November 18, 2024 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
November 18, 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; SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and City Attorney rep.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Prebeg the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of the November 4, 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 November 1-15, $221,878.80 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period November 1-15, $373,342.35 totaling a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
The motion carried (No: Roskoski; Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Buria and Anderson).
It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the Taconite Tire bill in the amount of $198.00 from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.
Public Forum:
- Justin Blazewicz, requested update on public information request filed
- Connie Andrescik, resident of Chesapeake Court, short unpaved street ending in cul-d-sac, asking for improvements on gravel street – requesting enough gravel, or mill fed or class five to improve the road, vehicles leave ruts in street
- Dmitri Yezhikov, resident of Chesapeake Court, requested improvements such as asphalt or a paved permanent street like the rest of the City streets
The Mayor reported on the following:
- Thank you to City Crew for continued work on getting ready for winter
City Administrator:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to authorize Mr. Jon Ellegard and Mr. Randall Haugen to become permanent employees and continue their employment as Laborers for the City of Mountain Iron, as they completed their probationary period. The motion carried.
Director of Public Works:
- Pilot study coming in 2025, compliance permit for the Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Letter sent out to residents regarding the survey that was recently conducted
- Electrical conversion, change voltage on transformers, feed off new substations
It was moved by Roskoski, as per resident request, that the following roadwork be done at Chesapeake Court as soon as possible; 4 inches of compacted coarse gravel, Class 5 or something equivalent at least 16 ft wide, with a crown over the entire route; included the cul-d-sac at the end and where necessary all property driveways will have the same material at least 8 ft wide up to the resident property lines. All this gravel will be feathered at the edges to blend into the surrounding area. The motion failed.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to defer the Chesapeake Court Road/ area work to the Engineer and Public Works Director to come up with the correct solution. The motion carried.
It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg that signs and installations posts be purchased and erected as soon as possible at the following locations: Browns Road (south end), Streetcar Road (east end), Otto Road( east and west end), Ostman Road (north end), at Fire # 9636 and #9638 (north end),and Mott Road (west end). The motion carried.
Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:
- 5th Annual Lighting Contest
- December 13th & 14th
- Registration and information coming soon
Sheriff’s Department:
- No formal report
City Engineering:
- No formal report
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Pay Request No. 10 – Proposed Well #3 project in the amount of $8,963.20 to TNT Construction Group, Grand Rapids, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote.
City Attorney:
- No formal report
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to approve Resolution #17-24; Adopting the General Election results (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried.
It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to donate $75.00, to the Mountain Iron-Buhl Journalism Class for the 2024-2025 Yearbook, monies to come from the Charitable Gambling Fund. The motion carried.
Announcement:
- Congratulations to the MIB Football team on a very successful season
- City Offices closed November 28th & November 29th for Thanksgiving
- No garbage services on Thursday
- Thursday garbage picked up on Friday
- Mountain Iron Merritt days 2025 planning meeting
- Tuesday, December 3rd @ 5:30p.m.
- Mountain Iron-Buhl High School commons area (use door #4)
At 7:06p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.
Submitted by:
Amanda Inmon
Municipal Services Secretary
