Proof of Publication_City Councl Proceedings 3 7 12CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA •
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City
Council met in special
session at 6:30 p.m. on
February 29, 2012 in
the Historic Federal
Building, 350 W. •6th
Street. .
Present Mayor Buol;
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, Sutton;
City Manager Van
Milligen, City Attorney
Lindahl (left at 6:43
p.m.)
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
special session of the
•City Council to act
upon such matters that
may properly come
before the City Council.
ACTION ITEM
State Revolving Fund -
28E Agreement for
Secondary Funding:,
City Manager recom-
mending adoption of a
resolution authorizing
the Mayor to execute
the attached 28E
agreement with the
Dubuque Soil & Water
Conservation District
for the purpose of
implementing water
resource restoration
projects. Motion. by
Jones to receive and
file the documents and
adopt Resolution No.
59 -12 Authorizing the
execution of a 28E
Agreement with the
Dubuque Soil and
Water Conservation
District regarding the
implementation of
water resource restor-
ation projects. Sec-
onded by Braig. Motion
carried 7 -0.
PUBLIC HEARING
uponli0eti the rre1es
"eere, slAper :ed a'flott-
ing anyone present to
address the City
Council
Fiscal Year 2013
Community Develop-
ment Block Grant;
Annual Action Plan:
Community Develop-
ment Specialist Aggie
Tauke provided a slide
presentation on the
purpose, programs and
funding of the. Com-
munity Development
Block Grant Annual
Action Plan.
Upon motion the rules
were reinstated limited
discussion to the City
Council.
FISCAL YEAR 2013
DEPARTMENTAL
BUDGETS
Fiscal Yeah 201.a:City
departmental, budgets
were presented by
sluff from the fol.
lowing departments:
• Housing and Com-
munity Development
Department: David
Harris, Housing and '
Community . Develop-
ment Director: Aggie
Tauke, Community
Development Special-
ist, and Kim Glaser,
Lead Paint Assistant
• Economic Develop-
ment Dave Heiar,
Economic Development
Director, and Aaron
DeJong, Asst. Economic
Development Director
Parking Division:
Tim 'Horsfield; Parking
System Supervisor
• Engineering. Depart-
ment: Gus Psiboyos,
City Engineer, Deron
Muehrfnj� ' ,c ?' Civil
Engineer x
City .Council had
discussion with staff
after each presen-
tatiop. ,Following,, the
Edom
norc.DeNie Oprrtent
presentation, Lgras
Pape, owner of Art
Pape Transfer, 1080 E.
12th Street, expressed
his frustration over
increased taxes and
fees that are adversely
impacting many small,
local businesses that
have existed in the
community for years
r, 'ladlrrg'his:gywn:; M.
:,eopressed
his opposition to using
business incentives to
attract new businesses
when older, estab-
lished businesses are
sl>nifOliga + "neater
Prilgotiue .Deveigprnent
Corporation Rick
Dickinson commended
the Council and city
staff and stated that
many incentives also
go into reinvestment of
existing businesses.
Following the Engi-
neering • presentation,
Karla Heathcote, 2529
SO4 ford Street,
4iffressed,her concern
over 'the feasibility of
the, Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project
and its budget, storm -
water utility fee
increases, and city
indebtedness. John
O'Connor, 1070 Arrow-
head Drive, speaking
on behalf of • Gay
Holidman of 1094
Arrowhead Drive,
asked the Council to
address within the
budget a stormwater
drain issue below Ms.
Holidman's property
that collects storm
water tort 15.apres
and is • •ca l !,her
repeated `" 71boding
problems and property
damage.
There being no
further business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 10:11 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl
City Clerk
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