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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 2, 2010 in
the Historic Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Voetberg, City Manager Van Milligen
Mayor 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.
Fiscal Year 2011 Departmental Budgets were presented by staff from the following
City departments: Emergency Communications, Emergency Management, Airport,
Police, and Building Services.
Emergency Communications: Emergency Communications Manager Mark Murphy
introduced staff and presented the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for this department.
Responding to questions from City Council, Murphy stated that the 911 Call Center
receives a total of 20,000 calls per month with 3.3 actual 911 calls per hour.
Emergency Management: Emergency Management Director Tom Berger presented
the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for this department. Responding to questions from City
Council, Berger stated that additional outdoor sirens will be added and the outdoor
warning system is more than a tornado warning and that public education in
combination with the sirens’ voice activation element will increase citizen awareness for
any type of outdoor emergency, including high-wind events.
Airport: Airport Manager Bob Grierson introduced Airport Commission members and
staff and presented the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for this department. Responding to
questions from City Council, Grierson stated that following the terminal relocation, the
old terminal building will be leased at market value and that the Car Rental and Rental
Car accounts are the difference between commercial and fixed-based uses. Grierson
added that while there has been a reduction in overall facility capacity, current flights
are full.
Police Department: Police Chief Mark Dalsing introduced staff and presented the
Fiscal Year 2011 budget for this department. Responding to questions from City
Council, Dalsing stated that K9 Unit dog handlers have the option of keeping retired
police dogs as a pet and agreed that the new blue Community Oriented Police uniforms
are not as visible and recognizable as the old black and yellow uniforms. Dalsing added
that the majority of background checks can be done electronically, and that the
department continues to apply training techniques when faced with intercultural
situations.
Building Services: Building Services Manager Rich Russell introduced staff and
presented the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for this department. Responding to questions
from City Council, Russell clarified that the Federal Building custodial supplies are paid
from the Housing and Community Development Department’s budget and custodial
personnel is paid from the Building Services Department’s budget. Van Milligen stated
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that the former Housing and Community Development Department building at 18 and
Central will be historically remodeled for potential use by the Head Start program and
would serve as an anchor to the Washington neighborhood. He explained that this
project is dependent upon the Dubuque Racing Association profit distribution which
cannot be used for property tax relief but could be used for another CIP project if
directed by City Council.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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