December 16, 2024 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, December 16, 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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 special Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, December 2, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, December 2, 2024 annual City Council Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearing and Input meeting (Council action)
  4. Minutes of the Monday, December 9, 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. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024, Resolution Approving the Final Tax Levy Collectible 2025 and the 2025 Budget for the City of International Falls, MN (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)

  • Approve 2025 license renewals, as presented

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Approve City support for activities for the Annual Arrowhead Ultra 135 on January 27, 2025, as requested by Jackie and Ken Krueger (Council action)
  2. Request approval of Year 2025 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, as presented (Council action)
  3. Year 2025 city license for Joe Napper, snowplow (Council action)
  4. Approve 2025 regular City Council meeting schedule (Council action)
  5. Consider first reading of Ordinance No. __, 5th Series to amend Section 10-30 Shade Tree Disease Control and Prevention (Council action)
  6. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve stop sign at the intersection of 4th Street and 9th Avenue (Council action)
  7. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve IAMAW Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025 – 2027 with the Firefighter Engineers and Paramedics (Council action)
    2. Approve Financial Management Plan for Utility Funds as presented by Tammy Omdal on November 4, 2024 (Council action)
    3. Approve Grant Agreement- Design Grant for the International Falls; Regional Health and Wellness Center Project utilizing the 2023 $1M Bonding funds Council action)
    4. Approve dsgw Architecture report for the rehabilitation of the Vactor garage, and equipment garage to be financed and paid for with budgeted Street and Sanitary funds (Council action)
    5. Approve proceeding to work with Bolton & Menk along with dsgw Architecture to apply for a low interest Clean Water Partnership Loan through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to construct a new salt storage facility (Council action)
    6. Approve 2025/2026 lobbyist agreement with Capitol Hill Associates (Council action)
  8. Approve removal of Volunteer Firefighter from the International Falls Fire Department due to Civil Service Rule 14 (Council action)
  9. Approve removal of Casual Paramedic from the International Falls Ambulance Service due to inactivity (Council action)
  10. Acknowledge and accept letter of resignation from Emergency Medical Technician from the International Falls Ambulance Service (Council action)
  11. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

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

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Voyageurs National Park Service-Press Release: Winter Visitor Center Hours and Activities – December 9, 2024
  • Arrowhead Transit memo – December 2024

REMINDERS

  1. City offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday 1/2 day Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  2. City offices will be closed for the New Year’s holiday on Wednesday, January 1, 2025
  3. Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, January 6, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. – 5th Avenue West revised special assessment for improvement project
  4. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, January 6, 2025, 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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