7 11 16 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on July 11, 2016 at
420 Garfield Avenue.
Present: Council Members Connors, Lynch, Resnick, Rios; City Manager Van
Milligen
Absent: Mayor Buol, Council Members Del Toro and Jones
At -Large Council Member Resnick read the call and stated this is a special session of
the City Council called for the purpose of conducting a walking tour of the Upper Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project.
Election of Presiding Officer: Motion by Resnick to volunteer as Presiding Officer.
Seconded by Connors. Motion carried 4-0.
WORK SESSION
Walking Tour of the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project
Presiding Officer Resnick introduced Mr. Mark Scouten, Director of Iowa Homeland
Security and Emergency Management and Chairman of the Iowa Flood Mitigation
Board who participated in the tour.
City of Dubuque Civil Engineer Deron Muehring and Project Manager Steve Brown
conducted a walking tour of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Mr. Muehring
and Mr. Brown highlighted the progress on the project since the May 23 tour. Topics of
discussion included completion of the Rhomberg Avenue Bridge, project management
facilities, landscape considerations, fish and wildlife components, expansion of
stormwater conveyances from adjoining streets and the use of bioswales, off-street
parking availability and plans for bike/hike paths and connections to existing trails. Mr.
Muerhing and Mr. Brown responded to questions from the City Council and citizens
present.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk