July 18, 2022 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

July 18, 2022

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski Julie Buria, Joe Prebeg Jr., 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; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department.

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

1. Approve the minutes of the July 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 July 1-15, totaling $190,390.78 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period July 1-15, totaling $338,684.52 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

The motion carried.

Public Forum:

• No one spoke during the regular meeting public forum

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to recess the regular City Council meeting, and open the Public Hearing on Street Improvement Number MI-22 CE. The motion carried.

• Al Johnson, City Engineer spoke, part of the process of assessing the properties for the street improvement, feasibility study conducted, full re-construct of the street along with new curb and gutter, would improve not only the crumbling of the street but help improve drainage, the assessed amounts are only preliminary, actual amounts are based on bid amounts and the total amount of the overall project
• Jerry Pietrini, owner of property opposite side of UPS, street to “no-where,” opinion the road is ok the way it is, would hate to pay more street assessments, assessments add a large chunk to your property taxes
• John Roskoski, owner of North Star Cycle spoke, owns roughly 50ft of the street, received two different amounts regarding the total amount of the project, 50% of one total is different than the other, is drainage going to be taken care of properly. Mr. Roskoski stated that there was leftover grant money, when 16^th Avenue was complete, along with the leftover money, Mr. Roskoski stated that himself and others were assessed, says the leftover money could be used to put a couple more inches of blacktop on the street
• Lee Aultman, only avenue to access property, especially for UPS and its employees, agrees with the street improvement to help with better access to local businesses
• Discussion ensued

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to close the Public Hearing on Street Improvement Number MI-22 CE, and reconvene the regular City Council meeting. The motion carried.

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Big thank you to the City Crew for the street patching recently completed

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Walker, Giroux, and Hahne, LLC. Representative, Tom Kelly discussed the City of Mountain Iron’s 2021 Audit, overall fund position and recommendations for the City.

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg to accept the 2021 Mountain Iron City Audit as presented, and make any recommend internal changes if not already implemented. The motion carried.

Director of Public Works:

• No formal report

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Thanks to 97 participants – Liddy Atkins big June winner
• 69 registered for the month of July
• Big thank you to the Virginia Elks for their donation
• National Night Out
• Tuesday, August 2^nd from 4:00pm – 7:00pm
• Meet local Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Attorney:

• Oriole Avenue property update – looking for potential resources on standby once cleanup commences due to possible displacements

City Engineer:

• No formal report

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Roskoski to approve Pay Request No. 5 – for the Proposed Well #3, Bid Package 3 project in the amount of $2,372.62, to Bougalis Inc., Hibbing, MN. This amount includes a 5% retainage. The motion carried on roll call vote (4:0).

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Change Order No. 2 – for the Sanitary Sewer Improvement project, with an increase of $12,750.00 and extends the completion date to the end of August, for Insituform Technology, Anoka, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (4:0).

Liaison:

• Recent EDA meeting mentioned Rovers & Nelson Properties out of Wisconsin owns old MIB School, interest parties looking to revitalize the area should contact them
• Health & Safety Board discussed the possibility of connecting Carriage Homes, Nichols Town Hall, Raintree Apartments, Park Villa Apartments, Park Place and Rock Ridge are, across 169 highway to MIB School via sidewalk

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #09-22; Approving Improvements and Preparations of Plans (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried (Yes: Anderson, Prebeg, Buria; No: Roskoski).

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to approve Resolution #10-22; Opting to Increase the Benefit Level for Firefighters who are Vested in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried.

Announcements:

• Merritt Days Committee meeting
• Tuesday, July 26^th @ 5:00pm at MIB High school commons area (use door #4)
• Merritt Days Celebration days Wednesday, August 10^th – Saturday, August 13^th  

At 8:03p.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

www.mtniron.com

Communications:

1. Great River Energy Mesabi Trail Tour, hosted by Club Mesabi, 17^th annual bike tour will be held on Saturday, August 20^th, 2022