July 5, 2023 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

July 5, 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., and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineering; and SGT Toma, Sheriff’s Department. Absent members: Councilor Julie Buria.

 

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

 

1. Approve the minutes of the June 20, 2023 regular meeting.

 

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 June 16-30, $273,083.77 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),

 

4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period June 16-30, totaling $553,787.38 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

 

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

 

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the Napa Christenson Parts bills in the amount of $315.00, Parts City bills in the amount of $880.00 and the Taconite Tire bills in the amount of $224.00 from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.

 

 

Public Forum:

 

• No one spoke during the public forum

 

 

The Mayor reported on the following:

 

• Thanks for the all the hard work for those that helped with the 4^th of July parade

 

City Administrator:

 

• Received final draft of the 2022 City Audit, report will be at future meeting

 

Director of Public Works:

 

• City Crews patching storm sewer failure, as well as out painting streets

 

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

 

• National Night Out
• Tuesday, August 1^st

Sheriff’s Department:

 

• No formal report

 

City Engineer:

 

• No formal report

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to approve Change Order No. 1 – for the Parkville Trail Interconnect project, with an increase $8,350 for Mesabi Bituminous Inc., Gilbert, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (No: Roskoski; Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Anderson) with Councilor Buria absent.

 

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Prebeg to approve Pay Request No. 1 – Parkville Trail Interconnect project for in the amount of $162,033.90 for Mesabi Bituminous Inc., Gilbert, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (No: Roskoski; Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Anderson) with Councilor Buria absent.

 

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Stanaway to accept the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Committee and approve the Conditional Use (CUP) permit for ISD #712. The Conditional Use is for an installation of a garage that is over 900sq ft. The property is legally described as follows:

 

Parcel Code: 175-0071-01582

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PLAT NAME: MT IRON; SECTION: 14; TOWNSHIP: 58; RANGE: 18; LOT – ; BLOCK: -; DESCRIPTION: E 300 FT OF THE N 600 FT OF NE1/4 OF NW1/4

            Address: 8632 Unity Drive, Mountain Iron, MN 55768

The motion carried with Councilor Buria absent.

 

Announcements:

 

• Merritt Days Committee meeting
• Monday, July 10^th at 5:00pm at MIB High School Commons area (use door #4)
• Celebration dates are Tuesday, August 8^th – Saturday, August 12^th

 

At 6:46p.m., it was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried with Councilor Buria absent.

 

 

 

Submitted by:

 

 

 

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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