February 19, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes

APPROVED agenda with additions/deletions

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve the agenda.

Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch. Motion by Councilor Droba to add agenda item to approve travel expenses for Mayor, City Councilors and City Administrator to attend and testify at the House Committee meeting on the Local Sales and Use Tax on February 25, 2019. Seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the February 4, 2019 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of February 4, 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

Adopted Resolution No. 9-19, approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 9-19 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

Adam Mannausau 

CAT Team Training

70.00  

65442 

Akron Brass Company 

Maint/Repair-Fire 

858.17  

65443 

Alex Air Apparatus Inc.

Supplies – Fire Dept.

18.50  

65444 

All Season Equipment Inc.

Midsota Trailer UT6208

1,987.69  

65445 

AmeriPride Services

Cleaning Service 

1,385.10  

65446 

Andy Kittelson 

Travel Expense 

52.50  

65447 

Badiuk Equipment Inc.

Maint-San Sewer 

20.67  

65448 

Battalion Distributing

Supplies -Water Plant 

137.00  

65449 

Baycom Inc.

Equipment – Squad Cars 

59.00  

65450 

Ben Mortenson 

CAT Team Training

70.00  

65451 

Biller Press 

Parking Ticket Books 

338.54  

65452 

Border Boxes

Shipping-Fire Dept/Water Plnt 

175.50  

65453 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

981.35  

65454 

Brad Hagen 

Travel Expense 

52.50  

65455 

Bremer Cardmember Service 

Automa/Cloth/Travel-Pol/Amb/Fire 

11,814.01

65456 

Brenda Jones 

Water Payment Reimbursement

688.91  

65457 

Brian Briggs 

Annual Reimbursement-Water 

281.09  

65458 

Brian Youso 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

65459 

Cenex Voyageur Fleet 

Gas-Grnds/Pol/Str/Amb/Wtr Plnt 

3,541.62

65460 

Chocolate Moose Restaurant Co 

Crew Meals 

117.97  

65461 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101

Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses

9,951.67  

65462 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401

Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses

66,666.66  

65463 

City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403

Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses

25,760.42  

65464 

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach 

17.36  

65465 

Core & Main 

Supplies-Water Dept.

309.41  

65466 

Crysteel Manufacturing Inc.

Parts-Plow Truck 

1,120.18  

65467 

Epic Threads

Clothing Allowance-M Sears 

90.00  

65468 

Expert T Billing 

Ambulance Transports

3,780.00  

65469 

Falls Lumber Company 

Supplies-Street/Garage 

222.15  

65470 

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Monthly Garbage Service 

1,770.21

65471 

Frontier 

Monthly Telephone Service 

2,522.83  

65472 

Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC

Clothing Allowance-Maish 

341.94  

65473 

Gopher State One-Call 

Monthly Billing 

28.35  

65474 

Graybar 

Supplies-Street Lighting 

69.58  

65475 

Hawkins Inc.

Chemicals 

2,175.08  

65476 

Heiman Fire Equipment Inc.

CAT Team – Coats/Pants/Helmet/Boots

14,007.68  

65477 

Holiday Companies 

Gas-Fire/Str/Amb/Wtr Plnt 

5,323.69  

65478 

Innovative Office Solutions LLC

Supplies-Admin/Street

144.24  

65479 

J. N. Johnson Fire & Safety 

Inspections-Library 

120.90  

65480 

Justin Mostad 

Travel Expense 

52.50  

65481 

K & K Meyers Inc.

Bldg Maint-Gar/Wtr/Wtr Plnt 

994.49  

65482 

Kantor Electric Inc.

Bldg Maint-VNP

116.64  

65483 

Kelly Meyers 

Travel Expense 

549.89  

65484 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas-Str/Gar/Str Light/Wtr Plnt 

930.11  

65485 

Kooch Co Env Services Dept.

Demolition-GGB/Garbage

15.50  

65486

League of Minnesota Cities

Conf. Registration-Krause

225.00  

65487 

Mannco Trucking Inc.

Parts- Unit 151/Lowboy 

1,183.06  

65488 

Marco 

Canon Printer Fees 

23.57  

65489 

Marco – LEC

LEC – C368 Copier Agreement

239.26  

65490 

MedicareBlue RX

Health Insurance Premiums 

1,883.00  

65491 

Melanie Clarity 

Sewing-Mannausau 

8.00  

65492 

Menards International Falls 

Sup-Wtr/Gar/Fire/Wtr Plnt – Ice Shltr 

589.94  

65493 

Michael Musich 

Police Benefit

150.00  

65494 

Minnesota Energy Resources 

Utilities 

9,975.91  

65495 

Minnesota Industries 

Sup/Tools-Wtr/Safety Equip-Str 

316.17  

65496 

Minnesota Power 

Util/Repl 3&5 Opt 2 W/Led St Lghts 

16,685.78  

65497 

Minnesota Rural Water Assoc.

Conference Registration-Water Plant

240.00  

65498 

Municipal Code Corporation 

Minutes Updated on Website

324.00  

65499 

N Kooch Area Sanitary District 

Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge 

76,524.47  

65500 

Napa Falls Supply

Sup/Parts/Tools-Gar/Str/Fire/Wtr 

811.48  

65501 

North Star Publishing 

Envelopes-Water Dept.

833.36  

65502 

Northern Lumber & Hardware 

Sup/Tools-Str/Wtr/Fire/Ice Shelter 

235.74  

65503 

Northern Reliable Agency

Volunteer Fire Dept. Insurance

801.00  

65504 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

Sup/Parts/Tools-Str/Fire/Wtr/Gar 

1,359.78  

65505 

Pelland Welding, Inc. 

Supplies – Fire 

66.00  

65506 

Praxair Distribution Inc.

Oxygen-Ambulance 

254.82  

65507 

Premier Pyrotechnics 

Ice Box Days Fireworks 

2,000.00  

65508 

Rainy Lake Medical Center 

Medical Supplies 

1,080.67  

65509 

Rainy Lake Oil 

Oil-Street Garage 

948.20  

65510 

Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC

Gas – Grounds/Ambulance

70.00  

65511 

Range Paper Corp 

Clean Service-Fire/VNP/Gar/Bldgs

1,609.38  

65512 

Robert Anderson 

Travel Expense 

112.62  

65513 

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.

Hazardous Waste Disposal 

454.61  

65514 

Shamara Danielson

Account Deposit Refund 

20.00  

65515 

Shannon’s Inc.

Maint/Repair – Water Plant 

171.65  

65516 

Sirchie Finger Print Lab 

Evidence Collection Supplies 

63.04  

65517 

Small Town Tech Inc.

Maint/Repair – VNP

183.00  

65518 

State of Minnesota Dept. Of

Program Fees 

100.00  

65519 

Streicher’s Inc.

Cloth Allow-Franz/Mastin/Lynch 

201.93  

65520 

Sun Life Financial 

Life Insurance Premiums 

460.47  

65521 

Taylor’s Plumbing & Htg LLC

Bldg Maint-GGB

815.65  

65522 

Terry Christie 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

65523 

Terry Wood 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

65524 

The Hartford 

Voluntary LTD Insurance

1,026.04  

65525 

The Journal 

Agendas/Minutes/Proclamations 

1,730.64

65526 

Verizon Wireless 

Monthly Cellular Service 

819.47  

65527 

Viking Electric Supply Inc.

Supplies-St Lighting 

306.13  

65528 

Willi Kostiuk 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

65529 

WMG Lyfjaberg LLC

Medical Director 

300.00  

65530 

Xerox Corporation 

Mthly Chgs-Fire/Wtr Pl/St/Admin/Wtr

1,610.13  

65531 

Ziegler Inc.

Equipment Lease 

4,000.00  

65532 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC 

Supplemental Insurance 

218.61

100074

AllState – American Heritage  

Supplemental Insurance 

9.64 

100075

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

38,905.91

100076

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund 

Retirement 

3,127.32

100077

City of Int’l Falls

HRA

546.00

100078

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S.

120.00 

100079

IAMAW District W33

Union Dues

1,635.00

100080

IF Fire Dept Relief

Volunteer Firemen Dues

392.00

100081

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

189.00

100082

Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers

Union Dues

875.00

100083

I.U.O.E. Local 49ers

Health Reimbursement

200.00 

100084 

MN Benefits Association

Suppl Life Insurance

25.43 

100085 

MN Child Support Pmt Center 

Wage Assignment 

211.34

100086

MN Department of Revenue 

State Withholding 

7,953.58

100087

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

7,067.00

100088

PERA 

Life Insurance

48.00

100089

PERA

Retirement

30,749.12

100090

AUDIENCE:

None

PUBLIC HEARING:

None

OPENING BIDS:

None

OLD BUSINESS:

None

APPROVED award of low quotes to 1) BDS Laundry Systems for Washer/Extractor and Drying Cabinet, and 2) to Taylor’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc. for water heater, gas, and plumbing work.

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve award of low quotes to 1) BDS Laundry Systems for Washer/Extractor and Drying Cabinet in the amount of $15,122 plus tax, and 2) to Taylor’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc. for water heater, gas, and plumbing work in the amount of $5,990 plus tax, with total costs payable from 2019 Fire Dept. Budget 101-41200-5600 (MN State Fire Marshall grant of $10,000 has been awarded). Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

APPROVED CONSENT AGENDA:

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:

Year 2019 snowplow licenses

1. TruNorth Properties, LLC

Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED Request for Proposal for upgrading Council Chambers camera and sound system with amendment

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve the Request for Proposal (RFP) for upgrading Council Chambers camera and sound system. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. During discussion Councilor Droba stated his concerns with Option 3 – Upgrade or supplement the Option 2 proposal with additional features including multiple room monitors and camera(s). Due to the costs of Option 3 it would be unrealistic to pursue. Motion by Councilor Droba to amend the RFP by removing Option 3. Motion to amend seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. Motion to approve the main motion as amended carried 4-1 with Councilors Ditsh, Droba, Krause, and Buller “yea” and Mayor Anderson voting “nay” (because many citizen’s don’t have cable TV and the City has higher priorities). 

APPROVED Mayors appointment to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board for 2019 and the Northeast Minnesota Regional Advisory Committee for 2019

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve Mayors appointment of Councilors Droba and Krause (alternate) to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board for 2019 and Nathan Myers and Adam Mannausau (alternate) to the Northeast Minnesota Regional Advisory Committee for 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

APPROVED Resolution No. 10-19 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Rotary Club of International Falls for the Annual Kerry Park Arena Hockey Tournament scheduled for March 15-17

Motion by Councilor Krause to approve Resolution No.
10-19 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Rotary Club of International Falls for the Annual Kerry Park Arena Hockey Tournament scheduled for March 15-17. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

ACCEPTED resignation of Information Systems Administrator effective end of day February 22, 2019

MOTION by Councilor Droba to accept with regret the resignation of Information Systems Administrator effective end of day February 22, 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

APPROVED Police Civil Service Commission updated Eligibility Lists for Part-time Patrol Officer

MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve Police Civil Service Commission updated Eligibility Lists for Part-time Patrol Officers. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

APPROVED Police Civil Service Commission updated Eligibility Lists for Full-time Patrol Officer 

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve Police Civil Service Commission updated Eligibility Lists for Full-time Patrol Officers. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

Rules and Regulations of the Police Civil Service Commission of the City of International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, updated February 5, 2019

Police Chief Mastin presented the Rules and Regulations of the Police Civil Service Commission of the City of International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, updated February 5, 2019, for Council information.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Councilor Ditsch asked for a blight follow up. City Administrator Anderson stated they are working on four properties identified by Councilor Ditsch. City Attorney Shermoen is pursuing court dates for other properties the City Council has approved orders. Councilor Ditsch asked that a report be presented at the next City Council meeting.

Councilor Ditsch addressed his concerns with the deer population in the East Ward. Previous discussion on the topic concluded that hunting is not approved in City limits. Also, there is no City ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer. Comp. Plan has identified 6 to 7 hunting areas within the City limits. Currently waiting the completion of the Comp. Plan.

APPROVED travel expenses for Mayor, City Councilors and City Administrator to attend and testify at the House Comm. meeting on the Local Sales and Use Tax on February 25, 2019

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve travel expenses for the Mayor, City Councilors and City Administrator to attend and testify at the House Committee meeting on H.F. 0144 for the Local Sales and Use Tax to be held on February 25, 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads

City Administrator Anderson informed the group that the North Koochiching Area Sanitary District is requesting a response to the draft Inflow and Infiltration Agreement.

City Attorney Shermoen shared that he does not have a report on Sentence to Service maintaining the Gardens yet. He also shared that he will have timeframes for the blight court cases at the next City Council meeting.

Police Chief Mastin thanked PCA for the Active Shooter packages. Motion by Councilor Droba to accept the donation from PCA for the generous donation of the Active Shooter packages for the Police and Ambulance Department’s use. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

Fire Chief Mannausau gave a brief report for January 2019.

City Administrator Anderson shared the 2018 Public Works Department Project report from Gary Skallman, Director of Public works.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated February 19, 2019.

Councilor Droba requested a Public Works meeting to review the North Koochiching Area Sanitary District agreement, and a Land Use and Legislation Committee meeting to address how to 1) handle blighted structures and retain the property, and 2) where the City may zone the sale of recreational marijuana if approved by the State Legislature.

AUDIENCE

None

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Anderson reminded everyone that the next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday March 4, 2019 at 4:30 P.M and adjourned the meeting at 5:37 P.M.