June 4, 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 4th day of June, 2018 at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Briggs, Droba, Jaksa, and Mayor Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Pearson
| APPROVED agenda with addition | MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the agenda with the following addition:
Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the May 21, 2018 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of May 21, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 24-18 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 24-18 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the first monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs. Councilor Jaksa questioned the negative balance being carried in the Airport Fund. Mayor Anderson explained that it is due to the timing of monies received from grant reimbursement. Motion carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| A Plus Pest Management LLC | Pest Control-City Bch/VNP |
1,200.00 |
63627 |
| Acct Inc | Removal of Pipe & Insulation |
15,300.00 |
63628 |
| Adam Hanson | Travel Expense-Fire |
35.00 |
63629 |
| Adam Matthews | Boys/Girls Jr High Golf 2018 |
1,000.00 |
63630 |
| Ameritas Life Ins Corp | Dental Insurance Premiums |
2,073.20 |
63631 |
| Applied Concepts Inc | Supplies-Unit 3 |
158.00 |
63632 |
| Arrow International Inc | Ambulance Supplies |
1,236.81 |
63633 |
| Ashley Goff | Girls Jr High Softball 2018 |
1,000.00 |
63634 |
| BCBS of MN | Health Insurance Premiums |
4,540.00 |
63635 |
| Borderland Humane Society | Pound Operation |
2,250.00 |
63636 |
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | Ambulance Supplies |
627.10 |
63637 |
| Brad Ettestad | Travel/Meal Allow Reimbursement |
604.60 |
63638 |
| Bremer Cardmember Service | M/R Cat/P&R/Sew DTV Phone/Travel |
9,378.19 |
63639 |
| Chris Raboin | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
63640 |
| City Directories | Admin/Engineer/Building/Street/Water |
1,075.00 |
63641 |
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101 | Lodging Tax Transfer |
286.81 |
63642 |
| City Water Department | City Buildings-Water Usage |
1,307.16 |
63643 |
| CLIA Laboratory Program | Ambulance Certification Fee |
150.00 |
63644 |
| Convention & Visitors Bureau | Lodging Tax |
5,449.33 |
63645 |
| Curtis Blue Line | Cloth Allow-M Kostiuk |
13.95 |
63663 |
| Dakota Supply Group | Hydrant Maintenance |
10,383.97 |
63646 |
| DSC Communications | Antennas |
100.00 |
63647 |
| Emergency Automotive Tech Inc | Ford Explorer Outfitting |
268.32 |
63648 |
| Emma Rud | Travel & Training Reimbursement |
323.85 |
63649 |
| Forest Hill Cemetery Assoc. | Monthly Payment |
833.33 |
63650 |
| Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC | Cloth Mortenson/Butts/Baldwin/Mann |
1,318.74 |
63651 |
| Grand Forks Fire Equip LLC | Altair Gas Detector-Repair |
496.00 |
63652 |
| Graybar | Smokey Bear/Scheela Score/Electrical |
2,556.14 |
63653 |
| Greentech Manufacturing Inc | Maintenance & Repair- Water Dept |
44.70 |
63654 |
| Grotberg Electronics LLC | Outfit New Squad/Strip Old |
1,850.00 |
63655 |
| Hach Company | Chemicals/Lab Supplies |
436.69 |
63656 |
| Hawkins Inc | Chemicals |
3,409.95 |
63657 |
| Hibbing Community College | Trenching/Excavating Training |
1,333.69 |
63658 |
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Supplies-Bldg Official/Admin/Eng |
351.68 |
63659 |
| ISD #361 | Breach and Pull Project |
550.00 |
63660 |
| IUOE Local 49 | Health Insurance Premiums |
28,844.00 |
63661 |
| Kantor Electric Inc | Building Maintenance-Library/Pound |
2,491.90 |
63662 |
| Lakehead Trucking Inc | Ballfield Lime |
1,426.00 |
63664 |
| Lawrence Lamon | UB Overpayment Refund |
93.23 |
63665 |
| Macqueen Equipment Inc | Parts-Sweeper/Vactor Attachments |
6,927.84 |
63666 |
| Marco | Microsoft Exchange |
342.00 |
63667 |
| Marco Griffith | Jr High Boys Track Coach 2018 |
1,000.00 |
63668 |
| Matthew B. Mackenzie | Jr High Baseball Coach 2018 |
500.00 |
63669 |
| Melanie Clarity | Sewing-Mannausau |
32.00 |
63670 |
| Menards International Falls | Tool & Sup Grnd/Wtr/PR/Light/Adm |
967.55 |
63671 |
| Michael Gedde | Travel And Training Expense |
35.00 |
63672 |
| Michele McDonald | Girls Jr High Track Coach 2018 |
1,000.00 |
63673 |
| Minnesota Dept of Health | State Test Fee |
4,273.00 |
63674 |
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Utilities |
829.35 |
63675 |
| Minnesota Power | Opt2 Light/45w Led St Light |
614.58 |
63676 |
| Mn Dept of Labor & Industry | Inspect-Fire/Scheela/Smokey Bear |
293.00 |
63677 |
| MTI Distributing Inc | Mowers VNP |
1,549.98 |
63678 |
| North Star Publishing | Forms – Fire |
91.67 |
63679 |
| Otis Elevator Company | Elevator Repair-Municipal Building |
1,388.30 |
63680 |
| PBBS Equipment Corporation | Portable Steam Boiler Repair |
2,688.50 |
63681 |
| Premier Pyrotechnics | Fireworks |
600.00 |
63682 |
| Rainy Lake Oil | Acct Deposit Refund 516 2nd Ave |
20.00 |
63683 |
| Range Paper Corp | Cleaning Supplies-VNP/Bldgs/Garage |
1,213.16 |
63684 |
| Robert Anderson | Travel Expense |
116.62 |
63685 |
| Robert Bahr | Top Soil |
1,000.00 |
63686 |
| Roche’s Towing | Towing-Police |
80.00 |
63687 |
| Ronning’s | Clothing Allowance-Lynch |
174.99 |
63688 |
| Scott Wherley | Jr High Baseball Coach 2018 |
1,000.00 |
63689 |
| Sewer Cleaning Service | 9th Ave & 13th St |
145.00 |
63690 |
| Small Town Tech Inc | Battery – Water Dept |
50.49 |
63691 |
| Steven M Shermoen | Legal Fees |
7,858.00 |
63692 |
| Streicher’s Inc | Clothing Allowance-J Mastin/Lessard |
414.93 |
63693 |
| Tanner Bombenger | Travel Expense |
222.48 |
63694 |
| Taylor’s Plumbing & Htg LLC | Building Maintenance-City Beach |
534.90 |
63695 |
| Teleflex Medical | Ambulance Supplies |
493.67 |
63696 |
| The Nelson Trust | Health Insurance Premiums |
33,690.00 |
63697 |
| The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters | Supplies-Fire |
42.97 |
63698 |
| The Sherwin Williams Co-Bemidji | Paint |
3,113.93 |
63699 |
| Tom Lynch | Travel Expense |
172.45 |
63700 |
| Tom Vellieux | Acct Deposit Refund |
20.00 |
63701 |
| United Rentals Inc | Rental-Water |
1,679.89 |
63702 |
| Up North Builders | Door Replacement Project |
10,369.97 |
63703 |
| Viking Electric Supply Inc | Scheela Field/Elect Supplies |
1,470.14 |
63704 |
| Viking Industrial Center | Survey Marking Paint/Supplies Water |
232.41 |
63705 |
| Wagner Construction Inc | Washed Sand/Ready Mix |
678.00 |
63706 |
| Wherley Motors Inc | 2015 Ford Taurus-Remove Striping |
236.00 |
63707 |
| Widseth Smith Nolting | PI Wtr/Bit Pav/Sew/Alley/MSA9th Av |
31,936.58 |
63708 |
| William Bacon | Travel And Training Expense |
222.48 |
63709 |
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | |||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance |
269.67 |
99789 |
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance |
9.64 |
99790 |
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding |
33,874.01 |
99791 |
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund | Retirement |
2,568.74 |
99792 |
| Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S. |
120.00 |
99793 |
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues |
147.00 |
99794 |
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment |
438.84 |
99795 |
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding |
7,096.76 |
99796 |
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp |
6,642.00 |
99797 |
| PERA | Retirement |
28,053.73 |
99798 |
| Sun Life Financial | Supplemental Life Insurance |
499.86 |
99799 |
| Sun Life Financial Vol. LTD | Vol. LTD Insurance |
513.02 |
99800 |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| PUBLIC HEARING | None. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS | None. |
| APPROVED Consent Agenda as presented | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:
Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: | |
| Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Annual Report – Pete Schultz | Pete Schultz, Convention and Visitors Bureau, presented the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau 2018 Annual Report. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 25-18 authorizing execution of Minnesota Department of Transportation FY2019 Grant Agreement for Air Service Marketing | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to adopt Resolution No. 25-18 authorizing execution of Minnesota Department of Transportation FY2019 Grant Agreement for Air Service Marketing between the State of Minnesota and International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 26-18 18 approving Premises Permit Application for the International Voyageurs Snowmobile Club | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 26-18 approving Premises Permit Application for the International Voyageurs Snowmobile Club to allow pull tabs and electronic pull tabs at JC’s House of Fine Foods and Spirits LLC, 1500 Hwy 71, Int’l Falls, MN. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED Agreement between the City and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local #49 for the Public Works and Administrative Office Staff, effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020 | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve the Agreement between the City and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local #49 for the Public Works and Administrative Office Staff, effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, and authorize signatures. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| TABLED agreement with CGI Communications, Inc. to prepare an approved, no cost Community Video Program available for viewer access for three years from a link on our web site, and authorize signatures | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve agreement with CGI Communications, Inc. to prepare an approved, no cost Community Video Program available for viewer access for three years from a link on our web site, and authorize signatures. Motion seconded by Mayor Anderson. Councilor Jaksa explained that she had several issues with this agreement. Firstly, she felt the City should not be using the City’s website to link to and advertise for other businesses. Secondly, she found complaints made against CGI Communications, Inc. Thirdly, she felt we should not be allowing monies from these local businesses to go outside of the community, but attempt to partner with a local business to create the video content. Councilor Droba echoed Councilor Jaksa’s statement that other local businesses are fully capable of doing the same work and the City should be offering them the first chance to do the work before allowing a company from outside the area. City Administrator Anderson stated that CGI Communications, Inc. had a clean Better Business Bureau record, only one complaint in their 30 years of doing business, they had quality video examples from other cities, and the marketing effort is at no cost to the City. Councilor Briggs agreed with Councilors Droba and Jaksa that the City should offer this opportunity to local businesses first. MOTION by Councilor Briggs to table this item for one month until the July 2, 2018 City Council meeting in order to explore local business alternatives. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa. Mayor Anderson stated that he believes one month is too long to wait, and that two weeks is more appropriate. Motion passed 3-1 with Councilors Briggs, Droba, and Jaksa voting “yea,” and Mayor Anderson voting “nay.” |
| APPROVED resetting public hearing on Ordinance for proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter to 4:15 P.M., July 2, 2018 | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve resetting the public hearing on Ordinance for proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter to 4:15 P.M., July 2, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS: Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Administrator Anderson reminded everyone of the Charter Commission meeting on June 6, 2018 at 5:00 P.M., the Special Police Department Fund Committee meeting on June 7, 2018 at 10:00 A.M., and the Human Resources Committee meeting on June 7, 2018 at 3:00 P.M.
City Attorney Shermoen indicated he was pleased with the approval of the Charter Commission appointments. Steve expects to have updates at the next Council meeting on the Donahue property. Fire Chief Mannausau gave a brief written report for May 2018. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Councilor Droba informed the Council that he would be scheduling a Budget and Finance meeting for July to discuss the Council’s priorities for the 2019 budget year.
Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated June 4, 2018. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that the next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 18, 2018 at 4:30 P.M and adjourned the meeting at 5:47 P.M. |
ATTEST: Robert W. Anderson, Mayor
Kenneth R. Anderson, City Administrator
