Minutes-07/08/1998

Tiffin City Council City of Tiffin July 8, 1998 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn Potter 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 1998 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council present: Rodney Walls, Alan Kern, and Jim Bartels. Absent: Mike Ryan and Mike Gericke. Also present: Attorney Stephen Greenleaf, and Planner Mike Singer. Motion Kern, second Walls to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Bartels, Kern and Walls. Motion carried. Attorney Greenleaf has drawn up a ordinance amendment allowing first floor apartments in commercial areas. Apartments have been requested along commercial at Highway #6. No further contact has been made in regard to this request for apartments. Motion Walls, second Kern to introduce an Ordinance, entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, REGARDING FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES (ORDINANCE # 1998-220), and moved that it be given its first reading. Ayes: Walls, Kern and Bartels. Absent: Gericke and Ryan. Motion carried. Mike Singer reported that a DNR noncompliance letter regarding Tiffin East was in error and contact has been made in this regard. Singer also reported that a change will probably be made in the new sewer plant design to include two rather than one power source. This change will increase the sewer plant costs. Singer reported that bidletting will probably take place this fall. Mike talked about membership in the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. Motion Bartels, second Kern to approve a fire protection study at a cost not to exceed $1,100.00. Ayes: Bartels, Walls and Kern. Absent: Ryan and Gericke. Motion carried. Motion Bartels, second Walls to approve medical insurance for the city clerk. Ayes: Walls, Kern, and Bartels. Absent: Gericke and Ryan. Motion carried. Council approved $50.00 refund to Cyndy Stapes for food provisions provided during the storm cleanup effort for volunteers working. New fencing for park was discussed by the council.