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Minutes-01/22/2019
Dated January 22, 2019City Council — regular meeting, January 22, 2019 9 pages
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Meeting: Tiffin City Council Work Session
Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340
Date/Time: January 22, 2019 – 5:45PM
Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org
Posted: January 18, 2019 (website & front entry ofCity Hall)
Mayor: StevenBerner CityAdministrator: DougBoldt
Council AtLarge: JimBartels CityAttorney: RobertMichael
Council AtLarge: AlHavens CityClerk: AshleyPlatz
Council AtLarge: EricSchnedler D.ofPublicWorks: BrettMehmen
Council AtLarge: MikeRyan CityEngineer: Hart-Frederick
Council AtLarge: PeggyUpton
WORK SESSION – 5:45PM
A. Roll Call
The City ofTiffin City Council metinawork session attheCity Hall Council Chambers on
Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Mayor Berner called themeeting toorder at5:48PM. Upon roll
being called thefollowing members were present: JimBartels, AlHavens, Peggy Upton, Eric
Schnedler andMike Ryan. Absent: None. Other members present: City Administrator Doug
Boldt, City Clerk Ashley Platz, Building Official Brian Shay, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and
others.
B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval
Motion toapprove agenda byBartels.
Second byHavens.
Allayes, motion carried.
C. Discussion Presentation ofAster Village OPD – Scott Andersen
Discussion: Scott Anderson, Developer presented theCouncil withanOPD Site Exhibit for
Aster Village atPark Place. Discussion onthenumber ofbuildings andthe phasing plans.
Presented concepts ofbuildings andprovided Council with aerial views andelevation images
ofwhat thebuildings willlook like. Mentioned thePark Rdaccess willhave twolanes inand
out. Discussion regarding theplacement ofthetrail. The narrative states thattheaccess on
Oakdale inphase oneandphase twowillconnect topark rd.which should bethatboth accesses
need tobeinstalled inphase one.
D. Discussion ofPossible Development at301and 311Main Street – Mitch King
Discussion: Mitch King, Developer presented thesite plan ofthecommercial building with 12
two bedroom apartments onthe topandhaving commercial units inbottom. Developer states
thathehastwotenants ready forthecommercial units, onebeing acoffee shop with drive-thru.
Further discussion regarding residential parking andcommercial parking. The lotwillnot meet
theresidential parking requirements. Discussion notallowing residents ofbuilding touse
public parking spaces inpublic ROW. Due totheWindstream building, this lotwillnever be
able tomeet theparking requirements forresidential.
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