January 6, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, January 6, 2025

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, December 16, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025, 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. Approve the second and final reading of Ordinance No.__, 5th Series to amend Section 10-30 Shade Tree Disease Control and Prevention (Council action)
  2. Remove from the table – approving Financial Management Plan for Utility Funds as presented by Tammy Omdal, Northland Securities, Inc. on November 4, 2024 (Council action)
  3. Remove from the table – approving 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)

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 2025 license renewal, as presented.
  2. Approve/allow necessary expenses for Mayor and Councilors to attend 2025 legislative events that pertain to the city business
  3. Approve/allow necessary expenses for Mayor and Councilors to attend 2025 Elected Leaders Institute: Foundational Program and/or Advanced Program offered by the League of Minnesota Cities
  4. Approve/allow necessary expenses for City Attorney Nelson to attend the LMC Minnesota Associate of City Attorneys 2025 Annual Conference February 6-7, 2025 in Bloomington, MN
  5. Approve travel and continuing education training expenses for Building Official, Kelly Meyers, as presented
  6. Approve travel and continuing education training expenses for public works staff, as presented
  7. Approve IRS mileage reimbursement rate for 2025
  8. Resolution No. __-2025 Delegating authority to make electronic fund transfers to the Finance Officer and City Administrator for 2025

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consider approval of the revised special assessment of the cost of Improvement for Bituminous Paving of 5th Avenue West between 19th Street and 20th Street – public was hearing held January 6, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. (Council action)
  2. Mayoral Proclamation declaring January 26-February 1, 2025 as Catholic Schools Week at St. Thomas Aquinas School (Council action)
  3. Request approval of Year 2025 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, as presented (Council action)
  4. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 Airport Improvement Grant Agreement No. 1058723, for State Project No. A3601-122 (Council action)
  5. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Consider first reading of Contract Ordinance # __- setting rates collected as revenue supporting water and sanitary utility operations for 2025 (Council action)
  6. Consider First Due Agreement for Service Contract for the International Falls Fire/Rescue/EMS – Adam Mannausau, Fire Chief/EMS Director (Council action)
  7. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 adopting and implementing the Rainy River-Rainy Lake Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (Council action)
  8. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

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

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting information – October 17, 2024
  • 2025 Koochiching County Board Meeting Schedule

REMINDERS

  1. Offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 20, 2025
  2. **Next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:30 P.M. 

**Note:  date changed due to Martin Luther King Day holiday 

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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