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September 21, 2020
Sprank, Cavanagh, Roussel!, Lynch, Buol, Resnick, Jones
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
This meeting will be conducted virtually.
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September 21, 2020
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on Dubuque's CityChannel on the Mediacom cable system at cable channel 8 and digital 117.2
REGULAR SESSION
6:30 PM
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATION(S)
1. COVID-19 Update
Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist for the City of Dubuque, will provide an update
on the COVID-19 pandemic and response activities.
PROCLAMATION(S)
1. Bike -to -Work Day/Week (September 21-27, 2020)
On behalf of the City of Dubuque Transportation Services Department.
2. Fire Prevention Week (October 4-20, 2020)
On behalf of the City of Dubuque Fire Department.
CONSENT ITEMS
The consent agenda items are considered to be routine and non -controversial and all consent items
will be normally voted upon in a single motion without any separate discussion on a particular item. If
you would like to discuss one of the Consent Items, please go to the microphone and be recognized
by the Mayor and state the item you would like removed from the Consent Agenda for separate
discussion and consideration.
1. Minutes and Reports Submitted
City Council proceedings of 9/8; Historic Preservation Commission of 8/20; Zoning Advisory Commission
of 9/2; Zoning Board of Adjustment of 8/27, 9/4.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
2. Notice of Claims and Suits
Lisa Kramer for vehicle damage, Steven Mai for property damage / personal injury.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City Attorney
3. Disposition of Claims
City Attorney advising that the following claims have been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool: Lisa Kramer for vehicle damage, and Steven Mai for
personal injury / property damage.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur
4. Approval of City Expenditures
City Manager recommending City Council approval for payment of City expenditures.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Director of Finance and Budget/City Treasurer to make certain payments
of bills that must be paid and approved for payment in accordance with City procedures
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
5. Final Plat of Cedar Ridge Farm Place No. 17
Zoning Advisory Commission recommending approval of the Final Plat of Cedar Ridge Farm Place No. 17
subject to waiving the lot frontage requirement for Lot 1 and Lot 2.
RESOLUTION Approving the Final Plat of Cedar Ridge Farm Place No. 17, City of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
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6. Final Plat of Derby Grange Subdivision No. 5
Zoning Advisory Commission recommending approval of the Final Plat of Derby Grange Subdivision No.
5.
RESOLUTION Approving the Final Plat of Survey for Derby Grange Subdivision No. 5, Dubuque
County, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
7. Pre -Annexation Agreement - Derby Grange Subdivision, Ronald J & Mary E Breitbach
City Manager recommending approval of a Pre -Annexation Agreement with Ronald J. and Mary E.
Breitbach in conjunction with a request for approval of the Plat of Survey for 14.5 acres located at Lot 2 in
Derby Grange No. 2 and Lot B Derby Grange No. 3.
RESOLUTION Approving a Pre -Annexation Agreement between the City of Dubuque, Iowa and Ronald
J. and Mary E. Breitbach
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
8. Acceptance of the University Avenue and Grandview Avenue Intersection Improvement
Project
City Manager recommending acceptance of the improvements for the University Avenue and North
Grandview Avenue Roundabout Intersection Improvement Project, as completed by Eastern Iowa
Excavating and Concrete, LLC.
RESOLUTION Accepting the University Avenue and North Grandview Avenue Roundabout intersection
Improvement Project and authorizing the payment to the contractor
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
9. Montana House, LLC - First Amendment to Grant Agreement for 245 W. 1st Street
City Manager recommending approval of a First Amendment to Grant Agreement between the City of
Dubuque and Montana House, LLC to redevelop property at 245 W. 1st Street.
RESOLUTION Approving the First Amendment to Grant Agreement between the City of Dubuque, Iowa
and Montana House, LLC
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
10. 2021 Dubuque County Law Enforcement Task Force Grant, Subrecipient Funds
City Manager recommending acceptance of the 2021 Dubuque County Law Enforcement Task Force
Grant, with the City of Dubuque as a subrecipient which will provide partial funding for one Dubuque Drug
Task Force narcotics investigator.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
11. 2021 Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) Grant Funds
City Manager recommending acceptance of the 2021 Iowa Department of Public Safety, Governor's
Traffic Safety Bureau Grant funds in the amount of $34,350 to be used to support traffic related overtime
enforcement, training related travel and equipment, to include three preliminary breath test intoximeters.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
12. Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services, Inc. - Close Out of Business Assistance
Contract 15-DF-034
City Manager submitting documents informing the City that the terms of a Business Assistance Contract
from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services, Inc. have
been satisfied, and the contract has been closed out by the State.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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13. Fiscal Year 2020 Street Finance Report
City Manager recommending approval of the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2020 City Street Financing
Report and authorize filing with the Iowa Department of Transportation.
RESOLUTION Approving the City of Dubuque Fiscal Year 2020 City Street Financing Report
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
14. Authorizing Resolution Naming Acting Director as FTA and IDOT Active Delegate of
Transportation Services
City Manager recommending approval of resolutions appointing Acting Director of Transportation Services
Russell Stecklein as an active delegate to make decisions with the FTA and I DOT on behalf of the City of
Dubuque.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Director of Transportation Services file applications with the Federal
Transit Administration, an Operating Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, for
Federal Transportation Assistance authorized by 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 Title 23 United States Code and
other Federal statutes administered by the Federal Transit Administration
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Director of Transportation Services file applications with the Iowa
Department of Transportation — Office of Public Transit.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
15. Awarding Snow Removal and Ice Control Requests for Bids for 2020 and 2022
City Manager recommending approval to award the winning bids for snow removal for the City's sidewalks,
ramps and surface lots that are managed by the Parking Division to Skyline Construction, TriState Paving
Services, and Dan Arensdorf Construction, Inc.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
16. Proposed License Agreement between City of Dubuque and ImOn Communications,
LLC
City Manager recommending approval of a License Agreement with I mOn Communications to co -locate
critical City technology infrastructure at the I mOn Communication Network Operations Center.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
17. Proposed Amendments to Master Co -location and Shared Services Agreement Between
the City of Dubuque and Unite Private Network
City Manager recommending approval of four amendments to an existing Master Co -Location and Shared
Services Agreement with Unite Private Network.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
18. GARE Innovation and Implementation Fund Arts and Culture Grant Application
City Manager recommending acceptance of a grant application submitted on July 19, 2020, to the
Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) Innovation and Implementation Fund Arts and Culture
Grant program to support planning and outreach related to the Dubuque Renaissance Project.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
19. Letter of Recommendation for 2020 Coronavirus Relief Fund Future Ready Iowa
Employer Innovation Fund Grant for Four Mounds.
City Manager submitting a Letter of Recommendation in support of Four Mounds as a potential recipient
of the 2020 Coronavirus Relief Fund Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund Grant.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
20. Citizen Petition - UnmaskDBQ
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Citizen Petition from UnmaskDBQ requesting immediate termination of the mask mandate [Face Covering
Ordinance].
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
21. Signed Contract(s)
2020 Usage Agreement Revision with Clarke University for Veterans Memorial Park.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
22. Improvement Contracts / Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bonds
Sea!master Foam, LLC, d/b/a S&S Builders for the 2020 Asphalt Overlay Ramp Project 3B.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
23. Alcohol and Tobacco License Applications
City Manager recommending approval of annual liquor, beer, wine and tobacco license applications as
submitted.
RESOLUTION Approving applications for beer, liquor, and/or wine permits, as required by City of
Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 4 Business and License Regulations, Chapter 2 Liquor Control, Article
B Liquor, Beer and Wine Licenses and Permits
RESOLUTION Approving applications for retail cigarette/tobacco sales/nicotine/vapor permits, as
required by Iowa Code Chapter 453A.47A
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
These agenda items are being scheduled for a future public hearing on the date indicated.
1. Gardens of Dubuque, LLC Development Agreement
City Manager recommending that the City Council schedule a public hearing for September 28,
2020 regarding a Development Agreement with Gardens of Dubuque, LLC for development of
property located at 1895 Radford Road.
RESOLUTION Fixing the date for a public hearing of the City Council of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa on a Development Agreement by and between the City of Dubuque, Iowa and Gardens of
Dubuque, LLC including the proposed issuance of Urban Renewal Tax Increment Revenue
Obligations relating thereto and providing for the publication of notice thereof
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for September 28, 2020
2. Intent to Dispose of Property at 2320 Jackson Street
City Manager recommending that the City Council set a public hearing for October 5, 2020, for
the purpose of disposing of City -owned real property located at 2320 Jackson Street to Michael
R. Taylor.
RESOLUTION Intent to dispose of an interest in City of Dubuque real estate to Michael R.
Taylor, setting a time and place for hearing, and providing for the publication of notice thereof
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for October 5, 2020
3. Dubuque Water Supply Well Repair and Rehabilitation Project 2020
City Manager recommending initiation of the bidding procedure for the Dubuque Water Supply
Well Repair and Rehabilitation Project, and further recommends that a public hearing be set for
October 5, 2020.
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RESOLUTION Preliminary Approval of plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated
cost; setting date of public hearing on plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated
cost; and ordering the advertisement for bids
Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for October 5, 2020
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
1. Boards and Commission Applicant Review
Applicants are invited to address the City Council regarding their desire to serve on the
following Boards/Commissions. Applicant appointments will be made at the next City Council
meeting.
Airport Commission
One, 4-Year term through September 14, 2024 (Expired term of Clemenson)
Applicant:
Sue Clemenson, 2469 Hacienda Dr.
This commission is subject to the State of Iowa Gender Balance Law.
5 Commissioners total; currently 2 males/2 females
2. Boards and Commission Appointments
Appointments to the following commissions to be made at this meeting.
Cable Television Commission
One, 3-Year term through July 1, 2023 (Vacant term of Tigges)
Applicant:
Ronald Tigges, 4927 Wild Flower Dr.
Resilient Community Advisory Commission
One, 3-Year term through July 1, 2025 (Vacant term of Specht)
Applicants:
Nicole Breitbach, 275 Fremont Ave.
Jade Romagna, 998 June Dr.
Whitney Sanger, 2250 Clydesdale Crt.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Citizens are invited to address the City Council regarding the following agenda items. Please
come to the podium and state your name and address when the item you wish to speak to is
being considered.
1. Grant of Easement to BVM-PHS Senior Housing, Inc.
Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider granting a private sanitary sewer
easement across City -owned property along Julien Dubuque Drive to BVM-PHS Senior
Housing, Inc. as part of the Mt. Carmel Campus improvements project, and the City Manager
recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Granting Easement for sanitary sewer utility to BVM PHS Senior Housing,
Inc. across part of Lot 1-2-1 of the NW Fractional Quarter of the NE Quarter and part of Lot 2-
1 of the NE Fractional Quarter of the NW Quarter, Section 6, T88N, R3E lying north of Julien
Dubuque Drive, Dubuque County, Iowa
RESOLUTION Disposing of City interest by Grant of Easement for Sanitary Sewer Utility to
BVM-PHS Senior Housing, Inc. across part of Lot 1-2-1 of the NW Fractional Quarter of the
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NE quarter and part of Lot 2-1 of the NE Fractional Quarter of the NW Quarter, Section 6,
T88N, R3E, lying north of Julien Dubuque Drive, Dubuque County, Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
2. Cancer Survivor Park Lease with Finley Hospital
Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider disposal of City -owned real property
by Lease Agreement with The Finley Hospital for Cancer Survivor Park at W. 3rd Street and
College Street, and the City Manager recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Disposing of an interest in real property by Lease Agreement with the Finley
Hospital
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
3. Fiscal Year 2021 First Budget Amendment
Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider approval the first Fiscal Year 2021
Budget Amendment, and the City Manager recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Amending the current budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 3, 2021
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
PUBLIC INPUT
At this time, anyone in the Council Chambers may address the City Council on the Action Items on
the agenda or on matters under the control of the City Council. Citizens are asked to approach the
podium and state their name and address before proceeding with their comments. Individual remarks
are limited to five minutes, and the overall Public Input period is limited to 30 minutes. Under the Iowa
Open Meetings Law, the City Council can take no formal action on comments given during Public
Input which do not relate to Action Items on the Agenda.
ACTION ITEMS
These are items where discussion is held by the City Council - public comments are not
allowed except as authorized by the Mayor.
1. Code of Ordinances Amendments - Title 14 Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings -
Third Reading
City Manager recommending approval of amendments to the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances - Building Code for emergency escape and rescue openings.
Staff will show a brief video presentation.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Article J Property Maintenance Code, Section 14-1J-
2 International Property Maintenance Code Amendments
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Article B Residential Code, Sections 14-1B-1
International Residential Code Adopted and 14-1B-2 International Residential Code
Amendments
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1, Building Codes, Article J, Property Maintenance Code Section 14-
1J-2 International Property Maintenance Code Amendments
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1, Building Code
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Suggested Disposition:
Receive and File; Final Adoption of Ordinance(s), Video Presentation
2. Proposed Amendment to City Ordinance for Emergency Escape & Rescue Openings -
Fire Code Update
City Manager recommending that City Council pass the proposed ordinance for the Fire Code
on the first reading and waive the second and third reading to match the publication date of all
other Building Code updates.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 14 Building and
Development, Chapter 1 Building Codes, Article E Fire Code and Regulations, Section 14-1 E-
1 International Fire Code Adopted and 14-1E-2 International Fire Code Amendments
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
3. Five Flags Parking Ramp Proposed Temporary Monthly Fee Adjustment
City Manager recommending approval of a temporary adjustment for the monthly fees charged
at the Five Flags Parking Ramp.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to adjust the fees and charges for the parking of
motor vehicles in Municipal Parking Ramps
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
4. Request for Work Session - Monthly COVID-19 Update
City Manager requesting that the City Council schedule the monthly COVI D-19 Response and
Recovery work session for 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
The agenda with supporting documents may be accessed at vwwv.cityofdubuque.org or at the City
Clerk's Office, 50 W. 13th Street, during regular business hours.
This notice is given pursuant to Chapter 21, Code of Iowa, and applicable local regulations of the City
of Dubuque, Iowa and/or governmental body holding the meeting.
Written comments regarding the above items may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office, 50 W. 13th
St, Dubuque, IA 52001, before or at said time of meeting.
Individuals with limited English proficiency, vision, hearing or speech impairments or requiring special
assistance should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100, TDD/TTY (563) 690-6678,
ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org as soon as feasible. Deaf or hard -of -hearing individuals can use Relay
Iowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk
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