Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee Roster RecommendationMEMORANDUM
TO:
August12,2003
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Roster Recommendations for the Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee
On December 16, 2002, the City Council authorized the solicitation of proposals from
qualified engineering firms to conduct the Bee Branch Creek (Restoration) Alignment
Study and appointed Dr. Chades Winterwood of the Long Range Planning Advisory
Commission to serve as the chairperson of the (Bee Branch) Citizen Advisory
Committee to be formed as an integral part of the study.
The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Study will:
1 Establish the optimum alignment for the proposed open waterway along its
approximately 4,500-foot length (from 16th Street detention basin to 24th and
Elm Streets) based on existing environmental, utility, social, and economic
constraints;
2) Provide a preliminary design to a level that it establishes:
a. What the waterway will look like at different locations along its entire
length;
b. How the waterway will function before, during, and after rainstorms of
different magnitudes; and
3) Work with impacted residents in the form of a citizen's advisory committee to
ensure that the recommended alignment location and waterway design are
based on input from the neighborhoods impacted by the proposed open
waterway.
The City Council has previously selected CDM and WHKS to provide engineering and
design services for this study.
Assistant City Engineer Gus Psihoyos recommends City Council review and approval of
the proposed roster of the Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee for the Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Alignment Study as follows:
Dr. Charles Winterwood
David Shaw
Wayne Klostermann
Dan or Rhonda Morgan
Jim Lansing
Michelle Harry
Faith Kraemer
Audrey Morey
John Gronen
Richard Sullivan
Frank Miller
Pam Jochum
Irene Waltz
A Washington Neighborhood Council representative, a resident or property
owner on Kniest Street, and a resident on Elm Street are still being sought for the
committee.
The current committee members have the following background:
1) Impacted residents;
2) Impacted home owners;
3) Impacted property owners;
4) North End neighborhood residents;
5) North End Neighborhood Association;
6) Washington Neighborhood resident;
7) Bee Branch watershed residents;
8) Audubon PTA;
9) Sacred Heart Parish;
10)Elm Street property owner between Garfield & 24th;
11 ) Jackson Street home owner between Garfield & 24th;
12) Washington Street home/property owners between Garfield & 24th;
13) Maple Street resident;
14) Cedar Street property owner;
15) Johnson Street home owner;
16) Impacted businesses;
17) Developer;
18) Past Chairperson of the Dubuque Soil & Conservation District;
19) Dubuque Board of Realtors;
20) State Representative;
21) Sierra Club;
22) League of Women Voters;
23) Senior Citizens;
24) Long Range Planning Advisory Commission;
25) Community Development Advisory Commission;
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, Assistant City Engineer
Mike Koch, Public Works Director
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, Assistant City Enginee~
SUBJECT: Roster Recommendations for the Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request that the City Council review and approve
the proposed roster of the Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee (BBCAC) for the
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study.
BACKGROUND
The proposed Bee Branch Creek restoration project has been divided into two projects
(or two phases). The portion of the proposed creek from the 16th Street detention basin
to Garfield (Phase I) has been adopted as part of the Drainage Basin Master Plan
(DBMP). Estimated at $6.9 million, Phase I will take up to three years to construct and
is included in the FY 2004 - 2008 (5-year) Capital Improvement Project budget with
initial funding available in FY 2006. Phase II of the project, from Garfield to 24th and
Elm, is estimated at $10.2 million and has not been adopted as part of the DBMP but
remains under consideration. Before the City moves forward with the Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project from Garfield to 24th and. Elm, several questions and
concerns related to the project must be addressed. The. objective of the Bee Branch
Creek Alignment Study is to address those concerns.
On December 16, 2002, the City Council authorized the solicitation of proposals from
qualified engineering firms to conduct the Bee Branch Creek (Restoration) Alignment
Study and appointed Dr. Charles Winterwood of the Long Range Planning Advisory
Commission to serve as the chairperson of the (Bee Branch) Citizen Advisory
Committee to be formed as an integral part of the study.
On March 17, 2003 the RFP was presented to the City Council. The Council
subsequently approved the RFP for release to the public. As presented to the Council
on March 17, 2003, the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study will:
1) Establish the optimum alignment for the proposed open waterway along its
approximately 4,500-foot length (from 16th Street detention basin to 24th and
Elm Streets) based on existing environmental, utility, social, and economic
constraints;
2) Provide a preliminary design to a level that it establishes:
a. What the waterway will look like at different locations along its entire
length;
b. How the waterway will function before, during, and after rainstorms of
different magnitudes; and
3) Work with impacted residents in the form of a citizens advisory committee to
ensure that the recommended alignment location and waterway design are
based on input from the neighborhoods impacted by the proposed open
waterway.
On May 19, 2003, the City Council approved the selection of CDM with WHKS to
provide engineering and design services for the study.
DISCUSSION
As presented to the Council in December (2002), March (2003), and May (2003) the
Bee Branch Citizen Advisory Committee (BBCAC) is to be assembled in such a manner
that it faithfully represents a cress section of the impacted residents (and property
owners). The BBCAC will provide input with regard to the social and economic
concerns and needs of the impacted neighborhoods, help establish the criteria to be
used to evaluate alternative alignments/preliminary designs, and recommend an
alignment/preliminary design to the City Council.
In July, CDM hosted a ki(~koff meeting with City staff and Dr. WinterwoOd. The project
schedule ,has the first BBCAC meeting tentatively scheduled in September
With the help of citizen input, City staff proposes the following thirteen-member roster
for the BBCAC:
Name I Association/Background Address
1. Long Range Planning Advisory
Commission
Dr. Charles Winterwood 1555 Montrose
-Chair of BBCAC- 2. League of Women Voters Terrace
3. Sierra Club
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident
1. Community Development Advisory
Commission
David Shaw 2. Assistant Manager of Eagle Foods 2835 Elm Street
(1800 Elm)
3. North End resident
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident
1. North End Neighborhood
Association representative 2636 Queen
Wayne Klostermann 2. North End resident
3. Bee Branch Watershed resident
Audubon Elementary PTA
Dan or Rhonda Morgan (recommended by Audubon Principal) 704 Lincoln
Dubuque Board of Realtors
Jim Lansing representative 4029 Pennsylvania
1. Impacted home owner
6 Michelle Harry 2, Prince Street home owner
3. North End resident 2316 Prince Street
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident
1. Impacted home owner
7 Faith Kraemer 2. Washington Street home owner
3. North End resident 2362 Washington
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident
1. Impacted home owner
8 Audrey Morey 2. North End resident 2545 Elm Street
3. Bee Branch Watershed resident
Owns property at:
2027 Elm
1. Impacted property owner 2006 Washington
9 John Gronen 2. Washington Street property owner 2015 Washington
3. Developer 2032 Washington
2042 Washington
2046 Washington
1. Past Chairperson of the Dubuque Soil
10 Richard Sullivan & Conservation District
2. Bee Branch Watershed resident 817 Garfield
3. Senior Citizen
1. Sacred Heart Parish
2. North End resident
3. Johnson Street home owner 602 E. 22nd Street
11 Frank Miller
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident i (22nd and Johnson)
5. Professor of Physics (Ret,)
6, Senior Citizen
1. Impacted home owner
2. Jackson Street home owner
12 Pam Jochum 3. North End resident 2368 Jackson
4. Bee Branch Watershed resident
5. State Representative
1. Impacted home owner
2. Maple Street home owner 1552 Maple Street
13 Irene Waltz 3. Impacted property owner
4. Cedar Street property owner Owns property at:
5. Bee Branch Watershed resident 1555 Cedar Street
6. Senior Citizen
In addition to the current roster, three additional committee members are being sought:
1) Washington Neighborhood Council representative;
2) Resident of Kniest Street (between 20th & 24th); and
3) Resident of Elm Street (between 20th & 24th).
The "association/background" column indicates specific viewpoints that each committee
.member will inherently bring forth as the committee evaluates potential alignments and
design combinations. Collectively, the proposed current thirteen-member committee
has the following background:
1) Impacted residents;
2) Impacted home owners;
3) Impacted property owners;
4) North End neighborhood residents;
5) North End Neighborhood Association;
6) Washington Neighborhood resident;
7) Bee Branch watershed residents;
8) Audubon PTA;
9) Sacred Heart Padsh;
10) Elm Street property owner between Garfield & 24th;
11) Jackson Street home owner between Garfield & 24th;
12) Washington Street home/property owners between Garfield & 24th;
13) Maple Street resident;
14) Cedar Street property owner;
15) Johnson Street home owner;
16) Impacted businesses;
17) Developer;
18) Past Chairperson of the Dubuque Soil & Conservation District;
19) Dubuque Board of Realtors;
20) State Representative;
21) Sierra Club;
22) League of Women Voters;
23) Senior Citizens;
24) Long Range Planning Advisory Commission;
25) Community Development Advisory Commission;
While it might be unrealistic to expect each BBCAC member to serve as a true
representative of the neighborhood or organizations they currently belong, each BBCAC
member will bring a unique voice based on his/her background to raise issues and
concerns. For example: David Shaw should not be expected to represent Eagle Foods.
However, as the Assistant Store Manager he will bring to the committee's attention the
knowledge specific to running a business in the impacted area.
RECOMMENDATION
I mspectfully raque~ ~ the City Councilreview and approvethe proposed BBCAC
ros~r.
CC:
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Michael A. Koch, Public Works Director
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
David Harris, Director of Housing & Community Development
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Don Vogt, Operations & Maintenance Manager
John Klosterman, Street & Sewer Maintenance Manager
Deron Muehdng, Civil Engineer II
Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist
Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer
Dr. Charles Winterwood, Long Range Planning Advisory Commission Member