Minutes-12/08/1982

The Tiffin City Council met in special session on Wednesday, December 8, 1982 at the Tiffin Methodist Church for the purpose of holding a public hearing concerning the proposed Agreement between the City of Tiffin and the Tiffin Fire Association for lease of property located at 211 Main Street to the Fire Association. Councilmembers present were Brown, Cox, Spivey, Rohret, Stevens. Mayor Brotherton was absent. Also present were Fred Charbon, Barbara Murray, Mary Hoefer, Chris Rohret, Darla Bartels, Dave Kacena, Johnita Langenberg, Tom Hoyt, Glenn Potter and three members of the high school government class. Mayor Pro-tem Cox called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. No one spoke during community forum. Motion Spivey second Brown to approve the agenda. Carried unanimously. Charbon represented the Tiffin Fire Association as its president. He reported that he met with their attorney, Pat White, and asked for a deed to the property for consideration of $1.00 for twenty-five years as long as the building is used for fire protection. Hoefer asked for time to research whether $1.00 would be adequate consideration according to law and what city can do with property. Charbon agreed to restriction that if building is not used for fire protection it would go to city. Fire Association wants deed rather than lease, because of change in council-members and association members, to avoid problems in future. Rohret, Spivey and Brown expressed agreement with deeding property to Fire Association as long as it is used for fire protection. Council set public hearing on sale of property located at 211 Main Street to Tiffin Fire Association as long as property is used for fire protection for Wednesday, January 12, 1983 at 7:00 p.m. Members of Planning and Zoning Commission addressed council. Brown stated that he did not realize their was any problem in communication with the Commission and that he felt he always took their recommendation into consideration. Chris Rohret stated that in some other cities it takes a 4-5 vote to override a Commission recommendation. Hoyt stated that it was useless for Commission to meet if Council could override its recommendation with vote of 3-2. Clerk read record of referrals, meetings and recommendations. Council has overridden Commission recommendation once. Commission members asked why Potterfield annexation was not referred to Planning and Zoning. Hoefer stated that annexations do not need a P & Z referral. Rohret stated that procedures for rezoning were waived and request was not referred to P & Z. Hoefer suggested amending the subdivision ordinance to require P & Z Commission to meet. Cox stated that he took into consideration the petition signed by 53 citizens concerning the request by Mr. Voparil to rezone lot 5 of Sadler Subdivision. Chris Rohret stated that the Commission saw the petition but did not give