November 20, 2023 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

November 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, Joe Prebeg Jr., Julie 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 Engineering; and Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney.

 

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

 

1. Approve the minutes of the November 6, 2023, 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 November 1-15, $131,869.46 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),

 

4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period November 1-15, totaling $351,011.63 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

 

The motion carried.

 

 

 

Public Forum:

 

• No one spoke during the forum

 

 

 

 

The Mayor reported on the following:

 

• Thank you for City Staff for their continued work

 

City Administrator:

 

• No formal report

 

Director of Public Works:

 

• Road salt received for winter

 

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve the authorization to purchase of 34 transformers from RESCO at the quote price of $113,487 with a delivery time of 40 weeks. The motion carried on roll call vote.

 

 

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

 

• 4^th Annual “Holiday Lighting Contest”
• Towns included Buhl, Mountain Iron, Great Scott Township & Kinney
• December 15^th & December 16^th
• More information to come
• Winter Reading Program
• January 2^nd – February 29^th

 

City Engineer:

 

• No formal report

 

City Attorney:

 

• Oriole Avenue blight property-notice sent out, more information to come
• Meeting with Woodland Estates HOA Tuesday, November 21^st

 

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to approve Ordinance #03-23; Amending Section 154 of the Mountain Iron City Code (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 approve Resolution #20-23; Authorizing the City of Mountain Iron to make an Application and Accept Funds from the Development Infrastructure Grant Program from the Department of IRRR, for the Enterprise Drive NE Improvement Project (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried.

 

It was moved by Roskoski, since many locals and others use the Parkville Road/102/North route to and from Highway 169 and want the road left open, the official traffic count is 2,500 per day, and it is a route used in case of emergencies, that an IRRR Grant be also applied for, to repair this route. The motion failed due to lack of support.

 

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Prebeg to approve the four-year contract as presented between the City of Mountain Iron and the Mesabi Humane Society. The motion carried.

 

Announcements:

 

• Committee of the Whole meeting – November 28^th @ 6:30pm
• Public Hearing – Mineral Avenue Alley – December 4^th @ 6:30pm

 

At 7:06p.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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