Grand River Ctr Naming RoomsMEMORANDUM
May 28, 2003
TO:The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT:Naming Rights/Opportunities at the Grand River Center and other City
properties; Temporary names for meeting rooms in the Grand River
Center
Economic Development Director Bill Baum is recommending that naming opportunities
be made available for different spaces at the Grand River Center, the Shot Tower
Visitor Center and the Hawthorne Street Peninsula Water Works Park. The
commemorative naming opportunities would be as follows:
Six meeting rooms: $250,000 each
Ball Room: $1 Million
Exhibit Hall: $2.5 Million
Outdoor "Tri-State" Plaza on West Entrance: $250,000
Fountain/Garden Area front of Center: $250,000
Prefunction Space "Grand Hall" outside of Ballroom: $1 Million
Bridge Connection to Grand Harbor Resort: $500,000
River Room: $1 Million
Shot Tower Visitor Center: $1 Million
Hawthorne Street Peninsula WaterWorks Park: $1 Million
The outdoor "Riverfront" Plaza on the east side of the Grand River Center has already
been named in honor of the William J. Klauer Family for $250,000.
He further recommends approval of the temporary names for the meeting rooms at the
Grand River Center of:
1. Dubuque Room
2. Ice Harbor Room
3. Shot Tower Room
4. Steamboat Room
5. Towboat Room
6. Paddlewheel Room
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
William Baum, Economic Development Director
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
May 27,2003
TO:Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:Bill Baum, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Naming Rights/Opportunities at the Grand River Center, and other City
properties; Temporary names for meeting rooms in the Grand River Center
INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION
The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, in the development of America's
River project, has made commemorative naming opportunities available for substantial
donations ($250,000+) toward the America's River project. The City Council's role has
been to formally designate areas for recognition. The first commemoration occurred in
September when the City Council approved the naming of the amphitheater in front of
the former Star Brewery the "Alliant Energy Amphitheater." The City Council has also
recognized the donation of American Trust by approving the name of the River's Edge
Plaza as "American Trust River's Edge Plaza", and the Plaza on the River Side of the
Grand River Center as "William J. Klauer Family Plaza."
While these naming opportunities are targeted to the Aquarium or outdoor amenities of
the America's River Project, the City has yet to provide other commemorative
opportunities in and around the Grand River Center, the Shot Tower, and the
Hawthorne Street Peninsula Water Works Park. A committee consisting of Assistant
City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Administrative Services Manager Pauline Joyce, and I
have been meeting to discuss these naming opportunities, and have developed
recommendations on proposed donations. The fund raising campaign of the Museum
for the America's River project is at a stage that this City initiative should not interfere
with their efforts. Attached are the committee's recommendations.
The design review committee has also met to review and make the following
recommendations for temporary names for the meeting rooms at the Grand River
Center:
1. Dubuque Room
2. Ice Harbor Room
3. Shot Tower Room
4. Steamboat Room
5. Towboat Room
6. Paddlewheel Room
A drawing of the Grand River Center is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend the attached policy for Commemorative Naming Opportunities at the
Grand River Center and Other Commemorative Opportunities be approved by the City
Council, and I recommend the temporary names for the meeting rooms be approved.
Commemorative Naming Opportunities at the Grand
River Center
Six meeting rooms: $250,000 each
Ball Room: $1 Million
Exhibit Hall: $2.5 Million
Outdoor "Riverfront" Plaza on East side of Center: $250,000**
Outdoor "Tri-State" Plaza at West Entrance: $250,000
Fountain/Garden Area front of Center: $250,000
Prefunction Space "Grand Hall" outside of Ballroom: $1 Million
Bridge Connection to Grand Harbor Resort: $500,000
River Room: $1 Million
Total: $7 Million
**Reserved for William J Klauer Family.
OTHER COMMEMORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
Shot Tower Visitor Center: $1,000,000
Hawthorne Street Peninsula Water Works Park: $1,000,000.
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