July 7, 2025 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

July 7, 2025

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Bradley Gustafson, Al Stanaway, Julie Buria, and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also, present were: Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Sgt. Grant Toma, Sheriff’s Department; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and Mark Madden, Fire Department Chief.

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

1. Approve the minutes of June 16, 2025, 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 June 16-30, totaling $290,098.93 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period June 16-30, totaling $432,111.67 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

The motion carried (No: Roskoski; Yes: Gustafson, Stanaway, Buria and Anderson).

Public Forum:

• No one spoke during the forum

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Thank those for the planting and cleanup at Locomotive Park
• Thank you to Millie Babbini and family

Director of Public Works:

• Us Steel rebuilt power lines – now located outside of the fence at Locomotive Park
• Big thank you to Vern’s Greenhouse for their generous donations and help

Sheriff’s Department:

• Requests Camping Ordinance to be tabled until reviewed by City Attorney

Fire Department:

• Roughly 70% – First Responder calls mostly out of town

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Stanaway to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and appoint Alex Ranta as a paid-on-call firefighter, pending physical, drug/alcohol test and background check. The motion carried.

It was moved by Stanway and seconded Buria to approve and appoint the following Fire Department officers:

Battalion Chief (1) – Dan Ronchetti

Battalion Chief (2) – Jim Hipple

Battalion Chief (3) – Curtis Schramm

First Responder Director – Brian Hoag

Captain Apparatus – Kyle Tomczyk

Captain Training – Hunter Gilbert

Captain Safety /PPE – Danny Zupancich

Captain Secretary – Eric Monson

Lieutenant Apparatus – Jordan Bissonette

Lieutenant Training – Tom Autio Jr.

Lieutenant Safety – Dave Felton

Lieutenant Community Outreach Coordinator – Laura (Anderson) Thro

The motion carried.

Liaison:

• Councilor Gustafson updated
• Thank you to the Public Works and Parks & Rec Crew for the work completed downtown
• Thanks to those Parks & Rec Board members that volunteered during the 4^th of July parade

City Engineering:

• Jola & Sopp – completed connection for north end of watermain project – pay request to come

It was moved by Stanway and seconded by Gustafson to approve Ordinance #04-25; Regulation Cannabis Business (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Stanway and seconded by Buria to table Ordinance #05-25; Camping on Public Property until final approval received from City Attorney. The motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Roskoski to approve Resolution #10-25; Approving Plans and Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids, for the improvement of Enterprise Drive South (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Buria to authorize the Merritt Days Committee a Temporary On-sale Liquor License, for their event to be held on August 8^th – August 9^th in Downtown Mountain Iron, contingent on requiring liability insurance and setting a boundary/plan for setup. It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Stanaway to amend the motion to correct the address on the application before submittal.  The motion carried.

Announcement:

• Merritt days planning meeting
• Thursday, July 10^th at the Mountain Iron Senior Center at 5:30pm

At 7:06p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

www.mtniron.com

 Communications:

1. Thank you from the Mountain Iron-Buhl Class of 2025for the support of their All Night Grad Party