January & February 2019 TIFFIN WINTER SNOW & ICE REMOVAL Just a reminder, City Ordinance requires that the Public Works Department begin snow plowing or ice removal immediately after it has stopped snowing or sleeting. Plowing or sanding of emergency routes may begin sooner at the discretion of Public Works Department. For larger snowfalls, a snow-ice emergency may be declared. In such an event, vehicles on streets will have to be moved. Any vehicle found to be parked where not permitted during an emergency declaration may be towed. Towing costs will be assessed to the owner of the vehicle. During less severe snow falls, vehicles parked on city streets must be moved within 24 hours. Vehicles also must be removed from dead end streets so snow can be plowed. If your vehicle has been towed, you must contact the Johnson County Sheriff s Department for a release. Snow plowing may create a snow pile at the end of driveways that cannot be prevented. Property owners should not push the snow back into the street, as it will create a hazard. Please respect your neighbors and do not push your snow onto their properties as well. Assistance is requested in keeping fire hydrants dug out for your protection and will help the fire department find the fire hydrants in an emergency. Per City ordinance, sidewalks must be cleared of snow and ice within 48 hours after snowfall. If the City is required to clear the sidewalk, the costs will be billed or assessed for collection. I-DOT 80/380 Update Due to inclement weather in the fall of 2018, final grading and gravel placement for the finished roadway could not be completed for the new Kansas Avenue realignment in the Southwest quadrant of the I-80/I-380 Interchange. Work will begin in spring after winter weather subsides. The new Kansas Avenue road is anticipated to be open on or before June 1, 2019. Do you have an event in Tiffin you would like to share with residents? Email your event information to bwilkerson@tiffin-iowa.org. A Growing Community Under Development
Springmier Library Upcoming Events Saturday January 26th Winter Craft Time 10:00 am 11:00 am Preschool Story Time Monday s 10:00 am 11:00 am Library Hours Monday through Thursday 9:00 am 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday 9:00 am 12:00 pm Tiffin News is available via electronic newsletter. Provide us with your email address to receive Tiffin News via email. We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to complete the survey for what you would like to have in a Recreation Center. The survey is open until January 15, 2019. http:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/tiffinrec DON T FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR PETS City Ordinance requires animals in the city limits to be licensed every calendar year. Annual cost is $10.00 per year. When applying, you must furnish current vaccination records. Contact City Hall for more information. Dog Park passes are also required to be renewed each year. The fee is $5.00 per year.
TIFFIN FIRE & FIRST RESPONDERS INVITE YOU TO COME IN OUT OF THE COLD AND ATTEND OUR ANNUAL SOUP SUPPER Saturday, February 2, 2019 4 PM TO 8 PM Tiffin Fire Station Serving your favorites: Home-Made Chili, Linda s Home-Made Chicken Noodle Soup, Cinnamon Rolls, Apple Sauce and Relishes FREE WILL DONATION As always, we thank you for your continued support!
Note From The Mayor We are well into winter at this point. The falls poor weather caused difficulties for several city projects and brought most to an abrupt halt. Our City Staff worked hard to get Railroad Street and Grant Street paved and Roberts Ferry Road paved as far as possible to make the roads passable during the winter. I do not have much new information regarding those projects due to winter slow down time, however I can assure you that City Staff is working hard at planning and scheduling to make projects run as smooth as possible during the 2019 construction season. The traffic lights at Highway 6 and Roberts Ferry Road intersection, completion of the Roberts Ferry Road project and the Phase 1 of the Original Town Urbanization should be complete by mid-summer 2019. In addition, we will complete an expansion of the soccer fields parking lot this coming summer. We expect traffic signals to be installed at Highway 6 and Deer View Avenue intersection by late summer. As I have said many times, the City Council makes current and future traffic flows and safety a high priority and I do not expect that to change. During my time as Mayor, the Council has significantly increased contractual time with the Johnson County Sheriff s Department to have a bigger presence in town. This year I expect the Council to increase patrol time again so please slow down and stop at stop signs. I realize our huge Sewer Plant expansion is not a glamorous topic, but with the growth of Tiffin, the Plant expansion is by far the most important and expensive project to date for our City. I think it s the most important and expensive in the history of Tiffin, but for sure while I have been Mayor. The Plant is on schedule and should be fully operational by July 2019. Our City just had a financial audit completed by the State of Iowa. Thanks again to our City Hall Staff for continued hard work and for making nearly heroic improvements to city policies and procedures for the City to be awarded with a successful audit. Results of the audit will be made public soon after final review from the State Auditor s Office. I am very proud of the fantastic work being done by our City Staff and City Council members to continue to make Tiffin the best it can be and a great place to live and call home. Please take time to thanks our City Staff and City Council members when possible. As I mention in each summary I write, there are many other projects our City Council and City Administrator continue work on but I don t have time to mention all of them here. Please watch our City Website for information and don t hesitate to ask questions of any City Council member, myself or other City personnel. P.S. Planning continues on a spectacular Recreation Center, and our new Grocery store, Fareway will be opening by May 2019! The City of Tiffin City Council met in a work session at the Springmier Community Library on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order at 6:04 PM. Upon roll being called the following members were present: Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels, Al Havens, Peggy Upton (Arrived at 6:05 PM) Eric Schnedler. Absent: None. Other members present: City Administrator Doug Boldt, City Clerk Ashley Platz, Building Official Brian Shay, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and others. Motion to approve agenda by Ryan. Second by Schnedler. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. Discussion and Review of Conceptual Plan for 300 Main Street Pace Properties For Developer Direction Upton arrived at 6:05 PM. Discussion: Developers John, Nick, Nathan Faselt provided a conceptual plan for the East side of the 300 block of Main Street. Council and Developers discussed parking requirements. Developer is proposing first floor parking on the main level and two floors of residential with a potential to convert the first floor parking into commercial space as demand requires. Council and Developer discussed the look and feel of the Original Town. Council would like a general Old Historic downtown feel with a modern twist. Discussion on Slum & Blight and any incentives for developing. Developer will meet with City Administrator to work through the incentive matrix. Discussion and Review of Ridgeway Heights Neighborhood Open Space Requirement Discussion: Duane Musser, Watts Group presented the revised grading plan and preliminary plat for the open space requirement which now dedicates 2.75 acres to the City. Developer removed lot 3 and added that to the green space. This will allow for off-street parking. Discussion of FY 2019-2020 Budget Discussion: Doug Boldt, City Administrator facilitated the discussion with Council for the FY 19/20 Budget planning. Discussion on Tiffin s new valuations and seeing an increase of $22,104,340. Motion to adjourn by Bartels. Second by Upton. All ayes, meeting adjourned at 6:57 PM. Council Meeting Call to Order 7:00 PM The City of Tiffin City Council met in a regular session at the Springmier Community Library on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Upon roll being called the following members were present: Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels, Al Havens, Peggy Upton. Eric Schnedler. Absent: None. Other members present: City Administrator Doug Boldt, City Attorney Bob Michael, City Clerk Ashley Platz, Building Official Brian Shay, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and others. Motion to approve by Bartels. Second by Upton. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried.
Motion to approve by Bartels. Second by Upton. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. 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. Approval of Clerk/Treasurer s Report. Motion to approve Consent Agenda which includes Council Minutes and Clerk/Treasurer s Report Ryan. Second by Havens. All ayes, motion carried. Resolutions for Approval Resolution 2018-114 A Resolution Setting the Dates for the Public Hearing on the Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract and Estimate of Cost, Opening of Bids and Authorizing Publication of Notices for the 2019 Interstate 380 Box Culvert and Grading Project. Motion to approve Resolution 2018-114 A Resolution Setting the Dates for the Public Hearing on the Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract and Estimate of Cost, Opening of Bids and Authorizing Publication of Notices for the 2019 Interstate 380 Box Culvert and Grading Project by Havens. Second by Upton. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. Motions for Approval Consideration of Payables List Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Bartels. Discussion: Clarification bill from Alliant Energy $190k which is for the Original Town Tiffin. Of this project there are 94 properties that needed converted. 53 properties were converted leaving 41 properties left to convert. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #6 Vieth Construction Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Change Order #3 LL Pelling Motion to Approve by Bartels. Second by Ryan. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #3 LL Pelling Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Change Order #4 Portzen Construction Motion to Approve by Havens. Second by Schnedler. Randy Krutzfield, Project Engineer provided Council with an update of the WWTP project. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #9 Portzen Construction Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Discussion and Consideration of Additional No Parking Areas on Various City Streets and Council Action as Needed Council and Staff discussed adding no parking various streets. Council is in favor, no action needed. Discussion and Consideration to Move the January City Council Meetings from the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays to the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays and Council Action as Needed by Bartels. Second by Havens. All ayes, motion carried. Reports to be Received/Filed November Johnson County Sheriff s Activity Report Reports from City Personnel City Council Reports Seeding issues comment received on College St. Signs for turning lane at Deer View. Eric mentioned sharing a video regarding City Flags and neat ideas. Director of Public Work s Report Lights at 3 rd & Ireland Ave on the Pole. City Administrator s Report Fareway hopes to open the store late May. At Large Animal issues. Discussion on the An Economic Development Communication Plan. Motion to adjourn by Ryan. Second by Bartels. All ayes, meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM. The City of Tiffin City Council met in a work session at the Tiffin City Hall Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order at 6:04PM. Upon roll being called the following members were present: Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels, Al Havens, Peggy Upton. Eric Schnedler. Absent: None. Other members present: City Administrator Doug Boldt, City Clerk Ashley Platz, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and others. Motion to approve agenda by Havens. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. Discussion and Review of Capital Improvements Plan City Administrator Doug Boldt, presented the updated CIP to Council. Mr. Boldt discussed putting together a calendar showing all projects. Council had discussions regarding traffic signals at the corner of Croell & HWY 6 or Kimberlite & HWY 6. Discussion and Review of Prairie Village Part 2 Revised Concept Plan Discussion: Matt Adam, Developer presented a revised concept to Council. He is presenting an R-2, duplex development. His original concept showed a cluster of six 4-Plex buildings with some commercial lots. These are now going to be out-lots for future development. Council discussed holding off on the two out-lots instead of developing along Park Rd.
Discussion and Review of Ridgeway Heights Developer s Agreement Discussion: Duane Musser, Watts Group, discussion of the developer s agreement. Council and Mayor discussed usable green space designation for this development. The developer asked if the City will accept money in lieu of green space. Council prefers green space. Council has discussed that the park will have to have access for parking and walking traffic. Motion to adjourn by Ryan. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM Council Meeting Call to Order 7:00 PM The City of Tiffin City Council met in a regular session at the Tiffin City Hall Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mayor Berner called the meeting to order at 7:11 PM. Upon roll being called the following members were present: Mike Ryan, Jim Bartels, Al Havens, Peggy Upton, Eric Schnedler. Absent: None. Other members present: City Administrator Doug Boldt, City Clerk Ashley Platz, City Engineer Ben Carhoff and others. Motion to approve agenda by Schnedler. Second by Ryan. All ayes, motion carried. Consent Agenda Approval of City Council Minutes. Motion to approve Consent Agenda which includes Council Minutes by Havens. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. Public Hearing Public Hearing for the Disposal of Public Property Located Immediately North of 210 Railroad Street. Close Public Hearing and Proceed to I-2. Motion to open the Public Hearing for the Disposal of Public Property Located Immediately North of 210 Railroad Street by Bartels. Second by Upton. Roll Call: Schnedler, Ryan, Havens, Bartels, Upton. All ayes, public hearing opened at 7:14 PM. Discussion: Nothing received at City Hall and no public present. Motion to close the Public Hearing for the Disposal of Public. Property located immediately North of 210 Railroad Street by Havens. Second by Ryan. Roll Call: Schnedler, Ryan, Havens, Bartels, Upton. All ayes, public hearing closed at 7:14 PM. Resolutions for Approval Resolution 2018-109 A Resolution Approving the Updating of the City of Tiffin s Capital Improvement Plan. Motion to approve Resolution 2018-109 A Resolution Approving the Updating of the City of Tiffin s Capital Improvement Plan by Upton. Second by Bartels. Roll Call: Bartels, Upton, Haven, Schnedler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carried. Resolution 2018-111 A Resolution to Approve the Disposition of Public Property Located Immediately North of 210 Railroad Street Motion to approve Resolution 2018-111 A Resolution to Approve the Disposition of Public Property Located Immediately North of 210 Railroad Street by Havens. Second by Bartels. Roll Call: Bartels, Upton, Haven, Schnedler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carried. Resolution 2018-112 A Resolution Approving the Preliminary Plat for Ridgeway Heights Motion to Table both Resolution 2018-112 and Resolution 2018-113 by Ryan. Second by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried. Resolution 2018-113 A Resolution Authorizing Entering into an Agreement with Ridgeway Heights for a Developer s Agreement. TABLED. Motions for Approval Consideration of Payables List Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Havens. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Pay Estimate #1 Price Industrial Motion to Approve by Havens. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, motion carried. Consideration of Change Order #3 Portzen Construction Motion to Approve by Ryan. Second by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried. Discussion and Consideration of Purchase of Used 2011 Henke 10 Foot Reversing Plow for End Loader and Council Action as Needed. Motion to purchase of used 2011 Henke 10 Foot Reversing Plow for End Loader by Ryan. Second by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Motion to Adjourn from Regular Session into Closed Session in Accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 21.5.j for Potential Real Estate Purchase by Upton. Second by Ryan. Roll Call: Ryan, Schnedler, Upton, Bartels. All ayes, adjourned into closed session at 8:00 PM. Motion to adjourn from Closed Session into Regular Session by Ryan. Second by Schnedler. Roll Call: Ryan, Schnedler, Upton, Bartels. All ayes, adjourn into open session at 8:09 PM. No action taken out of closed session. Reports from City Personnel City Council Reports Dorie Madden passed away over the weekend. Rec Center Survey people are reaching out. Additional Christmas Decorations are needed. Director of Public Work s Report Water Tower is lit up now. Currently red & green for holiday season. City Engineer s Report Ben will be on vacation the rest of the month. Will be available by phone if needed on an on call basis. Roundabout is on for February. Land swap has been submitted and waiting for formal approval. Al Havens left the meeting at 7:37PM City Administrator s Report Park Road & Oakdale plat of surveys, waiting on items from Dean Spina. Provided an update TIF Map showing Tiffin has a TIF Capacity of $2,075,213 and we are only certifying $1,173,697. Tiffin is only collecting 56.5% of the available TIF. Homeowner having issues with sewer line on RFR project, resident saying it changed after MidAmerican s boaring. Bryant House rental interest. Motion to adjourn by Ryan. Second by Schnedler. All ayes, meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM