Minutes-6 /18/1980

The Tiffin City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, June 18, 1980 at the Tiffin Methodist Church. Mayor Formanek called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Councilmembers present were Madden, Spivey and Rohret. Potter and Williams was absent. Motion by Spivey second to Madden to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Spivey second by Madden to approve minutes for regular meeting May 14, 1980 and for special meetings April 23, 1980 and May 21, 1980. Motion carried. Dennis Saeugling of Hawkeye Engineering requested building permit on behalf of Louis Voparil for 8-plex apartment building and commercial building to be used as a bait shop. State permits will cover underground gasoline storage and gasoline pumps. The whole area will be blacktopped with the exception of the area around the gasoline pumps and storage tanks which will be concrete according to state standards. Discussion concerning proposed sewer line easements, present sewer hookups for existing 8-plex apartment building and water meters for existing 8-plex apartment building. Council decided to treat existing existing 8-plex apartment building as a separate matter. Motion by Rohret to issue building permits to Louis Voparil for an 8-plex apartment building on lots #8 and #9 of Sadler Addition and commercial building to be used as a bait shop on lot #8 of Sadler Addition with the stipulations that before the building permits are issued, the city will be provided with recorded easements from the property owner of lot #3 Sadler Addition which allows two separate sewer lines to enter lot #3 from lots #8 and #9, and that the proposed 8-plex apartment building and bait shop will have separate sewer lines, and proposed 8-plex apartment building and bait shop will each have one water meter. Mayor Formanek declared motion failed for lack of a second to the motion. Motion by Madden, second by Rohret to reconsider above motion set forth by Rohret. Roll call vote on original motion: Madden, aye; Rohret, aye; Spivey, nay. Mayor Formanek declared motion carried. Motion by Rohret second by Madden to approve request by Dennis Saeugling on behalf of Louis Voparil for mayor to sign application to Department of Transportation for access to lot #9 Sadler Addition. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Rohret, aye; Spivey, nay. Mayor declared motion carried. Motion by Rohret second by Spivey to deny request by Clint Johnson for extension of water service to his property located outside of the city boundary. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Rohret, aye; Spivey, aye. Motion carried. Council decided to use first class postage to send letters which inform customers and property owners of city's intent to discontinue water service because of non-payment of bills. Council instructed Clerk to send letter which informs customers of city's intent to discontinue water services to people who have not paid water bills for two months. The letter will be sent only once and will serve as the shut-off notice if they have delinquent water bills in the future. Motion by Rohret second by Spivey to retain membership in Johnson County Regional Planning Commission for the present time. Motion carried.