Minutes-1/10/2001

Tiffin City Council January 10, 2001 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, January 10, 2001. Council present: Jim Bartels, Rodney Walls, Mike Gericke, and Karin Dils. Absent: Mike Ryan. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Jo Co. Deputy, Melvin Reeve, Ed Cole, Tom Lawrence, Jerry Strawn, Doug Frederick, Mike Knock, Gene Charbon, John Fuelling, Vic Zender, Greg Schott, Terry Miller, and Steve Berner. Motion Walls, second Gericke to approve printed minutes with correction Mick Allen to Greg Allen and agenda. Ayes: Walls, Bartels, Gericke and Dils. Motion carried. John Fuelling of MidAmerican was present to visit with public regarding recent utility charges. Mr. Fuelling said the increase in costs is driven by a discrepancy between supply and demand and was not certain if this problem would be alleviated for a year to 18 months in the future. This winter has been 40% colder than usual this far into the year, with increase from 35 cents per therm in Dec 1999 to $1.05 per therm this month. Consumers having payment difficulties should call in to the utility company by calling 1-888-4askmec. Help with emergency fuel cost assistance, budgeting, cost savings ideas. Doug Elliott, Director and Dee Vanderhoff, Boardmember from ECICIOG visited with the council regarding planning assistance available. This year ECICOG is assisting the City of Tiffin with a state mandated hazard mitigation planning study, the city has no option in this study, has received no funding to pay for the mandate. The City has received \( \frac{3}{4} \) cost assistance for the study and this funding will to be paid to ECICOG for their work. The City has previously undertaken Housing survey and planning services for Senior Housing with ECICOG that was unsuccessful. The Mayor asked if there was any help in this area. Dee Vanderhoff explained that she believes the entire region needs to work for cooperative effort in providing tax services to citizens of the area. Tim Spivey not present. Motion Bartels, second Dils to close the regular session of the Tiffin City Council for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing to hear input either in favor of or against a proposal for rezoning of an area south of Hwy6, north of Iowa Interstate Railroad, east of the MidAmerican electric substation, and west of the Clear Creek Amana School and Ned Allen property. Ayes: Dils, Bartels, Gericke and Walls. Absent: Ryan. Motion carried. Mayor Glenn R. Potter opened a Public Hearing at 6:57 p.m. for the purpose of receiving input either in favor of or against a rezoning proposal for an area Tiffin Edge located south of Hwy#6 north of Iowa Interstate Railroad, east of the MidAmerican electric substation and west of the Clear Creek Amana School and Ned Allen property. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a rezoning request from C & L Development that includes C-1, R-2, and R-3 in an area of about 65 acres. The petitioner does not own the property. The zoning request includes a concept plan, but is not a platting request. Mayor Potter asked if any citizen was present to make comment. J