Minutes-7/11/2001

Tiffin City Council July 11, 2001 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter. Council present: Jim Bartels, Karin Dils and arriving 7:45 p.m. Rodney Walls. Absent: Mike Gericke and Mike Ryan. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf. Dr. Kelly Clifton and University of Iowa students Jim Hardcastle, Impeti Lobeye and Dustin Nilsen were all present to provide report on Corridor Beautification Plan prepared for the City of Tiffin as a project of the Graduate Program in urban and Regional Planning. Recommendations on sidewalks, street lighting, tree placement and locator signs were provided to the council. Mayor Potter thanked the graduate students for their work for the city. Councilmember Rodney Walls arrived at 7:45 p.m. Motion Bartels, second Dils to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Dils, Bartels, and Walls. Absent: Ryan and Gericke. Motion carried. Dorothy Allen and Jay Sigafoose were present to provide information in regard to an annexation an approximate 42 acre request. The city agreed to move the request ahead as quickly as possible. Mark Peterson was present to request the action that will be taken by the city to help remove trash in his neighborhood. City attorney directed to send letters to offending builders, and owner of dump truck in the area. Mark also asked about park plans for the space behind him and asked if he could help with this. Mr. Peterson also asked the city to look into a temporary sidewalk for Potter Street. Two residents from Stephens Street asked if the city could help with recent water problems. Engineer Mike Hart said he would try to study the issue. Date on letter received by the council from area residents should not be May 14 rains, but rather June 14 rains. Motion Walls, second Bartels to approve a liquor license renewal to Greg Stevens at Slim’s. Ayes: Dils, Walls, and Bartels. Absent: Gericke and Ryan. On the 11th day of July 2001, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, councilperson Bartels introduced Ordinance No. 2001-248, AMENDING ORDINANCE FOR DESTRUCTION OF HIGH WEEDS AND GRASSES, and moved that it be given its first reading. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Dils. Ayes: Dils, Bartels, and Walls. Nays: None. Absent: Gericke, and Walls. Three members of the council begin present and having voted “Aye”, Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried, and Ordinance No. 2001-248 was read the first time and discussed and placed on record.