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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on April 19, 2010 in the
Historic Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, Voetberg;
Assistant City Manager Steinhauser, Assistant City Attorney O’Brien
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council to discuss
the design of the new Airport Passenger Terminal.
WORK SESSION
Airport Passenger Terminal Design
Airport Manager Robert Grierson introduced Airport Commission members Mike Santillo
and Steve Accinelli; staff members Todd Dalsing and Cheryl Sheldon; project consultants Brad
Hamilton, Randy Vogel, and Douglas Gregory, of Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc., Consulting
Engineers, and Chris Wand of Durrant Group.
Mr. Grierson provided a brief history of the project stating that it is at the preliminary design
phase. The purpose of the work session is to provide City Council with information on the
project’s status, budget and time table before entering the design phase. Mr. Vogel provided a
slide presentation outlining the project.
Project Needs: Including outdated and deficient existing facility; enhanced security,
insufficient expansion area, and development plans
Efforts to Date
Terminal Area Study
o
Benefit-Cost Analysis
o
Master Plan Update
o
Environmental Assessment
o
Land Acquisition
o
New Terminal Facility Project
Preliminary Phase Engineering
o
Proposed Configuration/Layouts
o
Funding Sources
o
Action Items: Including complete preliminary phase design report, seek review and
comment, coordinate federal, state, and local funding procurement, public interaction,
initiate site preparation, initiate bidding.
Responding to questions from City Council, Grierson stated that regional charters arrive
once per month. The University of Dubuque has requested to rent the old terminal once it is
brought up to standards for re-use. Federal funding support will be spread over seven years.
Sustainability/LEED options are being integrated into the project. Curbside check-in has not
yet been discussed. Mr. Hamilton explained the project benefit/cost analysis related to
terminals of this size.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 6:14 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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