Minutes-07/09/1986

Minutes July 8, 1986 The Tiffin City Council met on Wednesday, July 9, 1986 at the Tiffin wastewater plant. Mayor Potter called meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Members present were Morgan, Stoner, Runge. Stevens and Flansburg were absent. Also present were Brown, Greenleaf and Hart. Brown gave tour of plant and maintenance problems were discussed. Council discussed need for shelter at plant. Council also viewed culvert under railroad on Reeve property which needs to be cleaned out. Mayor will ask Melvin Reeve if City can clean out culvert. Council moved to fire station and Mayor Potter called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present were Morgan, Flansburg, Stoner, Runge and Stevens. Also present were Greenleaf, Hart, Brown, Ralph Stoffer, Bill Grace, Charles Pope and other representatives from Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. During community forum Potter reported that complaints have been received about dike which Tim Blessing built to divert water from his yard. Pope updated council on Iowa-Illinois activities. Stevens informed council that he is moving to West Branch in August and gave his resignation from the council effective at that time. Motion Morgan second Stoner to approve agenda. Carried unanimously. Motion Flansburg second Runge to approve minutes of June 11, 1986 and June 30, 1986. Carried unanimously. Potter reported that Liberty Communications wants the city to donate $8,000.00 in order to get cable project started and that he told the manager that the City cannot afford to pursue the idea further. Frances Callahan of Iowa-Illinois engineering department informed council of intention to build transmission line of 161,000 volts from the sub-station site in Tiffin to the sub-station by Iowa River Power in Coralville. Iowa-Illinois will send letters to property owners outside the city, will publish notice in newspaper on July 22nd, and will negotiate with Heartland to use railroad right-of-way. He presented sketches of proposal. Motion Stevens second Morgan to approve request by Louis Voparil to renew Class "C" beer permit and Sunday sales beer permit for Grandpa's Grocery. Carried unanimously. Stoffer presented a tentative proposal for Gracehill Addition which would consist of 31 lots on the west side of Roberts Ferry Road in the Grace annexation. Lots would be 297' x 135' with a 29' street and a 50' right-of-way. Gas, water and electricity would run on front of lots and private septic tanks would be installed if state would give approval to plan. Potter: Could septic tanks at sometime be changed over to city sewer?