Minutes-7/7/1999

Tiffin City Council July 14, 1999 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 1999 by Mayor Glenn R. Potter at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council members present: Alan Kern, Jim Bartels, Rodney Walls, Mike Ryan, and Mike Gericke. Absent: None. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Iowa City Press Citizen correspondent and Melvin Reeve. Motion Walls, second Gericke to approve printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Gericke, Bartels, Walls, Kern and Ryan. Motion carried. A Public Hearing was set for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, 1999 for the purpose of considering issuance of State Revolving Fund Loan (SRF Project No. CS192101 01,02) In the amount of $1,782,000 for Wastewater Treatment Improvement. Any and all citizens are invited to provide input either in favor of or against said Loan Agreement with the State of Iowa, Department of Natural Resources. A Public Hearing was opened by the Tiffin City Council at 6:35 p.m. to consider easement agreements with South Slope Telephone. Easements for equipment platform on Outlot B and antennae easement on the Tiffin City Water Tower were considered by the city council. No citizens were present to speak either in favor of or against said proposals. Dan Swick of South Slope Telephone was present. Motion Ryan, second Gericke to close the Public Hearing at 6:37 p.m. Ayes: Gericke, Bartels, Ryan, Walls, and Kern. Motion carried. Motion Gericke, second Bartels to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with South Slope Telephone of Norway, Iowa for easement agreement for Outlot B, and antennae equipment on the Tiffin Water Tower after review by City Attorney and City Engineer. Ayes: Walls, Ryan, Kern, Bartels, and Gericke. Motion carried. Letter received from the Clear Creek Amana School District regarding school-crossing safety on Highway #6. The city agreed to send a letter to the Iowa Department of Transportation supporting school efforts to increase safety in this area. Letter received from the Clear Creek Amana School District regarding placement of the ball diamond on the southeast corner of the school property. City officials will continue to study this issue. Council will remind building inspector that a storage shed should be removed south of apartments on Potter Street. Park improvements were discussed and considered, curb cut into park area was approved for the corner of Potter and Sewell Street. Junk cars at 400 N. Stephans were discussed by the council.