August 19, 2024 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, August 19, 2024

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, August 5, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, August 12, 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)

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Consider appoint to the Housing & Redevelopment Authority board (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 purchase of the property located at 2232 2nd Avenue East, Parcel ID No. 92-105-00011 (Council action)
  2. Approve 2025 Integrity Employee Benefits renewal (Council action)
  3. Approve Resolution No. __-2024 setting Hearing on Proposed Assessment of the cost of Improvement for Bituminous Paving of 5th Avenue West between 19th Street and 20th Street (Council action)
  4. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve advertising the 6th Street Lead Service Line (LSL) water services replacement project (Council action)
  5. Legislation and Land Use Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve 2024 license application for Timber Pins Bowling Center-Aundrea Howard for On-Sale Liquor, On-Sale Sunday, Restaurant, Bowling Alley, and Pool Tables (Council action)
  6. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve Certification of Local Government Approval for nonprofit organizations receiving ESG funds from State recipients (Council action)
  7. Budget & Finance Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Consider first reading of Ordinance No. __, 5th Series to amend Section 2-9, Salaries of Mayor and Councilor (Council action)
  8. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

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

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) Legislator of Distinction for 2024 – Senator Grant Hauschild
  • League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) Legislator of Distinction for 2024 – Representative Roger Skraba
  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioners July 23, 2024 meeting minutes
  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioners August 20, 2024 meeting agenda
  • International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees meeting information – August 14,2024
  • 988 Geo Routing notice of implementation

REMINDERS

  1. City Offices closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 2, 2024
  2. **Next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 3, 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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