March 5, 2024 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

March 5, 2024

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., Julia Buria, 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; and SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department.

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

1. Approve the minutes of the February 22, 2024, 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 February 16-29, $122,857.24 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period February 16-29, totaling $405,410.11 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

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

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the motion, to remove the Parts City/Champion Auto bills in the amount of $197.00, and Floor to Ceiling in the amount of $4,666.00, 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:

• No formal report

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to appoint Jason Inmon to the Parks & Recreation Board for a 3-year term. The motion carried. 

City Administrator:

• IRRRB Board meeting at end of the month – on agenda to receive funding for Enterprise Drive NE and electrical upgrades

Director of Public Works:

• Thank you to State Patrol Officer Greg Lind for recent training about CDL
• West II Rivers – featured for “Lake of the week” in the MN Outdoor News

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Congratulations to Damion Tapio on receiving 3^rd place at the Minnesota State Tournament
• 39^th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• Sunday, March 29^th @ noon
• Mountain Iron-Buhl Elementary School grounds
• Annual City-wide Garage sale
• More information to come – weekend in May

City Engineer:

• No formal report
• Winter road load restrictions ending, Spring load restrictions start Monday, March 11^th

Fire Department:

• Special DNR burning restrictions due to lack of snow
• Helped Mountain Iron-Buhl School Forest group clean out/burn area for building of pavilion

It was moved by Roskoski to have the Fire Department reports be brought to City Hall earlier to be included in the City Council packet. The motion failed due to lack of support.

It was moved by Roskoski to accept the Fire Department report as presented. The motion failed due to lack of support.

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to adopt the new Fire Department Fitness Reimbursement Policy as proposed. The motion carried.  

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Board and advertise for West II Rivers Campground Caretaker position. The motion carried.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to donate $100.00 to the MN Girls Basketball All-Stars to sponsor Hali Savela and Jordan Zubich to play in the Minnesota Girls Basketball All-Star Series game, monies to come out of the Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried on roll call vote.

Liaison:

• Council Stanaway updated on recent Public Health & Safety Board meeting, updates for several policies for the Fire Department discussed with some being brought to Council in future

Announcements:

• Mountain Iron Merritt Days – planning meeting
• Tuesday, March 12^th @ 5pm at the
• Mountain Iron-Buhl Commons area (use door #4)

At 6:50p.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

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