APPROVED agenda with addition

MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve the agenda with the following addition:

• Change the first meeting in January 2018 from January 1, 2018 to January 2, 2018 due to the New Year’s holiday.

Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the December 4, 2017 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of December 4, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the December 4, 2017 Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearing and Input meeting

MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve minutes of the Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearing and Input meeting of December 4, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 74-17 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 74-17 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

Adam Mannausau 

Travel Expense 

172.92

62486 

All Season Equipment Inc 

Chainsaw And Supplies 

1,068.84  

62487 

Ameripride Services 

Cleaning Services 

1,576.90  

62488 

Arrowhead Reg Firefighter Assc 

Annual Membership Dues 

65.00  

62489 

Ben Meadows 

Supplies 

122.97  

62490 

Border Boxes 

Shipping-Water Plant/Mayor/Council 

158.00  

62491 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

380.73  

62492 

Bowman Asphalt Products Inc 

15th St MSA

10,570.84  

62493 

Bowman Construction Co 

Crusher Fines

2,850.00  

62494 

Bremer Cardmember Service 

IT/Grounds/Fire/Cat/Amb/Bldg Off

4,925.25  

62495 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101

Water Adm Expenses 

18,285.00  

62496 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401

Water Funds Transfer 

25,000.00  

62497 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403

Water Funds Transfer 

17,428.00  

62498 

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach 

11.00  

62499 

CMI Inc

Intoxilyzer Mouthpieces 

83.82  

62500 

Commercial Refrigeration Sys 

Kerry Park Arena 

6,667.32  

62501

Community Design Group 

Intl Falls Comprehensive Plan 

9,063.00  

62502 

Compass Minerals 

Winter Salt 

20,260.30  

62503 

Corrin’s Plumbing & Heating 

Bldg Repairs-Kerry Park 

225.75  

62504 

Driver & Vehicle Services 

Unmarked Police Squad

35.00  

62505 

Eagle Engraving 

Plaque – V Pavleck 

449.32  

62506 

Expert T Billing 

Amb Transports 

3,186.00  

62507 

Falls Lumber Company 

Supplies-Signs/Street/Grounds/St Grg 

79.73  

62508 

Forestland Sales & Service

Gas- Grounds/Street/Water 

313.47  

62509 

Forms & Systems of Minnesota

Parking Ticket Forms 

683.35  

62510 

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Monthly Utilities 

1,787.01  

62511 

Frontier 

Monthly Utilities 

2,360.97  

62512 

Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC

Clothing Allowance-Ambulance 

1,445.69  

62513 

Gopher State One-Call  

Monthly Bill-St Lighting 

76.95  

62514 

Graybar 

Electrical Supplies-Street Lighting 

358.94  

62515 

Harold Scholler 

Spec Engineer License Fee

20.00  

62516 

Hawkins Inc 

Chemicals 

3,791.14  

62517 

Holiday Companies 

Police/Fire/Street/Amb/Demo/Water 

6,489.93  

62518 

Innovative office Solutions LLC

Supplies-Administration 

124.84  

62519 

Intellipay Inc 

Monthly Fees

88.85  

62520 

Intoximeters 

Equip Repair-Police 

172.31  

62521 

Jacob Harris 

Travel Expense 

35.00  

62522 

Jared Baldwin 

Travel Expense 

394.28  

62523 

Juve Real Estate 

Overpayment Refund 

194.24

62524 

Kantor Electric Inc 

Maint-Street Lighting 

7.72  

62525 

Kevin Jensen 

Safety Boot Allowance 

100.00  

62526 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas-Street Dept 

1,611.03  

62527 

Kooch County Auditor/Treasurer 

Proposed Tax Notices 

2,736.89  

62528 

Kooch County Sheriff’s office

Squad Room Supplies 

106.23  

62529 

Kris Engineering Inc 

Parts-Street Dept 

1,599.72  

62530 

Lawson Products Inc 

Parts-Street Garage 

846.61  

62531 

Macqueen Equipment Inc 

2017 Vactor 2100 Plus Combo Mach

283,555.00  

62532 

Mannco Trucking Inc 

Unit 123/124/062&Fire/Insp/Rental 

3,023.20  

62533 

Marco 

Microsoft Exchange-M/C 

342.00  

62534 

Medicareblue Rx 

Health Insurance Premiums 

1,704.00  

62535 

Melanie Clarity

Sewing – Ambulance 

67.00  

62536 

Menards International Falls 

Supplies/Maint-Water/Amb/St Light

328.10  

62537 

Michael Musich 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

62538 

Minnesota Energy Resources 

Monthly Utilities 

3,553.54

62539 

Minnesota Industries 

Gloves – Water Dept 

15.76  

62540 

Minnesota Power 

Monthly Utilities 

16,885.26  

62541 

N Kooch Area Sanitary District 

Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge 

91,135.99  

62542 

Napa Falls Supply 

Supplies/Parts – Grds/St/Unit 032

136.35  

62543 

Northern Lumber & Hardware 

Supplies-Street Garage/Kerry Park

73.86  

62544 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc

Parts&Supp-St/Fire/Grg/Water/Police 

689.18  

62545 

Pelland Welding, Inc. 

Parts – Street Dept 

88.50  

62546 

Pitney Bowes 

Qtrly Lease-Inserting/Mailing System 

691.14  

62547 

Praxair Distribution Inc 

Cylinder Rental 

300.51  

62548 

Rainy Lake Medical Center 

Medical Supplies 

852.14  

62549 

Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC

Grounds/Police/Street/Water/Bldg off

2,630.32  

62550 

Range Paper Corp 

Cleaning Supplies-VNP

223.94  

62551 

Rihm Kenworth 

2018 Kenworth T440 / Vactor 

97,444.00  

62552 

Roche’s Towing 

Towing-Street 

750.00  

62553

Skubic Bros. International 

Maint-Unit 123 

313.63  

62554 

Soundnorth 

office Supplies-Water Dept

42.97  

62555 

Steve Boyum Construction 

Truck Rental – Demo 

585.00  

62556 

Stock Tire Company 

Tires-Police/Unit 032 

1,815.68

62557 

Terry Christie 

Clothing Allowance 

80.00  

62558 

The Journal 

Agendas/Minutes 

1,000.78  

62559 

The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters 

M4 Optics 

1,068.73  

62560 

Verizon Wireless 

Monthly Cellular Service 

637.35  

62561

Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co 

Annual Inspection-VNP

690.00  

62562 

Viking Electric Supply Inc 

St Lighting&Bldg Maint-Fire 

2,351.78  

62563 

Volunteer Firefighters’ 

Firefighters Insurance 

11.00  

62564 

Widseth Smith Nolting

Eng /Paving/MSA/Sanitary/Water

19,195.16  

62565 

Willi Kostiuk 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

62566 

WMG Lyfjaberg LLC

Medical Director 

600.00  

62567 

Xerox Corporation 

Month Charges-Fire/Water/St/Admin

1,810.10  

62568 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC

Supplemental Insurance

269.67

99605

AllState – American Heritage

Supplemental Insurance

9.64 

99606 

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

40,404.46

99607

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund

Retirement 

2,427.30

99608

City of Int’l Falls

HRA Police/Fire

546.00

99609

City of Int’l Falls

49ers Health Insurance

1,794.00

99610

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

110.00 

99611

IAMAW District W33 

Union Dues 

1,565.00

99612

Intl Falls Ambulance Service

Dues 

133.00

99613 

Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers 

Union Dues 

828.00

99614 

MN Benefits Association 

Suppl Life Insurance

25.43 

99615 

MN Child Support Pmt Center

Wage Assignment 

319.79

99616 

MN Department of Revenue

State Withholding 

7,860.77

99617 

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

6,328.00

99618 

NCPERS Minnesota 

Suppl PERA Life Insurance 

48.00

99619 

No Koochiching Area Sanitary Dist.

Health Insurance Premiums

233.60 

99620 

PERA 

Retirement 

30,215.85

99621 

AUDIENCE

None.

PUBLIC HEARING

OPENING BIDS

None. 

OLD BUSINESS

ADOPTED Resolution No. 75-17 approving Budget and Property Tax Levy Collectible in 2018

MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 75-17 approving the City of International Falls, MN, 2018 Budget and Property Tax Levy Collectible in 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs. Motion passed 4-1 with Councilor Briggs, Droba, Jaksa and Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Pearson voting “nay.”

APPROVED Consent Agenda as presented

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:

1. Year 2018 license renewals, as presented
2. Approve Operating Engineers Local #49 Health and Welfare Fund Public Sector Employers Participation Agreement for Non-Bargaining Employees

Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED 2018 license renewals, as presented

MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve 2018 license renewals, as presented. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 76-17 approving State of Minnesota Agency Agreement for Federal Participation in Construction acting through MnDOT

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 76-17 approving the State of Minnesota Agency Agreement for Federal Participation in Construction acting through MnDOT, Agency Agreement No. 1029958. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 77-17 approving application for an off-site gambling permit for the International Falls Recreation Hockey Association

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 77-17 approving application for an off-site gambling permit for the International Falls Recreation Hockey Association to conduct a raffle on March 18, 2018 at Kerry Park Arena. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

APPROVED acquisition of used 2007 75 ft. Ladder Truck

Chief Mannausau was present with Engineers Jacob Harris and Jared Baldwin and Captain Eric Norstad to give background information on purchasing the used 2007 75 ft. Ladder Truck. Chief Mannausau explained that the Fire Department traveled to Egan, MN to operate and drive the truck and it appears to be in excellent condition, with no issues or repairs done outside of ordinary maintenance. Mannausau said that based on other trucks on the used market, this is the best option, with other trucks either being too large, having high miles, or being too old. Mannausau also stated that this is a good compromise and is a fiscally responsible use of taxpayers’ dollars versus buying a new million dollar ladder truck. After much discussion between the Council, City Administrator, City Attorney, and Fire Department staff regarding the financing of the truck, it was agreed that the financing options would be better discussed at a future Budget & Finance Committee meeting.

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the Fire Apparatus Purchase Contract Agreement with Fire Safety USA to acquire a used 2007 75 ft. Ladder Truck currently in use by the Eagan Fire Department subject to the recommendation of the City Administrator and City Attorney to delete sections 3 and 6, with financing to be determined at a later date. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa. Eagan will receive their newly built ladder truck in approximately one year, after which the 2007 ladder truck will be delivered to International Falls. Staff will research options for our existing 1982 ladder truck. Motion carried unanimously.

APPROVED 2018 Regular City Council meeting schedule, as presented 

MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve 2018 Regular City Council meeting schedule, as presented. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads 

City Administrator Anderson informed the Council that Administration will be filling the vacant Office Clerk position and will be advertising three times, between now and the closing date on January 12, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. Applications are available at the Minnesota Workforce Center at RRCC.

Administrator Anderson brought up the Housing Collaborative meeting in which a countywide housing study has been discussed. It is estimated that a countywide housing study will cost $25,000 to $30,000, with up to $10,000 possible from the Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP). Mayor Anderson explained that KEDA is willing to take the lead, serve as fiscal agent, and begin with RFPs, but they need to know if the City is in support of this effort and how much it would be willing to contribute. Discussion followed on the need for a countywide housing study and the benefit to various jurisdictions in the County. Administrator Anderson recommended that this be brought to a Budget & Finance Committee meeting to discuss further. Councilor Jaksa agreed and offered a motion to support the Housing Collaborative efforts for a countywide housing study, with monetary support to be determined at a future date. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. Motion passed 4-1 with Councilor Briggs, Droba, Jaksa and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Pearson voting “nay.”

Attorney Shermoen notified the Council that he has coordinated with Norm Christianson regarding having the blighted trailer removed from the Riverview Trailer Park. The City has received a signed demolition application and it should be removed soon.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated December 18, 2017 and highlighted the need to have utility bills for rental properties in the owners’ names and also the need for a safer crosswalk at 6^th Street by Super One.

At the recommendation of Councilor Droba, Budget & Finance Committee meetings were set for January 2, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. and January 16, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. 

AUDIENCE 

None. 

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that the next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 4:30 P.M and adjourned the meeting at 5:49 P.M.