Minutes-4 /11/1990

The Tiffin city council met in regular session on Wednesday, April 11, 1990 at the fire station. Mayor Potter called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were Bartels, Brown, Morgan, Slaymaker and Stoner. Also present were Attorney Bob Michael and Engineer Mike Hart. During community forum Slaymaker asked council to get portable stop sign for a school crossing at the intersection of Third and Grant Streets. City does not have anyone to put the sign out and take it in daily. Attorney stated that there could be a liability if someone forgot to put the sign out one day and a child got hurt. Council consensus to order four permanent "school crossing" signs and post at each corner and instruct Bob Herring to paint lines on intersection like to ones on the highway. Motion Morgan second Slaymaker to approve agenda. Carried unanimously. Motion Brown second Stoner to approve minutes of March 14, 1990. Carried unanimously. Water tower easement not ready. Attorney reported that Vantage Cable Company would have service to school completed by May first and that Rugger had sent payment of $30.00 to Ted Spivey for damages incurred during cable installation at 110 Railroad Street. Vantage provided a map of the system but it was the same map which the city already had on file, not an "as built" map as requested. Vantage also responded that they did not want to move the junction box out of the ditch near 110 Main Street. Motion Morgan second Slaymaker to direct city attorney to write to Vantage Cable Company and reiterate item numbers 1 and 3 in the original letter of March 23, 1990 which are to move the junction box which is in the ditch near 110 Main Street and to provide "as built" maps of the cable system or city may elect to remedy problems and charge cost to Vantage Cable or city may elect to terminate franchise. Carried unanimously. Potter reported on meeting he attended concerning solid waste disposal. There is no market for plastic or newspapers. The landfill will raise dumping fees. Slaymaker reported on REAP application progress. Melvin Reeve is willing to sell all 27 acres adjacent to town for $108,000.00. There are 20 acres north of the railroad tracks and 7 acres south of the tracks. The grant could pay up to $50,000.00 for land acquisition. Land purchased with grant money can never be put to any other use. Council was reluctant to spend that much money or to buy the whole 27 acres. Potter suggested selling some of the land to a developer. Attorney advised that city cannot buy land and resell it to a developer. It might be possible for city to buy part of the land and a developer to buy the other part at the same time, if owners will not sell less than the whole parcel at one time. Hart stated that process take three appraisals and the state usually will not pay over the appraised amount. Motion Bartels second Slaymaker to authorize Mayor Potter to talk to realtor about purchase of property east of town for park development under the REAP program and to confer with Mike Singer and Mike Hart. Carried unanimously.