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Home My Public Portal AboutMinutes-11/10/20150 C City of Tiffin, Iowa Meeting: Tiffin Work Session Place: Tiffin City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa 52340 Date/Time: November 10, 2015 — 6:30 PM Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: November 6, 2015 (website & front entry of City Hall) Mayor: Steven Berner City Administrator/Clerk: Doug Boldt Council At Large: Jim Bartels City Attorney: Robert Michael Council At Large: Al Havens Deputy City Clerk: Ashley Platz Council At Large: Joan Kahler D. of Public Works: Brett Mehmen Council At Large: Mike Ryan City Engineer: Doug Frederick Council At Large: Peggy Upton The City Council of the City of Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, met in a work session November 10, 2015 at 6:35 p.m. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order. Upon roll being called the following named council members were present: Peggy Upton, Jim Bartels, Al Havens, Jo Kahler and Mike Ryan. Also present: City Administrator/Clerk Doug Boldt, Director of Public Works Brett Mehmen, City Engineer Ben Carhoff, Deputy City Clerk Ashley Platz, other visitors. Agenda Additions/Agenda ADDroval Motion to approve the Work Session Agenda by Havens Second by Kahler All ayes, motion carried. Discussion to Change/Update Water and Sewer User Rate Ordinance Discussion: Doug Boldt- discussed the current water & sewer rates and reasoning for the change. He proposed that instead of billing a base fee for minimum consumption up to 2000 gallons, which is excessive in a number of scenarios, that we establish a service or administrative fee with a flat rate charge per gallon for usage. Discussion of Soccer Field Renovation Discussion: Doug spoke with LL Pelling and will be able get another proposal. Discussion of Live Streaming City Council Meetings to Website Discussion: Ashley Platz gave information about the meeting she had with CTI. Gave a rough estimate from $30k -$50k Mike Ryan request to continue to pursue the Live Streaming. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 1 of 6 • Discussion/Questions from Council Members regarding items on the Regular City Council Agenda Discussion: Table items I-4 — Tiffin Heights Pt 3 due to some things that need to be complete. Other Business Councilman Mike Ryan — Spoke about the meeting him and Administrator Boldt attended Johnson County Secondary Roads, Discussion on using solar energy on the sewer plant and new sewer plant expansion. Adiournment Motion to adjourn Work Session by Ryan. Second by Upton All ayes, motion carried Work Session adjourned at 7:05PM City Council - Call to Order — 7:00 PM The City Council of the City of Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, met in a Regular Session on November 10, 2015 at 7:02 p.m. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order. Upon roll being called the following named council members were present: Peggy Upton, Jim Bartels, Al • Havens, Jo Kahler and Mike Ryan. Also present: City Administrator/Clerk Doug Boldt, Director of Public Works Brett Mehmen, City Engineer Ben Carhoff, Attorney Bob Michael, Deputy City Clerk Ashley Platz, other visitors. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion to approve the Council Agenda by Bartels Second by Ryan All ayes, motion carried Council Agenda approved. Consent Agenda Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council Member requests separate consideration. Approval of City Council Minutes - Motion by Upton to amend agenda item H-1 -remove `all ayes, 2nd reading of ordinance 2015 -3 79 stands approved' and replace with `Removed because this item was referred back to P&Z for revision and approval'. Second by Havens. (No action submitted back to P&Z) All ayes, motion carried. Motion to approve amended City Council Minutes by Upton. Second by Bartels. • All ayes, motion carried. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 2 of 6 • Public Hearin Public Hearing on Johnson County Minimum Wage Ordinance Motion to open public hearing by Kahler 7:09PM Second by Havens. Roll Call Vote to Open: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Kahler Nothing was received at City Hall by phone, email, letter, or in person Public Comments: Darla Bartels- Spoke about how the Banks get bail outs, but wages have been stagnant for 30 years and believes that increasing the minimum wage will be a good thing for Tiffin. Mark Clark- Potter St- Requests to increase the minimum wage as proposed by Johnson County and what Iowa City has done. Joy Ward- Potter St- Resident in Tiffin since 2006- 62 year old Vet with no kids, and works as a part time employee for pay 2x the minimum wage. Because she is a Vet she doesn't have to pay health insurance and has no credit card debt, and has a 20 year old car. Even with all this she still struggles to make ends meet. Explained her situation and believes that the current wages are keeping people in the poverty level and everyone needs to be making a living wage. iNicole Upchurch- Request that we do not Opt Out and make sure we increase the minimum wage. Nicole had spoken with the local businesses and spoke to both owners and workers to hear feedback from them. She advised that when we help everyone, it helps the community, and she wants to be in a community that wants to help everyone. Miriam Aguilar- Love this community and feels at home, believes the CCA school district is great district. Loves being in a town that cares about the community. She believes that reducing the minimum wage will diminish the community. She requested that you have respect for people. She advised City Council that "all you have to do is NOTHING to allow this to take effect." Russel Meade- CPA Practice since 1998- He advised that for many people this issue is an income problem that will not be solved with minimum wage, instead we need to find ways to help people move up. He did some calculations and figured that Daycare will be forced to raise fees 15-25% per month. Which will be passed onto customers. Spoke about the exemption if a business makes less than $300k. which raises the issue of enforcement of the law. He believes that government shouldn't be picking winners & losers. He requests that the City Council should opt out and focus on bring high quality and stables jobs to Tiffin. Robin Clark -Bennet — Iowa City resident that visits Tiffin regularly- Volunteer at Center for Worker Justice who fought at the County level. 8 years the minimum wage has not • increased and actually has fallen behind the cost of living. Provided council with 3 studies showing the importance of a living wage. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 3 of 6 Nathan Kieso- Raising minimum wage will not be bad for businesses. This will help retain employees and reduce the cost of turnover and training new employees. Jill York- Supports the wage increase. Ben Upchurch- Support the increase of the Minimum Wage- Zach Petersen- Rep for Service Employee International Union & Delegate and Trustee Iowa City Labor Federation- Made the point to inform everyone that the new law is exactly like the current Iowa code in regards to the exemptions on businesses that have receipts under a certain value. His point being that the State Law already has these exemptions in place. The only difference in the law is the numbers. Al Havens- Council Member — provided council with his research about the Tiered minimum wage. Mike Ryan- Supports the Johnson County minimum wage- facts do not support that only minimum wage earners are teenagers. The average minimum wage worker ages is 35 years old. Jim Bartels- Council Members- spoke about his support of raising the minimum wage and appreciated the public that has attended and spoke up on this issue. Peggy Upton- Council Member- Concern with increase of cost for goods and services onto the patrons and the employees that are receiving the minimum wage. Robin Clark Bennet- provided studies and research done- Will be distributed to council. Motion to close public hearing by Ryan. • Second by Havens. Doug Boldt — Discussed the facts about the ordinance and the process of the wage increase. Roll Call Vote to Open: Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Kahler, Upton. Closed at 7:57pm Resolutions for Approval Motion to approve Resolution 2015-117 — Resolution Approving Alliant Energy to Install Street Lights in Prairie West and for the City of Tiffin to Accept Financial Responsibility Thereof by Upton. Second by Havens. Roll Call Vote: Havens, Ryan, Kahler, Upton, Bartels. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to approve Resolution 2015-118 — Resolution Approving the Updating of the City of Tiffin's Capital Improvement Plan by Ryan. Second by Upton. Doug Boldt- Gave background of the numbers in the CIP and discussed the timeline. Roll Call Vote: Ryan, Kahler, Upton, Bartels, Havens. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to approve Resolution 2015-119 — Resolution to Fix a Date for a Public Hearing on a Proposal to enter into a Sewer Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement and to Borrow Money thereunder in a Principal amount not to exceed $400,000 by Kahler. Second by Bartels. Roll Call Vote: Kahler, Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan. All ayes. Motion carried. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 4 of 6 • Motion to table Resolution 2015-120 — Resolution Approving Final Plat of Tiffin Heights — Part Three by Ryan. Second by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried resolution 2015-120 tabled until next council meeting. Motion to approve Resolution 2015-121 — Resolution for Final Acceptance of the 2014 Water and Sewer Extension Project; Division I — Watermain by Ryan. Second by Bartels. Roll Call Vote: Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Kahler, Upton; All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to approve Resolution 2015-122 — Resolution for Final Acceptance of the 2013 Water Storage Pressure Upgrade Project by Upton. Second by Havens. Roll Call Vote: Havens, Ryan, Kahler, Upton, Bartels; All ayes. Motion carried. Motions for Approval Consideration of Payables List — Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #11 — Rathje Construction — Motion to Approve by Bartels. Second by Upton. • All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Change Order #2 — Maxwell Construction — Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried Consideration of Engineer's Statement of Final Completion and Owner's Acceptance of Work for 2014 Water and Sewer Extension Project; Division I — Watermain — Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Havens. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #7 — Final Payment — Maxwell Construction — Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Engineer's Statement of Final Completion and Owner's Acceptance of 2013 Water Storage Pressure Upgrade Project — Motion to Approve by Havens. Second by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. . Consideration of Pay Estimate #4 — Final Payment — Hagerty Earthwork — Motion to Approve by Upton. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 5 of 6 Second by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried Discussion and Consideration of Development Offer Agreement for Alot for Alot LLC and Council Action as Needed Mayor Berner gave background about the safety of needing the second access to Deerview Estates. No action taken. Reports from City Personnel Mayor's Report- Nothing to update. Wants to check with STEM project City Council Reports- Mike Ryan- Noticed that there is no street light at corner of College & 3`d St. Jay Andersen will check into this issue. Director of Public Work's Report- well 4 struck by lightning. Trees planted by ball fields and soccer field area. City Engineer's Report- Jay Anderson — Update on Ireland Ave- Tomorrow resurfaced highway 6 if weather allows. Friday paving will be done down by City Hall. Two service lines are done and capped the 4 inch. Ben Carhoff- Park Road clarification about the Urbanization of the road. Or if this should just be done 6 inches of asphalt and the completion be based on developer driven. Discussion about feasibility of a round -about on the intersection from Park Road and Highway 6 to help slow down traffic and keep traffic flowing. City Attorney's Report- Nothing to add. City Administrator's Report- RISE Grant awarded to Tiffin $1.5 million on behalf of High Property. Reminder for tomorrow — City Hall will be closed but City Staff will be here in Training all day with Data Tech Summit. Yesterday conducted two interviews for the Building Official and a recommendation will be given to council next meeting. Tim Long- TIF filing with the County & State. Getting numbers together for the water/sewer budget item for Northland Securities. Audit will be done November 23-25 & 30 and December 1. Adiournment Motion to adjourn Council Meeting by Ryan Second by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9:08 PM • U '�-� i November 10, 2015 shiey Jay-Pl tz, e ty City erk City Council Work Session Agenda Page 6 of 6