Minutes-3/10/1999

Tiffin City Council March 10, 1999 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, 6:30 p.m., March 10, 1999 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council members present: Jim Bartels, Alan Kern, Mike Gericke arriving 6:50 p.m. and Rodney Walls. Absent: Mike Ryan. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart and Attorney Greenleaf. Also present: Angela Williams of ECICOG, Building Inspector Greg Schott, Leonard Vorel, Planner Mike Singer, Melvin Reeve, Brad Tompson and Marcia Tompson. Motion Walls, second Bartels to approve printed minutes. Ayes: Kern, Bartels, and Walls. Absent: Ryan and Gericke. Motion carried. Public Hearing was opened at 6:32 p.m. to hear comment either in favor of or against proposal to voluntarily annex property immediately east of the city along and south of Highway #6. Brad and Marcia Tomson indicated willingness to be voluntarily annexed with an agreement that would allow them to continue to use the private water and sewer utilities now in place until such time as they no longer own the property. Councilmembers agreed that this would be acceptable. No other citizens were present to comment. No written comments were received by the city. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval. Motion Kern, second Bartels to close the Public Hearing at 6:45 p.m. Ayes: Walls, Bartels, and Kern. Motion carried. Public Hearing was opened at 6:45 p.m. to hear comment either in favor of or against a proposed ordinance amendment allowing apartment in commercial zones within the zoning ordinance. No citizens were present to comment. No written comments were received by the city. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of proposed ordinance amendment allow apartments in commercial zones. Motion Bartels, second Kern to close the Public Hearing at 6:48 p.m. Ayes: Bartels, Walls, and Kern. Absent: Gericke and Ryan. Motion carried. A Public Hearing was opened at 6:48 to hear comment either in favor of or against a proposed budget for the year ending June 30, 2000 and a proposed budget amendment for the year ending June 30, 1999. The tax levy for the proposed budget amendment is unchanged. The tax levy for the year ending June 30, 2000 is approximately at $10.27/ thousand dollar valuation. No citizens were present to speak either in favor of or against said budget proposals. No written comment has been received by the city. Motion Bartels, second Kern to close the Public Hearing at 6:49 p.m. Ayes: Kern, Walls, and Bartels. Absent: Gericke, and Ryan. Motion carried. Council member Gericke arrived at 6:50 p.m. Angela Williams of East Central Iowa Council of Governments was present to explain a senior housing needs assessment market survey study that could be completed by ECICOT with 25% matching cost sharing. The targeted needs assessment will look out housing needs, support for senior housing and demand for senior housing within the city.