April 16, 2018 City Council Minutes
4:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of International Falls, Minnesota was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 16th day of April, 2018 at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Droba, Jaksa, Pearson, and Mayor Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Briggs
| APPROVED agenda with additions | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve the agenda with the following additions:
Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the April 2, 2018 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of April 2, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 18-18 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 18-18 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| Allied Generators | Generator Inspections |
3,433.03 |
63316 |
|
| AmeriPride Services | Cleaning Service |
907.05 |
63317 |
|
| Aqua-Pure Inc | Polymer/Qrtly Service |
4,700.00 |
63318 |
|
| Border Boxes | Shipping-Ambulance/Water Plant |
204.75 |
63319 |
|
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | Ambulance Supplies |
625.75 |
63320 |
|
| Bowman Construction Co | Crusher Fines |
10,260.00 |
63321 |
|
| Bremer Cardmember Service | Admin/Police/Fire/Amb/Street/Water |
5,112.83 |
63322 |
|
| Carrot-Top Industries Inc | Old Glory Banner |
142.13 |
63323 |
|
| City of Fargo, North Dakota | Water Lab Tests |
80.00 |
63324 |
|
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101 | Water Adm Transfer |
9,951.67 |
63325 |
|
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401 | Water Funds Transfer |
62,500.00 |
63326 |
|
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403 | Water Funds Transfer |
25,760.42 |
63327 |
|
| City of Ranier | Water – City Beach |
11.00 |
63328 |
|
| Clarey’s Safety Equip Inc | Chem Assessment Team-Gas |
321.04 |
63329 |
|
| Community Design Group | Intl Falls Comprehensive Plan |
2,184.00 |
63330 |
|
| Core & Main | Meter Parts |
1,778.31 |
63331 |
|
| Corrin’s Plumbing & Heating | Bldg Repairs-Lib/WaterPl/Bandshell |
1,675.18 |
63332 |
|
| Department of Employment | Benefit Pmt-Amb |
1,980.46 |
63333 |
|
| DSC Communications | Cable-Fire/Adm/Water |
1,175.00 |
63334 |
|
| E Kooch Sanitary Sewer Dist | City Beach/Water Plant |
189.00 |
63335 |
|
| Earl F Andersen | Sign Posts/Bench |
5,482.89 |
63336 |
|
| Emergency Automotive Tech Inc | Ford Sedan Outfitting-Police |
1,918.85 |
63337 |
|
| Entenmann-Rovin Co | Clothing Allow-J Mastin |
119.00 |
63338 |
|
| Essentia Health | Oxygen |
259.16 |
63339 |
|
| Expert T Billing | Amb Transports |
2,538.00 |
63340 |
|
| Falls Lumber Company | Supplies-Street/P&R/Street |
318.29 |
63341 |
|
| Forestland Sales & Service | WaterPl/Amb/Water Tires-Water |
393.18 |
63342 |
|
| Forterra Pipe & Precast | Storm Sewer |
5,992.48 |
63343 |
|
| Friend’s Garbage Service LLC | Monthly Garbage Service |
1,769.04 |
63344 |
|
| Frontier | Monthly Phone Service |
2,388.36 |
63345 |
|
| Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC | Clothing-Harris/Maish/Amb |
735.03 |
63346 |
|
| Graybar | Bldg Maint-Fire Department |
54.54 |
63347 |
|
| Hotsy Minnesota | St Garage – Maint Repair Equip |
452.13 |
63348 |
|
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Supplies-Administration |
44.89 |
63349 |
|
| Intellipay Inc | Monthly Fees |
96.10 |
63350 |
|
| J. N. Johnson Fire & Safety | Inspections-City Bldgs/Fire/Water |
1,339.20 |
63351 |
|
| K & K Meyers Inc | Door Repairs-Police |
704.39 |
63352 |
|
| Kenneth R Anderson | Travel Expenses |
60.17 |
63353 |
|
| Koerter’s Amoco | Gas-Grounds/St/Garage/Water |
2,531.10 |
63354 |
|
| Kooch County Auditor/Treasurer | LEC Qrtly Lease/Spec Assess. Fees |
18,930.00 |
63355 |
|
| Kooch County Hwy Dept | Culverts |
547.30 |
63356 |
|
| Lawson Products Inc | Electrical Supplies/Batteries |
439.25 |
63357 |
|
| League of Minnesota Cities | Conference Registration-Droba |
99.00 |
63358 |
|
| MacQueen Equipment Inc | Vactor Training |
50.00 |
63359 |
|
| Mannco Trucking Inc | Parts-Street/Fire |
248.64 |
63360 |
|
| MedicareBlue RX | Health Insurance Premiums |
1,704.00 |
63361 |
|
| Melanie Clarity | Sewing – Ambulance |
8.00 |
63362 |
|
| Menards International Falls | Supplies-Water/Fire/GGB/Police/Fire |
809.12 |
63363 |
|
| Michael Musich | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
63364 |
|
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Monthly Utility |
113.73 |
63365 |
|
| MN Dept of Labor & Industry | Boiler Inspection-Municipal Bldg |
100.00 |
63366 |
|
| N Kooch Area Sanitary District | Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge |
83,118.85 |
63367 |
|
| NAPA Falls Supply | Parts-Amb/St Garage/Water |
176.64 |
63368 |
|
| Northeast Service Cooperative | Health Insurance Premiums |
5,248.00 |
63369 |
|
| Northern Lumber & Hardware | Supplies-St Garage/Water/Fire/Arena |
319.75 |
63370 |
|
| ON2 Solutions | Street Light Poles |
1,400.00 |
63371 |
|
| O’Reilly Automotive Inc | Parts-Police/Garage/St/Fire/P&R |
553.41 |
63372 |
|
| Pelland Welding, Inc. | Parts-Street/Grds/Garage |
184.89 |
63373 |
|
| Pitney Bowes Inc | Ink Cartridges-Postage Machine |
113.04 |
63374 |
|
| Powerplan | Parts-Unit 126/Street |
3,298.15 |
63375 |
|
| Praxair Distribution Inc | Oxygen |
129.73 |
63376 |
|
| Rainy Lake Medical Center | Medical Supplies |
433.66 |
63377 |
|
| Rainy Lake Oil | Oil-Water Dept |
124.00 |
63378 |
|
| Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC | GGB/Police/Bldg Off./St/Amb/Water |
3,047.29 |
63379 |
|
| Range Paper Corp | Cleaning Supplies-Fire |
441.70 |
63380 |
|
| Shannon’s Inc | Bldg Maint |
7,495.00 |
63381 |
|
| Soundnorth | Office Supplies-Water/Street |
55.97 |
63382 |
|
| St Louis County Auditor | Reg Radio Board/Shield Charges |
1,689.65 |
63383 |
|
| Streicher’s Inc | Clothing-R Mastin/Tilander |
247.96 |
63384 |
|
| Super One Foods | Safety Training |
152.51 |
63385 |
|
| The Journal | Agendas/Min./Hwy53/Summer Empl |
2,161.49 |
63386 |
|
| The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters | Water Department Boots |
59.99 |
63387 |
|
| The Sand Creek Group Ltd | Employee Assistance Program |
2,747.25 |
63388 |
|
| United Rentals Inc | Rental-Street |
2,542.80 |
63389 |
|
| Verizon Wireless | Monthly Cellular Service |
942.81 |
63390 |
|
| Widseth Smith Nolting | PI Watermain/San Sewer/Storm/MSA |
25,208.41 |
63391 |
|
| Willi Kostiuk | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
63392 |
|
| WMG Lyfjaberg LLC | Medical Director |
300.00 |
63393 |
|
| WPS Tricare for Life | Ambulance Overpayment Refund |
691.01 |
63394 |
|
| Xerox Corporation | Fire/Water Plant/Street/Admin/Gar |
1,789.91 |
63395 |
|
| Wherley Motors | 2018 Ford Taurus Police Sedan |
25,295.00 |
63413 |
|
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | ||||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance |
269.67 |
99739 |
|
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance |
9.64 |
99740 |
|
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding |
36,164.06 |
99741 |
|
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund | Retirement |
2,655.15 |
99742 |
|
| City of Int’l Falls | HRA Police/Fire |
598.00 |
99743 |
|
| City of Int’l Falls | 49ers Health Insurance |
2088.00 |
99744 |
|
| Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S. |
130.00 |
99745 |
|
| IAMAW District W33 | Union Dues |
1,565.00 |
99746 |
|
| IF Fire Dept Relief | Dues |
378.00 |
99747 |
|
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues |
133.00 |
99748 |
|
| Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers | Union Dues |
862.50 |
99749 |
|
| MN Benefits Association | Suppl Life Insurance |
25.43 |
99750 |
|
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment |
319.79 |
99751 |
|
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding |
7,346.73 |
99752 |
|
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp |
6,780.00 |
99753 |
|
| NCPERS Minnesota | Suppl PERA Life Insurance |
48.00 |
99754 |
|
| North Kooch Area Sanitary District | Health Insurance Premiums |
50.00 |
99755 |
|
| PERA | Retirement |
28,979.23 |
99756 |
|
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| PUBLIC HEARING | None. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS | None. |
| APPROVED Consent Agenda as presented | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:
Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: | |
| ADOPTED Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming April 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming April 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Motion seconded by Councilor Pearson and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming May 2018 as Mental Health Month | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to adopt Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming May 2018 as Mental Health Month. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED hire of a partial list of 2018 summer part-time employees | MOTION by Councilor Pearson to approve hire of a partial list of 2018 summer part-time employees as follows:
Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 19-18 accepting the donation of 1531 2nd Ave. East from U.S. Bank National Association | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to adopt Resolution No. 19-18 accepting the donation of 1531 2nd Ave. East from U.S. Bank National Association contingent upon all associated bills being paid, property taxes current, and a clear title. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. Councilor Droba inquired as to why the City should take ownership of the property, which would take it off the tax roll, when the City could instead demolish the home for U.S. Bank National Association and leave the property in their ownership. Building Official Kelly Meyers explained that the parties interested in purchasing the property have not wanted to fix the property to the extent required by Building Code. Meyers noted that while it is one additional property the City would be required to maintain, it would alleviate staffing problems that are a constant with this property. Motion passed 3-1 with Councilors Droba, Jaksa, and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Pearson voting “nay.” |
| APPROVED Amanda Steffen as 2018 Camp Host at City Beach | City Administrator Anderson informed the Council that there were two applicants for the City Beach Camp Host position. The first was Rebecca Hausmann, who was available to serve from July 1 – July 31, 2018. The second was Amanda Steffen, who was available to serve from mid-May through September 2018. He recommended that the City appoint Amanda Steffen to be the 2018 City Beach Camp Host due to the fact that she is willing to serve all season.
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve Amanda Steffen as the 2018 Camp Host at City Beach contingent upon a satisfactory background check and good references. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS: Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
Building Official/Zoning Administrator Kelly Meyers presented his 1st Quarter Report for 2018 to the City Council. He noted the permit fees collected were up due to the increase in fees. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated April 16, 2018. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Anderson then adjourned the meeting at 4:59 P.M. |
ATTEST: Robert W. Anderson, Mayor
Kenneth R. Anderson, City Administrator
