January 17 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
January 17, 2023
Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Al Stanaway, Joe Prebeg Jr., Julie Buria and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Public Works Director; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Alan Johnson, City Engineer; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; and SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of the January 3, 2023 regular meeting as submitted.
- That the communications be accepted and placed on file and those requiring further action by the City Council be acted upon during their proper sequence on the agenda.
- To acknowledge the receipts for the period January 1-15, totaling $353,137.41 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period January 1-15, totaling $379,989.24 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Prebeg, Stanaway; No: Roskoski)
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by to amend the motion to remove the Napa Auto Parts segment with bills around $372 dollars for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Public Forum:
- No one spoke during the forum
The Mayor reported on the following:
- No formal report
It was moved by Anderson and seconded by Stanaway to appoint Amanda Claesson to the Library Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried.
It was moved by Anderson and seconded by Roskoski to appoint Tara Wainio to the Library Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried.
It was moved by Anderson and seconded by Prebeg to appoint Shelby Peterson to the Public Health & Safety Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried.
It was moved by Anderson and seconded by Buria to appoint Caitlyn Rinell to the Public Health & Safety Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried.
It was moved by Anderson and seconded by Prebeg to appoint Macy Saari-Nelson to the Parks & Recreation Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried.
City Administrator:
- Library boilers currently costing quite a bit to repair, number of issues, consistently having to contact UHL for repairs, recommend replacing one of the boilers if not both
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to approve the proposal as presented for the replacement of one boiler at the Mountain Iron Library, to UHL Co. in the amount of $7,837. The motion carried on roll call vote (5:0).
Director of Public Works:
- City crews out plowing and hauling snow in Ann’s Acres and Unity Addition
- Alternating between moving snow and other normal City duties
Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:
- Winter Reading program “Yeti to Read”
- January 4th – February 28th
- Sponsors donated prizes for the program
- Story time started again recently
Sheriff’s Department:
- No formal report
City Engineer:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Change Order No. 3 – for the Sanitary Sewer Improvement project, with a decrease of $66,611.20 for Insituform Technology, Anoka, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (5:0).
It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to approve Pay Request No. 2-Final Payment – for the Sanitary Sewer Improvement project in the amount of $12,700.78, to Insituform Technology, Anoka, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (5:0).
City Attorney:
- No formal report
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by after two City Councilors meeting with City Attorney Lindsay after January 3rd meeting, learned mistake was made by City involving a lawsuit against former City employee pertaining to job training. And that the City of Mountain Iron drop its litigation in its entirety against Matthew Cerkvenik. The motion failed due to lack of support.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to hold Resolution #01-23 until the next Council meeting; Censuring Council Member Edward Roskoski (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried with Councilor Roskoski abstaining.
Announcement:
- Committee of the Whole Work Session (COW) – January 25th at 1:30pm
- Work session with MNDoT, St. Louis County Public Works & Regional Rail Authority
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by to advertise in the Hometown Focus and Mesabi Tribune, the upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting pertaining to the potential closing of County 102 at the north end of Parkville, scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 1:30pm in the Mountain Iron Room. The motion failed due to lack of support.
At 7:09p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.
Submitted by:
Amanda Inmon
Municipal Services Secretary
Communications:
- Local Board of Appeals and Equalization tentatively scheduled April 20, 2023
- Mountain Iron Room from 5:00pm – 6:00pm