May 7, 2018 City Council Minutes
4:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of International Falls, Minnesota was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 7th day of May, 2018 at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Briggs, Droba, Jaksa, Pearson, and Mayor Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
| APPROVED agenda with addition | MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the agenda with the following addition:
Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the April 16, 2018 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of April 16, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 20-18 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to adopt Resolution No. 20-18 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the first monthly City Council meeting, including the additional claims payable to Steven M. Shermoen and Lake of the Woods County, in the amounts of $9,721.00 and $219.00, respectively. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| Ace Industrial Supply Inc | Tools-St Garage |
613.00 |
63414 |
|
| Adam Mannausau | Office Supplies |
86.71 |
63415 |
|
| Adrian Luce | Travel Expense |
75.21 |
63416 |
|
| Alex Air Apparatus Inc | Supplies – Fire Dept |
632.50 |
63417 |
|
| Ameripride Services | Cleaning Service |
907.05 |
63418 |
|
| Ameritas Life Ins Corp | Dental Insurance Premiums |
2,073.20 |
63419 |
|
| Andrew Holler | Misc Lawn Cleanups |
201.00 |
63420 |
|
| Auto Value Int’l Falls | Tools/St Light/Parts Street |
151.49 |
63421 |
|
| Baycom Inc | Equipment – Squad Cars |
1,370.00 |
63422 |
|
| BCBS of Mn | Health Insurance Premiums |
4,540.00 |
63423 |
|
| Ben Mortenson | Travel Expense |
246.58 |
63424 |
|
| Border Boxes | Shipping-Water Plant |
100.00 |
63425 |
|
| Borderland Humane Society | Pound Operation |
2,250.00 |
63426 |
|
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | Ambulance Supplies |
2,435.07 |
63427 |
|
| Bremer Cardmember Service | Trav – Adm/Police/Fire/Haz/Sfty/Amb |
7,057.13 |
63428 |
|
| Briggs And Morgan | Legal Services |
2,500.00 |
63429 |
|
| Chocolate Moose Restaurant Co | Crew Meals |
59.99 |
63430 |
|
| Chris Raboin | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
63431 |
|
| Chs Inc | Gas-Grds/Police/Amb/Street/Wtr |
3,544.65 |
63432 |
|
| City Of Int’l Falls-Fund 101 | Lodging Tax Transfer |
362.61 |
63433 |
|
| City Of Ranier | Water – City Beach |
11.00 |
63434 |
|
| City Water Department | City Buildings-Water Usage |
1,769.44 |
63435 |
|
| Clarey’s Safety Equip Inc | Chem Assessment Team-Gas |
11,285.89 |
63436 |
|
| Convention & Visitors Bureau | Lodging Tax |
6,889.53 |
63437 |
|
| Core & Main | Meter/Parts |
5,640.70 |
63438 |
|
| David Olson | Supplies |
99.06 |
63439 |
|
| Earl Boyum | Waste Tires |
198.00 |
63440 |
|
| Earl F Andersen | Parks & Rec- M/R Other |
3,179.00 |
63441 |
|
| Emergency Automotive Tech Inc | Ford Sedan Outfitting |
654.29 |
63442 |
|
| Epic Threads | Clothing – Sears/Bombenger |
105.00 |
63443 |
|
| Forest Hill Cemetery Assoc | Monthly Payment |
833.33 |
63444 |
|
| Forestland Sales & Service | Gas- Ambulance/Water |
276.57 |
63445 |
|
| Friend’s Garbage Service LLC | Monthly Garbage Service |
1,668.42 |
63446 |
|
| Glock Inc | Maint Equip-Police |
10.69 |
63447 |
|
| Gopher State One-Call | Monthly Billing |
43.35 |
63448 |
|
| Greentech Manufacturing Inc | Parts-Skid Steer |
225.00 |
63449 |
|
| Guardian Pest Solutions Inc | Pest Control |
2,251.85 |
63450 |
|
| Hawkins Inc | Chemicals |
2,557.89 |
63451 |
|
| Holiday Companies | Gas-Police/Fire/Amb/Str/Wplt |
4,331.77 |
63452 |
|
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Supplies-Admin/Wtr/Str/Eng |
97.64 |
63453 |
|
| Int’l Falls Us Post Office | Permit #79 Escrow |
2,000.00 |
63454 |
|
| Irene Locey | Acct Deposit Refund |
20.00 |
63455 |
|
| Iuoe Local 49 | Health Insurance Premiums |
28,844.00 |
63456 |
|
| J. N. Johnson Fire & Safety | Inspections-Ice Shelter |
218.57 |
63457 |
|
| K & K Meyers Inc | Bldg Maint-Ggb/Firehall |
738.78 |
63458 |
|
| KGHS/KSDM | Hwy 53 Meetings |
360.00 |
63459 |
|
| Kooch County Recorder | Copies – Bldg Off |
5.00 |
63460 |
|
| Kooch County Treasurer | Solid Waste Service Fee |
1,500.00 |
63461 |
|
| Lisa Mortenson | Travel Expense |
267.29 |
63462 |
|
| Marco | Micro Exchange/Anti Virus/Fees |
456.30 |
63463 |
|
| MCFOA Region II | Training Fees-Ettestad/Bergstrom |
65.00 |
63464 |
|
| Melanie Clarity | Sewing-Bombenger/Maish |
40.00 |
63465 |
|
| Menards International Falls | Supp/Tools-St/Wtr/Fire/Amb/Gar |
850.86 |
63466 |
|
| Michael Sheasby | Ambulance Overpayment Refund |
2,759.34 |
63467 |
|
| Michael Sumner | Overpayment Refund |
0.69 |
63468 |
|
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Utilities |
11,750.09 |
63469 |
|
| Minnesota Power | Utilities |
29,124.32 |
63470 |
|
| Mn Dept Of Labor & Industry | Inspection-Fire Hall |
36.00 |
63471 |
|
| Mn Dept Of Transportation | Dot Agreement #1000529 |
2,654.01 |
63472 |
|
| Municipal Code Corporation | Minutes Updated On Website |
150.00 |
63473 |
|
| Napa Falls Supply | Supplies/Parts – Street Dept |
223.07 |
63474 |
|
| North Star Publishing | Forms – Ambulance |
470.11 |
63475 |
|
| Northwest Tire | Maint & Repair Equip – Str/Police |
1,391.14 |
63476 |
|
| O’reilly Automotive Inc | Parts-Wat/Fire/Police/Str/Gar |
1,187.65 |
63477 |
|
| Pelland Welding, Inc. | Parts – Street Dept |
205.53 |
63478 |
|
| Powerplan | 672G John Deere-Rent |
632.50 |
63479 |
|
| Rebecca Williams | Overpayment Refund |
400.00 |
63480 |
|
| Richard Mastin | Travel Expense |
749.64 |
63481 |
|
| Roche’s Towing | Towing-Police |
100.00 |
63482 |
|
| Rod Burmeister | Overpayment Refund |
24.12 |
63483 |
|
| Sammy Butts | Travel Expense |
70.00 |
63484 |
|
| Servicemaster Of Intl Falls | Cleaning Services-VNP |
3,500.00 |
63485 |
|
| Shannon’s Inc | RPZ Testing |
135.00 |
63486 |
|
| Soundnorth | Maint-Street |
23.98 |
63487 |
|
| Stacy Macintyre | Travel And Training |
70.00 |
63488 |
|
| Streicher’s Inc | Clothing – Kostiuk |
37.98 |
63489 |
|
| Sun Life Financial | Life Insurance Premiums |
457.61 |
63490 |
|
| The Journal | Agendas/Minutes/Proclam/Str Impro |
1,467.55 |
63491 |
|
| The Nelson Trust | Health Insurance Premiums |
33,690.00 |
63492 |
|
| Trenchers Plus Inc | Parts-Street |
623.22 |
63493 |
|
| Verizon Wireless | Monthly Cellular Service |
882.40 |
63494 |
|
| Viking Electric Supply Inc | Supplies-Firehall/St Light |
1,399.19 |
63495 |
|
| Voyaguer Fleet | Gas-Police/Amb |
402.14 |
63496 |
|
| Widseth Smith Nolting | Pi Watermain/Sansewer/Storm/Msa |
32,067.53 |
63497 |
|
| Wimmer’s Body Shop | Maint/Repair Police Vehicle |
2,354.95 |
63498 |
|
| Xerox Corporation | Monthly Charges-Fire Dept/Admin |
1,194.13 |
63499 |
|
| Zach Scofield | Travel Expense |
305.44 |
63500 |
|
| Ziegler Inc | Parts-Street Dept |
88.82 |
63501 |
|
| Zuercher Technologies LLC | Zuercher Suite Software |
7,567.20 |
63502 |
|
| Steven M Shermoen | Legal Fees |
9,721.00 |
63524 |
|
| Lake of the Woods County | 1st Half Property Tax 2017-Miggins |
219.00 |
63525 |
|
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | ||||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance |
269.67 |
99757 |
|
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance |
9.64 |
99758 |
|
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding |
33,412.24 |
99759 |
|
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund | Retirement |
2,560.60 |
99760 |
|
| City of International Falls | HRA – Police/Fire |
3,15.13 |
99761 |
|
| Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S. |
120.00 |
99762 |
|
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues |
154.00 |
99763 |
|
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment |
319.79 |
99764 |
|
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding |
6,966.82 |
99765 |
|
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp |
6,642.00 |
99766 |
|
| PERA | Retirement |
27,583.42 |
99767 |
|
| Sun Life Financial | Supplemental Life Insurance |
499.86 |
99768 |
|
| Sun Life Financial Vol. LTD | Vol. LTD Insurance |
513.02 |
99769 |
|
| AUDIENCE | Dan McCarthy, International Falls, inquired as to the reason the City is commemorating the Donahue family in the form of a plaque. Mayor Anderson and City Attorney Steve Shermoen explained the City is under a contractual obligation to provide a monument and a hiking trail. |
| PUBLIC HEARING | None. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS | None. |
| APPROVED Consent Agenda as presented | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:
Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: | |
| AUTHORIZED use of the Irv Anderson Amphitheater for the Voyageurs National Park Commemorative Coin unveiling | Superintendent Bob DeGross and Tawnya Schoewe of Voyageurs National Park were on hand to publicize the event and answer questions for the Council. MOTION by Councilor Briggs to authorize use of the Amphitheater for Voyageurs National Park Commemorative Coin unveiling, closure of Pat Roche Boat Launch/Landing on June 13 and 14, 2018 (Quarter release ceremony 11:00-1:30 PM), and additional staff assistance. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| AUTHORIZED preparation and signature on letter of support for submittal of Blandin Broadband Community application to the Blandin Foundation | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to authorize preparation and signature on letter of support for submittal of Blandin Broadband Community application to the Blandin Foundation. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED the Mayor’s appointments to the Special Police Department Fund Committee | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Special Police Department Fund Committee, which is comprised of City Councilors Brian Briggs and Cynthia Jaksa, Police Officers Captain Tom Lynch and Patrol Officer Justin Franz, and citizen of International Falls, Ms. Nancy Rognerud. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. Motion passed 3-0-2 with Councilor Droba, Pearson and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Briggs and Jaksa abstaining. |
| APPROVED forwarding Charter Commission member recommendations to District Judge Benshoof | MOTION by Councilor Droba to recommend the District Judge appoint Romona Johnson and Roger Jackson to fill vacant terms expiring December 31, 2018 on the Charter Commission. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson. Motion passed 4-0-1 with Councilor Briggs, Droba, Pearson and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Jaksa abstaining.
MOTION by Councilor Droba to recommend the District Judge appoint Chrystal Clance to fill a vacant term expiring December 31, 2020 on the Charter Commission. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson. Motion passed 4-0-1 with Councilor Briggs, Droba, Pearson and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Jaksa abstaining. MOTION by Councilor Droba to recommend the District Judge appoint the following members to the Charter Commission:
Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED hiring additional 2018 part-time summer staff | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve hiring of additional 2018 part-time summer staff, which is comprised of Olivia Besch, Alexis Erickson, Dylan Holt, Christopher Kostiuk and Casey Meyers. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED 2018 fireworks license for Dollar Tree #3694 | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve 2018 fireworks license for Dollar Tree #3694. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED Resolution No. 21-18, Payment of Contract Fees to Borderland Humane Society and Accept Payment to Satisfy Outstanding Loan Agreement for Building Construction | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 21-18 approving payment of $20,000 in contract fees to Borderland Humane Society and accept payment of $30,000 from BHS to satisfy outstanding Loan Agreement for Building Construction. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED sponsorship and use of Smokey Bear Park for National Night Out and Yard Games | MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve sponsorship and use of Smokey Bear Park for National Night Out and Yard Games sponsored by the Police Department, area law enforcement agencies, and the Community Wellness Action Council (CWAC) on August 7, 2018 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED writing a thank you letter to Nathan Heibel and the Koochiching County Land and Forestry Department | MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve writing a thank you letter to Nathan Heibel and the Koochiching County Land and Forestry Department for their work on the 2017 tax forfeit property and timber sale proceeds paid to the City of International Falls in the amount of $34,172.64. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS: Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Administrator Anderson reminded everyone of the County Assessor “Open Book” meeting to discuss property valuations on May 9, 2018 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon, the County Board of Equalization meeting on June 12, 2018, the Charter Commission meeting on May 15, 2018 at 5:00 P.M., and the Visual Quality Committee that will meet on May 22, 2018 to follow up on the Highway 53 Reconstruction Project Public Information meeting.
City Attorney Shermoen informed the Council that he sent a letter to the Attorney General requesting an opinion on the Mayor and Council contingency fund. Police Chief Mastin was not present; however, his brief written report for April 2018 was on hand for review. Fire Chief Mannausau gave a brief written report for April 2018. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Councilor Droba informed the Council that the next Blandin Broadband meeting will be on May 9, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. at the International Falls Public Library.
Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated May 7, 2018. He reported that SkyWest will add a morning flight on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings bringing the total number of flights to Falls International Airport to 14 each week starting June 8 through September 1, 2018. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that the next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 21, 2018 at 4:30 P.M and adjourned the meeting at 5:47 P.M. |
ATTEST: Robert W. Anderson, Mayor
Kenneth R. Anderson, City Administrator
