September 7, 2022 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

September 7, 2022

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Joe Prebeg Jr., Julie Buria, and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Public Works Director; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator, Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; and SGT Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department.

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

1. Approve the minutes of the August 1, 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 August 16-31, totaling $875,076.52 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period August 16-31, totaling $622,784.78 (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:

• No formal report

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Buria to approve and proclaim September 19^th – September 25^th National Rail Safety Week, and encourage all citizens to recognize the importance of rail safety education (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried.

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Director of Public Works:

• CIPP lining of sewers of old downtown area finishing up
• City Crews jetting/cleaning sewers, repairing asphalt/curbs

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Partnership with United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, able to give out 18-30 free lunches daily, as well as “Buddy Backpacks” (weekend meals for kids)
• Summer reading program ended August 26^th

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report
• Sheriff’s office rolled out BODY cameras for all sheriffs/deputies

City Engineer:

• No formal report

City Attorney:

• No formal report

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to table Change Order No. 3 – for the Proposed Well #3 project, with no increase in price but an extension for the completion date, which would be December 31, 2022, for TNT Construction Group, Grand Rapids, MN. The motion carried on roll call vote (4:0).

Fire Department:

• Fire Department partnered with United Way of Northeastern Minnesota in addition to several other local departments from Hibbing, Gilbert and Sheriff’s Department for the Community Steps Program
• Fire Prevention week coming soon

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

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Roskoski to approve the request by the Public Health and Safety Board and add three (3) new Lieutenant Officer Positions with ad $25.00/month stipend for each of the three positions. The motion carried.

Liaison:

• Councilor Roskoski mentioned that the YMCA intersection could possibly be converted from a 4-way stop back to a 2-way stop, less traffic due to the closure of YMCA, possibly be discussed at Streets and Alleys Board or Public Health and Safety Board

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #13-22; Calling a Hearing on Proposed Assessment of the cost of Improvement Number 18-06, improvement of Mountain Iron Drive between 12^th Street and the Southerly Corporate limits (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Prebeg; No: Roskoski).

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to authorize Sundberg Enterprises, LLC dba: The Sawmill Saloon and Restaurant, to serve alcohol at the Banks Wedding Reception scheduled for September 30, 2022 at the Mountain Iron Community Center. The motion carried.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Buria to table Resolution #14-22; Censuring Council Member Edward Roskoski (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried with Councilor Roskoski abstaining.

At 6:55p.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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