Minutes-11/10/1999

Tiffin City Council November 10, 1999 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 on November 10, 1999. Council present: Mike Gericke, Jim Bartels, Rodney Walls, and Alan Kern. Mike Ryan arriving 6:55 p.m. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Greg Schott, and Tom Bigelow. Motion Bartels, second Kern to approve the printed minutes and agenda. Ayes: Bartels, Kern, Walls, and Gericke. Absent: Ryan. Motion carried. Fire Chief Tom Bigelow spoke in Community Forum regarding the chance of funding for a new 12 X 12 fire door on the fire Building. The council will consider this. A Public Hearing was opened at 6:37 p.m. for the purpose of hearing citizen input either in favor or against a proposal to approve a voluntary annexation of certain real estate owned by Ralph and Frankie Stoffer and owned by Grace-Baculis Farm Partnership. There were no citizens present to speak either in favor of or against said voluntary annexation. Motion Bartels, second Gericke to approve RESOLUTION 3 1999-37, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE OWNED BY FALPH AND FRANKIE STOFFER AND CERTAIN REAL ESTATE OWNED BY GRACE-BACULIS FARM PARTNERSHIP. Ayes: Bartels, Walls, Gericke, and Kern. Absent: Ryan. Nays: None. Motion carried. John Fuelling and Kathryn Kearn of Mid American were present to explain some of the changes that will be coming due to State of Iowa House File 740 allowing new competition in the purchase and choice of electricity supplier to all customers. Kathryn explained that plans are that these changes may be seen as soon as May of 2002. These new changes will only affect choice of energy supplier, wires and poles that are used by the customer will remain with the same company that holds them now and costs will continue to be government regulated. John Schneider and Bill DeBrower were present to explain their interest in zoning change from C-1 to C-2 in their properties along and south of Highway #6. Both businesses desire update of current signs. Motion Gericke, second Bartels to set Public Hearing for the next regular meeting December 8, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing citizen input either in favor of or against a change in the Tiffin City Zoning Map changing the C-1 zone along the south side of Highway #6 from Roberts Ferry to Grant Street. Ayes: Bartels, Kern, Walls, Gericke. Nays: None. Absent: Ryan. Motion carried. Councilmember Ryan arriving at 6:55 p.m.