APPROVED agenda with the additions and deletion as presented

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the agenda with the following additions and deletion:

• Addition of #6 & #7 under New Business:
  
  • Consider WSN Proposal to provide Engineering Services for Sewer and Water GIS Information Buildout for a not-to-exceed fee of $16,500
    
  • Consider approving expenditure to advertise thank you and volunteer recognition for those participating in the Neighborly Clean-up Day, Councilor Jaksa
    
• Deletion of #2 under Opening Bids:
  
  • Discuss purchase or lease of portable and mobile radios for the Fire and Public Works Departments
    

Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the July 3, 2017 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of July 3, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 40-17 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to adopt Resolution No. 40-17 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

Alex Air Apparatus Inc 

Supplies – Fire Dept 

68.00  

61457 

AmeriPride Services

Cleaning Service 

1,161.09  

61458 

Andrew Holler 

Misc Lawn Cleanups 

490.00  

61459 

APG Media of MN

Finance Officer Hiring

931.60  

61460 

Aqua-Pure Inc 

Polymer/Qrtly Service 

3,307.00  

61461 

Battalion Distributing 

Supplies-Ambulance 

100.80  

61462 

Border Boxes 

Shipping-Amb/Water Plant 

124.25  

61463 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

1,820.03  

61464 

Bowman Construction Co 

Crusher Fines 

2,400.00  

61465 

Bremer Cardmember Service 

Adm/Police/Fire/B.O./Street/Amb 

4,578.00  

61466 

Brian Briggs 

Council Contingency 

500.00  

61467 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101

Water Adm Expenses 

18,285.00  

61468 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401

Water Funds Transfer 

25,000.00  

61469 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403

Water Funds Transfer 

17,428.00  

61470 

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach 

53.11

61471 

Civic Systems LLC

Semi-Annual Software Support 

6,250.00  

61472 

Civicplus 

Qtrly Web Hosting & Support 

1,232.84  

61473 

Community Design Group 

Intl Falls Comprehensive Plan 

4,324.80  

61474 

Corrin’s Plumbing & Heating 

Steam to Water Conversion/Repairs

6,926.07  

61475 

Crandall’s Septic Pumping 

Playground Portable Johns 

900.00  

61476 

Dakota Supply Group 

Air Release Valves 

1,186.36  

61477 

E Kooch Sanitary Sewer Dist 

City Beach/Water Plant 

189.00

61478 

Emergency Automotive Tech Inc 

New Squad Car Parts 

49.72  

61479 

Essentia Health  

Oxygen 

141.36  

61480 

Falls Lumber Company 

M&R/Supplies/Tools-St/P&R/Grds 

820.94  

61481 

Forestland Sales & Service 

Gas- Amb/Water Plant

56.51  

61482 

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Mthly Garbage Service 

1,451.97  

61483 

Frontier 

Monthly Telephone Service 

2,426.20  

61484 

Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC

Clothing Allowance-Ambulance 

363.91  

61485 

Graybar 

Electrical Supplies

727.44  

61486 

Hawkins Inc 

Soda Ash 

11,556.00  

61487 

HD Supply Waterworks Ltd

Registers 

1,143.80  

61488 

Hibbing Community College 

Training-Police Dept 

225.00  

61489 

Intellipay Inc 

Monthly Fees 

89.84  

61490 

JOBSHQ

Finance Officer Hiring 

727.56  

61491 

K & K Meyers Inc 

Supplies/Bldg Maint – Street Dept 

1,244.88  

61492 

K-Mart #9689 

Supplies – Ambulance/Housing 

35.78  

61493 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas-Grds/St/Garage/Eng/P&R/Water

2,588.40  

61494 

Kooch County Hwy Dept 

PI Storm Sewer

3,156.04  

61495 

Lawson Products Inc 

Batteries/Supplies 

756.99  

61496 

League of Minnesota Cities

Conference Registration-Droba

450.00  

61497 

MacQueen Equipment Inc

Supplies-Street 

744.65  

61498 

Mannco Trucking Inc 

Inspections/Supplies &Parts

415.80  

61499 

MedicareBlue RX

Health Insurance Premiums 

1,844.50  

61500 

Menards International Falls 

St/Fire/Amb/Grds/Hous/Bldg Off 

480.48

61501 

Michael Musich 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

61502 

Minnesota Energy Resources 

Utilities 

48.93  

61503 

Minnesota Power 

Utilities 

7,111.14  

61504 

N Kooch Area Sanitary District 

Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge 

103,349.50  

61505 

NAPA Falls Supply

Supp/Tools/Oil – Garage&Water 

368.38  

61506 

North Star Publishing 

Logo Paper/Env – Water Dept 

1,420.28  

61507 

Northeast Service Cooperative 

Health Insurance Premiums 

4,448.00  

61508 

Northern Business Services LLC

Office Supplies-Water Adm/Admin 

50.16  

61509 

Northern Light Region 

Finance Officer Hiring 

170.50  

61510 

Northern Lumber & Hardware 

Supp/Maint-P&R/St/B&G/Water 

424.30  

61511 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc

Supp/Parts – St/Water/Gar/Fire

1,339.63  

61512 

Pace Analytical Services Inc 

City Beach Water Testing 

30.00  

61513 

Pelland Welding, Inc. 

Supplies – Grds/Water/St Gar 

128.15  

61514 

Praxair Distribution Inc 

Oxygen 

437.75  

61515 

Provantage LLC

Admin It Equipment 

159.79  

61516 

Rainy Lake Designs 

Landscaping 

2,761.78  

61517 

Rainy Lake Medical Center 

Medical Supplies 

729.34  

61518 

Rainy Lake Oil 

Oil-Water Dept 

1,194.16  

61519 

Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC

Gas – Grds/Police/Fire/St/Elec 

1,782.39  

61520 

Range Paper Corp 

Supplies-Street/Bldg&Grd/VNP

1,604.33  

61521 

Roche’s Towing 

Lift Rental/Maint-Fire/Towing 

1,336.10  

61522 

Star Tribune 

Finance Officer Hiring 

1,399.00  

61523

Stock Tire Company 

Parts-Street 

7.99  

61524 

Streicher’s Inc 

Clothing Allowance-Kennedy 

167.97  

61525 

Super One Foods 

Supplies-Amb/4th of July-Fire

129.85  

61526 

The Journal 

Agendas/Minutes 

3,282.18  

61527 

The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters

Supplies-Water 

38.99  

61528 

Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp 

Water Plant Elevator Maint 

656.16  

61529 

Unique Photoworks 

Photos 

3.73  

61530 

Van Iwaarden Associates 

GASB 67/68 Pension Acct Report

1,000.00  

61531 

Verizon Wireless 

Wireless Service 

664.95  

61532 

Viking Electric Supply Inc 

Supplies-St Lighting 

459.07  

61533 

Wagner Construction Inc 

Maint-Grounds/Sidewalks 

1,805.00  

61534 

Wherley Motors Inc

2012 Ford Amb/2014 Ford Explorer 

412.10  

61535 

Widseth Smith Nolting 

Engineering Services 

26,932.23  

61536 

Willi Kostiuk 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

61537 

Xerox Corporation 

Mthly Charges-Fire/St/Police/Water

1,620.03

61538 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC

Supplemental Insurance

269.67

99390

AllState – American Heritage

Supplemental Insurance

9.64

99391

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

39,701.32

99392

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund

Retirement 

2,566.80

99393

City of Intl Falls

HRA Police/Fire

520.00

99394

City of Intl Falls

Health Insurance – 49er’s

1864.00

99395

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

110.00 

99396

IAMAW District W33

Union Dues

1485.00

99397

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

119.00

99398

IUOE Operating Engineers 

Union Dues

850.00 

99399

MN Benefits Association 

MBA

25.43 

99400

MN Child Support Pmt Center

Wage Assignment 

319.79

99401

MN Department of Revenue

State Withholding 

7,382.05

99402

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

6,508.00

99403

NCPERS Minnesota 

PERA Life Insurance 

64.00 

99404

No Koochiching Area Sanitary Dist.

Health Insurance Premiums

233.60

99405

PERA 

Retirement 

27,739.63 

99406

AUDIENCE

None.

PUBLIC HEARING

None.

OPENING BIDS (AND/OR QUOTES):

APPROVED low quote(s) from three vendors for Fire Dept. helmets, hoods, boots, and gloves

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve low quote(s) from three vendors for Fire Dept. helmets, hoods, boots, and gloves in the total amount of $25,595.50 payable from the Fire Dept. budget, capital outlay for equipment. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

Presentation by Community Design Group/WSB regarding the July 10, 2017 Comprehensive Plan vision and values statements and analysis of existing conditions; Antonio Rosell, Jono Cowgill, Breanne Rothstein

Jono Cowgill, Community Design Group, updated the Council on the status of the Comprehensive Plan. He informed them that they have now closed off the community engagement process and will be using the feedback to develop a vision statement and a set of value statements. They are planning to have the drafts of the six plan sections wrapped up by the end of August and will then seek Council approval.

Breanne Rothstein, WSB & Associates, was also present to give an update on the zoning and subdivision ordinances. She will be working on land use (zoning) and subdivision regulation amendments, which are key factors in implementing the guidelines in the Comprehensive Plan. She noted that she will begin with an audit of the current ordinances and policies and will then develop a list of ordinances and policies that they will focus on developing updates and amendments.

CONSENT AGENDA

None.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED request to close 2^nd Street between 9^th and 10^th Avenues for a neighborhood street party

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve request to close 2^nd Street between 9^th and 10^th Avenues for a neighborhood street party from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Mayoral Proclamation establishing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Color the World Orange Day on November 6, 2017 and CRPS Awareness Month – November 2017

MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Mayoral Proclamation establishing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Color the World Orange Day on November 6, 2017 and CRPS Awareness Month – November 2017. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

APPROVED appointment of Christine Carlson, Janelle Johnson, and Jared Baldwin to serve in EMT-B position in the Fire/Rescue/EMS Dept.

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve appointment of Christine Carlson, Janelle Johnson, and Jared Baldwin to serve in EMT-B position in the Fire/Rescue/EMS Dept., effective upon application review and licensure by the State EMSRB. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Joint Powers Agreement Establishing a Joint Recreation Commission and Defining its Powers for 2017/2018

MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Joint Powers Agreement Establishing a Joint Recreation Commission and Defining its Powers for 2017/2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

Review approval steps and request of Granite Digital Realty for tax abatement and consider draft resolution setting a Pay-As-You-Go Tax Abatement Hearing

MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to 1) authorize staff to coordinate with the developer and City consultants (Mary Ippel, Briggs and Morgan, for legal and Northland Securities, for financial advisory services) to further refine the analysis, develop the business subsidy and other policies, and prepare approval documents before the public hearing is held; and 2) authorize the City Administrator and Mayor to set the date and advertise the notice of public hearing when sufficient information is prepared to meet statutory requirements. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

APPROVED WSN Proposal to provide Engineering Services for Sewer and Water GIS Information Buildout

MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve WSN Proposal to provide Engineering Services for Sewer and Water GIS Information Buildout for a not-to-exceed fee of $16,500. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously.

APPROVED expenditure to advertise thank you and volunteer recognition for those participating in the Neighborly Clean-up Day

MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve expenditure to advertise thank you and volunteer recognition for those participating in the Neighborly Clean-up Day. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson. Councilor Droba stated that although he supports this, he does not believe this is an approved public expenditure. Motion carried 4-1 with Councilors Briggs, Pearson, Jaksa, and Mayor Anderson voting “yea” and Councilor Droba voting “nay.”

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads

City Attorney Shermoen mentioned that he met with Matt Donahue last week, received an estimate from Mr. Donahue for the signage at the Donahue Trail, and has forwarded that estimate to the City Administrator so it can be considered as part of the budget process.

Police Chief Mastin gave a brief report for June 2017.

Kelly Meyers presented the Building Permit Quarterly Report for 2^nd Quarter 2017.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Councilor Droba stated that there is a Budget & Finance Committee meeting on Monday, July 24^th at 2:00 P.M.

Mayor Anderson mentioned that there is a Public Works & Infrastructure meeting on July 26^th at 1:00 P.M. and also handed out a written Mayor’s report dated July 17, 2017.

AUDIENCE 

None.

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that the next regular City Council meeting is set for Monday, August 7, 2017 at 4:30 P.M. He adjourned the meeting at 5:35 P.M.