Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 11 2 09CITY OF DUBUQUE,
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C(' COUNCIL
PR~OEEDIN6S
The` bubtiq'ue City
Council met in regular
session at 6,30 p.m, an
November '2; 2809 In
the Hfstprib Federal
Building
Present Mayor Buol,
Counclf y embers
Braig, Connors; Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, Voet•
berg, City Manager
Van Milligen, Assistant
City Attorney O'Brien
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
regular session~of the
City Council, to act
upon such business
that ,may properly
come before the, Clty
Councih
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocatlgn was pro•
vided by Sister Mary
Ann Zollman of the Sis•
tors of Charity, BUM
Center.
PROCLAMATIONS
Philanthropy Day (No-
vember 13, 2009) was
accepted. by Dan
McCarthy, Greater Trl-
State Chapter of: the
Association of Funtl•
raising Professionals,
' 1104 N, Clark Lane, Ga-
lena, IL; Ruby .Sutton
Day, (November: lb,
2009) was accepted by
Ruby Sutton and Ta~~~
ly, 861 Air HIII Street;
Hospice ~Mpnth (No-
vember; 2009) was.ac•
cepted by Carole
Carol, Hospice of Du•
buque, 2255 John F,
KennedyRoatl„
CONSENT ITEMS
Motion by Lynch to
receive and file the
documents, adopt, the
resolutions, antl dis•
pose of as indreatetl.
Seconded by Connors.
Jones requested (#12}
Novogradac Cammuni•
ty Development Feun•
dation (NCDF) be held
for separate discus-
sion. Motion carried 7~
0.
Mlnutes,and Reports
'Submitted; • Arts ,antl
Cultural Affairs Atlviso•
ry Commission of 8/25;
City Counch of 10/19;
Civil Service Commis•
sion of 9/8 and 10/6;
Environmental Stew•
ardship Advisory Com-
mission of 10/6; Hous-.
ing Commission of
8/25; Housing Cotle Ap-
peals Board of 9/15;
Park and Recreation
Commission of 10[13
Proofs of publication
of City ,Council ,Pro•
ceedings of October 6,
2009 (Special Meeting
and Regular Session)
Upon motion .the
documents were re•
ceived and filed,
Notice of Claims/
Suits: Paul M. Olson for
vehicle damage; Dan
Boge far property dam•
age; Dan Curler for loss
of property; John=
Ervolino ,for 'property
,damage
Upon motion the
documents were ' re•
ceived and filed and re•
(erred to the City Attor-
ney.
City Attorney advising
that the following
claims have been re•
(erred to Public Entity
Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assur-
ance Pool: Dan Boge
for property damage;
Dan Curler' for loss. of
property; Joseph and
Dixie Rubino for per-
sonalinjury
City Attorney recom•
mending settlement of
the claim of John
Ervolino for property
damage
Upon me4lon the
documents were re-
celvetl, filed, and con•
curretl, R
Civil Service Commis-
sion:Civil Service Com-
mission submitting the
certified Ilst for the po-
sition of Equipment
Operator L. Upon mo•
lion the document was
received'and filed and
made a Matter of Re•
cord.
Northeast Iowa small
Business Development
Center: Communiea•
lion verifying that
Northeast Iowa Com-
munity College of
Calmar has contributed
$10,000 td be :made
available tb the North-
east Iowa SBDC on July
1, 2008.
Communication verl-
fyingthat Northeast lo-
wa Community College
of Calmarhas contrib-
uted $10,000 to be
made avallable'to the
Northeast Iowa SBDC
an July 1, 2009.
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceivetland filed.
Washington Neigh-
borhood Development
COrporation (WNDC);
City Manager recom-
mending approval of a
letter of support for a
Washington Neighbor
hood Development
Corporation grant ap-.
placation to the,
NeighborWorks Ameri•
ca organlzatlon in the
amount of $150,000.
Upon motion the docu•
menu were recelvetl,
filed, and approved,
Cleveland Avenue Re•
construction Project:
City Manager recom-
mending acceptance of
the' Cleveland, Avenue
Reconstruction Project
as completed by
Harsfield Construction,
Inc„ in the final con•
tract amount of
$1,669,582.56 and
adoption of'the final
schedule •of assess-
ments, Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No, 426-09
Accepting the ~Cleve~~
land Avenue Recoo•
struction Project - Bry•
ant street to villa
Street and authorizing
payment of the con•
tract amount to the
contractor and Resolu-
tion No. q27-09 Adopt•
ing the final assess-
ment schedule for the
Cleveland Avenue Re•
constrgction Project -
Bryant Street to Villa
Street Project were
adopted.
Louise Lane Bridge
Reconstruction Project:
City Mahager recom-
mendingacceptance of
the Louise Lane Bridge
Reconstruction Project
as completed by llm
Schroeder Construc-
tion, Inc„ of Bellevue,
Iowa, in the final con-
tract amount , of
$215,630.30. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received and tiled
and Resolution No; 428•
09 Accepting the
Louise Lane Ilridge Re-
construction Project
and authorizing pay-
ment of the contract
amountto the contrac-
torwas adopted,
Dubuque Regional Hu•,
mane Society; City
Manager corgrqunica•
lion tb The Miccio
Foundation in support
of the-0ubuque Region-
al Humane Society's,
grant application for
veterinary equipment
for a spay and neuter
clinic; Upoq motion the
document was re•
ceived and filed,
Renewal Rates • Vol-
untary Dental` Plan:
City Manager , recom•
mendlog approval bf
the renewal rates for
the "City's voluntary
dental, plan. Upon mo•
lion the documents
were recelvetl, filed,
and approved,
Legislative Corre-
spondence: Correspon-
dence to SenatorTQm
Harkin .and Senator
Charles GrasSley re;
questing that they co-
sponsor the Communi-
ty Restoration and Re•
vitalization Act, which
updates the Historic
Tax Credit aril would
provide greater oppor-
tunities fprthe reuse of
historic and alder
buildings, Upon motion
the documents were
received antl filed,
Mediacom; Communi•
cation from, Lee
Grassley, Metllacom
Senior Manager • Gov-.
ernment Relations, ad•
vising of upcoming
channel changes, Upon
motion the document
was received and filed.
Novogradac Commun-
ity Development FoUn-
datlon (NCDF); Notifi•
cation from the
Novogradac Communi•
ty D,evelopment Foun• '
dation (NCDF) that City
Manager Michael G.
Van Milligen has been::
named the Public ExeG•
utive of the Year, Mo-
tlonbyJones toreceive
and file the documents,
Seconded by Connors,
Council Member Jones
congratulated the City
Manager on behalf of
the City Councih Mo•
lion carrietl7.0,
Online Employment
Application Vendor:
City Manager recem-
mentling,approval of a
contract with NeoGov
to provide enhanced,
online employee appll-
catlon services. Upon
motion the documents
were received, filed,
and approved. -
KeyLine Transit
Board: Communication
from'John Curtis sub-~
milting his resignation
from the KeyLine
Transit Board due' to
his relocation out of
State, Upon mption the
documents were re•
ceived and filed and
the resignatiogacgept-
ed.
Unified Therapy Serv
Ices, ` ~Communicatlon
from Sarah Bieder•
mann, Olrectorof Mar-
keting and ellling for
Unified Therapy Serv-
ices, thanking the City
of Dubuque fOr their
assistance In making
the Autism Speaks run
/ walk a success, Upon
motion the document
was received and filed,
East Central Intergov
ernmental ASsocfatlon:
Communication from
Kelley Hutton Deut•
never, Bast Central In-
tergovernmental Asso•
ciatlon, thanking the
City Council for their
approval and support
of the Regional Transit
Authority's request to
partner with the City of
Dubuque In providing
fundsforthe Northeast
Iowa Community Colle-
ge's shuttle route.
Upon. motion the tlocu•
ment was received antl
filed,
Quarterly Investment'
Report; City Manager
transmitting the Sep•
tember 3D, 2009. Quar-
terly Investment Re•
port, Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceivedantl filed,
Cammgnity Develop-
ment Advisory Com-
mission: City Manager
recommending appro--•
Jai of the appppointment
of Char Etltly as the
Housing Commission
Liaison to the Com-
munity Development
Advisory Commission.
Upon motion the docu•
menu were received,
filed, and approved.
Liquor License Re-
fund: Request of Bever•
ly Larsen, Denny's Lux
Club, requesting a re•
fund of her Beer/Liquor
License. Upon motion
the document was re•
ceived and filed and
the,refundapproyed.
4lquor License Appli
cations; City Manager
recommending appro•
vat of annual liquor II-
cense renewals as sub-
miffed, .Upon motion
the documents were
received antl tiled and
Resolution No. 429.09
Granting the issuance
of, a Class "C" Beer
Permit ,to Kwik Stop
Food Mart; and Resolu-
lion No. 430.09 Grant•
ing the Issuance of a
Class "C" Beer/Liquor
License to Yen Ching,
Aragon Tap and L May;
a Special Class "C" Liq•
uor License to HuHot
Mongolian Grill; and a
Class "WBN" (Native
Wine) License to Dubu•
quo Humane Society
Adoption Center and
Kwik Stop Food Mart
were adopted,
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Upon motion the rules
were suspended allow-
ing anyone present to
address the City Coun•
• cit.
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase h Proof of publl•
cation on notice of
public hearing to con•
sider the plans and
specifications, form of
contract and estimated
cost for the Historic
Shot Tower Rehabilita•
lion Project -Phase I
antl City Manager rec-
ommending approval,
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents and adopt
Resolution No, 431-09
Preliminary approval of
,plans, specifications,
form of. contract, and
estimated cost for the
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase I, Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
7-0,
Upon motion the rules
were suspended limit-
ing discussion to the
City Council.
ACTION ITEMS
Citizen Request: Re•
quest of Lance Knabel,
1971 University, to ad•
dress the Council re-
garding parking in his
neighborhood, Mr.
Knabel asked City
Council to consider
changing the "No Stu-
dent" parking In front
of his house to "Resi-
dential Only" parking.
After responding to
questions from- City
Council, City Engineer
Gus Psihoyos asked
Mr. Knabel to contact
the Engineering De-
partment to consider a
Residential Parking
Permit District desig•
nation for the area,
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents, Seconded
by Braig. Motion car-
ried 7-0,
North Fork Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Recon•
struction Project -
Phase ill, City Manager
recpmmentling that all
bids recelvetl for the
North Fark Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Regon•
struction Project -
Phase III be rejected
and the project re-old
at a later date. Motion
by Braig to receive and
file the documents and
adopt Resolution No.
432.09 Rejecting all
competitive bids for
fhe North Fork Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Regon•
'struction Project -
Phase IIh Seconded by
Voetberg. Motion car•
tied 7.0.
Bicycle Ordinance;
City Manager recom-
mending approval of
do ordinance related to
the tlefinltion of bicy
cles which will bring
the Code of Ordinances
In alignment with State
law updates. Motion by
tones to receive and
file the documents and
that the requirement
that a proposed ordi-
nange be considered,
and voted on for pas-
sage at two Council
meetings prior to the;
meeting at which it is_
to be passed be sus•
pendetl; Seconded by i
Resnick, Motion car-
ried 7.0,
Motion 6y Jones far fl•
Hal consideration and
passage of Ordinance
No, 53.09 Arnentling
the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances Ti-
tle 9 Motor Vehicles
and Traffic; Chapter 1
General Provisions,
Section 9.1.321,1 Defi•.
Hiltons, by amending
the definition of bicy-
cle and motorized blcy
cle or motor bicycle,
Seconded by Connors,
Motion carried 7.0,
Panhandling Ordi•
nonce; City Manager
recommending appro-
val of an ordinance
which would prohibit'
aggressive panhan•
dling In the City of Du-
buque. Motion by
Connors to receive and
file the documents and
that the requirement
that a pproposed ortli-,
Hance he considered
and voted on for pas-
sage at two Council.
meetings prior to the!.
meeting at which it Is
to be passed be sus-'
pepdetl, Seconded by~i
Braig, Motion carried
7.0.
Motion by Connors for
final conslderatlan and ~I
passage of Ordinance
No, 54.09 Amending Ti-
tie 7 Police, Flre, antl
Public Safety, Chapter,
5 Offenses, Article A
General Offenses, of
the City of Dubuque j
Code of Ordinances by;
bddln9 a new Section
7.5A•17 .Aggressive
panhandling Prohl6lt-
ed, defining and pro-
hibiting aggressive
panhandling, and pro•
vltling penalties for the
violation thereof.
Seconded by Braig.
Motion carried 7.0,
February 15, 2010 City
Council Meeting:.City
Manager recemmentl-
Ing that the City Coun-
cil meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, February
16, 2010 be changed to
Monday, February '15,
2010 (President's Day).
Motion by Janes to re-
ceive antl file the tlocu•
menu and that the re-
quirement that a prp•
posed ordinance bye
considered antl voted
on for passage at two
Council meetings prior
to the meeting at
which It Is to be passed
be suspended,
Seconded by Lynch,
Motion carried.7.0.
Motion byJones forfi•
Hal conslderatlan and
passage of Qrdinance
No. 55.09 Cfiangin~, the
date for the second
regular City ~Councl(
meeting in February
2010 from February) i$,
2010 to February 15,'
2010. Seconded ,~by
Braig, Motion carfled
7.0,
COUNCIL MEMBER:
REPORTS
Resnick encouraged,
cltizegs to vote oo- No•
vember 3, 2009. `'
There being nb fur•
ther..business, upop
motion the City Council '
adjourned at 723 p.m.
/s/leanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk .
It 11/11
F IOWA {SS:
COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
:, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, hic,, an Iowa
blisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general calculation
e City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
er 11, 2009, and for which the charge is $163.32,
P
Subscribed to before m , Notary Public in nd for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this // day of , 20 0~.
otary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
~a'"~ s MARY K. WESTERMEYER
~f : Commission Number 154085
"`- My Comm. Exp. FEB t, 201 i
~~~,~_
tion No. 430-09 Grant
ing the issuance of
Class "C" Beer/Liquo
License to Yen Ching
Aragon Tap and L May;:.
a Special Class "C" Liq-
uor License to HuHot
Mongolian Grill; and a
Class "WBN" (Native
Wine) License to Dubu-
que Humane Society
Adoption Center and
Kwik Stop Food Mart
were adopted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Upon motion the rules
were suspended allow-
ing anyone present to
address the City Coun-
cil.
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase I: Proof of publi-
cation on notice of
public hearing to con-
sider the plans and
specifications, form of
contract and estimated
cost for the Historic
Shot Tower Rehabilita-
tion Project - Phase I
and City Manager rec-
ommending approval.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents and adopt
Resolution No. 431-09
Preliminary approval of
plans, specifications,
form of contract, and
estimated cost for the
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase I. Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
7-0.
Upon motion the rules
were suspended limit-
ing discussion to the
City Council.
ACTION ITEMS
Citizen Request: Re-
quest of Lance Knabel,
1971 University, to ad-
dress the Council re-
garding parking in his
neighborhood. Mr.
Knabel asked City
Council to consider
changing the "No Stu-
dent" parking in front
of his house to "Resi-
dential Only" parking.
After responding to
!questions from City
Council City Engineer
Section 9-1-321.1 Defi-
nitions, by amending
the definition of bicy-
cle and motorized bicy-
cle or motor bicycle.
Seconded by Connors.
Motion carried 7-0.
Panhandling Ordi-
nance: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of an ordinance
which would prohibit
aggressive panhan-
dling in the City of Du-
buque. Motion by
Connors to receive and
file the documents and
that the requirement
that a proposed ordi-
nance be considered
and voted on for pas-
sage at two Council
meetings prior to the
meeting at which it is
to be passed be sus-
pended. Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
jaa
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, 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: November 11, 2009, and for which the charge is $163.32.
Subscribed to before m Notary Publicinnd for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /l-a day of �'L� , 20 07 .
1�TotofPublic in and for Dubuque County, q Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
•
My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2011
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The Dubuque City
Council met in regular
session at 6:30 p.m. on
November 2, 2009 in
the Historic Federal
Building.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, Voet-
berg, City Manager
Van Milligen, Assistant
City Attorney O'Brien
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
regular session of the
City Council to act
upon such business
that may properly
come before the City
Council.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation was pro-
vided by Sister Mary
Ann Zollman of the Sis-
ters of Charity, BVM
Center.
PROCLAMATIONS
Philanthropy Day (No-
vember 13, 2009) was
accepted by Dan
McCarthy, Greater Tri-
State Chapter of the
Association of Fund-
raising Professionals,
1104 N. Clark Lane, Ga-
lena, IL; Ruby Sutton
Day (November 15,
2009) was accepted by
Ruby Sutton and fami-
ly, 861 Air Hill Street;
Hospice Month (No-
vember, 2009) was ac-
cepted by Carole
CaroII, Hospice of Du-
buque, 2255 John F.
Kennedy Road.
CONSENT ITEMS
Motion by Lynch to
receive and file the
documents, adopt the
resolutions, and dis-
pose of as indicated.
Seconded by Connors.
Jones requested (#12)
Novogradac Communi-
ty Development Foun-
dation (NCDF) be held
for separate discus-
sion. Motion carried 7-
0.
Minutes and Reports
Submitted: Arts and
Cultural Affairs Adviso-
ry Commission of 8/25;
City Council of 10/19;
Civil Service Commis-
sion of 9/8 and 10/6;
Environmental Stew-
ardship Advisory Com-
mission of 10/6; Hous-
ing Commission of
8/25; Housing Code Ap-
peals Board of 9/15;
Park and Recreation
Commission of 10/13
Proofs of publication
of City Council . Pro-
ceedings of October 5,
2009 (Special Meeting
and Regular Session)
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Notice of Claims/
Suits: Paul M. Olson for
vehicle damage; Dan
Boge for property dam-
age; Dan Curler for loss
of property; John -
Ervolino , for property
damage
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed and re-
ferred to the City Attor-
ney.
City Attorney advising
that the following
claims have been re-
ferred to Public Entity
Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assur-
ance Pool: Dan Boge
for property damage;
Dan Curler' for loss of
property; Joseph and
Dixie Rubino for per-
sonal injury
City Attorney recom-
mending settlement of
the claim of John
Ervolino for property
damage
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived, filed, and con-
curred.
Civil Service Commis-
sion: Civil Service Com-
mission submitting the
certified list for the po-
sition of Equipment
Operator I. Upon mo-
tion the document was
received and filed and
made a Matter of Re-
cord.
Northeast Iowa Small
Business Development
Center: Communica-
tion verifying that
Northeast Iowa Com-
munity College of
Calmar has contributed
$10,000 to be made
available to the North-
east Iowa SBDC on July
1, 2008.
Communication veri-
fying that Northeast Io-
wa Community College
of Calmar has contrib-
uted $10,000 to be
made available to the
Northeast Iowa SBDC
on July 1, 2009.
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Washington Neigh-
borhood Development
Corporation (WNDC):
City Manager recom-
mending approval of a
letter of support for a
Washington Neighbor-
hood Development
Corporation grant ap-
plication to the
NeighborWorks Ameri-
ca organization in the
amount of $150,000.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received,
filed, and approved.
Cleveland Avenue Re-
construction Project:
City Manager recom-
mending acceptance of
the Cleveland Avenue
Reconstruction Project
as completed by
Horsfield Construction,
Inc., in the final con-
tract amount of
$1,669,582.56 and
adoption of the final
schedule of assess-
ments. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No. 426-09
Accepting the Cleve-
land Avenue Recon-
struction Project - Bry-
ant Street to Villa
Street- and authorizing
payment of the con-
tract amount to the
contractor and Resolu-
tion No. 427-09 Adopt-
ing the final assess-
ment schedule for the
Cleveland Avenue Re-
construction Project -
Bryant Street to Villa
Street Project were
adopted.
Louise Lane Bridge
Reconstruction Project:
City Manager recom-
mending acceptance of
the Louise Lane Bridge
Reconstruction Project
as completed by Jim
Schroeder Construc-
tion, Inc., of Bellevue,
Iowa, in the final con-
tract amount of
$215,630.30. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received and filed
and Resolution No. 428-
09 Accepting the
Louise Lane Bridge Re-
construction Project
and authorizing pay-
ment of the contract
amount to the contrac-
tor was adopted.
Dubuque Regional Hu-
mane Society: City
Manager communica-
tion to The Miccio
Foundation in support
of the Dubuque Region-
al Humane Society's
grant application for
veterinary equipment
for a spay and neuter
clinic. Upon motion the
document was re-
ceived and filed.
Renewal Rates - Vol-
untary Dental Plan:
City Manager recom-
mending approval of
the renewal rates for
the City's voluntary
dental plan. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received, filed,
and approved.
Legislative Corre-
spondence: Correspon-
dence to Senator Tom
Harkin and Senator
Charles Grassley re-
questing that they co-
sponsor the Communi-
ty Restoration and Re-
vitalization Act, which
updates the Historic
Tax Credit and would
provide greater oppor-
tunities for the reuse of
historic and older
buildings. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed.
Mediacom: Communi-
cation from Lee
Grassley, Mediacom
Senior Manager - Gov-
ernment Relations, ad-
vising of upcoming
channel changes. Upon
motion the document
was received and filed.
Novogradac Commun-
ity Development Foun-
dation (NCDF): Notifi-
cation from the
Novogradac Communi-
ty Development Foun-
dation (NCDF) that City
Manager Michael C.
Van Milligen has been
named the Public Exec-
utive of the Year. Mo-
tion by Jones to receive
and file the documents.
Seconded by Connors.
Council Member Jones
-
congratulated the City
Manager on behalf of
the City Council. Mo-
tion carried 7-0.
Online Employment
Application Vendor:
City Manager recom-
mending ,approval of a
contract with NeoGov
to provide enhanced.
online employee appli-
cation services. Upon
motion the documents
were received, filed,
and approved.
KeyLine Transit
Board: Communication from John Curtis sub-
mitting his resignation
from the KeyLine
Transit Board due to
his relocation out of
State. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed and
the resignation accept-
ed.
Unified Therapy Serv-
ices: Communication
from Sarah Bieder-
mann, Director of Mar-
keting and Billing for
Unified Therapy Serv-
ices, thanking the City
of Dubuque for their
assistance in making
the Autism Speaks run
/ walk a success. Upon
motion the document
was received and filed.
East Central Intergov-
ernmental Association:
Communication from
Kelley Hutton Deut-
meyer, East Central In-
tergovernmental Asso-
ciation, thanking the
City Council for their
approval and support
of the Regional Transit
Authority's request to
partner with the City of
Dubuque in providing
funds for the Northeast
Iowa Community Colle-
ge's shuttle route.
Upon motion the docu-
ment was received and
filed.
Quarterly Investment'
Report: City Manager
transmitting the Sep-
tember 30, 2009 Quar-
terly Investment Re-
port. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Community Develop-
ment Advisory Com-
mission: City Manager
recommending appro-•
val of the appointment
of Char Eddy as the
Housing Commission
Liaison to the Com-
munity Development
Advisory Commission.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received,
filed, and approved.
Liquor License Re-
fund: Request of Bever-
ly Larsen, Denny's Lux
Club, requesting a re-
fund of her Beer/Liquor
License. Upon motion
the document was re-
ceived and filed and
the refund approved.
Liquor License Appli-
cations: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of annual liquor li-
cense renewals as sub-
mitted. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No. 429-09
Granting the issuance
of a Class "C" Beer
Permit to Kwik Stop
Food Mart; and Resolu-
tion No. 430-09 Grant-
ing the issuance of a
Class "C" Beer/Liquor
License to Yen Ching,
Aragon Tap and L May;
a Special Class "C" Liq-
uor License to HuHot
Mongolian Grill; and a
Class "WBN" (Native
Wine) License to Dubu-
que Humane Society
Adoption Center and
Kwik Stop Food Mart
were adopted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Upon motion the rules
were suspended allow-
ing anyone present to
address the City Coun-
cil.
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase I: Proof of publi-
cation on notice of
public hearing to con-
sider the plans and
specifications, form of
contract and estimated
cost for the Historic
Shot Tower Rehabilita-
tion Project - Phase I
and City Manager rec-
ommending approval.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents and adopt
Resolution No. 431-09
Preliminary approval of
plans, specifications,
form of contract, and
estimated cost for the
Historic Shot Tower
Rehabilitation Project -
Phase I. Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
7-0.
Upon motion the rules
were suspended limit-
ing discussion to the
City Council.
ACTION ITEMS
Citizen Request: Re-
quest of Lance Knabel,
1971 University, to ad-
dress the Council re-
garding parking in his
neighborhood. Mr.
Knabel asked City
Council to consider
changing the "No Stu-
dent" parking in front
of his house to "Resi-
dential Only" parking.
After responding to
questions from City
Council, City Engineer
Gus Psihoyos asked
Mr. Knabel to contact
the Engineering De-
partment to consider a
Residential Parking
Permit District desig-
nation for the area.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents. Seconded
by Braig. Motion car-
ried 7-0.
North Fork Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Recon-
struction Project -
Phase III. City Manager
recommending that all
bids received for the
North Fork Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Recon-
struction Project -
Phase III be rejected
and the project re -bid
at a later date. Motion
by Braig to receive and
file the documents and
adopt Resolution No.
432-09 Rejecting all
competitive bids for
the North Fork Catfish
Creek Stormwater and
Sanitary Sewer Recon-
struction Project -
Phase III. Seconded by
Voetberg. Motion car-
ried 7-0.
Bicycle Ordinance:
City Manager recom-
mending approval of
an ordinance related to
the definition of bicy-
cles which will bring
the Code of Ordinances
in alignment with State
law updates. Motion by
Jones to receive and
file the documents and
that the requirement
that a proposed ordi-
nance be considered
and voted on for pas-
sage at two Council
meetings prior to the
meeting at which it is
to be passed be sus-
pended. Seconded by
Resnick. Motion car-
ried 7-0.
Motion by Jones for fi-
nal consideration and
passage of Ordinance
No. 53-09 Amending
the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances Ti-
tle 9 Motor Vehicles
and Traffic, Chapter 1
General Provisions,
Section 9-1-321.1 Defi-
nitions, by amending
the definition of bicy-
cle and motorized bicy-
cle or motor bicycle.
Seconded by Connors.
Motion carried 7-0.
Panhandling Ordi-
nance: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of an ordinance
which would prohibit
aggressive panhan-
dling in the City of Du-
buque. Motion by
Connors to receive and
file the documents and
that the requirement
that a proposed ordi-
nance be considered
and voted on for pas-
sage at two Council
meetings prior to the
meeting at which it is
to be passed be sus-
pended. Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
7-0.
Motion by Connors for
final consideration and
passage of Ordinance
No. 54-09 Amending Ti-
tle 7 Police, Fire, and
Public Safety, Chapter
5 Offenses, Article A
General Offenses, of
the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances by
adding a new Section
7-5A-17 Aggressive
Panhandling Prohibit-
ed, defining and pro-
hibiting aggressive
panhandling, and pro-
viding penalties for the
violation thereof.
Seconded by Braig.
Motion carried 7-0.
February 15, 2010 City
Council Meeting: City
Manager recommend-
ing that the City Coun-
cil meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, February
16, 2010 be changed to
Monday, February 15,
2010 (President's Day).
Motion by Jones to re-
ceive and file the docu-
ments and that the re-
quirement that a pro-
posed ordinance be
considered and voted
on for ,passage at two
Council meetings prior
to the meeting at
which it is to be passed
be suspended.
Seconded by Lynch.
Motion carried 7-0.
Motion by Jones for fi-
nal consideration and
passage of Ordinance
No. 55-09 Changing the
date for the second
regular City Council
meeting in February
2010 from February 16,
2010 to February 15,
2010. Seconded by
Braig. Motion carried
7-0.
COUNCIL MEMBER
REPORTS
Resnick encouraged
citizens to vote on No-
vember 3, 2009.
There being no fur-
ther business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
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