Minutes-3/8/2000

Tiffin City Council . March 8, 2000 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2000 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council present: Jim Bartels, Karin Dils, Mike Ryan and Rodney Walls. Absent: Mike Gericke. Also present: Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Engineer Mike Hart, Gene Charbon, Robert Meyers, Melvin Reeve and Ed Cole. Motion Ryan, second Walls to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Dils, Bartels, Walls and Ryan. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried. Robert Meyers visited with the council in Community Forum to explain the problem of trash and debris in the area of his home on Maddie Lane. Animals including dogs and coons are frequenting the area and Mr. Meyers is very upset about the mess. Council agreed to see if they could encourage area builders and residents to clear things. Mary Moel was also present to explain the debris is being stored on the corner of Potter and Stetzel Street. Motion Walls, second Bartels that a letter be sent to Joe Johnston regarding debris on his property along Potter Street. Ayes: Bartels, Walls, Ryan and Dils. Motion carried. Mr. Charbon asked if it were possible that the city pass TIF money along to the Fire Association as efforts to collect money for a new fire truck are underway. The city engineer explained that the TIF funds are committed to repaying capital improvement debts undertaken by the city in these areas. Mr. Charbon explained that the newest truck that the department owns is a year 1982. Cost of a new pump may be somewhere around $180,000 with payments of about $22,000/year. Mr. Charbon estimated yearly Association expenditures around $20,000/year for heat, electricity, fuel and equipment needs. Union Township now sends 50 cents per thousand valuation, Clear Creek 60.75 cents per thousand and the City of Tiffin recently approving 60.75 cents per thousand valuation. A Public Hearing was opened at 6:53 p.m. for the purpose of hearing input either in favor of or against a Proposed Budget for Year Ending 6-30-2001. The proposed budget allows for a tax levy rate of $10.94 per thousand valuation or approximate asking with Utility Replacement of $163,299 (without Utility Replacement of $108,171). Proposed budget proposes Community Protection of $47,000, Human Development of $331,000, Home & Community of $452,000 and Policy and Administration of $129,000. Total proposed expenditures of $959,000. No citizens were present to speak either in favor of or against said budget proposals. Now written comment has been received by the city. Motion Bartels, second Dils to close the Public Hearing at 6:56 p.m. Ayes: Bartels, Dils, Ryan, and Ryan. Absent: Gericke. Motion carried.