07 25 22 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on July 25, 2022, in the
second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal; City
Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell.
Absent: Council Members Farber and Jones.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the Cit y Council called
for the purpose of conducting work sessions to receive updates on conceptual development in
the South Port and the reuse study for the City-owned 5th street site.
WORK SESSIONS (2)
1. South Port Conceptual Redevelopment
Economic Development Director Jill Connors; Project Manager Steve Sampson Brown;
Ryan Peterson of RDG Planning and Design; and Matt Mulligan with Conlon Construction
presented information from recent planning sessions among City staff related to conceptual
development in the South Port. The presenters responded to questions from the City Council
regarding US Army Corps of Engineers involvement in the development, the various dock
concepts being considered, how this project may align with the Chaplain Schmitt Island
redevelopment, and potential timeframe of the redevelopment.
This work session concluded at 6:54 p.m.
2. Environmental Protection Agency Reuse Study for City-Owned 5th Street Site in
the Port of Dubuque
Economic Development Director Jill Connors and Project Manager Steve Brown presented
information from an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Technical Assistance
Grant that studied the feasibility of developing a sports & recreation facility on a 12 -acre site in
the North Port. The presenters responded to questions from the City Council regarding the
accessibility of a potential site to families who reside downtown and the various funding options
for development.
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 7:24
p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk