City Council (Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN Tuesday, November 15, 2022 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, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey, Ruth Ludwig, Mike Herrick, Mark Johnson, Lindsey Graskey – 8 Absent: Warren Bender, Tylor Elm – 2 Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, City Clerk Ramos 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1 PUBLIC HEARING to approve R22-13626, resolution authorizing vacating an alley between 36th Avenue East and 37th Avenue East, on the 400 block of 37th Avenue East (VAC 22-02, Gucinski). MOTION to approve, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Herrick and carried. 3.2 PUBLIC HEARING to approve R22-13627, resolution authorizing vacating portions of West 20th Street and 23rd Avenue East, two unimproved streets located off of 24th Avenue East (VAC 22-04, Stack). MOTION to approve, by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried. 3.3 PUBLIC HEARING to approve R22-13628, resolution approving 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan, and directing staff to submit plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig and carried. 3.4 PUBLIC HEARING to approve R22-13629, a resolution authorizing a Special Use Permit to Lake Superior Funeral Homes, Inc. for a Crematorium on North 34th Street. Lake Superior Funeral Homes Director Jeff Cushman addressed the Council in favor of the resolution. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried. 1 Regular Council Meeting November 15, 2022  3.5 Act Locally to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Presented by Dorothy Wolden, Christine Olson and Karen Barschdorf (Northland Grandmothers for Peace) Christopher Cone, Superior resident, addressed the Council in support of the organization’s proposed resolution. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 November 1, 2022 - Regular Council Meeting MOTION to approve, by Councilor Ludwig, was seconded by Councilor Herrick and carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED (No action) 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1 Report from Mayor Paine 6.2 Committee Appointment Recommendation: 1. To the BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS, appoint Dana Langford for a 5-year term, expiring November 2027. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Graskey and carried. 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1 Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report) 7.2 Public Works Committee (Meeting held November 7, 2022) Report from Councilor Van Sickle. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve renewing the Joint Powers Agreement with WLSSD for Household Hazardous Waste in the estimated annual amount of $30,000.00. 2. Approve renewing the Fixed Base Operator’s Agreement with Skydive Duluth Superior, LLC, in the annual amount of $500.00. 3. Approve the purchase of a John Deere 5075M Utility Tractor, in the amount of $124,999.83. 4. Approve the purchase of solar lighting for Barkers Island from FirstLight Technologies, in the amount of $69,489.00. MOTION to approve all four committee recommendations, by Councilor Van Sickle, was seconded by Councilor Ledin and carried. 2 Regular Council Meeting November 15, 2022  7.3 Finance Committee (Meeting held November 10, 2022) No report from the Chair. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve renewing the Fire Protection Agreement with the Village of Superior. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried. 7.4 Licenses and Fees Committee (No meeting to report) 7.5 Public Safety Committee (No meeting to report) 7.6 Committee of the Whole Meeting (No meeting to report) 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2 REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1 Liability Claims Committee (Meeting held June 20, 2022) 8.2.2 Mayor’s Commission on Communities of Color (Meeting held October 10, 2022) No report from the Chair. 8.2.3 Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities (Meetings held October 17, 2022) No report from the Chair. 8.2.4 Golf Course Committee (Meeting held October 24, 2022) Report from Councilor Sweeney. 8.2.5 Tourism Development Committee (Meeting held November 1, 2022 and November 7, 2022) Report from Councilor Graskey. 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1 CITY CLERK RAMOS recommends approval of miscellaneous licenses. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig and carried. 3 Regular Council Meeting November 15, 2022  10.2 CITY CLERK RAMOS recommends approval of a Temporary Class “B” Beer and Wine License for Superior Public Museums (President Katelyn Baumann, 906 E 2nd St, Superior, WI 54880), for the Holiday Sampler at Fairlawn Museums, which will be held on December 1, 2022. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig and carried. 10.3 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO recommends awarding the Bus Stop Shelter and Accessibility Improvements design contract to Toole Design at the proposed cost of $113,706.00. Item withdrawn. 10.4 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KAMUNEN recommends approval of the agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP for Municipal Audit and Accounting Services through December 31, 2024. MOTION to approve, by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC MOTION to adjourn to a Special Meeting of the Common Council on November 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried at 7:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Camila Ramos, City Clerk Superior, Wisconsin Approved this 6th day of December, 2022. ____________________________________ Attest: Mayor ____________________________________ City Clerk 4 Regular Council Meeting November 15, 2022