April 17, 2023 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

April 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, Julie Buria and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; SGT Toma, Sheriff’s Department; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; and Al Johnson, City Engineer. Absent members: Councilor Joe Prebeg Jr.

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway the consent agenda be approved as follows:

1. Approve the minutes of the April 3, 2023 regular meeting as submitted.
2. 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.
3. To acknowledge the receipts for the period April 1-15, totaling $156,345.11 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period April 1-15, totaling $336,968.17 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

 The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Stanaway; No: Roskoski) with Councilor Prebeg absent.

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the Napa Christenson Auto Parts bills from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.

Public Forum:

• Dave Vuicich, questioned street repairs in particular areas in Mountain Iron, such as the large dip which has become a hazard in front of the apartments on Jasmine and the other large dip on Unity in front of the bank

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Great job to the City Employees on continuous snow removal and street patching

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• City Wide Garage Sale
• Friday, May 19^th & Saturday, May 20^th
• Sign up online or contact Anna at the Library
• List of those participating will be published in paper, Facebook, etc. –default times 8am-4pm

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Engineer:

• No formal report

City Attorney:

• No formal report

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to donate $100 to the Mountain Iron Senior Citizens Club, monies to come from the Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried with Councilor Prebeg absent.

At 6:48p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried with Councilor Prebeg absent.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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Communications:

1. Local Board of Appeals and Equalization scheduled April 20, 2023 @ 5:00pm
2. Thank you from Quad City Food Shelf for the recent contribution
3. Thank you from the MIB Yearbook for the recent contribution