APPROVED agenda with addition

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the agenda as presented. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the November 16, 2020 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 16, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the December 3, 2020 special City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the special City Council meeting of December 3, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 98-20 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable 

MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 98-20 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the first monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

A. W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc.

Garage Plumbing Mod. – Final Billing

450.00  

69926 

A+ Pest Management 

Pest Control

555.00  

69927 

All Season Equipment Inc.

Parts-Trailer/Stihl, Snowblowr Fire/Amb

1,607.84  

69928 

Allied Generators 

Water Heater Parts – Fire

90.46  

69929 

Amazon Capital Services 

Sup-Fire/Adm/Pol/Amb, Off Site Server

1,903.08  

69930 

AmeriPride Services

Cleaning Service 

944.50  

69931 

Ameritas Life Ins Corp 

Dental Insurance Premiums 

1,837.16  

69932 

ATCO International

Supplies – Street Garage

99.00  

69933 

BCBS of MN

Health Insurance Premiums

3,498.40  

69934 

Binder Lift LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

2,436.00  

69935 

Border Boxes 

Shipping – Police, Decals – Admin

103.75  

69936 

Borderland Humane Society 

Pound Operation 

2,250.00  

69937 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies

1,573.56  

69938 

Bremer Cardmember Service 

Trng-Adm, Trvl-Pol/Haz, Cloth-Amb, KP

3,662.30  

69939 

Cenex Voyager Fleet 

Gas/Wash – Grnds/Pol/Amb/San Sew

2,137.87  

69940 

Chocolate Moose Restaurant Co 

Crew Meals 

111.19  

69941 

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 101

Lodging Tax Transfer 

611.14  

69942 

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 208

Repay to IFEDA from Fire Dept. 2 Of 5

45,000.00  

69943 

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach 

11.00  

69944 

City Water Department

City Buildings – Water Usage 

1,240.80  

69945 

City Buildings – Water Usage 

Ambulance Supplies – COVID

299.29  

69946 

Commercial Refrigeration Sys 

Kerry Park Arena 

59.99  

69947 

Convention & Visitors Bureau 

Lodging Tax

11,611.69  

69948 

Core & Main 

AMI Upgrade Year 3, Supplies – Water

14,639.28  

69949 

Dale R Erickson 

Ambulance Overpayment Refund 

300.00  

69950 

Dane Olson 

Travel Expense 

334.48  

69951 

Debbie Bowman 

Account Deposit Refund

20.00  

69952 

Derek Hell 

Safety Boot Allowance 

110.00  

69953 

DSC Communications

Portable Radio Repair – Police

153.15  

69954 

Erik Drewes 

Travel Expense 

70.00  

69955 

ESS Brothers & Sons Inc.

Sanitary Sewer Lids

6,265.00  

69956 

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Monthly Garbage Service 

1,745.64  

69957 

Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC

Clothing – M Kostiuk/Ambulance

356.86  

69958 

Gopher State One – Call

Monthly Billing 

113.40  

69959 

Government Finance Offrs Assoc.

GFOA Membership Dues

170.00  

69960 

Griffin Offerdahl 

Monthly Billing 

355.00  

69961 

Hawkins Inc.

Chemicals 

609.79  

69962 

Holiday Companies 

Gas-Strm/San Sew/Fir/Str/Amb/Wtr/Haz

3,851.45  

69963

Humana Health Care Plans 

Ambulance Overpayment Refund 

65.45  

69964 

Innovative Office Solutions LLC

Supplies – Street/Admin/Police

372.74  

69965 

Int’l Falls US Post Office

Permit #79 Escrow 

2,000.00  

69966 

Int’l Falls/Kooch County

City Share – Nov & Aug 28 Project Costs

340,334.51  

69967 

IUOE Local 49

Health Insurance Premiums 

28,354.00  

69968 

J2M Apparel Co

Printing – Safety Jackets 

70.00  

69969 

K & K Meyers Inc.

Keys – Police/Wtr Plnt, Supplies – Grnds

83.09  

69970 

Kantor Electric Inc.

Breaker Case 

585.95  

69971 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas – Str/Gar/Str Light/Fire/Wtr/Sewer

1,915.87  

69972 

Kris Engineering Inc.

Parts – Street Dept.

2,872.93  

69973 

Locators & Supplies 

Supplies – Street, Safety Vests

1,273.84  

69974 

Madden Galanter Hansen LLP

Legal Services 

430.50  

69975 

Marco 

Antivirus/Microsoft Exchange

500.75  

69976 

Marco Technologies LLC

Contract/Print Copies – Fire/Admin/PW

1,088.95

69977 

Mark Leblanc 

Crew Meals 

18.47  

69978 

Matt Buller 

Travel Expense 

70.00  

69979 

MedicareBlue Rx

Health Insurance Premiums 

1,560.00  

69980 

Melanie Clarity 

Sewing – Ambulance 

104.00  

69981 

Menards International Falls

Supplies – Admin/Water/Street

238.65  

69982 

Mesabi Bituminous Inc.

Cold Mix 

2,217.25  

69983 

Midcontinent Communications 

Cable – Fire Hall/Amb, Internet – Wtr Plnt

513.70  

69984 

Mid-State Truck Service Inc.

Maint/Repair Equip – Street

1,334.61  

69985 

Minn State Fire Chiefs Assn 

Membership 

580.00  

69986 

Minnesota Dept. of Health

State Test Fee 

6,441.00  

69987 

Minnesota Energy Resources 

Utilities 

1,883.37  

69988 

Minnesota Industries 

Supplies – Water/Storm/Fire

238.29  

69989 

Mitch Lessard 

Travel Expense 

355.00  

69990 

MN Chiefs of Police Assoc.

Voting Membership 

305.00  

69991 

MN Dept. of Transportation

15th Str MATLS Testing

414.36  

69992 

MN Hwy Safety & Research Ctr.

Police Training 

1,780.00  

69993 

Mueller Co LLC

Hydrant Extension 

298.36  

69994 

Municipal Code Corporation 

Minutes Updated on Website

756.00  

69995 

N Kooch Area Sanitary District 

Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge

80,611.83  

69996 

NAPA Falls Supply

Sup/Tools/Lube – Str/Gar/Str Light/Storm 

190.36  

69997 

Nick Kittelson 

Travel Expense 

35.00  

69998 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

Unit-91/152/16-01, Tls/Sup/Lube-Gar/Str

797.72  

69999 

Pelland Welding, Inc. 

Parts – Unit 141/Unit 121 

176.76  

70000 

Pelland – Swenson

Veh Lift – Gar, Steam To Wtr Conv – Lib 

10,308.27  

70001 

Provider Enterprise 

Non Vent Acucare Masks 

256.39  

70002 

Rainy River Community College 

2019 – 2020 Healthcare Partnership

20,000.00  

70003 

Range Paper Corp 

Cleaning Supplies – Fire/Ambulance

362.10  

70004 

Roche’s Towing 

Towing – Street/Police

850.00  

70005 

Ronning’s  

Clothing Allowance – M Bounds

307.00  

70006

Scott Wherley 

Travel Expense 

369.82  

70007 

Shannon’s Inc.

Building Maintenance – Fire Dept.

126.50  

70008 

Sjoblom Landscape & Nursery 

Shorewood – PI, Maint – Shade Tree

69,831.25  

70009 

Small Town Tech Inc.

Supplies – IT

50.82  

70010 

Soundnorth 

Supplies – Street Dept.

7.99  

70011 

Steven M Shermoen 

Legal Fees 

8,858.00  

70012 

Streicher’s Inc.

Cloth – Helgeson/Franz/Kostiuk

595.79  

70013 

Sun Life Financial 

Life Insurance Premiums

537.20  

70014 

Taylor’s Plumbing & Htg LLC

15th Str 2020-Msa, Bldg Maint-Library 

344.20  

70015 

The Nelson Trust 

Health Insurance Premiums 

38,912.00  

70016 

TNT Aggregates LLC

Hauling 

910.00  

70017 

US Postal Service

Annual Permit Mailing Fee

240.00  

70018 

Verizon Wireless 

Monthly Cellular Service 

1,119.47  

70019 

Viking Electric Supply Inc.

Supplies – San Sew, Tools – Str Light

1,991.82  

70020 

Wagner Construction Inc.

Ready Mix – Cold Storage – 1

4,628.00  

70021 

Wherley Motors Inc.

2015 Dodge Ram – Hazmat

604.12  

70022 

Widseth 

Engineering Services 

145,845.37  

70023 

Ziegler Inc.

Unit 121-Parts, Grader Lease-12M3AWD

11,826.73  

70024 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC 

Supplemental Insurance 

225.04 

100786

AllState – American Heritage  

Supplemental Insurance 

9.64 

100787

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

38,825.57

100788

IUOE Local Central Pension  

Retirement 

3,904.60

100789

IF Fire Dept. Relief

Volunteer Firemen Dues

336.00 

100790

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

147.00

100791

Justin Franz, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

120.00

100792

MN Child Support Pmt Center 

Wage Assignment 

601.46

100793

MN Department of Revenue 

State Withholding 

7,190.42

100794

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

7,000.00

100795

PERA 

Retirement 

31,315.26

100796

Sun Life Financial 

Supplemental Life Insurance 

682.63

100797

The Hartford 

Voluntary LTD Insurance 

599.62

100798

AFLAC 

Supplemental Insurance 

225.04

100799

AllState – American Heritage  

Supplemental Insurance 

9.64

100800

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

38,956.08

100801

IUOE Local Central Pension  

Retirement 

3,717.80

100802

City of Int’l Falls

HRA – Police/Fire 

546.00 

100803

City of Int’l Falls

Health Insurance – 49ers

454.00

100804

IAMAW District W33 

Union Dues 

2,079.00

100805

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

168.00

100806

I.U.O.E. Local 49ers 

Health Reimbursement 

875.00

100807

Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers 

Union Dues 

700.00

100808

Justin Franz, Sec/Treas

C.O.P.S

120.00

100809

MN Child Support Pmt Center 

Wage Assignment 

601.46

100810

MN Department of Revenue 

State Withholding 

7,475.07

100811

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

6,950.00

100812

PERA

Life Insurance

128.00

100813

North Kooch Area Sanitary Dist.

Health Insurance

125.00

100814

PERA 

Retirement 

32,991.10

100815

AUDIENCE

None.

PUBLIC HEARING

None.

OPENING BIDS

None.

OLD BUSINESS

None.

CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVED as presented 

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

Approve 2021 license renewals, as presented

• Ammex Tax & Duty Free Shops – gasoline pumps
• Hollers Property Maintenance –snowplow license
• Menards – fireworks license
• Rose Garden – restaurant license
• Sjoblow Landscape & Nursery – snowplow license

Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED no parking from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. along the South side of 3rd St. between 2nd and 3rd Ave. for the Falls Hunger Coalition/Elks Lodge December 25th Christmas Day dinner curb-side, through window pickup

Lois Lundin requested no parking from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. along the south side of 3^rd St. between 2^nd and 3^rd Ave. for the Falls Hunger Coalition/Elks Lodge December 25^th Christmas Day dinner to allow for curb-side, through a window pickup. This event will mirror the 2020 Thanksgiving Dinner that was held at the Elks and COVID-19 precautions and staging. The vehicle staging area would line up North of City Drug in the City parking lot. Volunteers would be at 4^th and 3^rd Ave, to orderly direct traffic to the Elks Lodge curb side pickup area as space is available.

MOTION by Councilor Buller approving no parking from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. along the South side of 3^rd St. between 2^nd and 3^rd Ave. for the Elks Lodge December 25^th Christmas Day dinner curb-side, through window pickup. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

APPROVED year 2021 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, as presented

MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve year 2021 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, as presented.

• Elk’s Club – club license, restaurant license, Sunday liquor license
• Timberpin’s LLC – on sale liquor license, restaurant license, bowling alley license, Sunday liquor license
• VFW Club – pool table license, club license, gambling license, restaurant license, Sunday liquor license, juke box license

Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

APPROVED five-year Ambulance Service Billing Contract and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with Expert T Billing

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve Ambulance Service Billing Contract (five-year) and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with Expert T Billing. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

APPROVED one-year contract with Stryker for preventative maintenance on Ambulance equipment

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve the ProCare Services Agreement with Stryker for a one-year maintenance agreement on four Power LifePak 15s for a cost of $6,120.00 and authorize signatures subject to compliance with the following:

1. Service Agreement effective dates from December 5, 2020 to December 4, 2021.
   

Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads 

City Administrator Anderson requested the Council authorize payment to the Office of Administrative Hearings – Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit for an application fee to accompany the annexation application. City Administrator Anderson estimated the fee to be approximately $600.00. MOTION by Councilor Buller to authorize issuing payment to the Office of Administrative Hearings – Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit for an application fee of approximately $600.00 or more to accompany the annexation application. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

City Attorney Shermoen gave an update on the blight criminal cases and indicated prosecution of blight has slowed down due to season and staff availability. Councilor Ditsch indicated he would like to see more property owners prosecuted for blight violations and noted that the mild weather we are currently experiencing allows for people to make corrections, but they are not. Councilor Krause asked if the City’s legal fees are recovered in the event of a blight case conviction, to which City Attorney Shermoen stated legal fees are not recovered.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Mayor Droba noted there will be board and commission member openings in 2021 and asked persons interested in serving on said boards and commissions to pick up an application packet from City Hall to complete for consideration.

Councilor Buller reminded everyone of the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. It was agreed to move the meeting to 2:00 P.M. to ensure all members of the committee could be present.

AUDIENCE 

None.

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Droba reminded everyone of the regular City Council meeting on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. Mayor Droba adjourned the meeting at 6:02 P.M.