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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, March 2, 2006
Council Met in Special Session at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Auditorium
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Cline, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Michalski, City
Manager Van Milligen and City Attorney Lindahl.
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the
purpose of conducting a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 budget and capital improvement
program.
Proofs of publication on Notice of Public Hearing on Budget Estimate for Fiscal Year 2007 and
Notice of Public Hearing on Five Year Capital Improvement Program beginning July 1, 2006
through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 and City Manager's revised Fiscal Year 2007 Budget
recommendations, upon motion received and filed.
Upon motion the rules were suspended to allow anyone present to address the Council if they so
desire.
Public input and discussion on departments in the following order:
Human Rights - Mauro Noeguelra from Brazil spoke and requested that minorities in Dubuque
do the diversity training. Marcia Sola spoke in regard to the involvement of minorities in the
diversity training.
Finance - no comments; Legal - no comments; City Manager's Office - no comments; City
Council - no comments; City Clerk's Office - no comments; Emergency Communications - no
comments; Emergency Management - no comments; Fire Department - no comments; Police
Department - no comments; Building Services Department - no comments; Water Department -
no comments; Water Pollution Control Plant - no comments; Public Works Department - no
comments; Engineering Department - no comments; Civic Center Division - no comments;
Recreation Division - no comments, Park Division - no comments; Information Services
Department - no comments; Cable TV Division - no comments; Economic Development
Department - no comments; Parking Division - no comments; Transit Division - no comments;
Library Department - no comments; Housing and Community Development Department - no
comments; Airport Department - no comments; Health Services Department - no comments;
Planning Services Department - no comments; Purchase of Services - no comments; Capitol
Improvement Program - no comments.
Upon motion the rules were reinstated limiting discussion to the Council.
Communications from Katie Bahl, Dubuque Main Street; Susan J. Riedel, Bell Tower Theater;
and Jeffrey S. Goldsmith, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, in support of continued funding of the
arts and cultural affairs in the City, upon motion received and filed.
Communication from Chris Olson, President of the Historic Bluffs Neighborhood Association, in
support of the expansion of the COPS Program, upon motion received and filed.
Braig moved adoption of Resolution No. 64-06 Adopting Annual Budget, for the Fiscal Year
ending June 30, 2007. Seconded by Cline. Motion carried 7-0.
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Braig moved adoption of Resolution No. 65-06 Adopting Five Year Capital Improvement Program
Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2011. Seconded by Cline. Motion carried 7-0.
Braig moved adoption of Resolution No. 66-06 Adopting the Program Year 2006 (Fiscal Year
2007) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Plan. Seconded by Cline. Motion
carried 7-0.
Ordinance No. 17-06 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, Sections
44-201 (a) Fixing water rates for residential, commercial, industrial, and all other uses; Ordinance
No. 18-06 Amending the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 44-202 Fixing water rates
for fire sprinkler services; Ordinance No. 19-06 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa, Sections 44-83(a)(2) and 44-83(a)(3)g Establishing basic sewer rates for
residential and commercial users by increasing the rates; Ordinance No. 20-06 Amending the City
of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 40-1 Defining food scraps and other compostable
materials; Ordinance No. 21-06 Amending the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 40-37
paragraphs (a),(b), (c), and(e) establishing charges for the collection and disposal of solid waste
materials; Ordinance No. 22-06 Amending the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 40-39
by amending paragraph (b), adding a new paragraph (e) and renumbering former paragraph (e) as
paragraph (f), establishing rules and charges for the collection and disposal of food scraps and
other household compostable materials with yard waste materials; Ordinance No. 23-06
Amending the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 440274(d) SFJ Rate, Charges, Utility
Revenues for the Stormwater Utility; Ordinance No. 24-06 Amending Section 32-314 of the City of
Dubuque Code of Ordinances - Meters - Time and Fee Schedules for Specific Lots; and
Ordinance No. 25-06 Amending the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances by adding Section 32-
306 Establishing Special Use Fees for the Municipal Parking Garages, presented and read.
Michalski moved that the requirement that the proposed Ordinances be considered and voted on
for passage at two Council Meetings prior to the meeting at which they are to be finally passed be
suspended. Seconded by Lynch. Motion carried 7-0. Michalski moved final consideration and
passage of the Ordinances. Seconded by Lynch. Motion carried 7-0.
Michalski expressed regret that the decision packages regarding youth activities in the Recreation
Division budget could not be funded and requested they be looked at again during the next budget
process.
Braig spoke stressing that additional staffing requests by the various departments were important
and that this would be one of her priorities in future years.
Cline expressed appreciation to the Budget Director and City Manager for their response to her
questions regarding funding of overtime versus additional staff.
Buol thanked City Manager Van Milligen, Dawn Lang, and the department heads for another
outstanding year.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 6:51 P.M.
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~~e F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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