APPROVED agenda with the additions and deletion as presented

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the agenda with the following deletion:

• Deletion of #8 under New Business:
  
  • Approve Human Resources Committee recommendation to appoint Solutions Insurance Agencies, Cyndi Heibel as agent of record for LMCIT property/casualty/workers compensation insurance programs effective immediately
    

Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the August 7, 2017 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of August 7, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 44-17 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 44-17 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

Adam Mannausau 

Cat Team Training 

347.42  

61696 

Alex Air Apparatus Inc 

SCBS Mask Bags/Boots/Gloves

12,548.35  

61697 

All Season Equipment Inc

Grds-M/R Trailer & Registration

4,036.57  

61698 

Andrew Holler 

Misc Lawn Cleanups 

1,155.00  

61699 

At Entertainment 

National Night Out 

225.00  

61700 

Auto Value Int’l Falls 

Supplies-Street Garage 

28.50  

61701 

BCBS of MN – Blue Plus

Ambulance Overpayment Refund 

58.76  

61702 

Ben Mortenson 

Cat Team Training 

35.00  

61703 

Border Boxes 

Shipping-Water Plant 

96.75  

61704 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

1,801.17  

61705 

Bowman Construction Co 

Crusher Fines/Washed Sand 

3,354.00  

61706 

Brigzy’s Bundles 

Firewood-City Beach 

300.00  

61707 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101

Water Adm Expenses 

18,285.00  

61708 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401

Water Funds Transfer

25,000.00  

61709 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403

Water Funds Transfer 

17,428.00  

61710 

Community Design Group 

Intl Falls Comprehensive Plan 

8,049.16  

61711 

Corrin’s Plumbing & Heating 

Supplies-Water Dept 

39.60  

61712

Crandall’s Septic Pumping 

Portable John’s At City Parks 

995.00  

61713 

Edwards Oil & Propane 

Magnesium Chloride-Dust Control 

2,714.10  

61714 

Entenmann-Rovin Co 

Officer Badge 

221.00  

61715 

Expert T Billing 

Amb Transports

3,078.00  

61716 

Falls Lumber Company 

Bldg Maint-City Hall 

1,945.04  

61717 

Forestland Sales & Service 

Gas-Amb/Water Plant/Water Dept 

229.67  

61718 

Frontier 

Monthly Phone Service 

2,554.38  

61719 

Hawkins Inc 

Chemicals 

2,139.22  

61720 

Heiman Fire Equipment Inc 

Helmets 

12,608.00  

61721 

Holiday Companies 

Grds/Police/Fire/CAT/Amb/Water

6,069.53  

61722 

J2M Apparel Co

Printing – Safety Jackets 

136.27  

61723 

JOBSHQ

Finance Officer Hiring 

794.00  

61724 

K & K Meyers Inc 

Door Repairs-Library 

150.00  

61725 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas-Street/Garage/Park&Rec/Water

2,088.58  

61726 

Kooch Co Env Services Dept 

Housing 

55.00  

61727 

Kooch County Sheriff’s Office 

Everbridge System

2,750.00  

61728 

Lawson Products Inc 

Electrical Supplies 

1,097.12  

61729 

LMC Insurance Trust-WC

Scofield Deductible 

500.00  

61730 

Mannco Trucking Inc

Parts-Street 

186.04  

61731 

Marco 

AntiVirus Support

80.00  

61732 

Marlene Portugue 

Water Overpayment Refund 

111.66  

61733 

MedicareBlue RX

Health Insurance Premiums 

1,519.00  

61734 

Menards International Falls 

Supplies-St/Water/P&R/Arena/Cat 

320.38  

61735 

Michael Musich

Police Benefit 

150.00  

61736 

Milo Larson 

Water Overpayment Refund 

139.20  

61737 

Minnesota Power 

Monthly Utilities 

24,725.83  

61738 

MN Dept of Labor & Industry

Inspection-Smokey Bear Park 

36.00  

61739 

MTI Distributing Inc

Supplies-Grounds 

135.87  

61740 

Northeast Service Cooperative 

Health Insurance Premiums 

5,132.50  

61741 

Northern Lumber & Hardware 

Supplies-Street/Garage/Storm Sew

118.96  

61742 

On2 Solutions 

Maint/Repair-Street

1,053.70  

61743 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc

Parts-Grds/St/Fire/Amb/Garage/Cat 

1,263.91  

61744 

Pelland Welding, Inc. 

Supplies – Street Garage 

145.86  

61745 

Powerplan 

Parts-Street Dept 

476.57  

61746 

Praxair Distribution Inc

Oxygen 

355.43  

61747 

Premier Specialty Vehicles 

Ambulance Parts 

72.50  

61748 

Provantage LLC

Automation-Police 

1,133.70  

61749 

Rainy Lake Medical Center 

Medical Supplies 

670.13  

61750 

Rainy Lake Oil 

Oil-Street Garage

45.00  

61751 

Range Paper Corp 

Cleaning Supplies-VNP/St/Grds

517.40  

61752 

ServiceMaster of Intl Falls

Cleaning Services-VNP

3,500.00  

61753 

Super One Foods 

National Night Out 

609.26  

61754 

Ted Brokaw

Travel Expense-Sanitary Sewer 

349.80  

61755 

The Journal 

Publications 

1,005.03  

61756 

The Sherwin Williams Co 

Supplies-Street Dept 

712.50  

61757 

Titan Rental 

Equipment Rental 

1,960.00  

61758 

Top That! By Loni 

Equip Repair-Water

295.00  

61759 

TruStar Federal Credit Union

Acct Dep Refund 

20.00  

61760 

Viking Electric Supply Inc 

Supplies-St Lighting 

102.97  

61761 

Wagner Construction Inc 

Washed Sand/Sidewalks 

616.00  

61762

Water Conservation Services Inc 

Water Leak Survey 

4,800.00  

61763 

Wherley Motors Inc  

Ambulance Repairs 

431.35  

61764 

Willi Kostiuk 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

61765 

WMG Lyfjaberg LLC

Medical Director 

300.00

61766 

Xerox Corporation 

Fire/Water Plant/Street/Police/Adm

1,509.67  

61767 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC

Supplemental Insurance

269.67

99455

AllState – American Heritage

Supplemental Insurance

9.64

99456

Assurant Employee Benefits

Voluntary LTD Insurance

441.58 

99457

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

43,518.33

99458

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund 

Retirement 

2,535.80

99459

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

110.00 

99460

IF Fire Dept Relief

Dues 

448.00 

99461

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

133.00

99462

Minnesota Revenue 

Wage Assignment 

377.89 

99463

MN Child Support Pmt Center

Wage Assignment 

319.79

99464

MN Department of Revenue

State Withholding 

7,791.84

99465

Empower Retirement

Deferred Comp 

6,508.00

99466

No Koochiching Area Sanitary Dist.

Health Insurance Premiums

233.60

99467

PERA 

Retirement 

26,906.16

99468

Sun Life Financial

Life Insurance Premiums

360.36 

99469 

AUDIENCE

None.

PUBLIC HEARING

None.

OPENING BIDS

None. 

OLD BUSINESS

None.

CONSENT AGENDA:

APPROVED Consent Agenda as presented

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve Consent Agenda as presented:

1. Approve/allow necessary expenses for two (2) administrative staff to attend the Civic Systems, 17^th Annual Symposium, September 14-15, 2017 in Wisconsin Dells, WI
2. Approve/allow necessary expenses for the Street/Water Commissioner to attend the MWOA Sanitary Sewer Collection System Workshop, September 30, 2017 in Duluth, MN
3. Approve/allow necessary expenses for the Street/Water Commissioner to attend the Advanced Management & Supervisory Leadership Training Program, October 2-4, 2017 in Eden Prairie, MN

Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED request to use Smokey Bear Park – Cater for You, Jennifer Gustafson & Mickey Belanger – Oh 4 Sweet Catering

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve request by Jennifer Gustafson, Cater for You, and Mickey Belanger, Oh 4 Sweet Catering to use Smokey Bear Park during the annual mill outage scheduled October 7-15, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

AUTHORIZED budget of up to $2,000 for the Community Wide Cleanup Day

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to authorize budget of up to $2,000 for the Community Wide Cleanup Day and schedule event for 8:00 A.M. to Noon on September 23, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 45-17 authorizing execution of MnDOT “Airport Maintenance and Operation Grant Contract”

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 45-17 authorizing execution of MnDOT “Airport Maintenance and Operation Grant Contract”. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 46-17 approving application for exempt permit for the Borderland Alano Club

MOTION by Councilor Pearson to adopt Resolution No. 46-17 approving application for exempt permit for the Borderland Alano Club to conduct a raffle, with the drawing to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

APPROVED request to purchase a McGrath video laryngoscope package

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve request to purchase a McGrath video laryngoscope package for $2,814.25 from Physio-Control for Ambulance Dept. use payable from General Supplies. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ACCEPTED the resignation of John Sloan and APPOINTED Stacy MacIntyre as a paid on-call Firefighter

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to accept the resignation of John Sloan. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to appoint Stacy MacIntyre as a paid on-call Firefighter effective September 1, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ACCEPTED 120-day Notice Form for intent to negotiate contracts with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Woodworkers Local Lodge No. W33 for the Police Dept. and Firefighter Engineers and Paramedic contracts

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to accept the 120-day Notice Form for intent to negotiate contracts with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Woodworkers Local Lodge No. W33 for the Police Dept. and Firefighter Engineers and Paramedic contracts. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads

Schedule Special City Council Meeting

Administrator Anderson informed the Council that he recently toured the newly renovated Minnesota State Capitol.

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to schedule a Special City Council meeting for 8:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 to approve the acquisition or lease of mobile and portable radios from Motorola Solutions, Inc. for use by the Fire/Rescue/EMS and/or Public Works Departments. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that beginning August 22, 2017, traffic will be impacted on Highway 53 from 19^th to 17^th Streets, due to necessary water valve improvements.

Administrator Anderson also indicated those traveling on Highway 11 will encounter temporary lane closures between Pelland and International Falls beginning Tuesday, September 5 and continuing into October due to road paving improvements.

AUDIENCE 

None. 

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Anderson reminded everyone there is a Special City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 8:00 A.M., followed by a Budget & Finance Committee meeting. The next regular City Council meeting is set for Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 4:30 P.M. He adjourned the meeting at 5:07 P.M.