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[0:28] Good evening, I like to welcome everyone to the east of you city council meeting in this Monday, June 1st, 6pm. I ask that you please turn your cell phones off during the meeting and please be quiet during discussions. We stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
[0:40] To
[0:46] the flight of the United States of America and to the Republic for which stands one nation under God, individuals with liberty and justice for all.
[1:07] 26-06-01, call the order.
[1:12] Bergmeyer?
[1:13] Here.
[1:14] Dagonhart?
[1:14] Here.
[1:15] Floor?
[1:16] Here.
[1:17] Meyer?
[1:18] Roby?
[1:19] Taylor?
[1:20] Here.
[1:21] Mayor Jigman?
[1:21] here.
[1:25] 26-06-02 staff reports city manager report. I have just a couple of things. One the emergency
[1:37] service is building the walls drywalls going up mostly done upstairs and so good progress
[1:48] there. We're going to talk about some other issues regarding that and then across the
[1:52] straight. I cannot believe how fast Johnny on a
[1:56] surges building is going up. He is competent that as
[2:01] soon as it's done, we're going to have three new
[2:03] businesses on the main drag and East Dubuque. And the
[2:07] foundation is all in and they're putting we just
[2:10] talked today about getting water in there. Once the
[2:13] water is in, they'll be pouring the floors and moving
[2:17] up from there. So great news.
[2:21] They know the businesses that are going in or I think he's for
[2:25] what he told me he's got two that are secured and another one that's very close.
[2:29] So it didn't tell me who they are but
[2:33] thank you.
[2:36] Mayor's report I'd just like to take a moment to thank Jeff Klein and the
[2:40] American Legion for putting on a great parade and ceremony up at the
[2:43] cemetery. That event has been such a great longstanding tradition in the
[2:48] community. It was well attended. Thank you to everybody that participated in the
[2:52] I'm not afraid. Such a great day. All the person report.
[2:57] Fred Meyer. Yeah, just one thing. The last that we're cutting now on Greenwood,
[3:01] up from my house through the telefront pole. I'm sure Tony's aware of it.
[3:06] It's sitting like this. I know it's broke off or whatever.
[3:12] But something that should have to get looked at.
[3:15] I contact the frontier. They know. Frontier. Frontier.
[3:20] figures. Okay. Thanks, Tony. We'll get Randy and Delbert out of again.
[3:30] Thank you.
[3:32] Thank you. Thank you. Floor? What are we, how are we doing in this picnic table and
[3:40] the covering of the picnic table? So the picnic table is, there is one there. The covering
[3:50] of it is an issue where we've been talking about how to go about that piece of it, but
[3:56] we're also working on expanding and redoing the basketball court down there. So that
[4:04] might be a, we can talk to you about what you think, you know, what the biggest priorities
[4:09] are, but we're going to put a new backboard. And I think why the, why didn't that pad so
[4:15] that it's a full, you can have a three-point arc and all that stuff, so it would be report
[4:21] repainted and then a new, so
[4:29] as far as what we can do for the shelter, we're still kind
[4:32] of shopping options for that.
[4:36] How about the streets down there, would we decide on them?
[4:41] We've got a list being put together for what we can, I think we're bringing the folks
[4:47] in to talk about how much we can do of what's requested. There's a couple
[4:54] streets down there that we can't do right now as you know and then the other
[4:59] ones are kind of in the mix with a couple of other projects we've got going
[5:03] but some of the projects that we do will be down there and then probably
[5:09] something some other parts of the city based on the brother need is the greatest
[5:14] with the exception of Jordan, which probably is the greatest need, but isn't going to get done this year.
[5:22] All right. Thank you.
[5:24] Thank you.
[5:25] Mayor.
[5:26] I don't have nothing to say.
[5:27] Thank you.
[5:27] Taylor.
[5:28] Nothing tonight.
[5:29] Thank you.
[5:31] Chief Kovacic.
[5:35] Public Works Director Van Astrand.
[5:37] No.
[5:38] Thank you.
[5:39] For your chief time.
[5:54] I also have one other thing before we do the swearing in.
[5:56] We did receive, if people didn't know, $6,700 from the Fire Marshalls.
[6:01] office for our new washer extractor. So that was a, that came out the beginning of last week
[6:08] that we, that we got that. So that'll be a good thing for us.
[6:14] Uh, Larry Alvarado will come up
[6:18] and who is going to pin her?
[6:33] Raise your raise your right hand. The following oath is to be taken by all members.
[6:39] I, the undersigned member of the East Dubuque Fire Company, do hereby accept the
[6:43] the foregoing constitution as the fundamental government of our company.
[6:47] I will attend all meetings if within my power obey our superior officers and
[6:53] promote the interests of the company to the best of my ability.
[6:58] And I do.
[7:54] For us, I don't know.
[7:56] She's signing a red book that dates back to 1904 that everybody that gets
[8:03] sign it makes a probationary year and gets sworn into the fire department gets
[8:11] that badge forgets that honor. The certifies that firefighter Luliana Alvarado
[8:18] has dually been appointed to the position of firefighter for the city of used to
[8:22] be fire department or to get your dedication to the job the city and the
[8:25] residents you serve the scare with which you have shown in your ability as a
[8:29] probationary firefighter makes you deserving of the title fire fighter
[8:33] This certificate is awarded Monday, June 1st, 2026.
[8:36] Joseph Mheim, Fire Chief, John J. Digman Mayor.
[8:47] And then I just have one other thing
[8:49] to bring up just having to coincide with tomorrow.
[8:55] We have five out of six of our candidate firefighters here tonight
[9:00] that will start tomorrow night.
[9:02] That'll be Abby Prest,
[9:07] no Zoker, Jacob Blaine,
[9:10] and then they will blow it, blow this, brace Fendell, and then Olivia's shown rock is
[9:18] not here tonight.
[9:19] So 5 out of 6 are here, they start tomorrow night, third year probation.
[10:16] 26-0603, speakers from the floor, Delbert Belkin.
[10:30] Delbert Belkin, 400, Iowa Street East to build, for the last 100 years East to build,
[10:36] been known as the Tavern Town. Ever since the Foundry burnt down in the 80s, we have no
[10:43] factories or large employees and employers in the town. Our money comes from our taverns.
[10:50] Our gold mutton period was after World War II into the 70s. That's when Iowa closed
[10:58] there's their classics like liquor store and it starts selling liquor over the bar and that
[11:06] time too some of our bars were getting deteriorated the families that run them were getting older had
[11:14] no chill in the one with the run them and we started going downhill.
[11:21] They're in that time period
[11:24] And there's only two of us in this room right now that can remember this, but on Friday
[11:30] and Saturday nights and Wednesday nights you couldn't find a parking spot in the street
[11:35] downtown.
[11:37] You're going up Montgomery, Wisconsin, Wall Street, you name it, there were full of cars.
[11:45] So 40 years ago they set the bridge down for over a year.
[11:49] They tore it down to three IDs in a superstructure, and they inspected every inch of it.
[11:58] That didn't stop people from coming over here and having a good time.
[12:03] Hell, they were dying to do it.
[12:05] We had to them fall off the damn bridge, off the ID, enter the rubrums, drown them.
[12:11] So all at once now, we're going to start advertising that were open for business.
[12:18] Well, an example of things is it's three guys working a second shift in a factory in
[12:24] Dubuille.
[12:25] And they hear the advertisements, so that and once a week they go out for a beer and a
[12:30] sandwich.
[12:31] So the rule of thumb is we go to a bar, we each buy a drink, we get a sandwich, and we go
[12:38] home.
[12:38] So they come over here, go into a bar, by just time most things are closed.
[12:43] the marinas are closed, temperaments, the golf course, so we're down to two or three places we
[12:50] can go. So we go into a bar, order a drink, look at the manual, order our food, in the meantime we
[12:58] order our second drink, the food count, we get the third one. So somebody gets the idea, well let's
[13:05] have one for the road, so they do. So they get up, have your fourth pair walk out into the street,
[13:11] 12, 30, 1 o'clock in the morning. The boys are riding up and down the street looking around.
[13:19] C-3 guys come out of a bar.
[13:23] So, obviously they've been drinking so they take one out and
[13:28] pull them over. So they check his driver's license, his registration, insurance card.
[13:34] Then the fourth thing is, have you been drinking? And the guy said, yeah, there's no need
[13:40] line. He can smell it. So it hasn't stepped out of the vehicle. Now what, the
[13:45] this person gets the ticket or they send them loose, turning blue. So without a
[13:50] ticket or anything. You think for one second that these guys are going to go back
[13:56] to their place in employment and tell everybody what a great time to have over
[14:01] here. I don't think so. They're going to tell everybody about getting pulled over.
[14:09] The rumor in Joe Davis Clayton, Dubuque, Grant County and Jackson County and Iowa and Wisconsin
[14:17] is say the hell out of these Dubuque.
[14:20] I talked to guys here at some graduation parties here that are people that use the hangout
[14:26] don't use.
[14:27] So we don't go down there anymore.
[14:29] He said, we've got friends and relatives enough got DUIs.
[14:33] We've been going to either Grant County to build over there.
[14:39] We don't have to worry about this stuff.
[14:41] Because anyway, you spell the nine letter words in Senola.
[14:46] The first six letters is S-I-N-S-I-N.
[15:00] Thank you.
[15:03] Moving forward, 26-06-04, consent agenda. Still move. I'll second. Roll call.
[15:12] All.
[15:13] Mayor Mayer.
[15:14] Aye.
[15:15] Jaginhart.
[15:15] Aye.
[15:16] Floor.
[15:17] Aye.
[15:17] Mayer.
[15:18] Robby.
[15:19] Taylor.
[15:21] Aye.
[15:21] You
[15:27] know on the new business, 26-06-05, action to award pre-approved September 15, 2025.
[15:34] Tiff Award.
[15:36] 25-0922, payment for finally our place property owner Clyde Micalakis in the amount of $29,554.
[15:46] dollars and 80 cents in the city of East Dubuque.
[15:50] So this is, as you know, two businesses in one building.
[15:54] So this one and the next one are the same amount of money
[15:58] and the same story.
[16:02] Look across the street, you'll see the impact of this facade grant.
[16:11] They actually spent, so I think it was money very well spent.
[16:16] it was approved by the council and it's here the work has been done for both this one and the next one.
[16:25] Any questions or discussion?
[16:27] If not, we just need a motion to approve.
[16:30] I make a motion to approve.
[16:34] Roll call.
[16:35] Beginner.
[16:36] Aye.
[16:37] Floor.
[16:37] Aye.
[16:38] Mayer.
[16:39] Aye.
[16:40] Taylor.
[16:41] Aye.
[16:41] Brickmer.
[16:42] Aye.
[16:47] 26-0606.
[16:50] Action to award.
[16:51] Pre-approved September 15th, 2025.
[16:53] Tiff award.
[16:54] 25-0923.
[16:57] Payment for Shorty's property owner, Clyde McElaccus, and the amount of $29,554.80.
[17:05] So same issue.
[17:06] Same building.
[17:07] Same motion.
[17:08] I'll motion to approve.
[17:10] I'll psych him.
[17:11] Roll call.
[17:12] Floor.
[17:13] Aye.
[17:14] Meyer.
[17:15] Taylor.
[17:16] Aye.
[17:16] Okay.
[17:16] Mayor?
[17:17] Aye.
[17:17] Taking her.
[17:24] 26-0607.
[17:26] Discussion and possible action to approve recommended estimate from Fred Jackson Tuck
[17:30] Point in the amount of $36,547 from emergency service building arch.
[17:38] Okay.
[17:39] So this one is about dealing with an old building.
[17:44] So the council approved estimates and go over a year ago for tuck-pointing of the emergency
[17:55] services building.
[17:57] We had three bids at the time.
[18:00] The lowest bid was from Randy Williams, 147,800.
[18:08] the next was Fred Jackson took pointing 260 and the third one was Renaissance which was
[18:18] several times that. So we gave the contract to Randy Williams. I think he did a very nice
[18:28] job on the things that we expected to find and the work that we expected to have done.
[18:37] He re-did the arch, which is kind of the signature portion of the building, and it didn't
[18:45] come out the way we wanted it, and so we asked him to redo it, he re-did it.
[18:52] It came out about the same.
[18:55] So we took a closer look at the situation, and basically when the building was built in
[19:02] 1992, the half circle of that arch wasn't a true half circle.
[19:13] So we looked at it, it looks like it's a regular arch.
[19:18] And when we asked Randy to do was basically to tuck point the front of that, remove some
[19:27] of those bricks put them back in, fix it up. Doing that didn't fix the problem because
[19:36] all the way through the wall from the inside arch to the outside arch it was off. I'm not
[19:42] an expert on tuck-pointing and whatever but it didn't end up being half a sphere.
[19:57] And
[19:58] and took a look and said, yeah, you're not going to get what you're looking for on the
[20:10] outside because it doesn't line up and that dates, that's not something that Randy Williams
[20:17] had anything to do with or that anybody could have told when we did that or got an estimates
[20:23] on it, it was still covered on the inside. You really couldn't tell. And so this is what happens with
[20:32] all buildings. So as he was looking at it, I asked Kelly Jackson to show us what he thought would fix
[20:42] this problem. And here's the ultimately, it may look okay now, but we are going to put an arched
[20:52] window in that place. That arched window will be a perfect half circle. And if you put
[20:59] that in there, it's a perfect half circle. And the arch isn't that way. I think it's
[21:07] going to stand out really strongly. It wouldn't have stood out before when you had wooden doors
[21:15] over the fire door that was there when the building was built in 1892, but if you put
[21:23] that in there, it's going to stand out.
[21:26] So I asked Kelly to come up with a plan, Kelly's team, I think, is well regarded as probably
[21:35] the best for a really challenging brick project.
[21:39] project, he came with this project that's $36,547 to do this up all the way through completely
[21:52] reconstruct that arch to what they really couldn't eyeball it probably 140 years ago.
[22:01] So that's where we're at, we could not do it and hope that when the window and the door
[22:09] went in it looked okay but then it's going to be too late or we can do this. I will say that
[22:17] if you do Kelly Jackson's proposal here and add it to what we paid for the tuck-pointing to date
[22:29] we're still going to be I think $80,000 less than it would have been if we had had
[22:35] And Jackson took point and do the whole project.
[22:38] So overall, being less than we would if we were doing Jackson for the whole thing.
[22:47] This isn't any kind of a comment.
[22:51] I think Randy Williams did a very nice job on the work that he did.
[22:57] Very happy with it.
[22:59] But this was an unforeseen level of technical issue regarding that.
[23:06] So we've got the estimate in front of you, I would recommend we have Kelly come in and do it, we really can't go through the whole process of getting a bunch of estimates and a bunch of proposals from a bunch of folks because we're in the middle of construction on the building and we've got to get the doors in.
[23:26] I have a question real quick, would it be safe to assume that had we went with Fred or
[23:31] somebody else on the first bid, we would have gotten to this point and probably we would
[23:35] have had a change request to add on because we didn't foresee this, so I know people are
[23:39] going to look at this and say hey, we paid company to do this, now we're paying company to
[23:43] do the same thing but it's not, so we had Fred Jackson come in, they might have had the
[23:49] The same results were gotten in there and realized, hey, we're going to charge you 20 grand
[23:54] more or third, whatever that would be.
[23:55] Is that a fair assumption?
[23:57] I think it is because Kelly didn't know until he made.
[24:02] If you look at the place now, there's a board in there that's cut properly.
[24:10] Until he did that, he didn't know how it was off.
[24:14] It was still covered in the back when we got estimates.
[24:17] So yeah, that's a good, that's a good assumption.
[24:20] Okay.
[24:22] Any other discussion?
[24:25] If not, we have a motion from all their person,
[24:28] Dagonhart.
[24:29] We need a second.
[24:31] A second.
[24:34] Roe call.
[24:35] Meyer.
[24:36] Taylor.
[24:37] Hi.
[24:38] Hurr Meyer.
[24:39] Dagonhart.
[24:40] Hi.
[24:40] Hi.
[24:46] 26-0608.
[24:47] Discussion of possible action to approve IEPA 17-5984.
[24:53] payment in the amount of $82,223.80 for temporarily excavating CFPS, Incorporated and Origin
[25:02] Design Grant Request number three.
[25:06] This is for the next round of construction on the project.
[25:10] It's back to being underway and we hope to have it completed by late in July I would say.
[25:20] Okay, so 57,000 for construction, plus grant administration and design and oversight.
[25:35] Any questions or discussion,
[25:41] I should say all covered by the state grant.
[25:48] We have a motion.
[25:49] Need a second?
[25:50] I'll second the roll call.
[25:56] Taylor.
[25:56] Hi.
[25:57] Rick Meyer.
[25:58] Hi.
[25:58] Doug Hart.
[25:59] Doug Hart.
[25:59] 26
[26:06] -06-09, discussion possible action to approve IEPA 17-5984 change order to extend the
[26:16] final completion date from temporarily excavating.
[26:23] So this one just extends the finishing date.
[26:29] We've got a pretty wet spring, temporarily got in there a little bit later than anticipated.
[26:34] it still gets it done within the time frame required by the state and so I'd
[26:41] recommend we did this just to make sure that we're remain compliant for the state
[26:46] grant.
[26:48] Any questions or discussion? If not we need a motion to approve. I'll
[26:54] make a motion to approve.
[26:57] I'll second.
[26:58] Second, roll call.
[26:59] Rorgan Meyer.
[27:00] Aye.
[27:01] Dagon Hart.
[27:01] Aye.
[27:02] Aye.
[27:02] Aye.
[27:03] Mayor Taylor.
[27:05] Aye.
[27:08] 26-0610, executive session.
[27:14] 5 LCS 120 slash 2C1, personnel matters.
[27:19] 5 LCS 120 slash 2C2, collective negotiating matters.
[27:25] We need a motion to go into executive session.
[27:28] not make the motion. Second, roll call.
[27:33] Second, heard?
[27:34] Aye.
[27:35] Lure.
[27:35] Aye.
[27:36] Meyer.
[27:36] Aye.
[27:37] Taylor.
[27:38] Aye.
[27:39] Rick Meyer.
[27:39] Aye.
[27:41] All right, we're going into executive session.