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Proof Council proceedings 2-23-2009CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Coun- cil met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 23, 2009 in the Historic Federal Building. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, Voetberg, City Manager Van Milligen Fiscal Year 2010 Depart- mental Budgets were pre- sented by staff from the following City depart- ments: Purchase of Serv- ices, Library Department, Health Services, Fire De- partment. Purchase of Services: America's River Corpora- tion: Board Member Keith Rahe, 1851 330th Street, Dyersville, thanked the City Council for their con- tinued support of the activ- ities of the America's River Corporation and its part- ners. Every Child/Every Prom- ise: Executive Director Mae Hingtgen, 2469 Mat- thew John Drive, thanked the Gity Council for their continued support of the activities of the Every Child/Every Promise pro- gram. Helping Services of Northeast Iowa: Prevention Supervisor Claire Jones. 480 Blair Drive, provided information on the current services and future activi- ties of Helping Services of Northeast Iowa. Upon questioning, by City Coun- ment's Fiscal Year 2010 cil, Ms. Jones explained recommended budget. how funds are used within Henricks stated improve- the agency. ment packages #1 and #2 Hillis and Dales Senior are essential and request - Center: Executive Director ed City Council reconsider Marilyn Althoff, 2011 Davis the Library's staffing needs Street, provided informa- as a part of the renovation tion on the current serv- and expansion and pro - ices and future activities of jetted increase in visitors. the Hills and Dales Senior Henricks informed Council Center and thanked the that if staffing is cut below City Council for their con- 61 hours, the Library tinued support. Referral would lose its accredita- and Activities Coordinator tion and state funding. City Casey Leist, 425 Main Council discussion fo- Street, Colesburg, high- cused on the reality for ad - lighted information con- ditional library staff as a re- tained on a handout she sult of the renovation and distributed. considered options and Operation: New View what adjustments can be Community Action Agen- made to meet this need. cy: Executive Director Tom Mayor Buol suggested Stovall, 3345 Tibey Court, Henricks provide a report clarified the process by to City, Councilafter the which members are ap- renovation's anticipated pointed to the agency's completion in January board and the board's pur- 2010 and during the Coun- pose. Stovall reviewed cil's annual goal setting in how the agency does busi- August 2010. ness through other coun- Responding to discus - ties and cities and high- sion among City Council lighted a handout, which Members, Library Board provided information re- President Diann Guns stat- garding the agency's activ- ed that this staffing issue ities and budget. Upon was addressed in the initial questioning by City Coun- capital campaign plans cil, Stovall stated that de- through the consideration spite receiving one-time of an endowment fund. economic stimulus funds, Guns added that the cur - City funding is also needed rent staffing requests are to sustain programs. He the minimum needed to added that the agency is operate the renovated Li - willing to collaborate with brary upon re -opening. Li - other agencies regarding brary Board Member Paula use of the stimulus funds. Connors described how Braig informed Stovall that the Library meets the City even City funding for all Council's goals and priori - purchase of service con- ties including sustain - tracts should be consid- ability, Every Child/Every ered a one-time funding Promise, and taxpayer val- opportunity. ue. Connors added that Project Concern: staff continually reviews Child Care Referral: Ex- the Library's program ecutive Director Nancy schedule for possible cost Lewis, 420 Pawnee Court, savings through the dele- Galena, thanked the City tion of unpopular pro - Council for their continued grams. Library Board support. Lewis reviewed Member Mike Willis com- the agency's funding op- pared the Carnegie -Stout tions, services and activi- Public Library to other li- ties and noted other part- braries across the state ner agencies. and nation-wide and reiter- Foster Grandparent Pro- ated the need for staffing gram: Lewis described the as stated by Ms. Guns and process of assigning foster Ms. Connors. grandparents to students Health Services: Public and the funding options Health Specialist Mary available for this program Rose Corrigan presented Information and Referral: the department's Fiscal Lewis provided an over- Year 2010 recommended view of the program's budget. Responding to funding options and activi- questions by City Council, ties and described the fi- Corrigan stated that the nancial qualifications re- Health Services budget quired by participants. She has not yet been impacted added that participants are by a national disease out - connected to partnering . break and information re - agencies whenever possi- garding outbreaks is dis- ble and that for most cas- tributed to the public as es, all funds must go di- quickly as possible. rectly to participants. Fire Department: Fire Retired and Senior Volun- Chief Dan Brown intro- teer Program: Director Deb duced the Fire Depart - Bell, 17516 Melody Circle, ment's command staff and thanked the City Council presented its Fiscal Year for their continued support 2010 recommended budg- and described the pro- et. Responding to ques- gram's activities and cam- tions by City Council, paigns. Bell stated that Brown stated that the City funding helps sustain green roof project planned the program's part-time for Fire Headquarters has position. ' been postponed, and the Budget Director Jenny original roof will be re - Larson submitted a written paired as needed. Brown communication from the then stated that the CPAT Substance Abuse Services pilot program being used Center in support of con- in conjunction with Daven- tinued City funding. port is a program that the Executive Director of department has assessed, Opening Doors, Maria has been tested nation - House, and the Teresa wide, and includes many Shelter, Michele Brown, safety factors and stand- 2250 Southway Drive, ards, which benefit test asked the City Council to candidates. Brown added reconsider their funding re- that Dubuque's firefighters quest and introduced have been trained to proc- board members and staff. tor the program. Local Several shelter residents Firefighters' Union Presi- and former residents dent Dave Beaves ques- spoke of the assistance tioned the Fire Depart - they have received through ment's use of the CPAT the programs offered at test license stating that the these facilities. Maria copyright is owned by the House/Opening Doors International Association of Program Director Sherry Firefighters, and it has not McDonald, 115 Alpine authorized Dubuque or Street, described the many Davenport to administer support services the facili- the test. Mayor Buol in- ty provides. Opening formed Beaves that this is Doors Board Member, Lisa sue cannot be addressed. Graff, 3001 N. Cascade as part of the budget hear - Road, reiterated the bene- ing. fits to funding these facili- There being no further ties and thanked City business, upon motion the Council for their consider- City Council adjourned at ation. Upon questioning by 9:20 p.m. City Council, Brown stated /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, that despite working on . CMC, City Clerk many grants, there are not 1t 2/27 many available for on- going projects, and fund raising events can be very labor intensive. Following discussion of the Purchase of Services budget, City Council reached consensus on possibly reallocating funds ,from Substance Abuse Services Center, Helping Services of NE Iowa, and the Washington Tool Li- brary to fund the Maria House. Staff was request- ed to determine if Maria House and Teresa Shelter were eligible for Communi- ty Development Block Grant funds. Van Milligen will hold this item for sepa- rate discussion at the final budget hearing on March 9, 2009. Library Department: Di- rector Susan Henricks in- troduced members of the Library Board of Trustees and several staff member and presented the depart - STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates: February 27, 2009, and for which the charge is $97.92. Subscribed to before me, a Notary,Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this ,2aft day of , 20 of Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEYER Commission Number 154885 My nornm Exo. FEB. 1, 2011