Minutes-01/06/1971

Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, January 6, 1971, Tiffin, Iowa. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Flansburg. Present: Ned Allen, Don Davis, Jerry Michel, Glenn Potter, and Ted Spivey. Also present: Edna Miller, Ralph Neuzil, DeWaine Slade, Ken Herdlika, and Attorney Bob Downer and Ed Kline of the telephone company. Also Bill Bream. The minutes of the December 2nd meeting were read and approved. Jerry Michel moved to accept them and Ned Allen seconded the motion. By a roll call vote- Aye-Allen, Davis, Michel, Potter, and Spivey. Nay-None. Attorney Bob Downer representing the General Telephone Co. presented an application to rezone to commercial a 30'x 35' piece of property the phone co. is buying from John Stahmer. They want to build on to the present building and were told they would need a building permit. Glenn Potter made the motion to grant tentative approval for a building permit providing the phone company provide the Council with a boundary sketch (plot plan), the building dimensions, and a cost estimate. Jerry Michel seconded the motion. By a roll call vote- Aye-Allen, Davis, Michel, Potter, and Spivey. Nay-None. Mr. Kline said the phone company will install a phone booth in the church parking lot as soon as the weather is fit. He also told the Council it would be possible to add another line to Oxford. This would be done by a vote of all the people on the Tiffin exchange and would require 61% of the people in favor of it. Ned Allen made the motion to accept the bill for Santa Claus services provided by Russel Slade. Don Davis seconded it. By a roll call vote- Aye-Allen, Davis, Michel, Potter, and Spivey. Nay-None. Jerry Michel made the motion to pay C.L. Carroll $6925.05 and Glenn Potter seconded it. This totals 90% of their bill. By a roll call vote- Aye-Allen, Davis, Michel, Potter, and Spivey. Nay-None. Jerry Michel moved to pay Chalupa $3341.55, which is their final 10%. Ned Allen seconded it. By a roll call vote- Aye-Allen, Davis, Michel, Potter, and Spivey. Nay-None. It was decided that starting March 1 everyone signed up for water will have to pay at least the $6 minimum each month. Otherwise it will cost $100 to hook on later. Mr. Neuzil reported he has heard no more on the Sheetz property or from Ken Steuck's attorney. It was decided Mr. Neuzil work on an ordinance establishing a zone for trailers. Xmas lights- The light company didn't have time to hook them up because of an ice storm. Ned Allen will get new lights for next year and they will be placed at Glenn Potter's corner, by the Lark, by Ken Brown's, Al Miller's and Ted Spivey's. The ones from this year will be placed at the same corners as they are now. A letter was read from the Iowa Inspection Bureau saying that even with the new water system the fire protection rates won't be lowered. The Clerk will write Wayne Reed and ask him why, and what has to be done to get up to specifications.