December 19, 2022 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

December 19, 2022

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, 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:

 

1. Approve the minutes of the December 5, 2022 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 December 1-15, totaling $737,600.93 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),

 

4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period December 1-15, totaling $299,512.78 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

 

 The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Prebeg; No: Roskoski)

 

 

 

Public Forum:

 

• No one spoke during forum

 

The Mayor reported on the following:

 

• Big thank you to City Crew for their continuous plowing efforts

 

City Administrator:

 

• Coordinating a working session with St. Louis County and MNDOT concerning the upcoming work on the main intersections and highways

 

Director of Public Works:

 

• Thank you to the City Crews for their continued snow plowing and removal work as well as taking care of the electrical outages that occurred over the weekend

 

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

 

• Winter Reading program
• January 4^th – February 28^th
• 3^rd Annual “Holiday Lighting Contest”
• 2022 Grand Champion Holiday Lighting Contest – 5473 Daffodil Ave
• “WOW” Factor Category (Griswold)
• 1^st Place – 9229 Old Highway 169
• 2^nd Place – 8392 Tamarack Drive
• Traditional Spirit of Christmas
• 1^st Place – 8775 Merritt Place
• 2nd Place – 5462 Park Drive
• Elegance of Design
• 1^st Place – 8765 Merritt Place
• 2^nd Place – 4863 Butler Road
• Big thank you to the winner sponsors for the gift card/sponsorship
• Thank you to the MIB Speech/Drama Club for the Cocoa bar and treats

 

Sheriff’s Department:

 

• No formal report

 

City Engineer:

 

• No formal report

 

City Attorney:

 

• No formal report

 

Liaison Report:

 

• Councilor Prebeg reported on the recent UAB meeting, informed of several current issues, approved and supported the Councils decision regarding the generator repair at the Wastewater Treatment Facility

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and hire Mr. Jake Nelson, to the Mountain Iron Fire Department as paid on call firefighter, contingent on physical and background check. The motion carried.

 

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg to approve the Surface Lease with United States Steel as presented. The motion carried.

 

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg to authorize the Rink Sports Bar & Grill to serve alcohol at the Biese/Young wedding on Saturday, December 31, 2022, to be held at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The motion carried with Councilor Prebeg absent.

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to reschedule the January 2, 2023 meeting due to the New Year’s Eve Holiday, to Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:30pm. The motion carried.

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to reschedule the January 16, 2023 meeting due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, to Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 6:30pm. The motion carried.

 

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to donate $250 to the St. Louis County Agricultural Fair Association, for the 2023 St. Louis County Fair, monies to come from the Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried on roll call vote.

 

At 6:53p.m., it was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

 

 

Submitted by:

 

 

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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