April 21, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, April 21, 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, April 7, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, April 14, 2025 Committee-of-the-Whole 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

  • Public Hearing on Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Bonds for renovations of the Public Works equipment garage and sewer vactor garage – George Eilertson, Northland Securities, and Ted Brokaw, Director of Public Works

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)

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2025 giving preliminary approval for the issuance of General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan Bonds in an amount not to exceed $2,755,000 and adopting the City of International Falls Capital Improvement Plan – George Eilertson, Northland Securities, and Ted Brokaw, Director of Public Works (Council action)
  2. Consider request to co-sponsor the Koochiching Labor Assembly, Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 1, 2025, approval to request closure of 3rd Street from MnDOT, and use of Smokey Bear Park, Mark Thorpe (Council action)
  3. Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming April 21-28, 2025 as International Dark Sky Week in International Falls (Council action)
  4. Letter of Support – MATI (Kootasca) grant application (Council action)
  5. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2025 approving 2025 Wages for Part-Time/Volunteer/Paid On-Call Employees (Council action)
  6. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2025 approving 2025 Wages and Benefits for Nonunion, Salaried Employees (Council action)
  7. Approve internal promotion for the Lead Equipment Operator position (Council action)
  8. Approve internal posting of vacant position created by the internal promotion for the Lead Equipment Operator position (Council action)
  9. Public Works Recommendation(s):
    1. Approve signage change on Shorewood Dr and authorize city engineer to work with MnDOT on additional signage at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Shorewood Dr. (Council action)
  10. Approve renewal agreement with Hometown Billing LLC for ambulance accounts receivable billing effective May 18, 2025 with new billing rates effective June 1, 2025 (Council action)
  11. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 authorizing execution of updated Mn Department of Transportation Airport Improvement Grant excluding Land Acquisition – Minnesota Agreement No. 1052526, Project No. A3601-118 (Council action)
  12. Acknowledge the Certificate of Clinical Excellence presented to the International Falls Ambulance Service by the Minnesota Office of Emergency Medical Services (Council information)
  13. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. Recall Petition update – City Administrator (Council information)
    2. Police Monthly Report, March 2025 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions 

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls Public Library meeting information – April 9, 2025

REMINDERS

  1. Small Cities Open Book meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 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. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, May 5, 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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