PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN Tuesday, December 15, 2020 The Regular Meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Paine at 6:30 p.

Published December 25, 2020 at 3:01 AM

PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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, Esther Dalbec - 10
Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, City Clerk Kalan
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 1, 2020 - Regular Council Meeting; December 8, 2020 - Special Council Meeting.
MOTION by Councilor Elm, seconded by Bender and carried, to approve.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.1 Presentation by the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.
5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED (No action)
5.1 Communications and Information Technology Committee, November 23, 2020.
5.2 Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council, October 21, 2020.
5.3 Historic Preservation Commission, Nomination Information and Form.
5.4 City-Owned and Operated Broadband Facility, Legal Opinion.
6. MAYOR'S REPORT
6.1 The Mayor's Report.
6.2 Resolution #R20-13534 Relating to Declaring a Health Emergency Response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
MOTION by Councilor Sutherland, seconded by Fennessey, to reduce the length of emergency from 60 to 30 days, as well as to strike out paragraph regarding violations and forfeiture. Motion failed by roll call vote.
YES - Fennessey, Sutherland, Kern
NO - Ledin, Van Sickle, Bender, Sweeney, Elm, Ludwig, Dalbec
MOTION by Councilor Elm, seconded by Bender, to adopt the resolution. Motion passed by roll call vote.
YES - Ledin, Van Sickle, Bender, Sweeney, Fennessey, Elm, Ludwig, Dalbec
NO - Sutherland, Kern
7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1 Finance Committee, November 30, 2020
Report from the Chair.
1) To approve Resolution #R20-13533 extending the deadline for use of funds to two years during COVID-19 pandemic as required by Sec. 74-68 of the City of Superior's Ordinance.
MOTION by Councilor Elm, seconded by Kern and carried, to adopt the resolution.
2) To approve designating the Festival Committee as a special committee to the Finance Committee.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Sweeney and carried, to approve.
4) To approve the 2021 golf course fees from Kemper Sports.
5) To approve the 2021 Golf Course Budget.
8) To approve the 2021 Economic Development Fund Budget.
MOTION by Councilor Sutherland, seconded by Bender and carried, to approve items 4, 5 and 8.
8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1 Communications and Information Technology Committee, November 23, 2020
Report from the Chair.
9. OLD BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 City Clerk Kalan recommending approval of miscellaneous licenses.
MOTION by Councilor Bender, seconded by Sutherland and carried, to approve.
10.2 City Clerk Kalan recommending referral of Claim #20-20 to the Liability Claims Committee.
MOTION by Councilor Dalbec, seconded by Bender and carried, to approve.
10.3 Collection System Engineering & Operations Manager Abramson and Environment Services Director Roberts recommending approval to accept and award the bid for Itasca East 2nd Interceptor Hydrogen Sulfide Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation to Michels Pipe Services in the amount of $187,282.00.
MOTION by Councilor Dalbec, seconded by Bender and carried, to approve.
Business by Councilors
11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
(Dec. 25, 2020)
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