REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
Dubuque City Council Approves Kinseth Closing Documents and Agreement Amendment in 10-Minute Special Session
CITY COUNCIL & CIVIC • October 28, 2026
Both resolutions passed 7-0 on Oct. 26. City staff said the closing timing lets the developer keep its lender's current interest rate, and the approvals do not change previously approved financial incentives.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Special session Oct. 26, 2026, 5:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m., second-floor Council Chambers, Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th St.
- Present: Mayor Cavanagh and Council Members Leyendecker, Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Staver and Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen and City Attorney Brumwell, who attended virtually and arrived late due to technical difficulties.
- Resolution No. 402-26, approving closing documents under the development agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc., adopted 7-0 on a motion by Resnick, seconded by Wethal.
- Resolution No. 403-26, approving the third amendment to the development agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc., adopted 7-0 on a motion by Roussell, seconded by Wethal.
- City staff said the timing of the closing is necessary to allow the developer to retain the current interest rate offered by the lender.
- City staff clarified the council previously approved the development agreement following a public hearing with an opportunity for public input, and that these approvals do not alter the financial incentives previously approved.
- No dollar figure is stated in the minutes for either item.
- Minutes signed by Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk.
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 2026, in the second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th St., and approved two items tied to the development agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc. Council Member Resnick moved to receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 402-26 approving the closing documents under the development agreement, seconded by Council Member Wethal, and the motion carried 7-0. City Manager Van Milligen and Economic Development Director Jill Connors told the council the timing of the closing is necessary to allow the developer to retain the current interest rate offered by the lender. They also clarified that the council previously approved the development agreement following a public hearing that provided an opportunity for public input, and that approval of these items does not alter the financial incentives previously approved. Council Member Roussell then moved to receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 403-26 approving the third amendment to the development agreement, seconded by Council Member Wethal, and the motion carried 7-0. Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. The minutes state no dollar figures for either item.
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