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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
3:00 P.M.
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER - ORPHEUM ROOM
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2004
INVOCATION
Reverend Tom Mason, Captain of the Salvation Army
CONSENTITEMS
The consent agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial and all consent
items will be normally voted upon in a single motion without any separate discussion on a
particular item. If you would like to discuss one of the Consent Items, please go to the
microphone and be recognized by the Mayor and state the item you would like removed from
the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.
Minutes and Reports Submitted
Airport of 12/8; City Council of 12/18 and 1/5; Civil Service Commission of 10/28, 11/5
and 12/4; Community Development Advisory Commission of 12/2 and 12/10; Downtown
Planning Committee of 12/8; Histodc Preservation Commission of 12/18; Human Rights
Commission of 12/8; Library Board of 7/24, 8/8, 8/28, 9/16, 9/25, 10/23, 11/20, 11/25,
and 12/4; Zoning Advisory Commission of 1/7; Zoning Board of Adjustment of 12/18
Proof of publication of List of Claims and Summary of Revenues for month ending
November 30, 2003; Financial reports for month ending December 31, 2003.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Airport
Civil Service - 12/4 CDAC - 12/2
Human Rights Ubrary - 7/24
Ubrary - 10/23
Council - 12/18 Coundl - I/8 Civil Service - 10/28 Civil Service - 11/5
CDAC- 12/10
Ubrary - 8/8
Library - 11/20 Library - 11/25
Library - 12/4 Zoning Advisory Zoning Bd of Adj
Downtown Planning
Ubrary - 8/28 Library - 9/16 Library - 9/25
Notice of Claims/Suits
Debra Ann Avenarius for personal injury; James K. Clark for property damage; Deborah
Cue for personal injury; Norma Furry for property damage; John Sabers for property
damage; Luvem H. Stockel for property damage; TFM Company for property damage
Suggested DispositiOn: Receive and File; Refer to Legal for Investigation/Report
Corporation Counsel advising that the following claims have been referred to Public
Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool:
Debra Ann Avenarius for personal injury; Deborah Cue for personal injury; Allison Lot[
for property damage; John Sabers for property damage; Luvern Stockel for property
damage; TFM Company for property damage
Corporation Counsel recommending settlement of the claim of James K. Clark for
property damage and directing Finance Department to issue payment.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Concur; Finance to Issue Payment
Claims - ICAP Claim - Settled
Citizen Communications
Communication from Mary Jungbluth regarding the mediation session between
Sunnyslope property owners and QHQ Properties.
Communication from Sister Margaret Ann Willging submitting proposals for City Council
consideration.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
3ungbluth Lb' Willging lb'
LeClere Agreement
City Manager recommending approval of an agreement with Thomas and Rebecca
LeClere, 1195 Thomas Place, for the installation of sanitary sewer service to their
home.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
LeClere - MVM Memo LeClere - Staff Memo
LeClere Agreement
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Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Communication from Jan Hess, Secretary of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid
Waste Agency, submitting the Agency's tipping fees for Fiscal Year 2005 along with a
summary of the Fiscal Year 2005 budget.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DMASWA Budget
Request to Demolish
Historic Preservation Commission recommending approval of a request from the City of
Dubuque to demolish a one-story concrete addition to the Star Brewery Building.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Demolition - HPC Ltr Notice of Decision
White Water Creek Bridge
City Manager recommending approval of a Historic Resource Development Program
(HRDP) grant application for relocation of the historic White Water Creek Bridge.
RESOLUTION Authorizing grant application for HRDP funds for relocation of the
historic White Water Creek Bddge
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Bridge - MVM Memo Bridge - S~ff Memo Bddge - Resolution Bridge - Hap HRDP Application
Bridge - Pictures
Eagle Food Centers, Inc.
Notice of hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court to consider approval of the
disclosure statement of Eagle Food Centers, Inc. and four of its subsidiaries and
affiliates.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Eagle Notice
Urban Transit Contracts
City Manager recommending approval of Urban Transit Contracts with Area Residential
Care, Mt. Saint Francis, and Sunnycrest Manor.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Transit - MVM Memo Transit - Staff Memo Transit - Keyline ARC Contract Mt, St. Francis
Memo Contract
Sunnycrest Contract
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Four Mounds Foundation
Christine Happ Olson, Executive Director - Four Mounds Foundation, requesting that
the City sign an owner consent form for a grant application to the State Historical
Society of Iowa for funding to restore the structurally damaged Porte Cochere at the
historic Grey House at Four Mounds.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Four Mounds Ltr
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Designation of Fiscal Officers
City Manager recommending approval of the designation of Finance Department
employees to obtain bank account information and make transfers between City of
Dubuque bank accounts within a banking institution.
RESOLUTION Authorizing certain City of Dubuque Finance Department employees to
obtain bank account information and make transfers between City of Dubuque bank
accounts within a banking institution
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Accounts - MVM Accounts - Staff Accounts -
Memo Memo Resolution
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Authorized Depository Institutions
City Manager recommending approval of adding State Central Bank as an authorized
depository institution for the City of Dubuque.
RESOLUTION Naming Depositories
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Depositories - MVM Depositories - Staff Depositories
Memo Memo Resolution
Shepherd Company - CEBA Contract
City Manager recommending approval to execute a $100,000 Community Economic
Betterment Account (CEBA) loan agreement to support Shepherd Company's relocation
to downtown Dubuque.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the execution of a Community Economic Betterment
Account loan agreement for One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) with Shepherd
Incorporated
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
CEBA - ~ Memo CEBA - Staff Memo CEBA - Resolution CEBA Loan
Agreement
Lead Based Paint Hazard Abatement Program and Housing Trust Program
City Manager recommending approval of the publication of a Notice of Intent to Request
Release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for the Lead Paint
Hazard Abatement Program and Housing Trust Fund Program.
RESOLUTION Authorizing publication of a Notice of Intent to Request Release of
Community Development Block Grant Funds for Lead Paint Hazard Abatement
Program and Housing Trust Fund
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Release ~ MVM Mem( Release - Staff Release -Resolution
Memo
Exhibit A
Release of Funds
Request
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Communication from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
acknowledging receipt of the second amendment to the City's Community Development
Block Grant Annual Action Plan.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
HUD Ltr
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Business License Refund
Request from Marvin Rapp, Cue Master Billiards, for a refund of his cigarette license ~n
the amount of $50.00.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
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Business Licenses
RESOLUTION Granting the issuance of a Class "B" Beer Permit to UAW Local 94; and
Class "C" Beer Permit to Awn Stop Mart, Dubuque Discount Gas, Iowa Potato &
Produce House, Hy-Vee #2
RESOLUTION Granting the issuance of a Class "B" Wine Permit to Hy-Vee #2
Suggested Disposition: Adopt Resolutions
Resolution #1 Resolution #2
ITEMS TO BE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Old Mill Road Property - Lease Agreement
City Manager recommending that a public hearing be set for February 16, 2004, to
consider a lease agreement with David Hartig for four properties on Old Mill Road which
the City acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and which must
remain open green space as a condition of the HMGP program.
RESOLUTION Establishing a public hearing for the disposition of Old Mill Road
property
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
2/16~04
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Properties ~ MVM ECIA Letter Hartig Ltt
Memo
Resolution
Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Action Plan
City Manager recommending that a public headng be set for February 24, 2004 to
consider approval of the proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Action Plan.
RESOLUTION Setting a public hearing on the Program Year 2004 (Fiscal Year 2005)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution; Public Hearing
2/24/04
Action Plan - MVM Action Plan - Staff Action Plan - Annual Action Plan
Memo Memo Resolution
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
SUSPEND THE RULES
Madison Street Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
Proof of publications on notice of hearing, notice to bidders and notice to property
owners and City Manager recommending award of the contract for the Madison Street
Sanitary Sewer Extension Project to Top Grade Excavating in the amount of
$90,460.09.
RESOLUTION Adopting plans and specifications
RESOLUTION Awarding contract
RESOLUTION With respect to the adoption of the Resolution of Necessity proposed for
the Madison Street Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolutions
Madison - MVM Mere,
Madison - Staff
Memo
Madison - Madison - Bid Tab
ResoJutJons
Kivlahan Farms LC - RequeSt to Rezone
Proof of publication on notice of hearing to consider rezoning property on Bittersweet
Lane (north of John F. Kennedy Road and West 32nd Street) from R-3 Moderate Density
Multi-Family Residential Distdct to PUD Planed Unit Development District with a PR
Planned Residential designation as requested by Kivlahan Farms LC and Zoning
Advisory Commission recommending approval.
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ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances by reclassifying hereinafter described property located west of
Honeysuckle Lane from R-3 Moderate Density Multi-Family Residential District to PUD
Planned Unit Development District with a PR Planned Residential District designation
and adopting a Conceptual Development Plan with conditions
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
Kk, lahan- ZAC Ltr Kivlahan - Applicatior Kivlahan - Staff KJvlahan - Ordinance Kiv[ahan - PUD
Report
Kiv[ahan - Map Suggested Motion
Radford Road - Request to Rezone
Proof of publication on notice of headng to consider rezoning property in the i700 block
of Radford Road from AG Agricultural District to C-3 General Commemial District as
requested by Steve Schueller and Zoning Advisory Commission recommending
approval.
ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances by reclassifying hereinafter described property located in the 1700
block of Radford Road from AG Agricultural District to C-3 General Commercial District,
with conditions
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
Radford - ZAC Ltr Schueller - 5chueller - Vicinity Schueller - Staff
Application Map Report
Radford - Ordinance
Suggested Motion
Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Amendment
Proof of publication on notice of hearing to consider an amendment to the Fiscal Year
2004 budget and City Manager recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Amending the Fiscal Year 2004 budget
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Amendment - MVM Amendment -
Memo Reso~utJon
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Material from January 5, 2004 Meeting
Amendment - MVM Amendment - Staff Amendment - Budget Amendment
Memo Memo Resolution
REINSTATE THE RULES
ACTIONITEMS
Highway 52 South - Request to Rezone (Second Reading on 115104)
ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances by reclassifying hereinafter described property located southeast of
Highway 61/151 and Highway 52 intersection from C-3 General Commemial District to
MHI Modified Heavy Industrial District, with conditions
Communication from the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors requesting that action
on this item be tabled until the appropriate Iowa Department of Transportation studies
are completed and an IDOT public headng has been held.
Copy of communication from the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors to Richard E.
Kautz, Iowa Department of Transportation, requesting the Iowa Department of
Transportation initiate a traffic study on Highway 151/61.
Communication from Gareld Williams, 11126 Hwy 52 South, regarding slow moving
concrete trucks.
Communication from Richard Kaufman regarding the third reading and vote on the Apex
Concrete rezoning request.
Communication from Richard Kautz, Iowa Department of Transportation, regarding the
Highway 151/61 intersection.
Communication from John M. McDonald III in opposition to the proposed rezoning.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion A (Final Approval)
Supervisom Lb- Supv Lb. to IDOT Williams Ltr Kaufmeo Lb' IDOT Letter McDonald Ltr
Material from January 5, 2004 Meeting
IDOT Letter and Rezoning - Diesel Exhaust Info Rezoning - Rezoning - Kane Lb' Area Video
Permit Cavanaugh Ltr OpposiUon Lbs
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Material from December 15, 2003 Meeting
Mueller - ZAC Ltr Mueller - Application Muelter - Letters
Mueller - Exhibit ~1 Mueller - Support
Lbs & Petitions
Opposition Petition Opposition Ltr Hue,er - Staff Muelter - Ordinance MH[ Zoning Uses Accident Data
and Ltrs P. epod:
Apex Powerpoint Climatic At]as
Suggested Motion
Carnegie Stout Public Library Annual Report
Library Director Susan Henricks to present the Carnegie Stout Public Library Annual
Report.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Police Department Towing Contract
City Manager recommending that the Fiscal Year 2003 - 2006 Towing Contract for the
Dubuque Police Department be awarded to Wenzel Towing.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
Towing Contract Towing - Staff Memo Committee Steve Lb'
Recommendation
Adams Company - General Obligation Capital Loan Note
City Manager recommending approval to pumhase a $500,000 General Obligation Loan
Note from American Trust and Savings Bank to assist the Adams Company with their
relocation to the Dubuque Industrial Center West.
RESOLUTION Directing the acceptance of a proposal to purchase $500,000 General
Obligation Capital Loan Notes
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Adams - MVM Memo Adams - Staff Memo Adams - Resolution Recap of Proposals American Trust Lb'
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Ridgeway Park Subdivision - Final Plat
City Manager recommending approval of the final plat of Ridgeway Park Subdivision in
Dubuque County, Iowa as requested by Randy Hefel.
RESOLUTION Approving final plat of Ridgeway Park Subdivision in Dubuque County,
Iowa
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution
Ridgeway - MVM
Memo
Ridgeway - Staff
Memo
Ridgeway - Staff' Ridgeway - Hefel - Application Ridgeway - Final Plat
Repo~ Resol~ion
Renaming of Aggie Street
Zoning Advisory Commission recommending that the name of Aggie Street be changed
to Oak Park Place at the request of the City of Dubuque.
ORDINANCE Renaming the street currently named Aggie Street to Oak Park Place
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
Street I ~C ~ Aggie Street - Staff Aggie S~t I Ha,'Ug
Memo Ltr
Aggie Street -
Ordinance
S~ggested Motion
Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Transmittal
City Manager presenting the Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Operating Budget and Capital
Improvement Program Budget.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
Budget Transmittal
Message
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
PUBLICINPUT
At this time, anyone in the Council Chambers may address the Council on matters which are of
concern to that person and which are not an agenda item. Please take your place at the
microphone and state your name and address cleady. Proceed with your comments; however,
no formal action may be taken at this time on your comments because of the notice
requirements of the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
Jeanne F. Schneider
January 15,2004
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