Minutes: Regular Meeting 10/17/2023

City of Tiffin, Iowa Meeting: Tiffin City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 Date/Time: October 17, 2023 – 7:00 PM Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: October 13, 2023 (website & front entry of City Hall) Mayor: Steven Berner City Administrator: Doug Boldt Council At Large: Al Havens – Mayor Pro-Tem City Attorney: Crystal Raiber Council At Large: Skylar Limkemann City Clerk: Abigail Hora Council At Large: Chris Olney W/WW Superintendent: Brett Mehmen Council At Large: Tim Orris D. of Public Works: Brian Detert Council At Large: Eric Schnedler Building Official: Brian Shay Recreation Director: Frank Haege Fire Chief: Brad Hill City Engineer: MSA Professional Services Work Session - Call to Order – 5:45 PM A. Roll Call The City of Tiffin City Council held a work session Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the City Hall Council Chamber. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order at 5:48 PM. Upon roll being called the following members were present: Al Havens, Chris Olney, Eric Schnedler, Skylar Limkemann. Absent: Tim Orris. Others present City Administrator Doug Boldt and City Clerk Abigail Hora. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion to approve agenda by Schnedler. Second by Havens. All ayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion and Update of Tiffin Fire Department Third Quarter Review Discussion: Fire Chief Brad Hill reviewed calls to date for quarter three. We are currently at 483 calls to date. D. Discussion and Review of Tiffin Fire Department Future Purchases Discussion: Fire Marshal Bill Erb recommends First Due Platform as the software for the Fire Department, which is on the regular agenda to be approved. Chief Hill and Fire Marshal Erb reviewed three items that will be future purchases for the department. The first item was the Cascade Breathing System. Current system is old and needs replaced. This will be put in FY25 budget and estimated to cost between $70,000-80,000. The second item was thermal imaging cameras which are currently in this years budget up to $20,000. Chief Hill gave some pricing on these and they will be ordered before the end of the fiscal year. The last item was the self-contained breathing apparatus. The Fire Department’s current set is soon to be out of compliance. We currently do not have enough sets for the members on the department. Council directed Chief Hill to look into pricing all new sets for the department and possibly selling our current sets to another department. The pricing is roughly $175,000. E. Discussion of Future Recreation Center Planning Discussion: City Administrator Doug Boldt and Mayor Berner discussed the future of a Recreation Center. Staff toured a few facilities earlier in the week that would be close to what the City would like our future Recreation Center to look like. An architecture services agreement will be on the next agenda for approval. F. Questions from Council Members regarding items on the Regular City Council Agenda or Reports G. Other Business H. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Limkemann. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. City Council Agenda Page 1 of 4