Request for Work Session on the Five Flags Civic Center 2A Study Copyrighted
November4, 2019
City of Dubuque Action Items # 6.
ITEM TITLE: Request for Work Session on the Five Flags Civic Center
Phase 2A Study Presentation
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending that City Council schedule a
work session for November 12, 2019 in the Council
Chambers to present the Five Flags Civic Center Phase
2A Study.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Request to Schedule Work Session on Five Flags City Manager Memo
Phase 2A Study Presentation-MVM Memo
Staff memo Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Five Flags Civic Center Phase 2A Study Presentation Request for Work
Session
DATE: October 29, 2019
Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware requests the City Council schedule a work
session for November 12, 2019, to present the Five Flags Civic Center Phase 2A Study.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager
SUBJECT: Five Flags Civic Center Phase 2A Study Presentation Request for Work
Session
DATE: October 29, 2019
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request a City Council work session to present
the Five Flags Civic Center Phase 2A Study. The request is to schedule the work
session on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
BACKGROUND
At the July 2, 2018 City Council meeting the Five Flags Civic Center Commission
forwarded their unanimous recommendation to receive and file the Five Flags Civic
Center Assessment and Study completed by Conventions, Sports and Leisure
International (CSL). Additionally, they unanimously recommended based upon the
response of the Dubuque community and all the public input that the Council choose
scenario four for the Five Flags renovations. All documents related to this council
meeting are located at
http://weblink.citvofdubuque.orq/weblink/DocView.aspx?id=1942216&searchid=bfabOc4
e-2a17-4e7e-9b15-7bd2d80a718c&dbid=1 . The document totals 467 pages including
all public input received. The City Council voted to receive and file the documents.
The City Council during their annual goal setting session adopted for their Policy
Agenda with the Five Flags Center: Direction and Funding as a 2018-2020 Top Priority.
Discussion at the goal setting session was around Scenario 4 with other scenarios
discussed as well.
The City Council asked staff during the goal setting meetings to provide general
direction on next steps and timing possibility for moving forward. It was also shared that
certain next steps would require private involvement if a ballot initiative would be
undertaken.
Conventions, Sports and Leisure International was contracted to pertorm Phase 2
planning for an expanded and improved Five Flags Civic Center based upon diving
deep into scenario 4 by approval of the City Council on November 5, 2018. The
proposal was heavily weighted to work items to be completed by subconsultants Betsch
Associates and FEH Design along with structural, mechanical and environmental
subconsultants. The report was to be presented to the City Council on December 17,
2018. The Phase 2 and all documents from the December 17, 2018 meeting can be
viewed at this link
https://citvofdubuque.novusaqenda.com/Aqenda Public/CoverSheet.aspx?Item I D=9315
&MeetinqlD=508. The City Council voted unanimously that evening to receive and file
the Summary of Phase 2 Planning for an Expanded/Improved Five Flags Civic Center.
DISCUSSION
The FY 20 budget for Five Flags Civic Center contained an improvement package that
was approved to study up to two more scenarios as well as complete a soils analysis.
This soils analysis was done to confirm more accurate pricing for construction related to
items such as footings for the expansion area of an addition Five Flags beyond its
current footprint.
Conventions, Sports and Leisure International and Betsch and Associates were
contracted for this Phase 2A Study and will present its findings at the work session.
ACTION REQUESTED
I respectfully request a City Council work session for the Five Flags Civic Center Phase
2A Study to be scheduled on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
cc: HR Cook, Five Flags Civic Center General Manager
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