10 24 16 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2016 at 420
Garfield Avenue Parking Lot.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Resnick; City Manager Van
Milligen
Excused: Council Members Connors and Rios; City Attorney Brumwell
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for the
purpose of conducting a work session / walking tour of Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration
Project.
WORK SESSION
Walking Tour of the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project
City Engineer Deron Muehring and Project Manager Steve Brown conducted a walking tour
with the City Council of the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The tour began at the
parking lot at 420 Garfield Avenue and continued along the project ending at 24th Street. Topics
included: a description of the box culverts under the railroad, existing/old channel under Pine
Street; placement of fish habitat structures, bio-fields/swales; final creek bed dredging and
finishing, landscaping and low -maintenance grass selections; flood warning indicators/signage,
description of the limestone coating and gravel epoxy; storm water management planned at
additional intersections; Heritage Trailhead parking area and off-street parking designs and
availability; green spaces and meadow; amphitheater feature and associated grant procurement;
geothermal discharge from Audubon School component and benefit; construction staging areas;
and the association with the Comiskey Park master plan.
Mr. Muerhing stated that when complete, the trail loop from Garfield Avenue to 24th Street will
be about one mile. The bike trail currently will bypass the railroad on the south end of the project
to reconnect with the Lower Bee Branch trail at 16th Street. The project is expected to be
completed in late spring 2017 with a ribbon cutting tentatively around June 2017.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
is/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk