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Key actions and outcomes

- Resolution 29-25 — Authorize filing of a Hinson fiscal 26 community project funding grant application to assist funding for the Third Avenue SW and Hayes Street SW reconstruction project. Motion by Councilmember Oliphant; second by Councilmember Delaney. Roll-call vote: Weber — Aye; Hush — Aye; Gale — Aye; Delaney — Aye; Oliphant — Aye. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution 30-25 — Approve entering into a contract for audit services for fiscal year 2025 with Bergen KDB. Motion by Councilmember Weber; second by Councilmember Hush. Roll-call vote: Weber — Aye; Hush — Aye; Gale — Aye; Delaney — Aye; Oliphant — Aye. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution 28-25 — Approve professional services agreement with NBI Engineering Services LLC for 2025 bridge inspection services. Motion by Councilmember Weber; second by Councilmember Gale. Roll-call vote: Hush — Aye; Gale — Aye; Delaney — Aye; Oliphant — Aye; Weber — Aye. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution 27-25 — Approve final payment to Iowa Main Street Investment for the downtown housing grant (final reimbursement). Motion by Councilmember Oliphant; second by Councilmember Weber. Roll-call vote: Gale — Aye; Delaney — Aye; Weber — Aye; Hush — Aye; Oliphant — Aye. Outcome: approved.

- Ordinance 1-25 — Amend Chapter 5.14 (Library Board) of the Cascade Code of Ordinances; council voted to suspend three-meeting rule and to adopt the ordinance at the second meeting. Motion to suspend rules by Councilmember Hush; second by Councilmember Oliphant — roll call unanimous. Motion to adopt ordinance by Councilmember Oliphant; second by Councilmember Gale — roll call unanimous. Outcome: adopted.

- Resolution 19-25 — Approve employment contract between the City of Cascade and Deanna McCusker as City Administrator. Motion by Councilmember Gale; second by Councilmember Weber. Roll-call vote: Oliphant — Aye; Weber — Aye; Hush — Aye; Gale — Aye; Delaney — Aye. Outcome: approved.

All roll-call votes recorded on the meeting transcript show unanimous \"Aye\" votes from the councilmembers present. Where roll-call order was unclear in the transcript, the minutes record the roll-call responses and show no recorded \"No\" or \"Abstain\" votes for the listed measures.

What the votes mean for next steps

The grant-authorizing resolutions (29-25 and 31-25) permit staff to submit applications but do not obligate the city to accept grant awards or incur debt. The bridge inspection and audit contracts will proceed under the terms presented to the council. The final downtown housing payment represents a closeout step for that grant project. The appointment of Deanna McCusker as City Administrator establishes the employment contract approved by the council.

A full set of motions, movers, seconds and recorded roll-call Aye votes appears below in structured form.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 3/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 10, 2025 meeting, the Cascade City Council took a series of votes authorizing grant applications, contracts, a final grant payment, an ordinance amendment and an employment contract.","taxTitle","Cascade City, Dubuque County, Iowa","taxId",64205,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6643655,"Cascade council backs grant applications for Third Avenue SW and Hayes Street SW reconstruction; consultant pegs cost at about $1.6 million",0,959000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531931-b460f63f7218b25dfe9f4426548f1bd7&start=959&end=959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531931-b460f63f7218b25dfe9f4426548f1bd7/thumbnail_959000.jpg","/articles/6643655/Cascade-City/Dubuque-County/Iowa/Cascade-council-backs-grant-applications-for-Third-Avenue-SW-and-Hayes-Street-SW-reconstruction-consultant-pegs-cost-at-about-16-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6643655-9bf84e23e6f42623dbe758ca7a12fc0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776424562&Signature=jMjh6MtMfTIt8x-G9XBBGfWKFudxCfpeYmVBduWZiro66kgCuXvHPA8oWhLgQ1CWCTfqhvc5fpWoZP1GGWHDCzRPwOAzaJN52no0vS3IFcyilqIBYC75wgq-2phpLOvqFAbGGdBUKimpz3PDgfb5LKrGnltT774bsIbELLodWfHZppFZ9qjKCumoNO3I0D5Byjnbvxpo-STk5Ti4hqFTQHYr-kVs2BtjWYpRdPTybdAvU1OM9kL4nIfJdxPbCcF8hq9KvKmyffktpFQaPolcXjiEsRan2JZCS~SkYLj9wmgLQegvX1lPO2qlCTGojywnBIAHFrOy4I~S~65LjTCbMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 10, 2025 meeting, the Cascade City Council heard a detailed plan and cost estimate for reconstructing Third Avenue Southwest and Hayes Street Southwest and authorized staff to apply for two grants to help fund the work.

Jake Deaver, a consultant with MSA in Dubuque, presented the concept for a residential street reconstruction that would replace aging utilities and rebuild the roadway. \"The concept was built around, basically, residential street reconstruction. We assume 31 foot back to back with 5 foot curbside walk on the west and north side of the street,\" Deaver said. He described replacing an existing 4-inch water main with an 8-inch main, replacing sanitary sewer manholes and mains, extending or replacing water and sanitary laterals to the property line and replacing storm sewer components along the corridor.

The consultant gave a cost breakdown: roughly $800,000 for roadway and storm construction and about $500,000 for sanitary sewer and water main upgrades, plus a 25% engineering contingency. \"We're looking total project cost like 1,600,000.0 for that 4 and a half blocks,\" Deaver said.

City Administrator Deanna McCusker told the council she planned to apply for a Hinson fiscal 26 community project funding grant that is due Wednesday at 5:00 a.m. \"So I'm going to apply for that, and we can apply for the almost the whole project,\" McCusker said, adding the city could use roughly $300,000 of local option funds as matching dollars. She also said staff had reached out about bond options if the grant is not awarded; under one scenario the city could borrow about $1.2 million over 10 years while keeping annual payments roughly the same as current debt service.

Council members and staff discussed design constraints and on-the-ground issues that could affect cost and schedule. Deaver noted the right-of-way through the corridor is about 40 feet, which constrains placement of sidewalks and parking. He identified two existing retaining walls at 304 and 412 Hayes Street SW and said crews might need temporary access across private property to regrade yards and remove or avoid the walls. Deaver also said a large tree at 513 South Ave SW may need removal or special handling.

The presentation included measures intended to address recurring water-quality complaints for the area: replacing the undersized 4-inch main with an 8-inch backbone and tying into newer mains at either end of the project to reduce water age and improve flow. \"If we get a new backbone, an 8 inch through there, there, it should help with some of the water age in that section of town,\" Deaver said.

After the presentation the council approved Resolution 29-25, authorizing filing the Hinson fiscal 26 community project funding grant application, and Resolution 31-25, authorizing filing a Dubuque County RCTP grant application (up to $25,000) to assist with the project. Both motions passed on roll call votes with all councilmembers voting in favor.

Council members asked staff to bring financing details back to a future meeting; McCusker said she would discuss financing options in the council's next agenda item. The council also directed staff to continue coordination with public works on right-of-way, tree and property-access issues before proceeding with final design.

Project proponents said additional design and property coordination will be required before construction can begin, and the council will act on final design, contract awards and any borrowing at later meetings.","At its March 10 meeting the Cascade City Council heard a consultant presentation on the proposed reconstruction of Third Avenue SW and Hayes Street SW, including water, sanitary and storm system replacements, and approved resolutions to apply for two grants to help pay for the estimated $1.6 million project.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Cascade City Council, March 10, 2025

Cascade council backs grant applications for Third Avenue SW and Hayes Street SW reconstruction; consultant pegs cost at about $1.6 million