May 20, 2023 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
May 20, 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., Julie Buria, and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also, present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of the May 6, 2024, regular meeting.
- 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 May 1-15, $384,473.20 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period May 1-15, totaling $312,097.66 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 Napa Auto Parts bills in the amount of $526.00, Floor to Ceiling in the amount of $6,995.00, from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Public Forum:
- Beth Pierce, Director of Iron Range Tourism, spoke regarding tourism on the Iron Range, funding provided by the 3% lodging tax from local hotels/motels and campgrounds
The Mayor reported on the following:
- Good turnout for City wide Garage sales
- Large trash coming in June, get sheets into City Hall
City Administrator:
- Tribute to 80th Anniversary of D-Day and World War II
- Thursday, June 6th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Elks Lodge in Virginia
Director of Public Works:
- Target date of applications being accepted until June 7th or Large Trash
- Starting on June 10th, with collection being the same day as garbage
- City Hall, Public Works Dept closed on Memorial Day, trash picked with Tuesday’s trash
City Engineer:
- Bid opening at @10:00am for Watermain project
Sheriff’s Department:
- No formal report
It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Roskoski to approve the Conditional Use (CUP) for Sandvik, the CUP is for the use of a shipping container to be used as an accessory structure, which is to be moved to the northside of the parking lot, on the east edge pf the fenced in area. The property is legally described as follows:
Parcel Code: 175-0065-00420
Plat Name: WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN IRON SECTION: – ; TOWNSHIP: – ; RANGE: – ; LOT – ; BLOCK: 002; Description: WLY 1 FT OF LOT 14 AND ALL OF LOTS 15 AND 16 INC PART OF VAC 2ND ST AND VAC ALLEY ADJ
Address: 5490 Mountain Iron Drive, Virginia, , MN 55768
The motion carried.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and adopt the amended Policy #2007-02; Purchasing Policy, increasing the limit to $10,000 for approved Department Heads. The motion carried (Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Buria and Anderson; No: Roskoski).
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg to approve an Ordinance #01-24; Amending the Mediacom Minnesota LLC Franchise to Extend the Term through July1, 2029. The motion carried.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by to nominate Al Stanaway as a Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS) representative. The motion carried with Councilor Stanaway abstaining.
Announcements:
- Candidacy filing May 21st – June 4th
- Mayor ( 2-year term)
- Two Council Member ( 4-year term)
- Merritt Days Committee meeting
- Tuesday, May 28th at 5:30pm at the Mountain Iron Library
- MNDot public meeting at held on May 7th 5:00pm, pedestrian crosswalk being installed on Highway 169 – will go across Highway 169 by means of Emerald Avenue to Rock Ridge Drive
At 6:59p.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:
- Department of Revenue annual Mineral Hearing on unmined ore assessments for 2024 year
- Virtual meeting – May 21, 2024 @ 10:00am
