Minutes-5/21/2019

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin Regular City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 Date/Time: May 21, 2019 – 7:00PM Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: May 17, 2019 (website & front entry ofCity Hall) Mayor: StevenBerner CityAdministrator: DougBoldt Council AtLarge: JimBartels CityAttorney: RobertMichael/CrystalRaiber Council AtLarge: AlHavens CityClerk: AshleyPlatz Council AtLarge: EricSchnedler D.ofPublicWorks: BrettMehmen Council AtLarge: MikeRyan CityEngineer: Hart-Frederick Council AtLarge: PeggyUpton Council Work Session A. Roll Call The City ofTiffin City Council held awork session Tuesday, May 21, 2019 attheCity Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Berner called themeeting toorder at6:22PM. Upon rollbeing called thefollowing members were present: JimBartels, AlHavens, Eric Schnedler, Peggy Upton. Absent: Mike Ryan. Others present City Administrator Doug Boldt, City Clerk Ashley Platz, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and others. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove byUpton. Second byBartels. Allayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion ofOriginal Town Urbanization Project – Sidewalk onEast Side ofCollege Street Discussion: City Engineer wanted todiscuss thesidewalk oneastsideofCollege Street. Due totrees, hedges andtopography thesidewalk mayneed tobemoved ornotbeinstalled. Council discussed that sidewalks arenotoptional. The consensus ofCouncil istomake thesidewalk work, possibly bygoing behind thetreeswith a4ftsidewalk. The agreement was tohave thevacant lothave 5ftsidewalk to Sedlacek’slot,then 4ftbehind thetrees down toUpchurch’swhich would change backtoa5ft sidewalk andremoving hedges ifnecessary. Also haddiscussion with similar issues forthe 2nd St & Grant property with fencing intheROW and directly where thesidewalk needs tobeinstalled. Council agrees thefence needs tobemoved, have homeowner move it. Ifthey donotmove thefence, then theCity orCity’sContractor willhave tomove it.Discussions onifcost willbebilled tohomeowner. Building Official Brian Shay mentioned hehad a conversation withthe homeowner andadvised thatthey should notdoanything with the fence duetothe location inthecityROW. D. Discussion and Review ofGravel Driveway at713Potter Street Discussion: Building Official Brian Shay, gave background onthedriveway that was illegally installed onproperty. Council discussed thatthegravel willneed toberemoved from thecurb tothesidewalk or itneeds tobepaved. And nogravel drives areallowed intown. E. Discussion and Review ofMeeting Management Software Discussion: notime todiscuss. City Council Agenda Page 1of7