City Council — regular meeting, January 20, 2026

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

Attendance

Eric Schnedler presentTony Johnson presentChristine Olney presentTim Orris presentSkylar Limkemann presentTim Kasparek (mayor) present

Money approved

The council's payables list for this meeting total $257,932.47 As printed. List (PDF)

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Projects at this meeting

• Fire pumper truck (Sutphen): Payables list: PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS M $6,945.93, HEIMAN FIRE EQUIPMENT $1,980.23 ($8,926.16)
• Grove Park: I-4 Resolution No. 2026-004 – A Resolution Setting the Date of February 3, 2026, for a Public Hearing for Tiffin East, Lot 30, Known as Grove Park Planned Development Overlay Site District – Motion to approve by Limkemann
• Law enforcement contract with the Johnson County Sheriff: 7 reports in 2026 (first: L-2 Johnson County Sheriff's Report - December); Payables list: JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF $56,150.64
• North Park Road Improvements (STP-U-7662(615)--70-52): Payables list: MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $3,357.37
• Tiffin Community Recreation Center: K-2 Consideration of Pay Application #8 – Miron Construction, Recreation Center – Motion to table by Schnedler ($852,706.34); L-4 Tiffin Recreation Center - Project Update; Payables list: ATURA ARCHITECTURE $13,915.20
• Urban renewal areas and TIF: I-1 Resolution 2026-001 – A Resolution Taking Additional Action to Enter into General Obligation Urban Renewal Loan Agreement and Authorizing the Use of a Preliminary Official Statement for the sale of General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2026A; Motion to close Public Hearing on Proposal to enter into a General Obligation Urban Renewal Loan Agreement by Olney
• US Highway 6 Reconstruction: I-2 Resolution No. 2026-002 – A Resolution Setting the Date for a Public Hearing on the Partial Acquisition and Temporary Easement Required for the Iowa DOT Highway 6 Improvement Project (STPN--006-7(100)--2J-52) – Motion to approve by Schnedler

Ordinances and resolutions

Res. 2026-001, Res. 2026-002, Res. 2026-003, Res. 2026-004

Agenda

• City Council Supplemental Meeting Packet [Late Addition] January 20, 2026 - Formal Meeting Information submitted between distribution of the meeting packet on Friday and 4:00 pm on Monday.
• January 20, 2025 7:00 PM Regular Formal City Council Meeting Tiffin Fire Station 211 Main Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 www.tiffin-iowa.org Mayor: Tim Kasparek City Administrator: Doug Boldt Council At L
• Revised Formal Agenda · attachment
• A Call to Order - 7:00PM · attachment
• Late Additions · attachment
• B Roll Call
• Late Handouts: None
• C Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval
• D Communications and Reports
• E Consent Agenda
• E-1 Approval of the January 6, 2026, City Council Minutes · attachment
• E-2 Approval of the January 9, 2026, Special City Council Minutes · attachment
• E-3 Approval of the January 9, 2026, Special City Council Minutes · attachment
• E-4 Approval of the January 13, 2026, Special City Council Minutes · attachment
• E-5 Approval of Summary of Receipts Report · attachment
• E-6 Approval of Clerk's/Treasurers Report · attachment
• E-7 Approval of Liquor License Renewal - Bella Sala · attachment
• F Mayoral Proclamation
• G Public Hearing Public interest
• G-1 Public Hearing on Proposal to enter into a General Obligation Urban Renewal Loan Agreement Public interest · attachment
• H Ordinance Approval/Amendment
• I Resolutions for Approval
• I-1 Resolution 2026-001 – A Resolution Taking Additional Action to Enter into General Obligation Urban Renewal Loan Agreement and Authorizing the Use of a Preliminary Official Statement for the sale of General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2026A Public interest · Res. 2026-001 · attachment
• I-2 Resolution 2026-002 – A Resolution Setting the Date for a Public Hearing on the Partial Acquisition and Temporary Easement Required for the Iowa DOT Highway 6 Improvement Project (STPN--006-7(100)--2J-52) Public interest · Res. 2026-002 · attachment
• I-3 Resolution No. 2026-003 – A Resolution to Proceed with Two Additional Street Lights on Roberts Ferry Road North of Oakdale Boulevard · Res. 2026-003 · attachment
• J Old Business
• K Motions for Approval
• K-1 Consideration of Payables List - Motion to Approve · attachment
• K-2 Discussion and Consideration of Pay Application #8 – Miron Construction, Recreation Center – Motion to Approve · attachment
• K-3 Discussion and Consideration to Purchase NEOGOV Insight and Onboard Modules – Motion to Approve · attachment
• K-4 Discussion and Consideration of Adding a Parks & Grounds Specialist to the Wage Study Scale, Approve the New Job Description and Approve the Memorandum of Understanding updating the Wage Scale – Motion to Approve · attachment
• L Reports to be Received/Filed
• L-1 City Engineer's Report · attachment
• L-2 Johnson County Sheriff's Report - December · attachment
• L-3 Monthly Departmental Budget Reports Public interest · attachment
• L-4 Tiffin Recreation Center - Project Update · attachment
• M Reports from City Personnel · attachment
• N Adjournment

Documents

Sources

• City website document center: Regular Meeting — original listing ↗
• Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-1/20/2026 — original listing ↗
• Revize agenda center: Supplemental Packet - Late Additions — original listing ↗ (finalized)
• Revize agenda center: Tiffin Regular City Council Meeting — original listing ↗ (finalized)
• SharePoint packet folders: 01-20-26 Council Packet & Agenda — original listing ↗
• Minutes read by parser minutes/modern 2.4.0 from 3 copies.

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