Minutes-2/10/1999

Tiffin City Council February 10, 1999 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order Wednesday, February 10, 1999 at the Tiffin City Fire Station by Mayor Glenn R. Potter at 6:30 p.m. Council present: Jim Bartels, Alan Kern, Mike Gericke, Rodney Walls and Mike Ryan. Absent: None. Also present: Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, Engineer Mike Hart, Planner Mike Singer, Melvin Reeve, Steve Berner, Building Inspector Greg Schott, Brenda O’Halloran, Jim Anderson, Jim Stetzel and Danny Johns. Motion Walls, second Ryan to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Kern, Bartels, Ryan, Gericke and Walls. Motion carried. Danny Johns and Brenda O’Halloran reported on park volunteer efforts. Rodney Walls is Reviewing names of people who might help with volunteer efforts. Members will be appointed from those expressing interest in volunteer work. Rodney and Jim Bartels have approached the school regarding a possible school site on the recently leased property along the east side of the city. Danny Johns reported that planning efforts took two years at North Liberty and building efforts took two years for the new 2.4 million recreation center recently built there. Jim Anderson was present with his subdivision work south of the City of Tiffin and within the county. Motion Gericke, second Ryan to approve an RESOLUTION #1999-13, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION TO REZONE FOR JAMES P. & KATHARINE ANDERSIN IN JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, #Z9843. Ayes: Bartels, Kern, Gericke, Ryan and Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. The Tiffin City Council opened a Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing citizen comment either in favor or against amendment to the Tiffin City Zoning Ordinance that provides for redefinition of language defining and regulating parking spaces and requirements within R-3 zoning in the City of Tiffin. No citizens made comment either in favor of or against said proposed changes. The Clerk has received no written comments either in favor of or against said proposal. Motion Walls second Bartels to close the Public Hearing. Regular session of the Tiffin City council was reconvened at 6:47 p.m. On the 10th day of February, 1999, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Bartels introduced Ordinance No. 1999-228, and moved that it be given its first reading. Councilperson Gericke seconded the motion. Ayes: Bartels, Walls, Kern, Gericke and Ryan. Motion carried. Nays: None. Absent: None. Motion carried Five members of the council being present and having voted “Aye”, Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried, and Ordinance No. 1999-228, and entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1998-219,223, AND 226 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE MUNICPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA REGARDING