Minutes_City Council Proceeedings 2 26 18 - FY19 Budget 6 Copyrighted
March 5, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of 2/15, 2/19, 2/22, 2/26; Civil
Service Commission 1/4/18; Five Flags Civic Center
Commission of 1/29; Library Board of Trustees of
12/21/17, 1/18/18; Proofs of Publication for City Council
Proceedings of 2/5, 2/7, 2/8; Proof of Publication for List of
Claims and Summary of Revenues for Month Ending 1/31.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
City Council Proceedings of 2/15/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 2/19/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 2/22/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 2/26/18 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission Minutes of the 1/4/18 Supporting Documentation
Five Flags Civic Center Commission Minutes of 1/29/18 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 12/21/17 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Work Session Minutes of Supporting Documentation
1/18/18
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/5/18
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/7/18
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/8/18
Proof of Publication for List of Claims/Summary of Supporting Documentation
Revenues for ME 1/31/18
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on February 26, 2018
in the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6�h Street.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Del Toro, Jones, Larson, Resnick, Rios; Shaw;
City Manager Michael Van Milligen
Mayor 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 2019 city departmental budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Fiscal Year 2019 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
1. Water Department: Denis Ehrig, Water Department Manager
2. Water & Resource Recovery Center: William O'Brien, W&RRC Manager
3. Public Works Department: John Klostermann, PW Director; Renee Tyler,
Assistant PW Director; Anderson Sainci, Resource Management Coordinator.
4. Engineering Department: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer; Bob Schiesl, Assistant
City Engineer, Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer II (Stormwater); Jon Dienst, Civil Engineer
II (Streets); David Ness, Civil Engineer II (Traffic).
The City Council had discussion with most presenters following each presentation.
Following the W&RRC presentation, the City Council reached consensus (Shaw, Rios,
Larson, Del Toro) on reconsidering the elimination of the electrician position for this
department at the February 28, 2018 budget hearing. Responding to questions from the
City Council, City Manager Van Milligen and W&RRC Manager William O'Brien provided
information in support of the elimination citing cost savings from technical automation at
the Center and utilizing other in-house, certified talent. Mr. Van Milligen reiterated that the
request is not a move to outsourcing the work.
Public Input: John Pregler, 1525 Pego Court; and Mike Reinert, W&RRC electrician,
965 Kane Street, each spoke in opposition to eliminating the position citing the specialized
nature of the work, OSHA concerns, and loss of institutional knowledge. Mr. Pregler
requested a deeper study of the issue before a decision is made.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 938 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk
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