Brad Cavanagh
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- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 6:51:43
- Avg per meeting
- 24:13
- Segments
- 8885
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Top issues during term (10)(Development)
Valeria Street Rezone and Housing Density
Urban revitalization plans can enable tax increment financing for housing projects.
Port of Dubuque hotel development closing
Base rent of ~$94,486 in year one rising 3% annually, plus 10 years of TIF rebates against a $9.5M private investment.
Housing vouchers for unhoused residents
It's a federal program, so the vouchers use existing HUD budget the city already fully deploys — no big new local cost.
Housing Incentive Policy Direction
Ten years of tax abatement on 73% of the increased value of a ~$12M project; state law limits the city's capture of that growth.
Downtown Master Plan update
$150,000 was budgeted in FY2027 for the planning effort.
Eagle Point Park Historic Restoration Grant
$750,000 in grant funds, contingent on raising $1.5 million in matching funds.
Urban renewal plan updates
Urban renewal designations set the stage for future TIF-backed development in these areas.
NICC Entrance Right-of-Way Vacation
Disposal of a small parcel of city right-of-way; sale value not stated in the record.
Eastgate Court and Thunder Valley Urban Revitalization Areas
Potential future use of urban revitalization/TIF tools for residential improvements.
Workforce housing at 440 West 3rd Street
$1.7 million private investment supported by state tax credits.
Decisions during term (14)
Recorded while Cavanagh was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approving Closing Documents Pursuant to the Development Agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc.
Approving the Third Amendment to Development Agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc.
Authorization to Submit FY26/PY25 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY27 Annual Action Plan Amendment #1
Board Appointments — Community Development Advisory Commission
Thunder Valley, LLC Development Agreement (Resolution No. 320-26)
Pre-annexation Agreement – LRS Development, LLC
Gronen Development Agreement Assignment to 5th & Main, LLC
Kinseth Hospitality Development Agreement Second Amendment
Community Development Block Grant FY2026 Annual Action Plan Non-Substantial Amendment #3
Greater Dubuque Impact Investment Fund Development Agreement - 455 E. 15th Street
New Brownfield Redevelopment Flyer
Consent Item 15 - Gronen Development Plat of Survey
River City Property Management Development Agreement (Res. 200-26)
Voting record (6)(Development)
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Approving Closing Documents Pursuant to the Development Agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc.
Approving the Third Amendment to Development Agreement with Kinseth Hospitality Company, Inc.
Thunder Valley, LLC Development Agreement (Resolution No. 320-26)
Greater Dubuque Impact Investment Fund Development Agreement - 455 E. 15th Street
His wife has a role at Crescent Community Health Center, the anticipated property recipient.