May 4, 2026 City Council Minutes
MINUTES
MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL
May 4, 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; and Sgt. Toma, Sheriff’s Department.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Gustafson the consent agenda be approved as follows:
- Approve the minutes of April 20, 2026, regular meeting.
- 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.
- To acknowledge the receipts for the period April 16-30 totaling $208,858.83 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
- To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period April 16-30, totaling $280,839.52 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).
The motion carried unanimously.
It was moved by Roskoski that the motion should read “It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the bill from O’Reily, in the amount of $451.00 from the consent agenda for separate consideration.” The motion failed.
It was moved by Roskoski 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. The motion failed.
It was moved by Roskoski to amend the motion that the following Misc. General income, account number 101-37-7100-023, Restorative Practices – Parenting Circles in the amount of $23,097.85, become part of the May 4, 2026, City Council meeting minutes. 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:
- No formal report
It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Buria to approve the following individuals as summer temporary employees for baseball and softball programs:
Coaches:
Anthony Farley Kristen Farley Ashley Friedlieb Trish McCarty
Ty Hebl Dusty Hannahs Matt Delchow Kristian Aho
Jimmy Janckila Cody Ellis Julia Lindseth Jesse White
Abigael White Mark Madden Mike Larson Courtney Aluni
Megan Priener
Umpires:
Rick Sebunia Steven Norby Mike Moore Natalie Bergman
Izabel Decaigny
*Additional coaches as needed
The motion carried unanimously.
Director of Public Works:
- Congratulations to City employee Nate Welch on completing “Run for the Lakes” marathon and taking 15th place
- Working at West Two campground, maintenance being done on sweeper, Water/Wastewater crew working on design plan for Treatment plant, finishing up permit applications
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Stanaway to approve the large trash pick-up for City of Mountain Iron residents with garbage service fee of $15.00, scheduled for a one-week period and follow the normal garbage route schedule, with collection taking place from June 8th through June 19th, utility bills must be paid in full to be eligible. The motion carried.
It was moved by Gustafson and seconded by Buria to accept the recommendation from the Utility Advisory Board and approve the proposed water rate adjustment ($4.00per 1,000 gallons) as presented, effective the next billing cycle in May. The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.
It was moved by Roskoski that Mountain Iron City Staff as soon as possible contact the St. Louis County Road/Street/Highway Dept. and tell them to have all the potholes and cracks on Mineral Ave from County 102 to Main St, be filled with good asphalt/patch mix as soon as possible. People are tired of that. The motion failed.
It was moved by Roskoski that Mountain Iron City Administration contact St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Nelson and St. Louis County Road Engineer James Foldesi and Victor Lund about doing asphalt/paving of Voss Road/County 372, there are sixteen places now on Voss Road, most of very high value; asphalt/paving of Voss Road/County 372 would pay for in itself in 10-12 years. Because the cost of routine grading, gravel replacement, dust control would be eliminated by having it paved. The residents out on Voss Road would greatly appreciate having the road paved after all these years. The motion failed.
Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:
- City wide garage sales – Friday, May 15th & Saturday, May 16th
- Merritt Days committee meeting, Wednesday, May 6th @ 5pm at the library
City Engineer:
- Bids due for South Grove Complex on Wednesday, May 6th
Sheriff’s Department:
- No formal report
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Roskoski to authorize City Staff to post and advertise internally for two Equipment Operator positions. It was moved by Buria to amend the motion to advertise for one Equipment Operator. The motion carried.
It was moved by Buria and seconded by Roskoski to approve the following Staff changes: appointing Andy Pocket to Lead Public Works to replace Mr. Mike Dundas; and appointing Casey Kintner to Operator to replace Mr. Dave Mazzeo. The motion carried.
Liaison:
- Councilor Gustafson
- EDA looking for feedback on Broadband fiber in Mountain Iron – survey online
It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to approve Resolution #11-26; Transferring Collection of the St. Louis County Solid Waste Service Fee from City Utility Billing to St. Louis County (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried unanimously.
Announcement:
- Public Library meeting, Wednesday, May 20th @ 4:30
At 6:53p.m., it was moved by Buria and seconded by Gustafson the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.
Submitted by:
Amanda Inmon
Municipal Services Secretary
