August 5, 2019 City Council Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 P.M., Monday, August 5, 2019

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, July 15, 2019 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, July 22, 2019 special City Council meeting (Council action)

 

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-19, 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)

 

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)

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Forum with Don Ness – “Describing our community – the importance of shared narratives and common purpose” scheduled at 6:00 p.m., August 7, 2019, at the AmericInn (Public/Council information)
  2. Request from KEDA Board for letter of support to the Koochiching County Planning and Zoning Commission supporting County Board approvals for a proposed rural cold weather testing facility, Paul Nevanen (Council action)
  3. Presentation on Recreation Commission 2018/2019 Annual Report and 2020/2021 Budget proposal, Bill Mason (Council information)
  4. Resolution
    -19 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Knights of Columbus Council #1540 in connection with the St Thomas Fundraising Event on September 28, 2019 (Council action)
  5. Resolution
    -19 approving application for exempt permit for International Falls Figure Skating Club to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on March 22, 2020 (Council action)
  6. Approve Development Agreement for demolition of property (Council action)
  7. Consider the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) request for $5,000 to prepare a Transportation Plan for the cities of International Falls, Ranier, Koochiching County, and MnDOT for the analysis and design of the Trunk Highway 11 improvement project in 2026 (Council action)
  8. Approve request for extension of Municipal Consent response for the Trunk Highway 53 improvement project in 2020/2021 (Council action)
  9. Approve conditional offer and appointment to Information Systems Administrator position effective September, 2019 (Council action)
  10. Approve license application from Applegreen Midwest LLC to operate Freedom Valu #61 and Freedom Valu #62 effective August 22, 2019 (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, July 2019 (Council information)
      1. July 18, 2019 letter from Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) compliance review of the International Falls Police Department with passing score.
    2. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, July 2019 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

  • June 26, 2019 International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission meeting minutes
  • July 23, 2019 Minnesota Department of Health Quarterly Report
  • July 24, 2019 Minnesota Department of Revenue International Falls 1.0 Percent Sales and Use Tax
  • July 25, 2019 Minnesota Energy Resources Corp. Courtesy Public Safety Notice

 

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, August 19, 2019 at 4:30 P.M.

 

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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