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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, February 24,2004
Council met in Special Session at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Auditorium
Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Nicholson, Council Members Buol, Cline, Connors, Markham,
Michalski, City Manager Van Milligen
Absent: Duggan
Mayor Pro-Tem Nicholson read the call and stated this is a special session of the City
Council called for the purpose of discussing various City departmental budgets and
conducting a public hearing on the CDBG Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Action Plan.
Library Department: Michalski expressed concern about notrestoring funding to the
young adult and young children's collections (Decision Packages 1 and 2) which was cut
from the budget last year. Buol stated he was concerned about not funding Decision
Package 6 of 7 as the Library depends strongly on volunteers. Consensus was reached
to bring back the children's portion of Decision Packages 1 and 2 for separate discussion
and vote at the public hearing.
Economic Development Department: Michalski commented that we needed to maximize
the property in the Port of Dubuque and not allow it to become all parking. She also
stressed the importance of the Des Moines Initiative as well as the federal initiative.
Parking Division: Economic Development Director Bill Baum explained the proposed
changes to the courtesy parking ticket program. Michalski stressed the need for parking
enforcement in non-metered areas, Le., around schools and churches.
Health Services Department: Nicholson stated he would like to look at paying for the
second tag for hunters harvesting deer at a cost of $300 - $600 versus purchasing the first
tag for the hunters at a potential cost of $2,805.
Housing and Community Development Department: A public hearing was held on the
Fiscal Year 2005 (Program Year 2004) Community Development Block Grant Annual
Action Plan and no comments were received. The remainder of the Housing Services
Department budget was then presented.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
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Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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