4 22 20 City Council Proceendings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on April 22, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mandates for social distancing, this meeting was
conducted virtually and aired live on CityChannel Dubuque (Mediacom cable channels 8
and 117.2), streamed live on the city’s website at www.cityofdubuque.org/media, and
streamed live on the City’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cityofdubuque.
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 a work session on COVID -19 updates from City staff and
network partners.
WORK SESSION
COVID-19 UPDATES AND CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS
FROM CITY STAFF AND NETWORK PARTNERS
1. Work Session Introduction: The presentations provided updates from City staff and
network partners on the internal and community-facing response to COVID-19. Depart-
ment heads were on the call to answer additional questions from the City Council.
2. Community COVID-19 Update & Communication Response
a. Mary Roses Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
b. Tom Berger, Dubuque County Emergency Management Coordinator
c. Kelly Larson, Human Rights Director
d. Mark Dalsing, Police Chief (Community Safety & Enforcement)
3. Emergency Operations Center Update
a. Rick Steines, Fire Chief
4. Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 Budget Impact Projections
a. Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
b. Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager
5. COVID-19 Paid Leave & Human Resources Update : Shelley Stickfort, Human Re-
sources Manager
6. Federal and State Legislative COVID-19 Developments: Teri Goodman, Assistant
City Manager
7. Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Update : Nancy Van Milligen, Presi-
dent/CEO
8. United Way of Dubuque Update: Danielle Peterson, President/CEO
9. Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Update: Rick Dickinson, President/CEO
10. Departmental Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) Updates and Presentations
a. Information Services
b. City Manager's Office
c. Human Resources
d. Health Services
e. Break for Questions from the City Council
f. Human Rights Department
g. Library
h. Airport
i. Finance Department
j. Break for Questions from the City Council
k. Housing & Community Development Department
l. Transportation Services
m. Leisure Services
n. Break for Questions from the City Council
o. Emergency Communications
p. Police Department
q. Fire Department
r. Break for Questions from the City Council
s. Water Department
t. Water & Resource Recovery Center
u. Public Works Department
v. Break for Questions from the City Council
Mayor Buol paused for questions from the City Council following groups of three to four
presenters.
There being no further business, Mayor Buol declared the meeting adjourned at 10:16
p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk