Minutes Enterprise Zone Com. 9 18 06
ENTERPRISE ZONE COMMISSION
City of Dubuque, Iowa
MINUTES
DATE:
September 18, 2006
TIME:
4:00 P.M.
PLACE:
Conference Room B, City Hall
50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
COMMISSION:
Present: Doug Buswell, Doug Stillin9s, Dan LoBianco, Eileen LeMay,
and Mike Van Milligen.
Absent: Dave Baker, Kelley Deutmeyer, Dan White, and Rick Stein.
STAFF:
David Heiar and Aaron Dejong
OTHERS:
Bud Isenhart, Rick Dickinson, Dave Becker, Brenda Hoefler
CALL TO ORDER
Due to the absence of Chairperson Stein, the meeting was called to order by Stillings at
4:40 p.m. Staff certified that the meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa
Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES
LoBianco moved and LeMay seconded a motion to approve the minutes of May 24,
2006. Motion passed unanimously.
APPLICATIONS
Cottinaham & Butler
Before the presentation begun, a corrected map was distributed showing EZ-1 area as
amended on November 1, 2004. This then changed Section C of the Cottingham &
Butler application to show the new acreage amount for the Enterprise Zone.
Dave Becker of Cottingham & Butler gave a description of their expansion plans here in
Dubuque in the Security Building and the House of China building. They plan to invest
$4.6 million and hire 90 more employees. The Security Building would receive a
historic renovation to the South and West sides of the building. The East side would
receive a full renovation. The House of China building would receive renovations to the
interior and exterior.
Becker stated that employee training is the most expensive part of hiring new
employees. Dubuque does not have a large supply of experience insurance employees
so the business must spend significant funds to have them learn the business. If the
Company did this expansion in Chicago, less cost would be incurred to educate the
employees since a more readily available work force is available in that location.
The Chair asked for public comments. Bud Isenhart noted that this project is good
because of the jobs being created in Dubuque rather than out of state.
Motion by LoBianco, second by LeMay, to authorize the resolution approving the
application. The following vote was taken:
Aye:
Nay:
Abstain:
LeMay, Buswell, LoBianco, and Van Milligen
None
Stillings
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
S"bm;tted by' ~;ft. ~
Approved
Chairperson
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