Minutes-4/21/2026

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall300Railroad St,Tiffin, Iowa, 52340 Date/Time: April 21, 2026 7:00p.m. Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: April 17, 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 FireChief: Vacant 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 held awork session Tuesday, April 21, 2026, attheTiffin City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Kasparek (present viaMicrosoft Teams) called themeeting toorder at5:30PM. Upon roll being called thefollowing members were present: Eric Schnedler, Tony Johnson, Chris Olney, Tim Orris present via Microsoft Teams) andSkylar Limkemann (present viaMicrosoft Teams). 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. Review ofPark Place City Center future Buildings and Master Plan Discussion: Scott Andersen present toreview thenext proposed building inthePark Place City Center Discussion was heldregarding The Pacific andMarvin Gardens, which represent ashift from earlier buildingssuch asNew York, Ventnor, Baltic, and Boardwalkas both are proposed tobeentirely residential. The Master Plan andbuilding elevations were provided forCouncil review. This item served asa ionmoving forward. D. Discussion ofMadden Addition Outlot Bandthepotential toconvert ittoaBuildable Lot Discussion: Dan Sweeting attended andpresented thepossibility ofallowing Outlot BinMadden Addition Part Two (part ofLot 55OPD) tobedeveloped asasingle buildable lot,with access from Ropp Way. Discussion was held regarding theattached preliminary platandthelanguage inthesiteagreement, which association. Council was okay with thismoving forward. E. Discussion and Final Review ofHighway 6Reconstruction Project prior toSubmittal totheIDOT Discussion: James Watters withMSA attended via Microsoft Teams andprovided theCouncil with afinal review ofthe Highway 6Reconstruction Project prior toitssubmission toIDOT next month. Discussion was held toconfirm that allpreviously discussed itemssuch assidewalks, apedestrian beacon, turning lanes, andtraffic signalshave been incorporated into theoverall project scope andarereflected initsfinal form before submission toIDOT forreview. F. Discussion and Review ofPotential Partnership with Greater Iowa City forEconomic Development Services Discussion: Nancy Bird, Cady Gerlach, Evan Doyle, andTom Martinez from Greater Iowa City attended the meeting todiscuss apotential partnership with theCity foreconomic development services. Discussion was held regarding thedraft agreement, and theGreater Iowa City team provided aPowerPoint presentation. City Council Agenda Page 1of5