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Work Session
Wednesday January 27, 2010
Tiffin Fire Station Meeting Room
6:30pm
Call Work Session to order.
II. Roll Call of Council Members
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Old Business
A. Trail Phase Four Easement
B. Jasper Ave Speed Limit
C. Personnel Evaluation Procedures
D. Fringe Area Agreement with North Liberty
E. Codification
F. Municipal Building Planning
G. Water Main Extension Under 1-80
H. City Administrator/Zoning Administrator/Building Official/Rental Inspections/Grant Writer
H. Other
V. New Business
A. 2010-2011 FY Budget
1. Street and Sidewalk Improvements
a. Street Repairs
b. Various Sidewalk Improvements
c. Jasper& Hwy 6 Intersection Improvements
2. Sheriffs Contract
3. Fire Dept Agreement
4. Library Agreement
5. Mowing Contract
6. Ball Field Rates
7. Other
B. Hwy 6 Crosswalks & Eastbound Beacon Light
C. Lilac and Potter St. Sidewalk
D. Five Year Capital Improvement Plan
1. Jasper Avenue Improvements
2. Other
E. Information Request and Copy Form
VI. Adjournment
TIFFIN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
JANUARY 27, 2010
TIFFIN FIRE STATION MEETIN ROOM
Mayor Royce Phillips called meeting to order at 6:38 pm.
Roll Call of members present Chris Ball, Jim Bartels, Mike Gericke and Travis Weipert. Absent Mark Petersen.
Also present, and City Clerk Ruth Demuth.
Motion made by Gericke and seconded by Bartels to approve Agenda and to allow Joe Raso to present his annual
report on the status of projects for low City Area Development.
Joe Raso, with Iowa City Area Development presented his annual report on the ICAD projects for 2009. Raso
encouraged Council members to continue in process to develop sites for future commercial and industrial
construction.
Old Business:
Council person Bartels reported that he had been in contact with landowner in regards to Trail Phase Four
easement.
Council persons discussed speed limit, stop signs at railroad crossing and no parking on both sides of Jasper Ave.
Suggested to make formal resolution at February 10, 2010 regular City Council meeting`to restrict speed limit on
Jasper Ave to 35 mph and 45 mph, place stop signs on Jasper Ave at railroad crossing and to install no parking
signs on Jasper Ave.
Mayor Phillips suggested to Council persons to hold employee evaluations with Supervisors and committee and
present recommendations to City council prior to Budget deadline.
Reported that Fringe Area Agreement with North Liberty has been reviewed and suggestions from North Liberty will
be forward to City Attorney Greenleaf and presented at February 10, 2010 City Council meeting.
Attorney Greenleaf will forward suggested revisions to Council members on Codification of Ordinances for
discussion at February 10, 2010 meeting.
Mayor.Phillips encouraged Council members to begin planning for Municipal Building and method of financing
construction. Discussion held by members on suggestions for building.
Conceptual drawing presented by City Engineer discussed and methods of financing project for water main under I-
80 south. Engineer reported that I-Jobs Funds and SRF bond loan could be obtained for project.
Discussion held on implementing enforcement of Concrete Washout Stations in developments and further
discussion to be held at regular City Council meeting in February.
New Business:
Gene Charbon, representing Tiffin Fire Association presented request for FY 2010-2011 Budget. Council will take
request under consideration when planning budget. Various Street and sidewalk repairs discussed for 2010 Street
Repairs and for Budget. Discussion held by Council members on Budget request from Johnson County Sheriff
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Department. Springmier Library budget request discussed by Council members. Public Works directed to obtain
mowing contract proposals for 2010 season and presented by February 22, 2010 for decision by City Council at
February 2010 Work Session. Base ball field scheduling and rates discussed. Parks Department instructed to start
scheduling ball fields for season and rates to be formal approval by resolution at February 10, 2010 City Council
meeting.
Hwy 6 and Stephens St crosswalk discussed and Council members will include further discussion at regular City
council February meeting. Sidewalk improvements for Lilac St and Potter Street suggested to be further discussed
and possibly included in 2010 Street and Sidewalk Repairs and Improvements Project.
Mayor Phillips encouraged Council members to plan for five year Capital Improvements Plan and discussion held by
members on suggested plans.
City Council members were asked to consider formally implementing Iowa Code Section 22 in regards to costs to
city for open records information requests. Suggested to make formal resolution similar to forms and costs used by
the City of Iowa City at regular February City Council meeting.
Motion by Gericke and seconded by Ball for adjournment at 9:05pm.
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Submitted by: Ruth Demuth, City Clerk
Attest to: Royce Phillips, Mayor
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