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Proof of Publication 3 1 07CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA COUNCIL PROCEEDIN(33 ~~~~ City Council, Special Seesionr March 1, 2007 Council met in .Special Session of fi:30 P.M: in the ' Library Auditorium. Present:.. Mayor Buol, bouncll Members Braig, Cline, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Michalski, City Manager Van Milligan Mayor Buol read the call acid stated this is a spacial session of the City, Council called for the purpose of discussing'various City de- partmental budgets. Airport Department: Air- port Manager Robert Grierson provided an over- view, of activities /projects at the Airport. In response to a question from Council Member Cline he stated `that they were pursuing an additional carrier /hub for the airport. Library De artment: Lynch questwned how the Police substation at the Li- brary was being received and Ubrary Manager Sus- an Henricks rapl'aid that it had been a very positive experience. Health Services Depart- - menY. Mk:halski requested that extensive bat informa- tion be available at the Crescent Community Health Center. Purchase of Services:. Su® Czeshinski spoke in support of fundingg for the America's Rivet Corpora- tion and provided an over- view of upcoming events. Sue Czeshinski, Dubuque Area Chamber, of Com- merce -Convention 'and Visitors Bureau, provided a brief update on the activi- ties of the CVB. Chuck Isenhart, Dubuque Area Labor Management Council,. introduced Board members Joe Hansen and Rick Haubel who spoke in support of the work of DALMC. Dan- LoBianco, Dubuque Main Street Ltd., thanked the Council- for their sup- port, especially for funding of the requested part-time development position. Rick Dickinson, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, expressed appreciation to the City for past and future funding Tom Stovall, Operation: New View, updated the Council on the various programs offered by Oper- ation: New View and ex- pressed concerns about projected Federal budget cuts. Bob Schroeder, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, briefly summarized RSVP's activities and the positive role it plays in the com- ' munity. Dean Nelson and Dave Runyon, Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, thanked ' the City Council for their continued support and spoke of the various pro- grams offered. Dale Repass, Dubuque Humane Society, reviewed statistics of the past year and reported a 23 percent increase in the number of animals handled. Michelle Brown, Opening Doors, addressed the Council regarding the funding request in the amount of $75,000 for Maria House and Teresa Shelter which was not rec- ommended for funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 budg- et and stated that the op- erating cost for the two fa- cilities was in excess of $500,000 per year. Sr. Carol Karwoski, Program Director at Teresa Shelter, requested that the Council look favorably at finding funds for the two facliities. Sandi Helgerson, St. , Mark Community Center, requested funding in the ' amount of $72,000 to pro- vide after-school programs at three schools. There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m. /s/ Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk 1 t 3/9 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Wendy Miller, 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: March 9, 2007, and for which the charge is $36.05. Subscribed to before a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this _ day of ~~~~~' ~ , 20 ~' Nary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. ,, ,.,. ~ , b.;~.5©s 15d&85 ~x~ FcB. 7, 2x08