City Council

City Council — regular meeting, May 12, 1982

Wednesday, May 12, 1982 0 agenda items 14 motions recorded 1 documents

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Motions carried
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of 8 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
0
at least one "no", or the motion failed
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Votes

Each motion as the minutes record it: the agenda heading and the motion line. Names come from the roll call; "all ayes (implied)" marks a motion where the minutes say only "All ayes" or "carried unanimously", which credits the members recorded as present. Read the minutes

otherroll call · p. 2

Motion Brown second Stevens to authorize City Engineer Mike Kammerer to send bid documents for 1982 street repair program as presented to Councilmembers, to contractors, for work to be done between July 10, 1982 and August 25, 1982, all bid being due in the engineer's office by 5:00 pm June 9, 1982 and bids received by Council at 7:00 pm June 9, 1982

Carried · moved by Dennis Brown, seconded by Greg Stevens

ordinanceall ayes (implied) Ord. 1979-083 · p. 2

Motion Rohret second Stevens to deny request for building permit by Tim Spivey to place garage on lot at 111 Grant Street because garage will not be 25 feet from back lot line as required in Ordinance No. 1979-83 and it would be the third building on the lot which is prohibited in an R-1 district according to Ordinance No. 1979-83

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Greg Stevens

ordinanceall ayes (implied) Ord. 1979-083 · p. 3

Motion Rohret second Brown to deny request by Nancy Wagner for building permit to remove a hitch and wheels from a trailer and place it on a permanent foundation on lot no. 23 Summerhays Addition because the lot is zoned R-1 and Zoning Ordinance No. 1979-83 prohibits trailers in R-1 districts

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Dennis Brown

ordinanceall ayes (implied) Ord. 1980-090 · p. 3

ies to post load limits. All north-south streets are posted with a five ton limit. Council received complaints about open burning. Council directed Johnson County Sheriff's Department to enforce Ordinance No. 1980-90 prohibiting open burning by issuing a citation if specific complaints are received – Motion Rohret second Spivey to appoint Jim Neuzil, II to fill unexpired term on the Board of Adjustment, term expiring September of 1984

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Ted Spivey

ordinanceall ayes (implied) Ord. 1979-083 · p. 3

Motion Rohret second Spivey to give city attorney authority to begin proceedings to issue an injunction on June 1, 1982 restraining John Schneider from operating the Ice Cream Store if parking lot and driveway are not paved according to Ordinance No. 1979-83

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Ted Spivey

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 4

Motion Cox second Spivey to approve clerk-treasurer's reports

Carried · moved by Jerry Cox, seconded by Ted Spivey

otherroll call · p. 4

motion by Rohret to go into closed session as allowed in Section no. 25A.5(c) of Code of Iowa

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret

otherroll call · p. 4

Motion Spivey second Brown to instruct Attorney Hoefer to meet with John Sladek and discuss lawsuit of Louis Voparil vs. City of Tiffin, Iowa and to request John Sladek to be present at the next regular meeting on June 9, 1982

Carried · moved by Ted Spivey, seconded by Dennis Brown

Procedural motions (6): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
  • Motion Spivey second Stevens to approve agenda as amended to include animal control item received more than 24 hours before the meeting — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Spivey second Stevens to approve minutes of special meeting on April 15, 1982 — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Cox second Brown to approve minutes of regular meeting held on April 15, 1982 — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Rohret to go into closed session to discuss strategy with counsel in matters presently in litigation as set forth in Section no. 25A.5(c) of Code of Iowa open meetings law. Attorney gave opinion that Potter, Williams and Madden should be allowed to attend closed session because they are named in the lawsuit and that the closed sessions should be tabled until council finishes business on agenda — unknown
  • Motion Stevens second Cox to approve bills and accept receipts — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Rohret second Cox to adjourn at 11:00 pm — carried (all ayes (implied))

Attendance

Dennis Brown presentJerry Cox presentTed Spivey presentCharles Rohret presentJames E. Brotherton (mayor) present

Ordinances and resolutions

Ord. 1979-083, Ord. 1980-090

Agenda

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Documents

DocumentTypePagesOriginal
Minutes-05/12/1982 minutes6PDF

Sources

  • Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-05/12/1982 — original listing ↗
  • Minutes read by parser minutes/classic 2.4.0 from 1 copy.

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