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Minutes-01/14/2015
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CITY OF' TIFFIN — Agenda'— Work. Session *_ ti
6: 30 p. m. - City -Hall
Wednesday, January 1.4, 2015 b
Call to' Order and Roll Call
The City of Tiffin City Council met in a work session on Wednesday, January,, 14, 2015 at Tiffin City Hall
Council Chambers. - Mayor Steve Berner called the meeting to order at 6: 33 PM.- Roll Call: Joann Kahler,
Mike Ryan, Mark Petersen, Peggy Upton. Absent: Jim Bartels. Also present: Administrator Michon,
Jackson, Public Works. Director. Brett Mehmen, Engineer Doug Frederick and Deputy: Clerk Ashley Jay=
Platz.
Approval of Agenda-.
Motion' to approve°agenda by Kahler; seconded by Rya n' Al I ayes; motion carried.
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Business
Discussion forAnii nal Control - Public Works. Employee Brian Detert has requested to outsource the' Animal
Control' betert request go to lows City Animal Shelter instead of Cedar Rapids. Public Works will, look into
different options. Opinion from` Bob Conrad on his experience with Iowa -City Shelter. Council wants Public
Works to get options to remedy problem.
Discussion on Concession- Stand — Public Works and Parks Director Zimmerman request to have part time
10 employee and hire part time high school kids and minimum waged Request to have a 6: OOPM' work
session at next meeting.. ,
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Discussion TiffinFest —final figure is close to $ 15k in bank. $ 4700 expenses - $ 2k water linen $ 2k Alliant
hookup light pole. Mark Petersen request to have someone else help run it and -he doesn' t want to do it.
due 'to the lack of community support/ help.
Questions from Council regarding agenda items- Council. request to have, Brett decorate the streetlight`
poles with new, decorations for. all year. Budget for that $ 1 Ok.
Adjournment,
Motion to, adjourn work session by Ryan; seconded by Petersen. All ayes; motion carried
CITY OF TIFFIN —: Agenda — Council, Meeting w
7: 00 p. m. - City Hall a =
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Call to Order arid Roll Call
The City of -Tiffin City Council" met in regular session on Wednesday, January 14; 2015 at Tiffin. City Hall ;
Council.:Chambers.
- Mayor Steve Berner called the meeting to order at 7: 00 PM. Roll Call Joann Kahler,
Mike Ryan, Mark Petersen, Peggy Upton. Absent: Jim Bartels. Also present:* Administrator Miction "
Jackson,, Public' Works' Director Brett' Mehmen, Engineer Doug Frederick, Attorney Raibef and Deputy
Clerk Ashley Jay -Platz.
Approval of Agenda t,
Motionto approve agenda by Petersen; seconded by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. -
Community/ Citizen Forum y
Johnson County Deputy Sheriff- nothing new.
Building, Permit recap of 2014:` 20- new single family dwellings, 3- 4 plex, 6- 12plex, hart dentistry, vet
clinic, -woodruff, elementary, Commercial Res building.. Total' of 93 building permits issued, i6' 2014.
Commercial Building Permit- discussion on°the fees for commercial fees' Brian Shay,.building' official
advised that Commercial building.fees are very high compared to other cities. Legal said might want to
compare to other cities and set Tiffin' s fees accordingly. Current development fees are based on lot size
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Public Hearings
Tiffin Heights PAD,., Lot 29 - a -
Discussion: NONE
Ryan motioned to open`"public hearing for'Tiffin Heights PAD; Lot 29; seconded by Kahler, All ayes.
Opened at 7: 18 PM. ` City hall had nothing come to the city. Upton motioned to' close public hearing for
Tiffin Heights PAD, Lot 29; seconded by Petersen. Closed at 7: 18• PM. r
Sources
- laserfiche: Minutes-01/14/2015 (Minutes-01-14-2015.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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