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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
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SUBJECT: Dubuque County Historical Society Lease
Ice Harbor Lease Amendment No. 4 - Recommendation and Approval
DATE: July 28, 2010
The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) received a $1,230,000 Vision Iowa
RECAT Grant to develop an outdoor plaza between the Woodward Museum /Boatyard
Exhibit and the new Diamond Jo National Rivers Center. The outdoor plaza area
(referred to as the Mississippi Plaza), will provide a connection between the two (2)
flagship museum facilities and create an integrated campus setting.
An amendment to the existing DCHS Ice Harbor lease with the City is required to
develop the proposed Mississippi Plaza. The amended lease will incorporate the
existing National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium site, the location occupied by
Ice Harbor Park, and the southerly patio area located behind the Diamond Jo National
Rivers Center.
On the August 16, 2010 City Council agenda, the City is expecting to submit for
consideration, a Sub -Lease Agreement from Peninsula Gaming for the southerly patio
area and acknowledgment that none of the proposed Mississippi Plaza improvements
will affect the Peninsula Gaming lease payments to the City. There will also be a Sub
Sub -Lease with Peninsula Gaming for the 15 -foot strip of land along the southerly Ice
Harbor pier wall and for part of the existing parking lot that will be modified as part of the
proposed Mississippi Plaza improvements. Finally, there will also be a request for the
City Council to approve a funding agreement contract with Vision Iowa for the RECAT
Grant.
Assistant City Engineer Bob Schiesl recommends that the City Council conduct the
public hearing on amending the lease between the Dubuque County Historical Society
and the City for the development of the proposed Mississippi Plaza and table any final
action until the August 16, 2010 meeting when information related to the associated
sub -lease agreements are received. Hopefully at that meeting the lease, Vision Iowa
Agreement and Subleases will be ready for final consideration.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
FROM: Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer RD5
DATE: July 28, 2010
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SUBJECT: Dubuque County Historical Society Lease
Ice Harbor Lease Amendment No. 4 - Recommendation and Approval
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the City Council with information for the
public hearing on the request by the Dubuque County Historical Society for an amendment
to their existing Ice Harbor lease.
BACKGROUND
The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) received a $1,230,000 Vision Iowa
RECAT Grant to develop an outdoor plaza between the Woodward Museum /Boatyard
Exhibit and the new Diamond Jo National Rivers Center.
The outdoor plaza area, or referred to as the Mississippi Plaza, will provide a connection
between the two (2) flagship museum facilities and create an integrated campus setting. A
copy of the planning level conceptual rendering of the proposed Mississippi Plaza is
attached.
DISCUSSION
For the development of the proposed Mississippi Plaza, this will require an amendment to
the existing DCHS Ice Harbor lease with the City. The amended lease will incorporate the
existing National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium site, the location occupied by Ice
Harbor Park and the southerly patio area located behind the Diamond Jo National Rivers
Center. An exhibit showing the revised DCHS lease boundary is shown in the attached
Exhibit A.
On the August 16, 2010 City Council agenda, the City is expecting to submit for
consideration, a Sub -Lease Agreement from Peninsula Gaming for the southerly patio
area and acknowledgment that none of the proposed Mississippi Plaza improvements will
affect the Peninsula Gaming lease payments to the City. There will also be a Sub Sub -
Lease with Peninsula Gaming for the 15 -foot strip of land along the southerly Ice Harbor
pier wall and for part of the existing parking lot that will be modified as part of the proposed
Mississippi Plaza improvements. Finally, there will also be a request for the City Council to
approve a funding agreement contract with Vision Iowa for the RECAT Grant.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council conduct the public hearing on amending the lease
between the Dubuque County Historical Society and the City for the development of the
proposed Mississippi Plaza and tabling any final action until the August 16, 2010 meeting
when information related to the associated sub -lease agreements are received.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The City Council is requested to conduct the public hearing on amending the lease
between the Dubuque County Historical Society and the City for the development of the
proposed Mississippi Plaza and tabling any final action until the August 16, 2010 meeting.
Prepared by Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
cc: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
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CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby giv-
en that the City Council
of Dubuque, Iowa, will
conduct a public hear-
ing at a meeting to
commence at 6:30
p.m., on the 2nd day of
August, 2010, in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing, 350 West Sixth
Street, to consider the
Fourth Amendment to
the Lease Agreement
with the - Dubuque
County Historical Soci-
ety for the National
Mississippi River Muse-
um and Aquarium and
the new National River
Center.. (Copy of sup-
porting documents are
on file in the City
Clerk's Office and may
be viewed during
working hours.)
Written comments re-
garding said amend-
ment to the lease
agreement may be
submitted to the City
Clerk's Office on or be-
fore the time of public
hearing.
At said time and place
of public hearing, all
interested citizens and
parties will be given an
opportunity to be
heard for or against
said amendment to the
lease agreement.
Any visual or hearing
impaired persons
needing special assis-
tance or persons with
special accessibility
needs should contact
the City Clerk's Office
at (563) 589-4120 or
TDD (563) 690-6678 at
least 48 hours prior to
the meeting.
Published by order of
the City Council given
on the 19th day of July,
2010.
Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
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