Minutes-6/2/2026

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall300Railroad St,Tiffin, Iowa, 52340 Date/Time: June 2,2026 7:00p.m. Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: May 29, 2026 (website & front entry ofCity Hall) Mayor: TimKasparek W/WWSuperintendent: BrettMehmen Council AtLarge: TimOrris MayorPro-Tem D.ofPublicWorks: BrianDetert Council AtLarge: TonyJohnson Recreation Director: GrantWeber Council AtLarge: SkylarLimkemann Building Official: BrianShay Council AtLarge: ChrisOlney Library Director: LizPetersen Grier Council AtLarge: EricSchnedler InterimFireChief: TomHartshorn CityAdministrator: DougBoldt CityEngineer: MSAProfessional Services Asst. CityAdministrator: AshleyPlatz CityClerk: AbigailHora CityAttorney: CrystalRaiber Work Session - Call toOrder 5:30PM A. Roll Call TheCity ofTiffin City Council heldawork session Tuesday, June 2,2026, attheTiffin City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Kasparek called themeeting toorder at5:30PM. Upon rollbeing called thefollowing members were present: Chris Olney, Tim Orris, Eric Schnedler, Tony Johnson and Skylar Limkemann arrived at5:37PM. Others present were City Administrator Doug Boldt, Assistant City Administrator Ashley Platz andCity Clerk Abigail Hora. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove agenda byOlney. Second byJohnson. Allayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion and Review ofHighway 6Reconstruction Project Staging Plan Discussion: James Watters was present todiscuss thestaging plans for theHighway 6project. For2027, Phases 1and2were reviewed. Adetour was expected tobeinplace from March through November. Construction efforts were tofocus first oncorrecting Croell Ave, while maintaining two-way access toHawk Wash andTiffin IronTap. Phase 1was designed tomaintain access tothebaseball fields andpark via Kimberlite St.Southbound traffic from Croell Ave toHighway 6would nothaveaccess from March through November. The roadway was expected toreopen during thewinter months, with nodetour anticipated from November through March. For2028, Phase 2was discussed. Adetour was again expected tobeinplace from March through November. The Croell Ave andKimberlite Stintersections with Highway 6were planned toremain open, andtheKimberlite Stsignal would remain operational. Due tothemore urbanized nature ofthis phase ofconstruction, temporary parking along side roads would berequired forresidents. Access toHighway 6from Main St,Summerhays, South Brown St,and Stephens Stwould beclosed during construction. Final plans areexpected tobesubmitted totheIowa DOT inJuly, withthe project anticipated tobebidinOctober. The priority wastocomplete work onCroell Ave during Phases 1and2,followed by Stephens Stduring Phase 3.Afrequently asked questions (FAQ) document was planned tobedeveloped prior tothestartofconstruction in2027. D. Discussion and Review ofKinetic Fiber Network Installation Proposal Matt Graham Discussion: Matt Graham was present todiscuss Kinetic Fiber's proposal toinstall acitywide fiber-optic network within Tiffin's public rights-of-way andutility easements. The project would expand access tohigh- speed internet, increase competition among service providers, and improve reliability forresidents and businesses. Graham explained that construction methods aredesigned tominimize surface disruption and that Kinetic would beresponsible forrepairing any damages caused during installation. Theproposal also includes plans totransition customers from aging copper infrastructure tofiber service andidentifies the proposed service area within thecommunity. City Council Agenda Page 1of4