2 20 03 Minutes this meetingCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, February 20, 2003
Council met in Special Session at 6:15 P.M. in the Library Auditorium
Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Buol, Council Members Cline, Connors, Markham, Michalski,
Nicholson, City Manager Michael Van Milligen
Absent: Mayor Duggan
Mayor Pro-Tem 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.
Engineering Department: Discussion centered on the proposed Storm Water Utility. Mike
Portzen, Chair of the Storm Water Citizens Advisory Committee, and Steve Sedgwick,
Stormwater Utility Consultant with Camp Dresser & McKee, spoke clarifying specifics of the
proposed utility. Dave Stuart, 1470 Locust, spoke stressing the need for other City projects
and programs.
Operations and Maintenance Department budget: Council reviewed the budget and
discussed the proposal for the new facility.
Planning Services Department: Discussion centered on the request for an additional full-time
Associate Planner and the hiring of a consultant to review and update the Zoning Ordinance.
Dave Rusk of the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission and Chris Wand of the Historic
Preservation Commission spoke requesting Council consider funding both decision packages.
Airport and Library budgets: Council discussed both budgets and their various decision
packages.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
/s/ Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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