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Proof Council Min 12 16 02 SPEC CiTY OF DUB~I'~UE~'IOWA COUNCIL pROCEEDINGS OFFIC AL C ty Council Monda~ camber 16,2002 , Council met for d nner at 4:15 P M, Inthe Second Floor Library Rotunda Council met in special ses- sion at 4:51 P,M. n the Public Library AudltOrlUm Present: Council Psihoyo~ for the Stormwa(er Utmy. Steve Sad ewlck of Camp Dresser & ~Kee ~CDM the Consultant for this project, presented various aspects of the proposed Stormwater Utility program and clarified those items of the presenta- tion that all committee mem- bars had come to a consen- sus upon and those items that no consensu~ had yet been reached, He stated that over 7 cities in Iowa and 350 Jn the United States have a Storm; water Ut I ty, Mike portzen,' as Chair of the Committee, spoke of various specifics of the project as did Mike Coty, Dave Stuart, Tracy' Wagner, Bob Hartlg and Ron Smith. Discussed were the City's aging infrastructure system, the design of.t~e pro ect, the 24,5 M cost or the pro act, the possibility of raising funding f[om a variety of sources and 'the possible variability of ~ee amounts, concerns abogt' bankrupting non-p of it and e ~lous f~clli- res, whether a utility should have a sunse clause, and possible subsidies, for tax dent ¢ Dubuque- No~ebuildets, Bob Hartlg and we~l as Other members spoke There beln~ STATE OF IOWA DUBUQUE COUNTY {SS: CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Sherri A. Yutzy, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Commmfications, Inc., an Io~va corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: December 26, 2002, and for which the charge is $20.68. Subscribed to before me, a~lotary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this *g~)~ day of~.~.,__/~j_J ,20 o ~ Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. • CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA COUNCIL P OCEEDINGS OFICIA City Council, Monday, De - I cember 16, 2002 , Council met for dinner at 4:15 P.M. in the Second Floor Library Rotunda Council met in special ses- sion at 4:51 P.M. in the Public Library Auditorium Present: Mayor Duggan, Council Members Buol, Cline, Connors, Markham, Michalski, Nicholson, City Manager Michael Van Milligen, Corpo- ration Counsel Barry Lindahl. Mayor Duggan read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of discussing the proposed Stormwater Utility. Assistant City Engineer Gus Psihoyos introduced individu- als representing various seg- ments of the community that 1 were working together as the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Stormwater Utility. Steve Sedgewick of Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM), the Consultant for this project, presented various aspects of the proposed Stormwater Utility program and clarified those items of the presenta- tion that all committee mem- bers had come to a consen- sus upon and those items that no consensus had yet been reached. He stated that over 7 cities in Iowa and 350 in the United States have a Storm - water Utility. Mike Portzen, as Chair of the Committee, spoke of various specifics of the project as did Mike Coty, Dave Stuart, Tracy Wagner, Bob Hartig and Ron Smith. Discussed were the City's aging infrastructure system, the design of the project, the 24.5 M cost of the project, the possibility of raising funding from a variety of sources and the possible variability of fee amounts, concerns about bankrupting non-profit and religious facili- ties, whether a utility should have a sunset clause, and possible subsidies, for tax exempt properties. Rev. Ken Bickel, Past Presi- dent of DACU, Ron' Smith of Dubuque Homebuilders, Bob Hartig and Dave Stuart as well as other committee members spoke voicing rele- vant concerns. There being no further busi- ness, upon consensus meet- ing adjourned at 6:11 P.M. Karen M. Chesterman Deputy City Clerk' 1t 12/26 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Sherri A. Yutzy, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: December 26, 2002, and for which the charge is $20.68. Subscribed to before me, aary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this 029 Or day of , 20 o d� Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.