stipends
$114,570 in Education Awards
St. Ambrose
3 Members
1,216 Volunteer hours
$7,200 in living allowance stipends
$3,500 in Education Awards
Concordia
4 Members
1,211 Volunteer hours
$7,340 in living allowance stipends
$4,000 in Education Awards
Emmaus
6 Members
5, 759 Volunteer hours
$34,300 in living allowance stipends
$15,562 Education Awards
Iowa State
1 Member
900 Volunteer hours
$5,612 in living allowance stipend
$2,362 Education Award
Loras College
104 Members
53,123 Volunteer hours
$303,614 in living allowance stipends
$138,968 in Education Awards
NICC
8 Members
6,250 Volunteer Hours
$37,640 in living allowance stipends
$16,422 in Education Awards
St. John's University
2 Members
601 Volunteer hours
$3,794 in living allowance stipend
$2,000 in Education Award
University of Dubuque
28 Members
14,745 Volunteer Hours
$70,016 in living allowance stipends
$35,284 in Education Awards
University of Idaho
2 Members
923 Volunteer hours
$5,400 in living allowance stipends
$2,500 in Education Awards
University of Illinois
1 Member
456 Volunteer Hours
$2,700 in living allowance stipends
$1,250 in Education Awards
University of Iowa
5 Members
3,261 Volunteer hours
$19,642 in living allowance stipends
$9,725 in Education Awards
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