Minutes Downtown Plan Com 5 13 MINUTES
DOWNTOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
May 13, 2002, 11:00 A.M.
Conference Room #2, City Hall Annex
1300 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa
PRESENT: Committee Members: Doris Hingtgen, John Walsh, Dan LoBianco, Ann
Michalski, Jim Giesen, Para Jochum, Dave Rusk and Bob Felderman; Staff
Members: David Harris, Laura Carstens, Rich Russell, and Use Sesterhenn;
Guest: Jim Holz
ABSENT: Committee Members: Jim Gibbs, Bill Baum and Ruth Nash.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 11:10 a.m.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying
that the meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: Motion by Walsh, seconded by Michalski to approve the minutes of April 8,
2002 passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS:
Report on Consultant Selection Process and IDED Grant Application
Camtens distributed a memo with an update on ~ IDED Grant process and the consultant
selection process. She stated that funds from the IDED will not be available until after
7/1/02 according to Call Beals. Carstens reviewed the spreadsheet that she prepared
listing potential components, scope, and deliverables that could be included in an RFP for
a consultant. Comn~ttee members discussed and analyzed the spreadsheet and presented
recommendations for inclusion in the RRP for a Downtown Master Plan consultant.
Carstens will take the recommendations from the Committee and develop a draft RFP for
review by the Consultant Selection Committee. The Committee is tentatively scheduled to
meet on May 23, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. Carstens confirmed that the RFP will include a
~confingent upon funding' clause and that a contract will not be signed with a consultant
until funding is in place.
Report on NTHP Grant Application
LoBianco reported that there were 2 applications submiti~d from Dubuque and that the
Grand Theater application scored higher than the Downtown Master Plan application.
LoBianco stated that it appems unlikely that our project wi~l receive funding however he
will know for sure by 611102.
Minutes - Downtown Planning Committee
May 13, 2002
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ITEMS FRO~ THE CO~IIIllSSION: ~
Rusk reported that Steve Horman has resigned Eom the Committee and recommended
appointing Dan Walsh in his place. Motion by Walsh, seconded by Jochum to add Dan
Watsh to the Committee passed unanimously.
Rusk also reported ti-mt the open house for downtown buSir~-~ss leaderS and community
stakeholders that was scheduled fOr the evenh'~j of May 13, 2002 will not be held at this
tkne.
ITEm, S FROI~ STAFF:
Carstens reported that time at n~z~tings is not generally counted as an in-kind match for
grant requests. She requested that Committee members begin to determine the potential
in-kind resources that could be co~ted to this project.
Russell noted that the Juty 8; 2002 Committee meetin~ conflict~ ~ aCity management
team ~ting. Therefore, the Juty Downtown Planning Commiitee meeting will be held on
July 2, 2002 at t 1:00 a.m. in the City Hall Annex Conference Room 2.
ADJOURNII~EN'T: The meeting ended at 12:15 p.m. ·
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Sesterhenn, Assistant Planner
Adopted