July 15, 2024 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, July 15, 2024

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street

Council meetings are held in-person in the Council Chambers.  In addition, a teleconference meeting is available at the following link:  https://zoom.us/j/5664912345  |  Meeting ID: 5664912345 | Passcode: 56649 

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 1, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, July 8, 2024 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024, 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)

  1. Household Garbage Service quotes (Council action)

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Approve second and final reading of the updated City of International Falls Charter, as presented by the Charter Commission (Council action)

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. Approve 2023 Annual Audit as prepared by Schlenner Wenner & Co – Ryan Schmidt (Council action)
  2. Consider request for closure of 4th Avenue from 3rd Street to 2nd Street, July 27, 2024, for On The Rocks to have a street dance, Terry Wood, owner (Council action)
  3. Resident Sharon Ball, 120 Cedar Rd request to address the City Council regarding fireworks/noise ordinance in city limits – (Council information)
  4. International Falls/Koochiching County Airport Commission semi-annual update – Thor Einarson, Airport Manager, Kyra Hasbargen, Secretary, and Shawn McMahon, SEH Consulting (Council information)
  5. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024 Resolution to approve Public Employees Retirement Association Spare Firefighter Engineer Declaration for Michael Fisher’s membership into the Public Employees Police and Fire Plan (Council action)
  6. Approve Order of Removal or Repair in the Matter of Hazardous Building located at 2210 3rd Avenue West – City Attorney Nelson (Council action)
  7. Approve Order of Removal or Repair in the Matter of Hazardous Building located at 1020 9th Street – City Attorney Nelson (Council action)
  8. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Consider donation from Ranier Recreation Club for scoreboards at Holler Field, Timm Ringhofer (Council action)
    2. Consider request from International Falls Rotary Club for use of scissor lift for local artist Bruce Trask to freshen up the downtown murals (Council action)
  9. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve revised Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) Policy with revisions that align with amendments signed into legislation by Governor Tim Walz on May 24, 2024 (Council action)
    2. Approve paying out any accrued ESST for employees who are now exempt from accruing ESST, as part of the legislative amendments (Volunteer Ambulance Attendants (EMTs and Casual Paramedics), Volunteer Firefighters, and Spare Firefighter Engineers) (Council action)
    3. Approve Resolution No. __-2024 approving one and one-half times the regular hourly pay rate for Emergency Medical Technician’s (EMT’s) and Casual Paramedics on some holidays (Council action)
    4. Approve submitting an offer to purchase the property located at 2232 2nd Avenue E (Council action)
  10. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    • Police Monthly Report, June 2024 (Council information)
    • Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, June 2024 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioners meeting minutes – June 25, 2024
  • International Falls Public Library meeting information – July 10, 2024
  • International Falls Land Port of Entry Modernization Project – Community Engagement Sessions – July 30, 2024

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, August 5, 2024, 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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