May 18, 2026 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

May 18, 2026

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Bradley Gustafson, Alan Stanaway, Julie Buria, and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also, present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; Sgt. Toma, Sheriff’s Department; Bryan Lindasy, City Attorney; and Mark Madden, Fire Department. .

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

1. Approve the minutes of the April 30, 2026, Local Board of Appeals and Equalization meeting.
2. Approve the minutes of May 4, 2026, regular meeting.
3. 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.
4. To acknowledge the receipts for the period May 1-15 totaling $293,149.43 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
5. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period May 1-15, totaling $436,814.75 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

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

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Stanaway to amend the original motion to remove the bill from O’Reily in the amount of $375.00 from the consent agenda for separate consideration. Councilor Stanaway rescinded his support of the motion. The motion failed.

Public Forum:

• No one spoke during the forum

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Continued great job to City Staff for all the work they do

City Administrator:

• West 2 Rivers Campground open – reservations can be made online

It was moved by Roskoski that Mountain Iron City Administrator, Craig Wainio, Sgt. Toma, Fire Chief Mark Madden and City Attorney, Bryan Lindsay, review City Ordinances under the Title 96.60-Open Burning; specifically, sections 96.15, 96.16, 96.22, 96.23, 96.24, and any other related to nuisance and blight and if necessary implement warnings and penalties when complaints come to the City of Mountain Iron involving nuisance and blight matters. We can’t go on and on for months with these issues. The motion failed.

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to approve the following individuals as summer temporary employees:

 Braxton Negen            Xavier Inmon              Hunter Applewick      Emmaley  Powell

*Additional seasonal employees as needed

The motion carried unanimously.

Director of Public Works:

• Thank you to City Employees – several gave up Saturday to fix waterline break near Anderson Auto/L&M Supply area

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Summer reading program starts June 8^th
• July 4^th celebration – more information to come

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Attorney:  

• No formal report

Fire Department:

• Recent fire localized to one room with help from surrounding Departments

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

Liaison:

• Councilor Roskoski
  • May 2^nd Duluth New Tribune article – Andrew Carnegie history story in paper
• Councilor Gustafson
• National Public Works week – thanks to Public Works and all that they do
• Recent EDA meeting, May 12^th – Broadband survey closes at end of June

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Gustafson to approve Resolution #12-26; Supporting the CSAH 7 and CSAH 101 Railroad Crossing Elimination Planning Project (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried (No: Roskoski; Yes: Gustafson, Stanaway, Buria, and Anderson).

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the motion to have the following residents be mailed the May 18, 2026, City Council meeting packet, pages 9-13; the resident at the Northwest corner of the Number 7 and 101 intersection, address 4711 Highway 7, Iron, MN, 55751; second resident on the east side of Number 7, just north of the Number 7 and 101 intersection, address 4732 Highway 7, Iron, MN 55751; third resident  on the north side of 101 just east of the Number 7 and 101 intersection, address  8657 Highway 101, Iron, MN, 55751. We should really find out the opinions of those residents in that area because if they are going to make a bridge, a good bridge over that intersection, they are going to have to buy those residents out. The motion failed.

City Engineer:

• No formal report
• Bids received for South Grove Complex

Announcement:

• Merritt Days Planning Committee meeting, Thursday, May 28^th at Public Library @ 5:00pm
• Annual Mineral Hearing (virtual meeting) on unmined ore on May 21^st at 10:00am

At 6:52p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Gustafson the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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