# City Council Meeting | November 2, 2026

The City of Dubuque City Council’s regular meeting on November 2, 2026, advanced several capital-financing and infrastructure items. The Council unanimously approved plans and specifications for the ImOn Ice Arena cooling tower replacement, with an estimated cost of $225,000. It also approved proceedings for general-obligation borrowing totaling no more than $22.25 million to finance budgeted capital projects, including street, sidewalk and ADA improvements, the 14th Street overpass, fire and solid-waste vehicles, fire-station improvements, radios, an outdoor warning siren, Five Flags improvements, and parking-system and ramp work. The bond sale was scheduled for November 16, 2026; repayment is planned from local-option sales tax, refuse-fund revenue, and Greater Downtown TIF. The financing resolution passed 7–0. No vendor or construction contract award was identified in the transcript.

The Council also approved amended urban-renewal plans for the Sky Blue Housing and Dubuque Technology Park areas and related TIF ordinances, including a 23-year division of revenue for Technology Park Subarea D to support future development; these actions passed unanimously. A revised Housing Choice Voucher administrative plan establishing up to 12 annual referrals for people experiencing homelessness passed 5–2. Public hearings were set for November 16 on a T-Mobile cell-tower license, a lease amendment, and the FY2027 budget amendment. The Council received a presentation on planning for the city’s transit network, but no related purchase or contract action was taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting | November 2, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr_Gfjo5KI) - City of Dubuque Government