Minutes-8/12/1998

Tiffin City Council August 12, 1998 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter at 6:30 p.m. at the Tiffin Fire Station on Wednesday, August 12, 1998. Council present: Mike Gericke, Rodney Walls, Mike Ryan and Jim Bartels arriving at 6:45 p.m.. Absent: Alan Kern. Also present: Engineer Mike Hart, Jeff Davidson, Brett Mehmen, Greg Schott, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Allen, Steve Berner and Melvin Reeves. Motion Walls, second Ryan to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Ryan, Gericke, and Walls. Absent: Kern, and Bartels. Motion carried. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Allen asked if there were anything the city could do to help them with fencing damage and problems they were experiencing with neighbors. The city engineer and attorney will see if any assistance can be given to this matter. Motion Ryan, second Gericke to approve a Resolution # 1998-13, AGREEMENT CLOSING THIRD STREET. Resolution approving street closing for dance at Slim’s Saloon on August 29, 1998, with police and cleanup service provided by Slim’s Saloon. Ayes: Walls, Gericke and Ryan. Motion carried. Jeff Davidson and Doug Ripley of Johnson County Council of Governments provided report on recent traffic study conducted for the City of Tiffin. The study reported most traffic proceeding east on Highway # 6. Davidson predicted continued growth would warrant additional study of traffic needs for the community. No further information from John Schneider regarding his request for zoning alteration. John Schneider was not present. The Clear Creek Mobile Home Park is working on addition trailer lot sites and may need a request for variance. The city attorney will study this request. Motion Ryan, second Walls to give a second and third reading to an Ordinance, entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, REGARDING FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES, and that the laws and rules providing that ordinances be considered and voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended and dispensed with and that ORDINANCE #1998-218 be placed on its last reading. Ayes: Walls, Gericke and Ryan. Absent: Bartels, and Kern. Motion carried. Three members of the council being present and having voted “Aye”, Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 1998-218 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, REGARDING FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES, was then placed on its last reading and was read the last time. Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson Walls, and seconded by Councilperson Ryan that