March 20, 2023 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
March 20, 2023
Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Al Stanaway, Councilor 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; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of the March 6, 2023 regular meeting as submitted.
- 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.
- To acknowledge the receipts for the period March 1-15, totaling $220,375.84 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period March 1-15, totaling $474,822.34 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Stanaway, Prebeg; No: Roskoski).
It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the Napa Auto Parts bills from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Public Forum:
- No one spoke during the forum
The Mayor reported on the following:
- Sexual Assault Awareness month is intended to bring awareness to the fact that sexual violence is widespread and is a public health concern for individuals, families, community members and communities as a whole.
- Child sexual abuse/exploitation, rape and sexual harassment impact all communities as seen by the national statistics
- Within the fiscal year of 2022, our local Sexual Assault Program has worked with 464 primary and secondary crime victims of sexual violence who reside in our communities. The Program has provided more than 32,000 documented trauma and victim-focused advocacy services with these crime victims
- The Sexual Assault Program of Northern St. Louis County encourages every person to speak out when witnessing acts of violence, however small; and to help survivors connect with community allies
- Congratulations to Mazie Buffetta on winning the National Elk’s Hoop Shoot State Tournament, the Minnesota State Tournament for 12-13 year old girls as well as the National Regional Competition and Good luck at the National Tournament in Chicago in April
- Congratulations to the Mountain Iron-Buhl Girls Basketball team on their State Championship win and a Big Thank you to all the local Fire Departments on their welcome home caravan
Mayor Anderson issued a proclamation declaring April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Mayor Anderson issued a proclamation declaring heartily congratulations to the MIB Girls Basketball team Class A State Champions and proclaim recognition for their amazing accomplishments and wish them the best in their future endeavors.
City Administrator:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria authorizing Staff to advertise for temporary seasonal employees for the summer months. Once a list of potential employees is developed, it will be forwarded to the City Council for final approval. The motion carried.
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg since the closing of County 102 and North Parkville, L turn J hook of County 103/109 Highway 169 intersection plan will affect the citizens who live in Mountain Iron plus the thousands of people who come for shopping/visiting/sports and work in the area, that the Mountain Iron Administration City Staff put together a public City Council meeting to receive public input about these two proposed traffic plans. That scheduled public meeting, the agenda, date/time/place, will be placed on the City website, Facebook site and be advertised in the Hometown Focus and Mesabi Tribune. The motion failed on roll call vote (Yes: Roskoski, Prebeg; No: Anderson, Stanaway, Buria).
Director of Public Works:
- Thank you to the City Crews for spending their weekend plowing streets, please be patient with workers as they clear snow
Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:
- 38th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
- Merritt Elementary School
- Sunday, April 8th at NOON
City Engineer:
- Well project – waiting on ship date for well controller, will provide more information as received
City Attorney:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #09-23; Accepting Bid (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried (No: Roskoski; Yes; Stanaway, Prebeg, Buria, Anderson).
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to accept the letter of resignation of Keith Zorman from the position as an Equipment Operator, with an effective date of Friday, March 17, 2023. The motion carried.
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Stanaway to donate $250 to the Quad City Food-shelf for their 2023 March Campaign, monies to come from Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried roll call vote.
At 7:10p.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
Communications:
- Local Board of Appeals and Equalization tentatively scheduled April 20, 2023
