Minutes-7/18/2017

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin Regular City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 Date/Time: July 18, 2017 – 7:00PM Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: July 14, 2017 website & front entry ofCity Hall) MayorCity StevenBerner : Administrator/Clerk DougBoldt Council AtLargeCity JimBartels : Attorney RobertMichael Council AlHavens AtLargeDeputy : CityClerk AshleyPlatz Council AtLarge: JoanKahler : D.ofPublicWorks BrettMehmen CouncilAtLargeCity MikeRyan Engineer: Hart-Frederick Council AtLarge PeggyUpton Call toOrder – 6:00PM A. Roll Call The City Council oftheCity ofTiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, met inawork session July 18, 2017 at6:05p.m. Mayor Steve Berner called themeeting toorder. Upon rollbeing called the following named council members were present: AlHavens, JoKahler, Peggy Upton. Absent: Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels. Also present: City Administrator/Clerk Doug Boldt, Deputy City Clerk Ashley Platz, Public Works Director Brett Mehmen, City Engineer BenCarhoff, City Attorney Crystal Raiber andother visitors. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toamend theagenda tomove item Etoitem CbyKahler Second byHavens. Allayes, motion carried. Motion toapprove theagenda byHavens Second byKahler. Allayes, motion carried. C. Discussion ofJordan Aquifer Protected Area Project and Proposal Discussion: Brett Mehmen, Public Works Director, discussed history anddiscussed thereason thisisagood idea toparticipate in. D. Discussion and Review ofCapital Improvements Plan Discussion: Doug Boldt presented theupdated spreadsheet from lastmeeting’sdiscussion tobe reviewed. E. Discussion ofExpansion ofCity Park System – Sandy Steil Discussion: Sandy Steil, Engineer representing Amanda Potterfield’ sproperty, discuss having thecitypurchase theproperty touseforanature park. Shehasspoken with JoeMcGovern, with theIowa National Heritage Foundation (INHF) regarding apotential financing option forthe city. Shealsodiscussed possible grants andfunding available forthe City. F. Discussion ofGIS Options City Council Agenda Page 1of7