Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 4 16 20City of Dubuque
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DUBUQUE COUNTY
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I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
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of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
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Dubuque County, Iowa,
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JANET K. PAPE
Commission Number 199659
Nlr Comm. Exp. DEC 11, 202:2
Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m.
on April 16, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mandates for social
distancing, this meeting was conducted virtually. Public input
was received via Facebook Live, and City Clerk's departmental
email, and the Budget Offices telephone and departmental
email.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Cavanagh, Jones,
Resnick, Roussell, Shaw, Sprank; City Manager Van Milligen,
City Attorney Brumwell
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special
session of the City Council called for the purpose of
conducting an update on the COVID-19 Pandemic and review of
certain Fiscal Year 2021 departmental budgets.
PRESENTATION(S)
1. COVID-19 Update: Public Health Specialist Mary Rose
Corrigan provided an update on COVID-19 community and state
impact and response activities.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Review of FY21
Departmental Budgets
1. Water Department FY21 Budget Presentation: Denise
Blakely-Ihrig, Water Department Manager.
2. Water & Resource Recovery Center FY21 Budget
Presentation: Willie OBrien, W&RRC Manager.
3. Public Works Department FY21 Budget Presentation: John
Klosterman, Public Works Director and Anderson Sainci,
Resource Management Coordinator. City Manager provided
additional information specific to the Automated Side Loader
and City -Wide Mandatory Cart Use.
4. Engineering Department FY21 Budget Presentation: Gus
Psihoyos, City Engineer; Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer;
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer; Steve Brown, Project Manager;
Jon Dienst, Civil Engineer; Dave Ness, Traffic Engineer.
Presenters responded to questions from the City Council
following their respective presentations.
Following the Public Works Department presentation, the
Council reached consensus to not reconsider Improvement
Package #5 adding a Traffic Signal Technician II position.
Council also reached consensus to reconsider the automated
trash collection system Capital Improvement Project and
deferring to the City Manager for what adjustments must be
made to the final budget recommendation caused by the pandemic
at the public hearing for adopting the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
on April 23, 2020.
Online public input:
Jennifer Tigges, 4927 Wild Flower Drive, asked about the
removal of fluoride from water treatment for expense purposes
and health issues. Water Plant Manager Denise Ihrig state that
the plant follows the guidelines set forth by the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease
Control, and the Department of Natural Resources. Ms. Ihrig
added that this information is included in the Water Quality
Report published annually by the Water Department.
Phil Granovsky, 2346 Harvest View Drive; Charles Klenske,
1885 Floraview Drive; Luis Bassler, 3290 Arboretum Drive; and
Christopher James, 2494 Pearl Street; expressed concerns
related to the automated trash colle-ction system citing a
physical and cost burdens on disabled/elderly citizens,
citizens that produce minimal amounts of trash or have no
space to place a large cart.
Richard Kemp, 3195 Kerry Court, expressed opposition to the
automated trash collection and requested that the referendum
on the Five Flags Civic Center be postponed.
There being no further business, Mayor Buol declared the
meeting adjourned at 12:20 a.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC City Clerk
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