Minutes-1/9/2002

Tiffin City Council January 9, 2002 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at the Tiffin Fire Station 6:30 p.m. Council present: Mike Gericke, Karin Dils Rodney Walls, Dave Shaffer and Jim Bartels. Also present: Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, and Brett Mehmen. Motion Bartels, second Gericke to approve printed minutes. Ayes: Gericke, Dils, Bartels, Walls and Shaffer. Motion carried. Jeff Davidson of Johnson County Council of Governments visited with council regarding transportation planning. Concerns mentioned for Tiffin included straight line access on Ireland from I-80 to Hwy, work on trail work, possible bus service to Mall, Hwy#6 –I 380 connection on Hwy # 6 or Oakdale with improvement of Jasper Ave, arterial planning with North Liberty and Iowa City Melrose. Librarian Director Shirley Yeries and Kristin Morlan gave progress report on Springmier Community Library. President is Marcia Charbon. Additional lighting is in place for the library, it has an outdoor sign, parking has been provided and posted. Book Week activities held in November included Barnes Noble, Box Car Reading, Family Night, Adult Computer and Tiffin History Night. Yeries reports that county funds cannot be sought for one year. It appears that funds will be about $2,185 short of finishing the year and training for volunteers will be January 24th to attempt to lengthen time that funds will last for library hours. Mayor Potter thanked Director Yeries for all the excellent work. Councilmember Gericke left the meeting 7:15 p.m. Attorney Greenleaf is still working on paperwork for request from Joe Johnston on R2.5 zoning on his property located on the SE corner of Main and Third and continuing north up Main Street on the east side of Main Street. No action. Terry Miller present to request closed street for Volley Ball Tournament from 7 to 7 on March 9th and will hire patrol for the event. Motion Walls, second Shaffer to approve a RESOLUTION #2002-1, CLOSING STREET. Ayes: Shaffer, Bartels, Walls, Dils. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried. Motion carried naming First Trust and Savings Bank of Oxford to $500,000 and Solon State Bank to $1,500,000 as official depositories for City of Tiffin. Ayes: Shaffer, Dils, Bartels, and Walls. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried. Motion Dils, second Walls to approve Pioneer Republican the official newspaper and Iowa City Press Citizen as official publications for county. Ayes: Shaffer, Walls, Bartels and Dils. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried. Motion carried to appoint Stephen Greenleaf city attorney, and Mike Hart city engineer. Ayes: Shaffer, Bartels, and Walls. Abstaining: Dils. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried.