Minutes-10/10/2001

1 Tiffin City Council October 10, 2001 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 6: 30 p.m. by Mayor Glenn R. Potter at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council members present: Mike Gericke, Rodney Walls, Karin Dils and Jim Bartels. Absent: Mike Ryan. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, PZ Dave Shaffer, PZ Melvin Reeve, Darla Bartels, and Greg Schott arriving 7: 00 p.m. Motion Gericke, second Walls to approve printed agenda and mintues. Ayes: Walls, Gericke, Dils and Bartels. Absent: Ryan. Motion carried. Residents of Potter Street were present to explain unsafe water connections protruding from sidewalks in that area. Attorney will send contractor Joe Johnston a letter regarding repairs needed in the 513 — 523 Potter Street area. Residents of Potter Street also explained that it had appeared that junk articles of the area had been moved by Joe Johnston to an area near the southwest corner of his property, but that most of the junk articles appeared to still be in the area. Objects including a large unused truck, tires, and other items. It did appear that the old shed had been removed from the area. Attorney will send owner Joe Johnston a letter regarding untended items in this area. Sidewalks with sever tilting on two lots in the area were also discussed, the building inspector will be asked about these sidewalks along Maddie Lane. Dorothy Allen and Attorney Jay Sigafoose were present to answer any questions regarding Mrs. Allen' s voluntary request for annexation. Dorothy would like to sell her home and Attonrey Sigafoose asked if the city thought there would be any problem with subdivision request that Mrs. Allen would make. Neither city attorney or city engineer could see any problem. Motion Gericke, second Walls to approve a RESOLUTION # 2001- 22. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ANNEXATION REQUEST FROM DOROTHY ALLEN. Ayes: Gericke, Dils, Bartels, and Walls. Absent: Ryan. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Gericke, second Bartels to approve a RESOLUTION # 2001- 23, A RESOLUTION APPROVING IOWA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION ROAD USE REPORT Ayes: Walls, Bartels, Gericke and Dils. Absent: Ryan. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Walls, second Dils to approve recommendation of a conditional use permit request made by Cleo Beckler to Johnson County. CU. Ayes: Dils, Gericke, Bartels, and Walls. Absent: Ryan. Motion carried. Rolling Hills Estates is making request for final plat approval for Phase One of the Rolling Estate platting. The final plat is approved contingent upon earlier preliminary