June 20, 2022 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

June 20, 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; 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 June 6, 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 June 1-15, totaling $204,261.48 (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 1-15, totaling $332,211.32 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

The motion carried.

Public Forum:

• No one spoke during the public forum

The Mayor reported on the following:

• No formal report

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg to accept the following and to appoint Alan Stanaway to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board. The motion carried (Yes: Anderson, Buria, Prebeg; No: Roskoski)

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to accept the recommendation and appoint Brad Gustafson to serve on the Economic Development Authority Board. The motion carried.

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Director of Public Works:

• Finished large trash recently, successful event
• City crew will be out repairing storm sewer drains as well as throughout the City
• City crew members making repairs on sanitary sewers in downtown, plan to be CIPP (slip-lined)

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Summer Reading program
• 90 kids registered & 25 Adults registered
• Monday, July 4^th – Family Independence Day
• Coffee ‘an at the Senior Center starting at 9:00am
• Parade starts at 9:30am
• Following parade, kids activity bags, ice cream treats, saw dust pile & games at Locomotive Park

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Buria to approve the recommendation by the Library Board to allow Library Staff to participate in the “Fresh Start Summer,” program. This program would waive all previous lost item fees, as well as waive all previous fine/fees if possible from participating Libraries and update the Lost Item Policy. The motion carried on roll call vote (4:0).

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Engineer:

• Well Project, certain electrical equipment not arriving until August

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

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to reschedule the Monday, July 4, 2022 meeting due to the 4^th of July Holiday to Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 6:30pm in the Mountain Iron Room, at the Mountain Iron City Hall. The motion carried.

Announcements:

• Merritt Days Committee meeting
• Tuesday, June 28^th @ 6:00pm at MIB High school commons area (use door #4)
• Merritt Days Celebration days Wednesday, August 10^th – Saturday, August 13^th

At 6:47p.m., it was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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