March 21, 2022 City Council Meeting

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

March 21, 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, Director of Public Works; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; and Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department. Absent members: Councilor Steve Skogman.

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

1. Approve the minutes of the March 7, 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 March 1-15, totaling $1,028,702.05 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period March 1-15, totaling $182,159.94 (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:

• Congratulations to the MIB Boys & Girls Basketball team on their successful season
• City of Mountain Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant and Operators received a Certificate of Accommodation for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Operational Award, in recognition of exceptional compliance with its Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), NPDS/SDS for the 2021 review period

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Director or Public Works:

• Small power outage in West Virginia over the weekend
• Water-line break in Parkville area
• The credit for the Award that was given to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, should go to Ty Hebl and Brad Bennett
• Brad & Ty have been given this award several times
• Very few public facilities have won this award throughout St. Louis County

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Winter Reading Program Winners
• Adult participants read roughly 357 books over 8 weeks
• Youth participants read over 8,500 minutes
• 37^th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• Saturday, April 16^th starts at NOON
• 50 eggs hidden throughout the City
• Thousands of eggs scattered at South Grove Rec Complex, West II Rivers & YMCA Fields

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Engineer:

• No formal report

City Attorney:

• No formal report

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Pay Request No. 9 – for the Filter Replacement – Water Treatment Plant, in the amount of $9,053.03, to Magney Construction, Inc. Chanhassen, MN, payment contingent on receiving IC134 forms. The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote with Councilor Skogman absent.

Liaison:

• Street and Alley Committee met, discussed the street in front of the UPS area, recommending feasibility study to garner costs and recommendations for improvement

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #03-22; Authorizing the City of Mountain Iron to make an Application to and Accept Funds from the Culture and Tourism Grant Program from the Department of IRR (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent.

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg to approve Resolution #04-22; Ordering Preparation of Report on Improvement, (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent.

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg to authorize Sundberg Enterprises, LLC dba: The Sawmill Saloon and Restaurant to serve alcohol at the Iron Range Recreation Association event on Saturday, March 26, 2022, to be held at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent. 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to accept, with sincere regret, the resignation of Stephen Skogman, from his position on the Mountain Iron City Councilor effective immediately. The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent.

• Big Thank you and best wishes to Councilor Skogman, for his dedication, service and commitment to the City and its residents throughout the years, he will be greatly missed on the Council/Boards.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to accept the resignation of Scott Novak, from his position as a Journeyman Lineman for the City of Mountain Iron, effective March 4, 2022. The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to donate $250 to the Merritt Elementary PTA, for their “7^th Annual Kid Fit Carnival,” to be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, monies to come from Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried roll call vote with Councilor Skogman absent.

At 6:54p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried with Councilor Skogman absent.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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