January 19, 2021 City Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., TUESDAY, January 19, 2021

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street

 Mn Statute 13D.021 allows meetings to be conducted by telephone or other electronic means under the following conditions:

  1. The Mayor determined an in-person meeting or a meeting conducted under section 13D.02 is not practical because of a health pandemic.
  2. The Mayor and all Councilors participating in the meeting can hear one another and can hear all discussion.
  3. Attendance by the public is not feasible due to the health pandemic.
  4. At least one member of the City Council is physically present at the regular meeting, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic.
  5. All votes are conducted by roll call so each members’ vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.

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

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. Minutes of the Thursday, December 31, 2020 special City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, January 4, 2021 Organizational Meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, January 4, 2021 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  4. Minutes of the Monday, January 11, 2021 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-20, 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)

  1. Approve 2021 license renewals, as presented
  1. Approve travel and continuing education training expenses for Kelly Meyers to attend the ICC Upper Great Plains Region III Educational  Institute on February 8-12, 2021, and quarterly Arrowhead Chapter Building Official Meetings

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Mayoral Proclamation declaring January 31-February 6, 2021 as Catholic Schools Week at St. Thomas Aquinas School (Council action)
  2. Resolution No.     -2021 Approving application for exempt permit for the International Falls Bass Championship to conduct a raffle on March 27, 2021 (Council action)
  3. Approve Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) establishing the roles and responsibilities of ARDC and partnering communities in the Brownfields Assessment Coalition (Council action)
  4. Public Works committee recommendations :
  1. Criteria for stop sign placement (Council information)
  2. Consider recommendation to commit $75,000 for replacement of manhole covers city wide and sewer line repairs in Stenberg Addition moving funds from Sanitary Sewer Fund 603 to Reserve Capital Outlay Sewer Fund 403 (Council action)
  3. Approve preparing a bid package for the 2021 Highway Lane water and sanitary sewer project (Council action)
  4. Consider recommendation to add Hwy 53 Water Crossings project to the Hwy 53 Project (Council action)
  5. Consider recommendation to begin the surveying and engineering for 2022 Local Road Projects (Council action)
  1. Consider recommendation to fill the vacant Fire Marshal position and vacate the candidates current position of Firefighter Engineer (Council action)
  2. Consider request to fill the Firefighter Engineer position (Council action)
  3. Project Blue Light, January 24 – January 31, Smokey Bear will be illuminated with a “Blue Light” to show support for Frontline Workers (Council information)
  4. Act by motion of majority vote to recess to a closed meeting for the purpose of considering property acquisition with the full City Council present per Minnesota Statute, 13D.05, Subd. 3 (c)(3).
  5. Adjourn closed meeting session and reconvene in open meeting session.
  6. Open meeting, summarize conclusions regarding the evaluation, and consider action items on closed session business, if any.
  7. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
  2. Blight Report (Council Information)
  3. City Attorney Annual Report (Council Information)
  4. Administration Department Annual Report (Council Information)
  5. Public Works Department Annual Report (Council Information)
  6. Building Official/Zoning Administrator Annual and 2020 4th Quarter Report (Council Information)
  7. Police Monthly Report, December 2020 (Council information)
  8. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, December 2020 (Council information)
  9. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Convention and Visitors’ Bureau meeting minutes and financial information – November 2020
  • Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board – Ambulance Service Licenses – December 28, 2020

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, February 1, 2021 at 5:30 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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