Minutes-3/13/2002

Tiffin City Council March 13, 2002 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, 6:30 p.m. at the Tiffin Fire Station, Wednesday, March 13, 2002. Council present: Mike Gericke, Jim Bartels, Karin Dils, Dave Shaffer. Absent: Rodney Walls. Motion carried. Also present: engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Public Works Brett Mehmen, and Building Inspector Greg Schott. Motion Gericke, second Shaffer to approve printed minutes and agenda. Ayes: Dils, Bartels, Shaffer and Gericke. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Gene Charbon was present to ask if the city would send along the ½ amount of fire contract to the association. Gene provided a copy of the completed contract for the city, an original will need to be provided to the city. Attorney Greenleaf has paperwork that supports information between Attorney Greenleaf, Engineer Mike Hart and Mr. Joe Johnston for a due amount of $47,024.12 to a reduced amount of $42,387.50 and finally between Johnston and Hart to $40,887.50 payment on infrastructure improvements completed in the Johnston – Potterfield Subdivision. Mr. Greenleaf will provide this information to the city council that show fulfillment of these payments as agreed by city engineer and Mr. Johnston. Mr. Greenleaf recommended approval of subdivision release. Motion Bartels, second Gericke to approve RESOLUTION #2002-8, RESOLUTION TO release Johnston-Potterfield Subdivision and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute documents in this same regard. Ayes: Bartels, Shaffer, Dils and Gericke. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Attorney Greenleaf provided to the city council a list of property owners within 200 feet of Mr. Johnston and A. Potterfield rezoning request, and also a map of the area during the last regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council. First reading of a ordinance amending the zoning ordinance was read during the meeting of February 13, 2002. Planning and Zoning has not recommended approval of the rezoning request during the March 6, 2002 meeting. Mayor Glenn R. Potter brought a Public Hearing to order at 6:33 p.m. for the purpose of hearing citizen comment either in favor of or against a proposal to rezoning 230 Main Street owned by Joe Johnston from R-1 single family to R-2.5 (four-plex) zoning. Joe Johnston explained that the roof has fallen in at 230 Main and he has to make a decision. Either improve the area with a building that may provide an income, or repair what he has and continue to make an income. Joe explained that it really made no difference to him, and that he would drop litigation against the city in regard the street right-of-way now used by the city in this same area. Mrs. Boots Potter, her son and Mrs. Linda Potter were present to explain that they had problems with renters that have previously lived at this location. Asked where parking would be found. Mr. Stevens said he would be interested in rezoning his property as well to R-2.5 (four plexes) and would probably sit housing in an east-west direction with parking along the street of Main Street. Mr. Leonard Vorel asked if parking might be a real problem on this intersection of Main and