3 9 21 City Council Proceedings Official_Budget 4CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 9, 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mandates for social distancing, this meeting was
conducted virtually via GoToMeeting and aired live on CityChannel Dubuque (Mediacom
cable channels 8 and 117.2), streamed live on the City's website at www.cityofdubu-
que.org/media, and streamed live on the City's Facebook page at www.face-
book.com/cityofdu bug ue.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Cavanagh, Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell,
Sprank; City Manager Van Milligen.
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting public hearings on certain Fiscal Year 2022 Departmental
Budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Fiscal Year 2022 Departmental Budgets
Fiscal Year 2022 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
1. Purchase of Services: Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager;
2. Leisure Services Department:
• Five Flags Civic Center: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager;
• Grand River Center (Conference Center): Marie Ware, Leisure Services Man-
ager;
• Park Division: Steve Fehsal, Park Division Manager;
• Multicultural Family Center: Jacqueline Hunter, Multicultural Family Center Direc-
tor;
• AmeriCorps: Heather Satterly, AmeriCorps Program Director;
• Recreation Division: Dan Kroger, Recreation Division Manager.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council following their respective presenta-
tions. Following the Park Division Budget presentation, Erin Dragotto, Vice President of
Development for the Dubuque County Historical Society, provided an overview of the
organization's partnership with the City in relation to the Mathias Ham House. Cyndy
Nachtman, Creekwood Drive, provided input through the City's Facebook page with ques-
tions regarding the sustainability of the lighting at City parks. Mr. Fehsal stated that his
department has been working with the Engineering department on light options for the
parks. Tom Greene, Davis Street, provided input through the City's Facebook page with
questions regarding Park Ranger shifts and signage at Eagle Point Park to remind the
public that pets are not permitted in the park. Mr. Fehsal stated that Park Rangers will
return to their regular schedule this year after last year's shifts were reduced due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Fehsal also stated that the department is working on additional
signate at Eagle Point Park to remind the public that pets are not permitted on park
grounds.
There being no further business, Mayor Buol declared the meeting adjourned at 9:23
p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk