Minutes-2/9/2000

Tiffin City Council February 9, 2000 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2000 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Councilmembers present: Mike Gericke, Karin Dils, Rodney Walls, Mike Ryan, and Jim Bartels. Absent: None. Also present: Chief Tom Bigelow, Jerry Strawn, Steve Berner, Melvin Reeve, Vic Zender and Ed Cole. Motion Ryan, second Dills to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Bartels, Ryan, Walls, Dils and Gericke. Motion carried. Fire Chief Tom Bigelow visited with the council in Community Forum on inspection of rental units. This ordinance has been given passage and a copy will be sent to the Fire Chief. Mick Allen of the Fire Association has made a request for an increase of fire levy. Union and Clear Creek township also levy for the association. One township has already approved the maximum levy. Motion Ryan, second Gericke to approve an increase in fire levy for fire protection paid to the Tiffin Fire Association to the 60.75 rate for the year beginning 6-30-2000. Ayes: Bartels, Dils, Gericke, Walls, and Ryan. Motion carried. Motion Gericke second Ryan to approve pay order for Wendler Construction for SRF#4 of $387,240.38 for Wasterwater Improvement Project. Ayes: Ryan, Gericke, Dills, Walls, and Bartels. Motion carried. Motion Gericke, second Bartels to set date and time for Public Hearing for the Proposed Budget for the year ending 6-30-2001. Proposed budget tax levy at $10.94/thousand valuation and tax asking of $108,302 taxes levied on property, $40,689 other city taxes and $250,000 Tif asking. Proposed expenditures are: $47,000 for Community Protection, $331,000 for Human Development, $452,000 for Home and Community Environment, and $129,000 for Policy and Administration. Public Hearing set for 6:30 p.m., March 8, 2000 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Ayes: Gericke, Bartels, Ryan, Dils and Walls. Motion carried. Ed Cole visited with the city council regarding possible development of the area that sits on the northern area of the city. Ed is considering R-1 zoning for much of the 44 acres, including 5 acres of pond and he would like to include some two story townhouses in R-3. Council referred Ed to the Tiffin Planning and Zoning for review. A special session of the Planning and Zoning was set for Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., February 16,2000 at the Tiffin Fire Station to consider plans from Mr. Cole. Engineer Hart responded to question regarding size requirement of the cul-de-sac in Tiffin. Hart explained that City of Tiffin requirements were identical to cities in our area including Iowa City.