Minutes-8 /11/1976

City Clerk's report from August 11th regular Council meeting. During the Open Forum period, a letter was read from Mr. Chins- tets of Tiffin, Ohio requesting information about how Tiffin, Iowa acquired its name. The Clerk-Treas. was asked to respond to Mr. Chins-tets giving him any information she could obtain. Regular Meeting Mr. Vassil: Invoked to a question, "Can Councilmembers be employees of the City." He says that by legislative action in 1975, the Cole of Town was amended to say that Councilmembers cannot be employees of the City. He reports that D. Scougling of Hawkeye Engineering is working on the sewer effluent pond problem. He advises that since the C.R.I.P railroad official is on vacation at this time to send the lease and attach a letter with a request for a description of the site correction. He will write the letter. He will prepare the garbage contract bid requests and the Clerk-Treas. will mail them to haulers in the area. The bids are to be returned by September 8, 1976 before 3:00 p.m. The contract agreement will expire June 30, 1977. He will proceed with amending the sales tax penalty and interest charges made by the State Sales Tax Dept. He advises that nuisance complaints can be proceeded with under the regular state code on nuisances by formal complaint and notice. Mayor-Freese: Reported that a letter had been sent to John R. and Inelle Smith concerning their sewer account. The Mayor will write a letter to the manager of the Clear Creek Lots, advising him of the vegetation growth on that property which is obstructing visibility for those using the streets. The City will fill in the drainage ditch on the Earl Holler property, Summerhays St. Discussion followed involving plans for a large water system, cost approximately $200,000, for the Roberts Mobile Home Park, and locating plans for activating the well on Ivesel railroad property, providing water to the well and running water lines to the city building. Ivesel is located from the West of Incorporated limits before you get to the store. The Mayor will write a letter to the League of Iowa Municipalities asking for a legal opinion on the housing units being built in the Roberts Mobile Home Park. The street sign signs have not arrived yet.