2 13 19 City Council Proceedings_Special Budget Hearing 2CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. February 13, 2019 in
the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Del Toro, Larson, Resnick; Shaw; City Man-
ager Michael Van Milligen.
Absent: Council Members Jones and Rios
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting the FY20 CDBG Annual Action Plan public hearing and
discussing various FY20 City Departmental budgets.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Community Development Block Grant- Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Action Plan: Proof
of Publication on notice of public hearing to approve a Resolu tion to include the Fiscal
Year 2020 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan in the City of Dubu-
que's Fiscal Year 2020 budget and the City Manager recommending approval. Motion by
Shaw to receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 48-19 Adopting the
Fiscal Year 2020 (Program Year 2019) Community. Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Annual Action Plan. Seconded by Resnick. Housing and Community Development Man-
ager Alexis Steger provided a slide presentation. Topics included: CDBG objectives; grant
allocations for FY10-FY19; a review of the Community Development Advisory Commis-
sion; summary of the proposed FY20 Annual Action Plan; resources to meet locally iden-
tified needs; creating quality affordable housing opportunities; equitable outco mes; and
advancing City Council goals. Motion carried 5-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 48-19
ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 (PROGRAM YEAR 2019) COMMUNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CITY BUDGET
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, through a series of public meetings and hearings, pro-
posed a Fiscal Year 2020 (Program Year 2019) Community Development Block Grant
Annual Action Plan for inclusion in the City Budget addressing housing and non -housing
needs in the community; and
Whereas, the City Council has held a public hearing on the proposed plan on February
13, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2020 (Program
Year 2019) Annual Action Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference made
a part hereof, is hereby adopted for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2020 City Budget on
March 7, 2019.
Section 2. That proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Action Plan is based on an e sti-
mated entitlement and may need to be amended prior to submission to the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development to reflect the actual entitlement amount
awarded.
Section 3. The amended plan will be prepared and reviewed in accordance w ith the
adopted Citizen Participation Plan prior to submission to the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to directed staff to prepare and sub-
mit to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development the Fiscal Year
2020 (Program Year 2019) Annual Action Plan with all related documents, for the use of
Community Development Block Grant funds based on this adopted budget and execute
standard contracts and agreements.
Passed, approved and adopted this 13th day of February 2019.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
FISCAL YEAR 2020 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2020 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
2. Housing & Community Development Department: Alexis Steger, Housing and Com-
munity Development Manager.
3. Planning Services: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
4. Economic Development Department: Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
5. Transportation Services: Renee Tyler, Transportation Services Manager; and Jodi
Johnson, Operations Manager.
The City Council had discussion with staff following their respective presentations. Fol-
lowing the Housing and Community Development presentation, Council Member Shaw
requested an informal poll of the Council to include discussion of another full -time inspec-
tor in the final budget suggesting a possible financial swap with the request for a civil
rights specialist position in the City Attorney’s Office. Larson, Del Toro, Buol, Shaw con-
curred 4-1 with Resnick declining.
For the record, Mayor Buol acknowledged receipt of correspondence from Council
Member Jones, favoring holding the housing inspector improvement package for further
consideration.
Following the Planning Services Department presentation, Council Member Larson re-
quested that the department consider adding sidewalks to its trail grant plans citing Roo-
sevelt Road as an area of need.
Following the Transportation Services Department presentation, Council Member
Shaw recommended that the department engage in a vigorous public education cam-
paign for the Smart Meter Project and not depend solely upon social media outlets for
public education.
PUBLIC INPUT
Following the Housing and Community Development presentation, Lynn Sutton, 859
Air Hill, thanked the City Council for the additional inspector hours and stated that there
are still many tenants living without heat, that denials by landlords are continuing to occur
in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, and that the weed/grass cutting, and garbage
removal inspections should be removed from the inspector duties. Ms. Sutton added that
there are no consistent standards for determining at what length grass should be cut.
Following the Transportation Services Department presentation, John Gronen / Gro-
nen Restoration, 1766 Plymouth Ct., emphasized the need by businesses for transporta-
tion strategies and studies as they relate to current development and future business
growth. Mr. Gronen highlighted the use of new technology and the need for parking infra-
structure.
Nikki Kieffer, President of Sedona Staffing, 2064 Holliday Drive, described the difficulty
Sedona has filling 6:15 a.m. staffing requests for west end businesses because the bus
routes don’t start early enough to get workers to the job site s in time.
Greg Orwoll, Executive Director of DuRide, 2728 Asbury Rd., distributed and reviewed
the volunteer transportation service’s public information brochure and statistics report.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk