March 20, 2023 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, March 20, 2023

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, March 6, 2023 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, March 13, 2023 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2023, 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

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 2023 LMCIT Liability Coverage Waiver Form to not waive limits on Municipal Tort Liability and authorize signatures
  2. Approve/allow necessary expenses for elected officials and/or department heads to attend the 2023 League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference June 21-23 in Duluth, MN
  3. Approve ending employment with Makayla Werdier per the International Union of Operating Engineers (Local #49) collective bargaining agreement Article 19 and authorize posting/advertising the Office Clerk position (Council action)
  4. Approve removing Kyle Rasmussen from the position of Spare FireFighter Engineer (Council action)

NEW BUSINESS

  1. County Assessor Open Book meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the County Assessor’s office, 715 4th Street for informal appeal for taxpayers to discuss their property assessment/valuation (Public/Council information)
  2. Adopt Resolution No. __-2023 approving Commercial Loan Program funding in the amount of $24,999.99 as requested by TruStar Federal Credit Union on behalf of Whispering Leaf Irrevocable Trust to improve the building located at 345 3rd Street  – Max Ducharme via Zoom (Council action)
  3. Planning Commission recommendation regarding application to change zoning of parcel from R-1B Residential to M-1B Manufacturing for Shannon’s Inc., David Hebig (Council action)
  4. Adopt Resolution No. __-2023 application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license application and permit for the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in connection with the St Thomas School Gala on Saturday, April 29, 2023 (Council action)
  5. Adopt Resolution No.     ­-2023 approving application for exempt permit for MN Deer Hunters Association, Trails End Chapter to conduct a raffle, with the drawing to be held on April 20, 2023 at Backus Community Center (Council action)
  6. Approve first reading of Contract Ordinance for the Repair Flood Damage at City Beach Project  (Council action)
  7. Public Works committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve Survey Services of Holler Field as provided by Bolton & Menk (Council action)
    2. Approve Memorandum of Agreement to plan and implement protection and restoration efforts for the Rainy River – Rainy Lake Watershed as part of the Rainy River – Rainy Lake Planning Group and appoint membership (Council action)
  8. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve participating in the Rainy Lake Coalition (RLC) as it relates to the Canadian National (CN) Railroad Bridge, Mile 85.0 over Rainy River, Ranier, Minnesota (Council action)
    2. Approve entering into a lease agreement with Backus Community Center to provide space for the Police Department (Council action)
    3. Approve participation on the Digital Connection Committee and appoint Todd Ojala, IT as the city representative (Council action)
    4. Approve Frontier quote to upgrade the current phone system from Mitel to YeaLink SIP-T53W for all city departments except for the Administration and Fire/EMS departments (Council action)
  9. Approve purchase of Evidence Locker for the Police Department in the amount of $6,262.00 from line item 101.41100.5600/Capital Outlay Furniture & Equipment (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, February 2023 (Council information)
  1. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors meeting information- February 15, 2023
  • International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees meeting information – March 8, 2023
  • International Falls Recreation Commission meeting information – March 15, 2023
  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioners proposed agenda – Tuesday, March 21, 2023

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, April 3, 2023 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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