motion to open public hearing by Ryan at 7:18 PM
Carried · moved by Mike Ryan, seconded by Jim Bartels
City Council
City Council — regular meeting, September 10, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
0 agenda items
23 motions recorded
1 documents
Motions carried
13
of 15 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
0
at least one "no", or the motion failed
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
Motion to close public hearing by Petersen
Unknown · moved by Mark Petersen, seconded by Peggy Upton
Motion Ryan to remove payable for Freeman Construction for TiffinFest
Carried · moved by Mike Ryan, seconded by Joann Kahler
have septic until city runs water to development and due to infrastructure already in place, hook up will easier. Unfinished Business Ordinance 2014-358 Approving Tiffin Heights PAD (Lot 29)-3rd Reading Attorney advised MMS wants the easement on PAD area. And wanted to add on easement to final plat – Motion to approve Tiffin Heights PAD by Ryan
Carried · moved by Mike Ryan, seconded by Joann Kahler
The signed copy records this vote differently.
Ordinance 2014-360 Reducing Speed Limit on Park Road-1st Reading – Motion to approve reducing the speed limit on Park Road 1st Reading by Kahler
Carried · moved by Joann Kahler, seconded by Mike Ryan
Ordinance 2014-361 Increasing the Parking Violation Fines-2nd Reading – Motion to approve Increasing the Parking Violation Fines by Upton
Carried · moved by Peggy Upton, seconded by Mark Petersen
Ordinance 2014-362 Approving PAD for Prairie West Lot 63-2nd Reading Attorney Raiber asked why this cannot this be added to final plat- MMS Duane advised that the developer can do a lot during PAD before construction even starts – Motion to approve Prairie West PAD Ryan 2nd Petersen
Carried
Resolution 2014-117 Approving Agreements for Tiffin Heights PAD agreement needs to be approved by developers (Lot 29) – Upton made a motion to amend city recognizes the following agreement. 2nd Bartles
Carried · moved by Peggy Upton
Motion to approve agreements for Tiffin Heights PAD by Petersen
Carried · moved by Mark Petersen, seconded by Mike Ryan
New Business Resolution 2014-124 Authorizing Applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for Development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue – Motion to authorize applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue by Bartles
Carried · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Peggy Upton
Resolution 2014-125 awarding the contract for the demolition of the old water tower – Motion to award the contract for the demolition of the old water tower by Bartles
Unknown · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Mike Ryan
Upton motioned to amend and state contingent on Alverta Williams 2nd kahler. Discussion on tree removal is Williams aware
Carried · moved by Peggy Upton
motion to amend approved
Carried
Resolution 2014-126 Setting a Public Hearing for Park Ridge PAD and Preliminary Plat – Motion to set a public hearing for Park Ridge PAD and Preliminary Plat by Upton
Carried · moved by Peggy Upton, seconded by Mike Ryan
10th On the day of September, 2014, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Ryan introduced Resolution No. 2014- 128, A RESOLUTION GUARANTEEING THE CITY OF TIFFIN WILL MAINTAIN THE TRAILS FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS and made a motion for approval. Motion seconded by Councilperson Kahler. Ayes: Kahler, Ryan, Petersen, Bartels, Upton Nays: none. Absent: none. Whereupon five Council members were present and voted approval and Mayor Berner declared that the Resolution No. 2014- 128, A RESOLUTION GUARANTEEING THE CITY OF TIFFIN WILL MAINTAIN THE TRAILS FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS to be adopted and signified his approval of the same by affixing his signature thereto. 10th Passed by the City Council on the day of September, 2014. City of Tiffin Steven L. Berner, Mayor - ATTEST: M16on 6, KAson, City Administrator/ Clerk
Carried · moved by Mike Ryan, seconded by Joann Kahler
Procedural motions (8): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
- Motion to approve the agenda by Kahler — carried (voice vote)
- Motion made to adjourn by Bartles — carried (voice vote)
- motion to have Discussion and possible action for Park Ridge Development be 1st agenda item. Motion — unknown
- Motion to approve agenda Kahler — unknown
- Bartles motioned to approve minutes for August 13 & August 27 — carried (all ayes (implied))
- Motion to approve payables by Ryan , 2nd Petersen. Reports Attorney Raiber advised nothing new for her. All of her work is currently on agenda. Engineer Carhoff advised that the pre-construction meetings will be delayed until end of next week. Currently cost estimate for sewer plant expansion is not ready. Discussed parking lot light poles and electric poles to decorate for holidays. Discussed pressure problems in Deerview with 6inch pipes and the cost would be $45k – $55k, along with the redundancy and what to do with the school. Council Member Petersen mentioned the letter received in the utility bill. Letter was a public notification of a monitoring violation of water testing schedule. He advised he never wants to see this again. Administrator Jackson advised that the city is implementing fail safes to ensure this will not happen again. Administrator Jackson advised she is currently working on the Street Finance report. She also discussed the possibility of swapping the Zender property. Mayor Berner request that council looks in to finding a park designer for the 2015-2016 Park Improvement project. He also wanted to make sure that Hart Fredrick and City have finished the elevation for FEMA. Administrator Jackson advised that FEMA is taken care of. Discussion and possible action for Park Ridge Development- Kevin Hochstedler Advised the development will be implemented in 2 phases. First phase will be the first 6 lots and will wait on the second phase after the IDOT decides and agrees upon how much land they will take for the new I80 interchange — unknown
- Resolution 2014-127 Approving Hart Frederick to do Engineering and Design work on the Sewer Plant Expansion. Upton advised not comfortable approving without a cost estimate – Motion to ADJOURN Hart Frederick to do Engineering and Design work on the Sewer Plant Expansion until next meeting by Upton — carried (all ayes (implied))
- Motion to adjourn by Ryan at 9:54 PM — carried (all ayes (implied))
Attendance
Joann Kahler presentMark Petersen presentJim Bartels presentPeggy Upton presentMike Ryan presentSteven Berner (mayor) present
Projects at this meeting
- Ireland Avenue Project (south): New Business Resolution 2014-124 Authorizing Applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for Development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue – Motion to authorize applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue
- Prairie Village / Prairie West: Ordinance 2014-362 Approving PAD for Prairie West Lot 63-2nd Reading Attorney Raiber asked why this cannot this be added to final plat- MMS Duane advised that the developer can do a lot during PAD before construction even starts – Motion to approve Prairie West PAD Ryan 2nd Petersen
- Tiffin Heights: Resolution 2014-117 Approving Agreements for Tiffin Heights PAD agreement needs to be approved by developers (Lot 29) – Upton made a motion to amend city recognizes the following agreement. 2nd Bartles; Motion to approve agreements for Tiffin Heights PAD by Petersen; have septic until city runs water to development and due to infrastructure already in place, hook up will easier. Unfinished Business Ordinance 2014-358 Approving Tiffin Heights PAD (Lot 29)-3rd Reading Attorney advised MMS wants the easement on PAD area. And wanted to add on easement to final plat – Motion to approve Tiffin Heights PAD by Ryan
- Trails and sidewalks: New Business Resolution 2014-124 Authorizing Applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for Development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue – Motion to authorize applications for Funding Assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for development of the Clear Creek Trail from East Tiffin Park to Ireland Avenue
Ordinances and resolutions
Ord. 2014-358, Ord. 2014-360, Ord. 2014-361, Ord. 2014-362, Res. 2014-117, Res. 2014-124, Res. 2014-125, Res. 2014-126, Res. 2014-127, Res. 2014-128
Agenda
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Documents
| Document | Type | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes-09/10/2014 | minutes |
Sources
- Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-09/10/2014 — original listing ↗
- Minutes read by parser minutes/transition 2.4.0 from 1 copy.
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