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Home My Public Portal AboutMinutes-3 /10/1976 (2)A, V c"! J C, :e e, 7 y 03-cler of 13-usiness Pc:,'-lL Ccall p of u of Reccyds c"-rf Previous> Meeting,S—ec " 9 q--k .1 p - - I - a stt re r � C 1 e rl-i ; s TRP eT)c)rt "Cimnit tee Tleporlcls (Starid-i-r.g) Fk-,,ver'l y T1-J rtcher T-A janis Stra-b-ton '1 viromment Roger FC?,"i!]a ek `�2�4 �iaw l 2c�lit.cur�v ',G San;, tat `fi o = G" cmm Pottey, _.,er jz,,,jsse,,yj ^ ,�4�%C�%/G% 1 '/��%�� v "' ` � U, A. ,in , -'-v Ercnneer �Spec�a- TMIi t tee t 1, � - -rd 'JF)rIc-rJty Repcirtu-sl S T:i C) Ilers 0 � _ - 7 ice.... f�v!�. �•...__L'_.�. L_ l0 :..�:.I ii.�.. s�i::it. 10,, New Business 11, List of Bills and Receipt-. s i. F,d j ouz°�z�:exi I TOWN OF TIFFIN TIFFIN, IOWA 52340 March 10, 1976 The Tiffin City Council held a regular meeting on March 10, 1976 at 8:00 p.p. in City Hall. Open forum began at 7:30 p.m., Mayor Brotherton presiding. Councilmembers present: Morgan, Potter, Janssen, Formanek and Stratton. Absent: None. Also present; Atty. Neuzil, Gary Biles, Superintendent of Clear Creek Schools and Alan Rowe, Principal of Clear Creek High School. Morgan moved to approve the minutes of the February 24th special meeting. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Janssen moved to approve the minutes from the budget hearing held March 5, 1976. Potter seconded and motion carried unanimously. The motion to approve the minutes from the regular session February llth was made by Potter, seconded by Janssen and carried unanimously. Formanek moved to transfer $1948.83 from Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to General Investment Fund. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved and Stratton seconded to accept the financial statements. Motion carried unanimously. Potter moved to fncreauthe Clerk-Treas. salary from $170.00 per month to $225.00 per month beginning April 1, 1976. Stratton seconded and motion carried unanimously. Potter moved to direct the Clerk-Treas. to notify and certify delinquent sewer accounts to the Johnson County Auditor for collection on the tax rolls. Formanek seconded and motion carried unanimously. An application from James Morehead, dba The Corral, Hwy. #6 was denied by motion from Potter, seconded by Formanek and carried unanimously. The application was for a Sunday Liquor and Beer sales permit. Potter moved to hear the seconds=reading of Ordinance #73, adopt- ing a solid waste disposal and removal service for residential users. Seconded by Janssen and said Ordinance was read. Formanek moved to set aside $4000.00 from the Water fund investments for future development of the water system. Potter seconded and motion carried unanimously. A motion to set aside $8500.00 from the General fund investments for land acquisition for park space and public use was made by Formanek, seconded by Potter and carried unanimously. Formanek moved to approve the 1976-1977 budget as proposed. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Janssen moved to pay the following bills and accept the following receipts, seconded by Morgan and carried unanimously. Bills: Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. $ 355.75 Iowa -Illinois Gas & Electric Co. 48.16 General Telephone Co. 22.85 University of Iowa 15.00 • Iowa City Press -Citizen 132.54 Iowa Book & Supply Co. 12.30 Ralph Brown 569.69 Beverly Birtcher 148.31 Eck's Pool & Soft Water Supply Co. 21.00 Tiffin Post Office 7.64 • 0 TOWN OF TIFFIN TIFFIN, IOWA 52340 Page 2 of March 10, 1976 minutes. Bills continued. Water Quality Management, Inc, $ 60.00 Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. 135.00 American National Bank of Chicago 90.00 Total Bills $1618.24 Receipts: Johnson County Treasurer 324.32 State of Iowa Comptroller 2164.82 Townspeople - Water Revenue '154.95 - Sewer Rental 734.31 McCrabb Ag-Structures 375.90 uniBank & Trust 107.00 Total Receipts $4560.80 Janssen moved to adjourn, seconded by Stratton and carried unanimously. sn�o_- lx� Beverly . irtcher, Clerk-Treas. � r ry 'iiouncil rue..-I;ing larch 10, 19l4-o �, ri r F >1e Cpen 'orum held before the ragular Council m-st4 ng, the Council ftiscussed topics of rratual concern: between the City and the Clear Creek Schools. Supt. Riles and High School Principal Rowe xpressed their concern with traffic violators and vandalism of school property. Ccun.cil shared the sane ccncern about City property,, but advised. that the enforcement of the law is under the jurisdiction of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Clarification was made on owner- ship and./or responsibility- of certain problem areas: The high school parking. lot and, driveways are school property not city -owned. The adjacent Sadler Addition has a gravelled area on private property which is access for the apartment dwellers and is not a public through- 14a•y. It is illegal to enter Highway #6 from this property,, according to information obtained from the Iowa State Highway Commission„The portion of Third St. West was built by the City to give access to and from the high school parking lot for motor vehicles and pedestrians, t Is city, -.owned and maintained. It was agreed that the walkways des: gnated by yellow cement baxtiers and sign is hefting to provide a safe access to sbbool property for school children. Futueeconsid.er- ation wi,l'± be given to installing a. sidewalk ifvthe school decides to install a sidewalk on school property to join the City's. Committee 1enort St-reetsa Sev;ral pot holes will be rdpaired, Tom Mittman will contact Tom "organ to evaluate and recommend needs for a street program. Roger Formanek opened a discussion on street o%7jership. Atty. Neuzil advised that street rigbt-of-ways can be dedicated by owners to the City. The City decides whether to accept or not. If the City accepts, it is then Oesponsible for b dIding and maintaining the street, Recreation Janis Stratton is to check on the possibility of a Kite Flying Contest to be held in April or May, She will. report .later on the purchase of a merry-go-round for the City Park. Environment- Stratton reported that the animal innoculation program will be held in April, the Mayor has ordered forms and tags, The Clerk will be a.dvilsed if a flyer is to be atailed with the April ist utility loills, Atty. Neuzil reported on: the program used by North Liberty, Iowa for controlling animals which are running at large, It w*as suc-leested that if the City is going to plant trees this year on City property that it shoaid be done soon. Sanitation- A report" was read from the Dept. of Environmental Quality, Hawkey° Engineeri.qg will becontacted to investigate and. report to Council concern.in the DEQ_ recommendations that the effluent ponds be sealed, ;hat GY e ;gain sewer p3.ant be re -seeded aid necessici ty of pur- chasing an e* erU�:1cy electrical system for the sevier plant. The Mayor will write to LEQ outlining the steps the City has taken in these areas. Atty, Ne zzil will write to Havkeye Engineering requesting that they In-- Vestiga.te this matter a.zd respond. to Council. The Clerk will sent?. a copy of the DES report to Atty, Nevxil, Water- Roger Jenssen will ge ; a rl.ov drawn to submit to the C.R.I.pt: Lilroad with a request for a lease on a *;ell, The Mayor reported at tentative co_>ts for re -,:activating this well. Costs could vary ram 1187So 00 to P2400. 00 for bringing the wster to the surface. Figurez are ,lot a-,,ra; labla for bringing the eater to the cater pump sts.tion, Page 2 from Clerks notes March 10, 1976. i` Formanek read some bills that are in the State Legislature at this time concerning 4unicival General Fund cash balances Council members recommended that the City set aside funds for specific pur- poses. The recommendations were $8500.00 for land purchase as park and public use space, $4000,,00 for water improvements and $8000.00 for a 3/4 To Truck with blade. Council acted by resolution choosing the land purchase and water improvement, •