2 27 17 Clerk's Skeleton Notes and Meeting CallCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on February 27, 2017
in the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Bis"ol; Council Members Connors, Del Toro, Janes, Lynch, Resnick,
vRios; City Manager Van Milligen, Gter-A-ttor--riiejr-ar-umwell
ayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting such business that may properly come before the City
Council and for discussing various Fiscal Year 2018 city departmental budgets.
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CONSENT ITEMS
1. Marquette Hall, LLC Third Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement
City Manager recommending approval of a Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sale
Agreement between the City of Dubuque and Marquette Hall, LLC that addresses an
award of tax credits by the Iowa Finance Authority to Marquette Hall, LLC.
RESOLUTION 78-17 Approving the Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sale
Agreement between the City of Dubuque, Iowa and Marquette Hall, LLC
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
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ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Marquette Hall, LLC Sale of Property March 6, 2017
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Resnick
Jones
Buol
Del Toro
Lynch
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Rios
Nays
1. Marquette Hall, LLC Sale of Property
City Manager recommending setting a public hearing for March 6, 2016, on the intent to
dispose of interest in real estate pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between
the City of Dubuque and Marquette Hall, LLC.
RESOLUTION 79-17 Resolution of Intent to dispose of an interest in real estate by
Deed to Marquette Hall, LLC pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the
City of Dubuque and Marquette Hall, LLC
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for
March 6, 2017
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Water Department Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Presentation
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4. Engineering Department Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Presentation
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TO: Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
You are hereby directed to call a special session of the City Council to be
held on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Historic Federal Building
for the purpose of conducting such business that may properly come before the
City Council and for discussing various Fiscal Year 2018 city departmental
budgets.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
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To: The Honorable Members of the Dubuque City Council
From: Rick Dickinson, President & CEO
David Lyons, Sustainable Innovations Consultant
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
Date: February 27, 2017
RE: FY 18 Public Works CIP on CNG/BioCNG Vehicles
First of all, the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation would like to express its strong support for the
thoughtful and comprehensive approach the City is taking toward renewable energy, and specifically toward its
support for utilization of locally produced renewable energy and fuel.
We would specifically support the continuation of the four-part strategy that is in place on Biogas:
• Phase 1: Discontinue environmental release of biogas.
• Phase 2: Off -set present on-site energy use with captured "brown gas".
• Phase 3: Develop excess brown gas into value added energy and environmental products.
• Phase 4: Increase utilization of value-added products here locally.
Greater
Dubuque
DEVELOPMENT CORP,
Schmid Innovation Center
900 Jackson St., Suite 109
Dubuque,1A, 52001
www.greaterclubuque.org
The City has made great strides on the first three phases, and the potential to increase local utilization through CNG/BioCNG
vehicles in the 2018 CIP is an important next step forward.
We understand that Council may be hearing from factions on both ends of the spectrum on renewable energy. On one end
some may feel that any movement toward renewable energy/fuels, however reasonable, is wrong in that it somehow supports
the notion of "climate change" to which they do not espouse. On the other end there will be a population that believes that
any movement that continues to use fossil fuels for transportation fuels, however reasonable, must be opposed due to its
connection to issues such as "fracking". While we understand both of those arguments we believe it is important for Dubuque
to continue the reasonable course it is on and move forward with the CIP as proposed.
Specifically, we believe that BioCNG created from our Water and Resource Recovery Center and DMASWA Landfill is the most
environmentally responsible long term approach to local fuel sources.
Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions rgCC32eJMJD:
94,7 Diesel and Alternative Fuels
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Dc,ivcd fmm CA. Pesaurces Bourd LCFS, 2009.
Additionally, we believe that the present course holds the greatest promise for economic return to the community. If we can
create a market for our biogas resources as a fuel it will create the equivalent of 4,000 gallons of fuel a day with an annual
value of $3,474,800, if used locally.
Also, while it is anyone's guess what is going to occur with the variability of fuel pricing in the future, it is clear from the
recently completed AFLEET study that the lowest cost, most stable, long-term fuel strategy for Dubuque City Fleet utilization
would be a transition to BioCNG. The two communities most similar to Dubuque's situation are Janesville and Madison, both
of whom have CIP's for additional CNG vehicle purchasing.
Lastly, we believe that this action is timely. In a perfect world it would be nice to be able to wait until there was a
robust BioCNG marketplace operating in Dubuque before the City needed to make any budget decision. However,
public and private efforts are needed to help build both the supply and the demand needed for such a robust market
The private sector is spending significant dollars to make a BioCNG economy possible here. It is important that they
see commitment from the City as well.