Historic Federal Building_2010 Biennial Report ResponseMasterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Historic Federal Building
(December 6, 2010 United States Department of Interior Letter)
DATE: May 29, 2011
Dubuque
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City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is transmitting a letter received by the City of Dubuque
based on its December 2010 submittal of the Biennial Report for the Historic Federal
Building. Completion of this report is required every two years in order to ensure that
the City is meeting the requirements of the United States Department of Interior,
National Park Service's Program of Preservation and Utilization as it relates to the
conveyance and preservation of the Historic Federal Building.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Dave Heiar, Economic Development Director
Michael C. Van Milligen
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Historic Federal Building
(December 6, 2010 United States Department of Interior Letter)
DATE: May 18, 2011
Dubuque
All - America City
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2007
The attached letter was recently received by the City of Dubuque based on its
December, 2010 submittal of the Biennial Report for the Historic Federal Building.
Completion of this report is required every two years in order to ensure that the City is
meeting the requirements of the United States Department of the Interior, National Park
Service's Program of Preservation and Utilization as it relates to the conveyance and
preservation of the Historic Federal Building.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
It is suggested that this letter be received and filed at the next City Council meeting.
cc: Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Rich Russell, Building Services Manager
David Harris, Housing & Community Development Director
Steve Sampson Brown, Project Manager
Attach.
December 6, 2010
Dear Mr. Brown:
Sincerely,
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Steven Sampson Brown
Project Manager, Engineering Department
City of Dubuque
50 West Thirteenth Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Thank you for submitting the Biennial Report for the historic federal building formerly
known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (GSA Control No. 7 -G -IA- 0495), located
in Dubuque at 350 West Sixth Street. The building appears to be in excellent condition
and continues to serve the needs of the City and community. We are pleased to see the
number of active tenants occupying space in the building and to hear that the City seeks
to increase this number in the future. Thank you for including copies of lease agreements
in the report. Congratulations on achieving a positive economic return on the property in
the midst of substantial investment by the City.
We greatly appreciate the continued support that the City provides to this historic
building. Please contact me at 402 -661 -1928 or via electronic mail at rachel_franklin-
weekley@nps.gov if you have any questions or concerns regarding the continued use and
maintenance of the building.
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Rachel Franklin Weekley
Architectural Historian
Midwest Region
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 -4226
cc: David Heiar, Economic Development, City of Dubuque, 50 West Thirteenth Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
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