Minutes-8 /11/1982

The Tiffin City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, August 11, 1982 at the Tiffin Methodist Church. Mayor Brotherton called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present were Cox, Brown, Spivey, Rohret, Stevens. Also present were Attorney Hoefer, Engineer Kammerer, Judy Aspelmeier, Barbara Murray, Bob Michelson. No one spoke during community forum. Motion Spivey second Stevens to approve agenda. Carried unanimously. Motion Stevens second Spivey to approve minutes of special meeting July 14, 1982. Carried unanimously. Motion Stevens second Cox to approve minutes of regular meeting July 19, 1982. Carried unanimously. Motion Stevens second Brown to approve request by Bill Rogers to hook onto city water service and if he decides not to hook on at this time, the city will return his $75.00 water tap-on fee. Carried unanimously. Motion Rohret second Spivey to instruct attorney to send letter to Iowa Railroad Company c/o Thomas Logel requesting him to remove the trailer from its present location on railroad property with thirty days of notification because it is in violation of the zoning ordinance and because he has made no attempt to contact the Board of Adjustment for a variance. Roll call vote: Cox, aye; Brown, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye; Stevens, aye. Carried unanimously. Motion Spivey second Cox to approve application for Michel Resubdivision subject to opinion by city attorney and subject to receipt of the $55.00 filing fee. Roll call vote: Cox, aye; Broen, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye; Stevens, aye. Carried unanimously. Council acted on this zoning request because the Planning and Zoning Commission did not wish to meet and make recommendation and the commission let the thirty days expire without making recommendation. Mayor Brotherton read proposed ordinance for moving buildings. Stevens introduced AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS ALONG OR OVER THE STREETS AND ALLEYS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. Motion Cox second Spivey to approve Ordinance No. 1982-106. Roll call vote: Cox, aye; Brown, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye; Stevens, aye. Carried unanimously. Motion Cox second Brown to dispense with the rule or law requiring three readings of this ordinance on three different dates. Roll call vote: Cox, aye; Brown, aye; Rohret, aye; Spivey, aye; Stevens, aye. Carried unanimously. Mayor Brotherton declared Ordinance No. 1982-106 duly passed and adopted.