Minutes-02/21/2001

Tiffm City Council February 21, 2001 Tiffin City Planning and Zoning Joint meeting of the Tiffm City Council and Tiffin City Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter. Council members present: Mike Gericke, Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels, Karin Dils. Absent:Rodney Walls. Planning ; and Zoning Commission members present: Terry Richardson, Steve Berner, Melvin Reeve. Absent: Tina Walls and Sandy Huedepohl. . Also present: Ed Cole, Tracy Hightshoe, Doug Frederick and Mike Knock. Reported that City Development board required that city bring in,flag and flag pole portion of the voluntary annexation request to avoid erratic boundaries bn annexation requests. Motion Ryan, second Gericke that the city continue with annexation procedure by requesting that remaining " flag" be included in annexation request. Ayes: Bartels, Gericke, Ryan, and Dils. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Attorney Greenleaf arrived' 6: 15. p. m. Reported that City Development Board requested that City of Tiffm pursue update and review of current fringe area agreement between city and Johnson County. City officials. had agreed to review with county officials cooperative agreements when this suggestion was made by R. J. Dvorak, Johnson County Zoning during regular December meeting` of the city. The City is agreeable to review of planning documents with the county and indicated this during December city meeting. Planning and Zoning did not hold a January meeting and studied city planning during their February meeting providing recommendation to the city council for update and review of same. This joint meeting called for the purpose of hearing all suggestions to be incorporated into county/city planning work. Agreed that city growth necessitates concern about future planning for area surrounding the continuously expanding city area. These concerns should be relayed to county officials and cooperative effort should be undertaken with county. Motion Richardson, second Reeve to approve an updated Land Use Plan for the City of Tiffin and to recommend adoption to the City Council for the City of Tiffin and additionally that the City of Tiffin continue communication, study and revision of the current fringe area and growth land use area map for the City of Tiffm and for the purpose of study and revision of current fringe area agreement that is currently in place between the City of Tiffin and Johnson County. Ayes: Richardson, Berner, Reeve. Absent: Walls, and Huedepohl. Motion carried. Motion Bartels, second Ryan to approve an updated Land Use Plan for the City of Tiffm and authorizing the Hart Engineering to continue with preliminary communication with Johnson County Zoning Department and prepare documents necessary to facilitate revised agreement. Ayes: Ryan, Bartels, Gericke and Dils. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Councilmember Ryan left the meeting at 6: 32 p. m.