Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 1 3 11CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The Dubuque City
Council met in regular
session at 6:30 p.m. on
January 3, 2011 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members Con-
nors, Jones, Lynch,
Resnick, City Manager
Van Milligen, City At-
torney Lindahl
Absent: Council Mem-
bers Braig and
Voetberg
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
regular session of the
City Council to act
upon such business
that may properly
come before the City
Council.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation was pro-
vided by Reverend Ma-
ria Wiblin of Hillcrest
Family Services.
CONSENT ITEMS
Motion by Lynch to
receive and file the
documents, adopt the
resolutions, and dis-
pose of as indicated.
Seconded by Connors.
Motion carried 5-0.
Minutes and Reports
Submitted: City Coun-
cil of 12/20 and 12/21;
Environmental Stew-
ardship Advisory Com-
mission of 12/7; Histor-
ic Preservation Com-
mission of 12/16; Li-
brary Board of Trust-
ees of 11/16
Investment Oversight
Advisory Commission's
70th Quarterly Report
Library Board of
Trustees Update from
Meeting of December
15, 2010
Proof of publication of
City Council Proceed-
ings of December 6,
2010
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Notice of Claims/
Suits: David Klavitter
for property damage;
Walter Joniec for vehi-
cle damage. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received, filed,
and referred to the City
Attorney.
City Attorney advising
that the following
claim has been refer-
red to Public Entity
Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assur-
ance Pool: David
Klavitter for property
damage. Upon motion
the document was re-
ceived, filed, and con-
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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: January 12, 2011, and for which the charge is $178.22.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this ,1th day of � �" I -Zee./ , 20 //
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
M Comm. Exp, FEB. 1, 2014
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The Dubuque City
Council met in regular
session at 6:30 p.m. on
January 3, 2011 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members Con-
nors, Jones, Lynch,
Resnick, City Manager
Van Milligen, City At-
torney Lindahl
Absent: Council Mem-
bers Braig and
Voetberg
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
regular session of the
City Council to act
upon such business
that may properly
come before the City
Council.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation was pro-
vided by Reverend Ma-
ria Wiblin of Hillcrest
Family Services.
CONSENT ITEMS
Motion by Lynch to
receive and file the
documents, adopt the
resolutions, and dis-
pose of as indicated.
Seconded by Connors.
Motion carried 5-0.
Minutes and Reports
Submitted: City Coun-
cil of 12/20 and 12/21;
Environmental Stew-
ardship Advisory Com-
mission of 12/7; Histor-
ic Preservation Com-
mission of 12/16; Li-
brary Board of Trust-
ees of 11/16
Investment Oversight
Advisory Commission's
70th Quarterly Report
Library Board of
Trustees Update from
Meeting of December
15,2010
Proof of publication of
City Council Proceed-
ings of December 6,
2010
Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Notice of Claims/
Suits: David Klavitter
for property damage;
Walter Joniec for vehi-
cle damage. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received, filed,
and referred to the City
Attorney.
City Attorney advising
that the following
claim has been refer-
red to Public Entity
Risk Services of Iowa,
the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assur-
ance Pool: David
Klavitter for property
damage. Upon motion
the document was re-
ceived, filed, and con -
Spain: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of a letter of sup-
port for the Interpreta-
tion -Award- Nomination
for the Friends of the
Mines of Spain. Upon
motion the documents
were received, filed,
and approved.
Trees Forever Grant
Application: City Man-
ager recommending
approval of the sub-
mission of a $7,000
Trees Forever grant ap-
plication to fund a
small portion of the 485
trees planned along
the lower portion of
the Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received
and filed and Resolu-
tion No. 3-11 Support of
Trees Forever Applica-
tion for funding for the
Bee Branch Creek Re-
storation Project was
adopted.
Westbrook Park Tem-
porary Location Lease:
City Manager recom-
mending approval of
an amendment to the
lease between the City
and Callahan Construc-
tion, Inc. to change the
location for Westbrook
Park from Lots 38 and
39 to Lots 1 and 2.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received,
filed, and approved.
Residency Require-
ment for Sister City Re-
lationships Advisory
Commission: Commu-
nication from Jeffrey L.
Walters submitting his
application to the Sis-
ter City Relationships
Advisory Commission
and advising that he
lives outside the City
limits. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Advisory Board for
the National ADA Coor-
dinator Certification
Program: City Manager
transmitting informa-
tion on the appoint-
ment of Human Rights
Director Kelly Larson to
the Advisory Board for
the ADA Coordinator
Certification Program.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received
and filed.
EMS Student Contract
with NICC: City Manag-
er recommending ap-
proval to execute an
Emergency Medical
Services Student con-
tract with Northeast Io-
wa Community Col-
lege. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived, filed, and ap-
proved.
Signed Contracts: Bee
Branch Creek Restora-
tion Project - Phase I
Environmental Assess-
ment. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Liquor License Appli-
cations: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of annual liquor li-
cense renewals as sub-
mitted. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No. 4-11
Granting the issuance
of a Class "C" Beer
Permit to Hartig Drug
Company #4 and
Sam's Club #4973; and
Resolution No. 5-11
Granting the issuance
of a Class "B" (Hotel/
Motel) Liquor License
to Best Western Plus
Hotel and Conference
Center / Champps
Americana; a Class "C"
Beer/Liquor License to
Breezer's Pub and The
Lounge; and a Class
"B" Wine Permit to
Sam's Club, Dubuque
Religious Center and
Hartig Drug #4 were
adopted.
ITEM TO BE SET FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
Motion by Lynch to
receive and file the
documents, adopt the
resolution, set the pub-
lic hearing as indicat-
ed, and direct the City
Clerk to publish notice
as prescribed by law.
Seconded by Jones.
Motion carried 5-0.
Release of Easements
- Lot 1 of Yiannias
Place: City Manager
recommending that a
public hearing be set
for January 18, 2011 to
consider a request
from Brian Kane, repre-
senting Key City In-
vestment Company, for
the release of ease-
ments in Yiannias
Place in the City of Du-
buque. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No. 6-11
Resolution of intent to
dispose of City interest
in Easement 'B" and
Easement "D" in Lot 1
and Lot 1A of Yiannias
Place in the City of Du-
buque, Dubuque Coun-
ty, Iowa, was adopted
setting a public hear-
ing for a meeting to
commence at 6:30 p.m.
on January 18, 2011 in
the Historic Federal
Building.
BOARDS/
COMMISSIONS
Applicants were invit-
ed to address the City
Council regarding their
desire to serve on the
following Boards/Com-
missions:
Housing Code Appeals
toric Preservation
Commission advising
that they have re-
newed their commit-
ment to public out-
reach and providing a
report on the initial ef-
forts. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents. Sec-
onded by Lynch. HPC
Chairperson David
Klavitter provided a
verbal report. Motion
carried 5-0.
Amendments to the
Housing Code: City
Manager recommend-
ing approval of amend-
ments to the Housing
Code to require crime -
free training, to require
tenant criminal back-
ground checks and to
designate certain rent-
al property owners as
Priority Category. Mo-
tion by Jones to receive
and file the documents
and consider the first
reading of the pro-
posed ordinances
amending City of Du-
buque Code of Ordi-
nances Title 6 Health,
Housing, Sanitation,
and Environment,
Chapter 6 Housing Reg-
ulations, Section 6-6-7
Licenses and Inspec-
tions requiring a prop-
erty owner, manager,
or licensed real estate
professional to partici-
pate in the crime -free,
multi -housing program
as a condition of a li-
cense issuance or re-
newal for a rental
dwelling operating li-
cense; and amending
the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances Ti-
tle 6 Health, Housing,
Sanitation, and Envi-
ronment, Chapter 6
Housing Regulations by
adopting a new Section
6-6-11 Priority Catego-
ry; amending Chapter 6
Housing Regulations by
adopting a new Section
6-6-12 Procedure for
Hearing Appeal of Pri-
ority Category Status;
and amending Chapter
6 Housing Regulations
by adopting a new Sec-
tion 6-6-13 Inspection
of Properties Owned
by Priority Category.
Seconded by Connors.
Responding to ques-
tions from City Council,
Assistant City Attorney
Crenna Brumwell and
Police Chief Mark
Dalsing stated that the
background checks will
be maintained by the
Police Department's
Records Division, and
information gained
from the checks could
be used by police in
addition to their cur-
rent search methods.
Landlord license fees
do not fully cover the
City's expenses for
providing the free serv-
ice, and background
checks are limited to
adult applicants named
on the lease. Dalsing
added that he believes
the checks provide ac-
curate information
from across all 50
states and three prior
addresses. Motion car-
ried 5-0.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) Flood Plain
Map Update: City Man-
ager providing an up-
date on the City of Du-
buque's Technical Ap-
peal of FEMA's Prelimi-
nary Digital Flood In-
surance Rate Map for
our community. Motion
by Jones to receive and
file the documents.
Seconded by Resnick.
Motion carried 5-0.
Extension of South-
west Arterial Moratori-
um: City Manager rec-
ommending approval
of the extension of the
development moratori-
um for the Southwest
Arterial Corridor to July
1, 2012. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents and
consider the first read-
ing of the proposed or-
dinance amending the
City of Dubuque Code
perrormea on solar
thermal systems and
setting forth the stand-
ards for solar thermal
systems. Seconded by
Jones. Motion carried
5-0.
Selection of Color for
"The Jule": City Man-
ager submitting color
options for "The Jule"
for City Council consid-
eration. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents and se-
lect the green "Moun-
tain Dew" color option.
Seconded by Resnick.
Motion carried 5-0.
Friends of the Mines
of Spain Advisory
Board: City Manager
requesting that the
City Council designate
a representative to the
Friends of the Mines of
Spain Advisory Board.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents and ap-
point Mayor Buol as
the representative.
Seconded by Lynch.
Motion carried 5-0.
Amendment to Iowa
Finance Authority (IFA)
Loan Agreement: City
Manager recommend-
ing approval of an
amendment to the Io-
wa Finance Authority
loan agreement for fi-
nancing a portion of
the costs of projects in
the Historic Millwork
District in an amount
up to $4,500,000. Mo-
tion by Jones to receive
and file the documents
and approve the rec-
ommendation. Second-
ed by Resnick. Motion
carried 5-0.
Community Develop-
ment Block Grant
Award to CARADCO
Project: City Manager
recommending that the
City indicate its inter-
est in accepting a $5.9
million Community De-
velopment Block Grant
award for the
CARADCO Project to
the Iowa Department
of - Economic Develop-
ment. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents and ap-
prove the recommen-
dation. Seconded by
Jones. Motion carried
5-0.
AV Preeminent Rating
for City Attorney: Noti-
fication that City Attor-
ney Barry Lindahl has
been awarded the AV
Preeminent Rating
from the Martindale -
Hubbell Peer Review.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents. Seconded
by Resnick. City Coun-
cil Members congratu-
lated the City Attorney.
Motion carried 5-0.
COUNCIL MEMBER
REPORTS
Mayor Buol passed on
Happy New Year wish-
es to all.
Jones extended an in-
vitation to the opening
of the Special Olympics
on January 10 at the
Grand River Center.
PUBLIC INPUT
Joseph Noel, 315 West
Locust, thanked the
City Council for their
efforts in facilitating
what he considered to
be an attractive and
functional Burlington/
Trailways bus hub at
Rhomberg and Elm
Streets.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Jones to go
into closed session at
7:28 p.m. regarding
Pending Litigation and
Property Acquisition
pursuant to Chapter
21.5(1)(c)(j) Code of Io-
wa and Collective Bar-
gaining Strategy pur-
suant to Iowa Code
Chapter 20.17(3).
Seconded by Resnick.
Motion carried 5-0.
Upon motion at 8:39
p.m., the City Council
reconvened in open
session stating that
staff had been given
proper direction.
There being no fur -
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: January 12, 2011, and for which the charge is $178.22.
c3t,r4,—
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /1j day of , 20 // .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
My Comm. En. FEB. 1, 2014
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The Dubuque City
Council met in regular
session at 6:30 p.m. on
January 3, 2011 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members Con-
nors, Jones, Lynch,
Resnick, City Manager
Van Milligen, City At-
torney Lindahl
Absent: Council Mem-
bers Braig and
Voetberg
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
regular session of the
City Council to act
upon such business
that may properly
come before the City
Council.
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation was pro-
vided by Reverend Ma-
ria Wiblin of Hillcrest
Family Services.
curred.
Purchase of Property
- Bee Branch Creek Re-
storation Project: City
Manager recommend-
ing approval of the
purchase of a commer-
cial property, located
at 500 Rhomberg Ave-
nue and owned by PJ's
Tap, LLC, as part of the
acquisition program
associated with the
Bee Branch Creek Re-
storation Project. Upon
motion the documents
were received and filed
and Resolution No. 1-11
Approving the acquisi-
tion of real estate
owned by PJ's Tap, LLC
in the City of Dubuque
was adopted.
2010 Drain Tile Proj-
ect: City Manager rec-
ommending accept-
ance of the construc-
tion contract for the
2010 Drain Tile Project,
as completed by Drew
Cook & Sons Excava-
ting, in the final con-
tract amount of
$20,272.84. Upon mo-
tion the documents
were received and filed
and Resolution No. 2-11
Accepting the 2010
Drain Tile Project and
authorizing payment of
the contract amount to
the contractor was
adopted.
NAI Region 5 Awards
Nomination for the
Friends of the Mines of
Spain: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of a letter of sup-
port for the Interpreta-
tion -Award- Nomination
for the Friends of the
Mines of Spain. Upon
motion the documents
were received, filed,
and approved.
Trees Forever Grant
Application: City Man-
ager recommending
approval of the sub-
mission of a $7,000
Trees Forever grant ap-
plication to fund a
small portion of the 485
trees planned along
the lower portion of
the Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received
and filed and Resolu-
tion No. 3-11 Support of
Trees Forever Applica-
tion for funding for the
Bee Branch Creek Re-
storation Project was
adopted.
Westbrook Park Tem-
porary Location Lease:
City Manager recom-
mending approval of
an amendment to the
lease between the City
and Callahan Construc-
tion, Inc. to change the
location for Westbrook
Park from Lots 38 and
39 to Lots 1 and 2.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received,
filed, and approved.
Residency Require-
ment for Sister City Re-
lationships Advisory
Commission: Commu-
nication from Jeffrey L.
Walters submitting his
application to the Sis-
ter City Relationships
Advisory Commission
and advising that he
lives outside the City
limits. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Advisory Board for
the National ADA Coor-
dinator Certification
Program: City Manager
transmitting informa-
tion on the appoint-
ment of HumanRights
Director Kelly Larson to
the Advisory Board for
the ADA Coordinator
Certification Program.
Upon motion the docu-
ments were received
and filed.
EMS Student Contract
with NICC: City Manag-
er recommending ap-
proval to execute an
Emergency Medical
Services Student con-
tract with Northeast Io-
wa Community Col-
lege. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived, filed, and ap-
proved.
Signed Contracts: Bee
Branch Creek Restora-
tion Project - Phase I
Environmental Assess-
ment. Upon motion the
documents were re-
ceived and filed.
Liquor License Appli-
cations: City Manager
recommending appro-
val of annual liquor li-
cense renewals as sub-
mitted. Upon motion
the documents were
received and filed and
Resolution No. 4-11
Granting the issuance
of a Class "C" Beer
Permit to Hartig Drug
Company #4 and
Sam's Club #4973; and
Resolution No. 5-11
Granting the issuance
of a Class "B" (Hotel/
Motel) Liquor License
to Best Western Plus
Hotel and Conference
Center / Champps
Americana; a Class "C"
Beer/Liquor License to
Breezer's Pub and The
Lounge; and a Class
"B" Wine Permit to
Sam's Club, Dubuque
Religious Center and
Hartig Drug #4 were
Board: One 3-year term
through January 11,
2014 (Term of Young).
Applicant: David Young,
1572 Central Avenue
Sister City Relation-
ships Advisory Com-
mission: Setting 10 Ini-
tial Terms: Three 1-
year terms through
February 1, 2012; Three
2-year terms through
February 1, 2013; Four
3-year terms through
February 1, 2014. Appli-
cants: Sheila Casta-
neda, 1014 Dunham
Drive; Michael Coty,
125 Bluff Street;
Larissa Filimonenko,
2260 Samantha Drive;
Jeffrey Jochum, 3750
Aerostar Drive; Richard
Landis, 2390 Clarke
Crest Drive; Pat
McNamara, 1041 Shady
Oaks Drive; William
Mclntee, 1339 Belmont
Street; Eric Miller, 1290
W. 5th Street, #1; Betty
Phillips, 3047 Kane
Court; Louise Thurn,
3037 Kaufmann Ave-
nue; and Annalee
Ward, 2758 Tiffany
Court. Ms. Castaneda,
Mr. Coty, Ms. Filimon-
enko, Mr. Jochum, Mr.
McNamara, Ms. Phillips
and Ms. Ward spoke in
support of their re-
spective appointments.
ACTION ITEMS
Historic Preservation
Commission: Commu-
nication from the His-
toric Preservation
Commission advising
that they have .re-
newed their commit-
ment to public out-
reach and providing a
report on the initial ef-
forts. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents. Sec-
onded by Lynch. HPC
Chairperson David
Klavitter provided a
verbal report. Motion
carried 5-0.
Amendments to the
Housing Code: City
Manager recommend-
ing approval of amend-
ments to the Housing
Code to require crime -
free training, to require
tenant criminal back-
ground checks and to
designate certain rent-
al property owners as
Priority Category. Mo-
tion by Jones to receive
and file the documents
and consider the first
reading of the pro-
posed ordinances
amending City of Du-
buque Code of Ordi-
nances Title 6 Health,
Housing, Sanitation,
and Environment,
Chapter 6 Housing Reg-
ulations, Section 6-6-7
Licenses and Inspec-
tions requiring a prop-
erty owner, manager,
or licensed real estate
professional to partici-
pate in the crime -free,
multi -housing program
as a condition of a li-
cense issuance or re-
newal for a rental
dwelling operating li-
cense; and amending
the. City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances Ti-
tle 6 Health, Housing,
Sanitation, and Envi-
ronment, Chapter 6
Housing Regulations by
adopting a new Section
6-6-11 Priority Catego-
ry; amending Chapter 6
Housing Regulations by
adopting a new Section
6-6-12 Procedure for
Hearing Appeal of Pri-
ority Category Status;
and amending Chapter
6 Housing Regulations
by adopting a new Sec-
tion 6-6-13 Inspection
of Properties Owned
by Priority Category.
Seconded by Connors.
Responding to ques-
tions from City Council,
Assistant City Attorney
Crenna Brumwell and
Police Chief Mark
Dalsing stated that the
background checks will
be maintained by the
Police Department's
Records Division, and
information gained
from the checks could
be used by police in
addition to their cur-
rent search methods.
Landlord license fees
do not fully cover the
City's expenses for
providing the free serv-
ice, and background
checks are limited to
adult applicants named
on the lease. Dalsing
added that he believes
the checks provide ac-
curate information
from across all 50
states and three prior
addresses. Motion car-
ried 5-0.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) Flood Plain
Map Update: City Man-
ager providing an up-
date on the City of Du-
buque's Technical Ap-
peal of FEMA's Prelimi-
nary Digital Flood In-
surance Rate Map for
our community. Motion
by Jones to receive and
file the documents.
Seconded by Resnick.
Motion carried 5-0.
Extension of South-
west Arterial Moratori-
um: City Manager rec-
ommending approval
of Ordinances by
amending Title 14
(Buildings and Devel-
opment) and by
amending Title 16 (Uni-
fied Development
Code) extending the
development moratori-
um for the Southwest
Arterial Corridor to July
1, 2012. Seconded by
Jones. Motion carried
5-0.
Solar Thermal Licens-
ing, Permitting and In-
spections: City Manag-
er recommending ap-
proval of amending the
Code of Ordinances to
create a Solar Thermal
licensing system and
empower Solar Ther-
mal permits and in-
spections. Motion by
Lynch to receive and
file the documents and
consider the first read-
ing of the proposed or-
dinances amending
City of Dubuque Code
of Ordinances Title 14
Building and Develop-
ment by adding Chap-
ter 13 Solar Thermal Li-
censes which requires
a license in order to
perform work on solar
thermal systems; and
amending City of Du-
buque Code of Ordi-
nances Title 14 Build-
ing and Development
by adding Chapter 14
Solar Thermal Systems
requiring permits and
inspections for work
performed on solar
thermal systems and
setting forth the stand-
ards for solar thermal
systems. Seconded by
Jones. Motion carried
5-0.
Selection of Color for
"The Jule": City Man-
ager submitting color
options for "The Jule"
for City Council consid-
eration. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents and se-
lect the green "Moun-
tain Dew" color option.
Seconded by Resnick.
Motion carried 5-0.
Friends of the Mines
of Spain Advisory
Board: City Manager
requesting that the
City Council designate
a representative to the
Friends of the Mines of
Spain Advisory Board.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents and ap-
point Mayor Buol as
the representative.
Seconded by Lynch.
Motion carried 5-0.
Amendment to Iowa
Finance Authority (IFA)
Loan Agreement: City
Manager recommend-
ing approval of an
amendment to the Io-
wa Finance Authority
loan agreement for fi-
nancing a portion of
the costs of projects in
the Historic Millwork
District in an amount
up to $4,500,000. Mo-
tion by Jones to receive
and file the documents
and approve the rec-
ommendation. Second-
ed by Resnick. Motion
carried 5-0.
Community Develop-
ment Block Grant
Award to CARADCO
Project: City Manager
recommending that the
City indicate its inter-
est in accepting a $5.9
million Community De-
velopment Block Grant
award for the
CARADCO Project to
the Iowa Department
of Economic Develop-
ment. Motion by Con-
nors to receive and file
the documents and ap-
prove the recommen-
dation. Seconded by
Jones. Motion carried
5-0.
AV Preeminent Rating
for City Attorney: Noti-
fication that City Attor-
ney Barry Lindahl has
been awarded the AV
Preeminent Rating
from the Martindale -
Hubbell Peer Review.
Motion by Connors to
receive and file the
documents. Seconded
by Resnick. City Coun-
cil Members congratu-
lated the City Attorney.
Motion carried 5-0.
COUNCIL MEMBER
REPORTS
Mayor Buol passed on
Happy New Year wish-
estoall.
Jones extended an in-
vitation to the opening
of the Special Olympics
on January 10 at the
Grand River Center.
PUBLIC INPUT
Joseph Noel, 315 West
Locust, thanked the
City Council for their
efforts in facilitating
what he considered to
be an attractive and
functional Burlington/
Trailways bus hub at
Rhomberg and Elm
Streets.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Jones to go
into dosed session at
7:28 p.m. regarding
Pending Litigation and
Property Acquisition
pursuant to Chapter
21.5(1)(c)(j) Code of Io-
wa and Collective Bar-
gaining Strategy pur-
suant to Iowa Code
Chapter 20.17(3).
ther business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
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