December 4, 2017 City Council Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 P.M., Monday, December 4, 2017

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street

                

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

 

APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent).

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. Minutes of the Monday, November 20, 2017 regular City Council meeting (Council action)

 

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-17, Approving Transfers, Payment of Claims and Accounts Payable (Council action)

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
 (The Open Forum is an opportunity for the audience to address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda. Please limit your comments to five minutes.)

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

OPENING BIDS (AND/OR QUOTES)

  1. Approve low quote to purchase exterior doors, frames, and hardware including installation of doors and hardware, payable from Maintenance and Repair of Buildings (Council action)
  2. Approve low quote as per state bid of $159,971.88 for Purchase of 710L Backhoe Loader from Nortrax, Inc. payable from Reserve for Capital Outlay (Council action)

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda allows the City Council to take action on routine matters by one motion that shall not be debated and shall be adopted by unanimous vote of those present. Any individual Council member may remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the regular agenda. (Council action)

  1. Year 2018 license renewals, as presented
  2. Approve/allow necessary expenses for Mayor Anderson to participate in the Northern Minnesota Expressway (371) Committee meetings in Bemidji

     

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Approve use of Kerry Park Arena, request assistance from Police Department, and request Fire Department do fireworks for the Arrowhead 135 Race scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2018 – Ken Krueger (Council action)
  2. Approve use of Pat Roche Landing and Irvin A Anderson Amphitheater on Saturday, June 30, 2018 for the 7th Annual Border Waters Dragon Boat Festival and Tug of War – Robin Bjorkquist (Council action)
  3. Approve use of Smokey Bear Park for a winter camping event for Boy Scout Troop 150 on January 20, 2018 – Frank Edwards (Council action)
  4. Approve donation from Boise White Paper, L.L.C. of two foaming units and associated foam chemical for use by the International Falls Fire Department (Council action)
  5. Declare 40 paver bricks as surplus property and approve donating them to the Littlefork 2nd Grade class Christmas project (Council action)
  6. Year 2018 license renewals, as presented (Council action)
  7. Consider conceptual design recommendations from the Trunk Highway 53 Visual Quality Advisory Committee (Council action)
  8. Approve appointment of Michael Bounds and Tyler Richards to the Police Department part-time roster from the list of eligible employees effective immediately (Council action)
  9. Resolution No.
    -17 approving Public Employees Retirement Association (P.E.R.A.) Declaration for part-time Patrol Officer Michael Bounds (Council action)
  10. Resolution No.
    -17 approving Public Employees Retirement Association (P.E.R.A.) Declaration for part-time Patrol Officer Tyler Richards (Council action)
  11. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. Police Monthly Report, November 2017 (Council information)
    2. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, November 2017 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

  1. September 21, 2017 – Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting information
  2. City Council invitation to the Borderland Alano Club annual Christmas pot luck dinner on Saturday, December 9, 2017

 

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is 4:30 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2017

 

ADJOURNMENT

Note: Matters inappropriate for consideration at the meeting or not in the order specified shall not be considered except 1) with the unanimous consent of the members of the City Council, or 2) scheduled public hearings or bid lettings, but not before the time stated in the notice.

 

The City of International Falls complies with the Americans with Disability Act. Individuals with disabilities requiring special aids should contact the City Administrator, 600 Fourth Street, International Falls, MN, 56649, 218-283-9484, at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

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