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Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 2 17 11CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 17, 2011 in the Historic Federal Building. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick; City Manager Van Milligen Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of discus- sing various City de- partmental budgets. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW Fiscal Year 2012 De- partmental Budgets were presented by staff from the follow- ing City departments: Human Rights Depart- ment, Information Services Department. Five Flags Center, Grand River Center (Conference Center), Recreation Division, and Parks Division. City Council had discussion with staff following each presentation. Human Rights Depart- ment: Human Rights Director Kelly Larson introduced staff and presented the Fiscal Year 2012 budget for this department. Re- sponding to questions from City Council, Lar- son stated that the de- partment will start me- diation and processes the claim intakes while the City Attorney's Of- fice handles the formal complaints adding that Intercultural Compe- tency Training is most successful through in- stitutional training and neighborhood out- reach. Information Services Department: Informa- tion Services Manager Chris Kohlmann intro - duced staff and pre- sented the Fiscal Year 2012 budget for this department. Respond- ing to questions from City Council, Kohlmann explained the virtual fax server improve- ment package, that funding resources for IBM - related projects are available for anoth- er year, and provided clarification of adjust- ments in software maintenance /licensing expenses. Five Flags Center Divi- sion and Grand River Center (Conference Center): Leisure Serv- ices Manager Marie Ware thanked staff/ commission members and presented the Fis- cal Year 2012 budget for these divisions. Re- sponding to questions from City Council, Ms. Ware confirmed the amount of property tax support for both facili- ties, replacement of exterior benches at the Grand River Center will be skateboard -proof with old benches being recycled; and painting of the facility is on a rotation with the Ex- hibit Hall due at this time. Van Milligen ex- plained the operating agreement between the Grand River Center and Platinum Hospitali- ty Group and the obli- gations of the Vision Iowa Grant. Grand Riv- er Center Manager Mitzy Yordy thanked the Council for their parternship. Recreation Division: Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas introduced staff and nrocantarl •tha Vkcal ther business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:36 p.m. /s /Jeanne S. Schneider CMC, City Clerk It 2/23 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 23, 2011, and for which the charge is $53.33. Subscribed to before me, a Not ry Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this - day o , 20 2 // 4./ / Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEI . Commission Number 154 .. M cxo, FEB. 1 20' , 1111.1111041111 1 V. ,) CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 17, 2011 in the Historic Federal Building. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick; City Manager Van Milligen Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the purpose of discus- sing various City de- partmental budgets. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW Fiscal Year 2012 De- partmental Budgets were presented by staff from the follow- ing City departments: Human Rights Depart- ment, Information Services Department, Five Flags Center, Grand River Center (Conference Center), Recreation Division, and Parks Division. City • Council had discussion with staff following each presentation. Human Rights Depart- ment: Human Rights Director Kelly Larson introduced staff and presented the Fiscal Year 2012 budget for this department. Re- sponding to questions from City Council, Lar- son stated that the de- partment will start me- diation and processes the claim intakes while the City Attorney's Of- fice handles the formal complaints adding that Intercultural Compe- tency Training is most successful through in- stitutional training and neighborhood out- reach. Information Services Department: Informa- tion Services Manager Chris Kohlmann intro- duced staff and pre- sented the Fiscal Year 2012 budget for this department. Respond- ing to questions from City Council, Kohlmann explained the virtual fax server improve- ment package, that funding resources for IBM -related projects are available for anoth- er year, and provided clarification of adjust- ments in software maintenance/licensing expenses. Five Flags Center Divi- sion and Grand River Center (Conference Center): Leisure Serv- ices Manager Marie Ware thanked staff/ commission members and presented the Fis- cal Year 2012 budget for these divisions. Re- sponding to questions from City Council, Ms. Ware confirmed the amount of property tax support for both facili- ties, replacement of exterior benches at the Grand River Center will be skateboard -proof with old benches being recycled; and painting of the facility is on a rotation with the Ex- hibit Hall due at this time. Van Milligen ex- plained the operating agreement between the Grand River Center and Platinum Hospitali- ty Group and the obli- gations of the Vision Iowa Grant. Grand Riv- er Center Manager Mitzy Yordy thanked the Council for their parternship. Recreation Division: Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas introduced staff and presented •the Fiscal Year 2012 budget for this division. Respond- ing to questions from City Council, Prevenas explained the changes in Miscellaneous Serv- ices; consideration will be given to a Porta- Potty for the BMX Park; and the cost of the golf course irrigation sys- tem is split over fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Leisure Services Man- age Marie Ware descri- bed the changes in and challenges with the AmeriCorps program. Multicultural Family Center Director Tara Velez described the ac- tivities and progress of the Center. Parks Division: Parks Division Manager Bob Fritsch presented the Fiscal Year 2012 budg- et for this Division. Braig questioned the unapproved improve- ment package allowing for increased wages for employees certified for work with pesti- cides. Responding to questions from City Council, Mr. Fritsch stated that the im- provement package al- lowing for a new em- ployee to care for the Bee Branch Creek proj- ect is also needed now for care of existing nat- ural plantings that re- quire attention. Van Milligen added that de- lay of the request •would not impact prop- erty taxes and mini- mally impact the storm water fee. Fritsch add- ed that he advises against the more costly "ornamental" land- scaping and favors an increase in native plantings. Resnick questioned the need for a specialist to work with low -maintenance native landscape. Ad- justments are being made in the placement of the playground unit and layout of Comiskey Park. There being no fur- ther business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:36 p.m. /s/Jeanne S. Schneider CMC, City Clerk It 2/23 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 23, 2011, and for which the charge is $53.33. Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this ,r32re day o , 20 4p,{Je7 Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WEST5RME1,. Commission Number 154'