City Council (Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)
Regular MeetingSuperior, WI · April 20, 2021
Minutes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The Regular Meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Paine at 6:30
p.m. in the Government Center, Board Room 201.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Nick Ledin, Jenny Van Sickle, Warren Bender, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey,
Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Craig Sutherland, Keith Kern, Linsdey Graskey – 10
Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, Deputy City Clerk Pettit
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 7, 2021 - Regular Council Meeting.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Sutherland and carried, to approve.
3.1 SELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Sweeney and carried unanimously,
to elect Councilor Elm as President.
3.2 SELECTION OF COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Ledin, to nominate Councilor Van
Sickle as Vice President.
MOTION by Councilor Fennessey, seconded by Sutherland, to nominate
Councilor Ledin as Vice President.
Councilor Van Sickle was elected Council Vice President by roll call vote:
Van Sickle – 7 Ledin, Van Sickle, Bender, Elm, Ludwig, Kern, Graskey.
Ledin – 3 Sweeney, Fennessey, Sutherland.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED (No action)
6. MAYOR’S REPORT
6.1 The Mayor’s Report.
6.2 Recommending approval to appoint Kim Nelson to the Commercial Sexual
Exploitation Commission; appoint JoAnn Jardine to the Tourism Development Fund
Board; appoint Gary Banker, Adelaide Poskozim and Chris Scharte to the Superior
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Business Improvement District Board of Directors; re-appoint Nick Korhonen and
Mitch Routh to the Superior Business Improvement District Board of Directors; and re-
appoint John McCormick to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory
Board.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Fennessey and carried, to approve.
6.3 RESOLUTION #R21-13550 relating to declaring a health emergency response to the
COVID-19 coronavirus and mandating the use of face coverings.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Ledin and carried by roll call vote,
to adopt the resolution.
AYE – 7 Ledin, Van Sickle, Bender, Fennessey, Elm, Ludwig, Graskey.
NO – 3 Sweeney, Sutherland, Kern.
6.4 RESOLUTION #R21-13551 relating to supporting an increase in state shared revenue
funding in the 2021-2023 biennial budget.
MOTION by Councilor Elm, seconded by Ludwig and carried, to adopt the
resolution.
7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1 Finance Committee, April 8, 2021
Report from the Chair.
1) To deny the request by the Super 8 Motel to waive the late filing fee and penalty fee
for the 4th quarter hotel-motel room tax.
No action.
8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
9. OLD BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Public Works Director Janigo recommending approval to purchase precast concrete
storm structures and piping from County Materials at the quoted cost of $37,381.75 in
support of the Barker’s Island Improvement project.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Fennessey and carried, to approve.
Business by Councilors
11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC
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Meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Terri Kalan, City Clerk
Superior, Wisconsin
Approved this 4th day of May, 2021.
Attest: ____________________________________
Mayor
____________________________________
City Clerk
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