July 20, 2026 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

July 20, 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; Bryan Lindsay, City Attorney; Mark Madden, Fire Department Representative; 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 July 6, 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 July 1-15, totaling $1,202,164.34 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period July 1-15, totaling $590,191.84 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

The motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Roskoski that the following Misc. General income, account number 101-37-7100-023; Midwest Coin Concepts in the amount of $3.50, St. Louis County 2026 FED  PILT in the amount of $2,620.42 and Dept. Child and Youth, Restorative Practices – Parenting Circles in the amount of $10,698.00, for a grand total $13,321.92 become part of the July 20, 2026, City Council meeting minutes. The motion failed due to lack of support.

Public Forum:

• No one spoke during the forum

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Great job to City Staff on continued work throughout the city

City Administrator:

• No formal report

Director of Public Works:

• Several projects in correlation with several contractors that affect public works
• Air quality – quite possible this area set State record for worst quality

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• Thanks to Legion, Fire Department, Senior Citizens, Sheriff’s Dept. and all those that helped with 4^th of July activities
• National Night Out – Tuesday, August 4^th, 4:00pm-7:00pm
• Mesabi Fit, West Virginia Park and West Two Rivers Campground
• Merritt Days – August 5^th – August 8^th

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to accept the proposal from Insituform Technologies USA, LLC of Chesterfield, MO, in the amount $196,902.12 for Downtown Sanitary Slip-lining – Phase 3 project. The motion carried on roll call vote with Councilor Gustafson abstaining.  

Sheriff’s Department:

• No formal report

City Attorney:

• No formal report

Fire Department:

• Sent 4-6 crew members along with brush rigs and to Ely for mutual aid to help with wildfires

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Roskoski to accept the recommendation from the Utility Advisory Board and approve the proposed soil-boring and geotechnical evaluation services at the Wastewater Treatment Facility, from NTS in the amount of $19,767. The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

Liaison:

• Councilor Gustafson
• Parks &Rec – “newer” playground installed at West Virginia park

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Stanaway to approve Resolution #15-26; Accepting Work – Improvement No. 04-22, Second Street between 16^th Avenue and Highway 153 by Road Reconstruction, Alignment and Drainage Improvements (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried on roll call vote (No: Roskoski; Yes: Gustafson, Stanaway, Buria, Anderson).

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #16-26; Declaring Cost to be Assessed, and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried on roll call vote (No: Roskoski; Yes: Gustafson, Stanaway, Buria, Anderson).

It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #17-26; Committing Local Funds and Verifying Secured Project Funding for the City of Mountain Iron Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #18-26; Authorizing the City of Mountain Iron to submit a Point Source Implementation Grant Application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (MPFA) and to Authorize City Officials to execute a Grant Agreement on behalf of the City of Mountain Iron for the Mountain Iron WWTF Improvements Project (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

It was moved by Buria and seconded by Gustafson to approve Resolution #19-26; Verifying Current Wastewater User Rates and Estimated Future Rates (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

Announcement:

• Merritt Days – August 4^th – August 8^th
• For those wanting to make donations such as water, snacks, etc. to Fire Department – send message via Facebook page

At 7:03p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Roskoski the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

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