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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 18, 2016 in the Historic Fed-
eral Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Connors, Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Rios; City Manager Michael Van Milligen
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of discussing various City departmental Fiscal Year 2017 budgets.
FISCAL YEAR 2017 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2017 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the follow-
ing departments:
Purchase of Services: There was no staff presentation or public input.
Leisure Services: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager presented a video on the
department and introduced staff who presented on their respective divisions.
Park Division: Steve Fehasal, Park Division Manager.
Multicultural Family Center: Sarah Peterson, Acting Director; the new MFC Director
Farris Muhammad was introduced.
Americorps/VISTA: Mary Bridget Corken-Deutsch, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator
Recreation Division: Dan Kroger, Recreation Division Manager.
Five Flags Civic Center: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager. H.R. Cook, the Cen-
ter's new general manager for SMG was introduced and spoke in support of the Cen-
ter's viability and economic impact.
Grand River Center (Conference Center): Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager.
The City Council had discussion with the representatives of each department follow-
ing their respective presentations.
Following the Park and Recreation Division's presentations, Park and Recreation
Commission Kate Larson spoke in support of staff and addressed decreased staffing
and increased work levels of today compared to previous decades. Rob McDonald
spoke in support of the Port of Dubuque Marina but questioned its amenities' economic
sustainability.
Following the Five Flags Civic Center presentation, Holiday Inn General Manager
Norm Granback, Five Flags Civic Center Commission Members McKenzie Hill and
Bryce Parks, and Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Mark Wahlert
spoke in support of the Center's viability and economic impact.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk