July 6, 2026 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

July 6, 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: Tim Satrang, Director of Public Works; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; and Sgt. Toma, Sheriff’s Department;

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

1. Approve the minutes of June 15, 2026, 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 $257,200.32 (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 $608,648.94 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

The motion carried unanimously.

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Great job to City Staff on street painting

Director of Public Works:

• Great job to City crew cleaning up several trees on power lines, debris throughout the city
• The City is unable to cut down trees that are on private property or on telephone lines
• Back side of West II Rivers Campground Disc Golf course closed due to tree damage

Big Thank you to all those that helped with the 4^th of July parade and activities.

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

It was moved by Roskoski and seconded by Stanaway to accept the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Committee and approve the Conditional Use (CUP) for Joseph Schechinger for a Conditional Use permit and Variance Permit. The Conditional Use (CUP) permit is for the construction of a building over 900 sq. ft, and the variance is for a building over 15ft. high. The property is legally described as follows:

PARCEL CODE: 175-0070-01495

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SEE ATACHED

               Address: 5481 Garden Drive, Mountain Iron, MN 55768

The motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Gustafson to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee offering the following candidates a Laborer Position:

Ms. Bobbie Hendricks                           Mr. Michael Shaleen

The motion carried on roll call vote with Councilor Roskoski abstaining

Public Forum:

• Teresa Appelwick, Laurentian Chamber of Commerce
• Laurentian Main Streets – Main Street Business first meeting, Thursday, July 9^th at 5:00pm at the Mountain Iron American Legion (meetings 2^nd Thursday of each month)
• Discussions are focused on Main Street business needs – based on feedback from local businesses

City Engineer:

• Updates – bids received downtown slip-lining project and downtown alley off Mineral Avenue

Liaison:

• Councilor Gustafson
• Big thanks to all those who helped with the 4^th of July parade and activities
• P&R – West Virginia playground removed, installation of “newer” equipment soon

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Buria that the Council hire the following as election judges, and to allow staff to hire additional judges as needed to fill required vacancies for the 2024 Election Season:

Jean Inmon                         Emily Unhjem 

Debra Krall                         Eric Monson

Barb Horvat                        Barb Ramondo

George Ramondo                Bill Krall

The motion carried unanimously.

Announcement:

• Merritt Days Planning Committee meeting, Thursday, July 8^th at Public Library @ 5:00pm

At 6:50p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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