May 6, 2019 City Council Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 P.M., Monday, May 6, 2019

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 15, 2019 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, April 22, 2019 Committee-of-the-Whole/PST meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, April 29, 2019 Joint meeting with City Council, ISD 361 School Board, and Recreation Commission (Council action)

 

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-19, 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/allow necessary travel expenses for up to three public works employees to attend a free MN Rural Water Association Hydrant Repair Training session in Deer River, MN on May 30, 2019
  2. Year 2019 license renewal for Mickey Belanger dba Oh 4 Sweet Catering – itinerant restaurant license
  3. Approve travel expenses for Mayor to attend the MN Mayors Together meeting May 16 – 17, 2019 in Edina, MN
  4. Approve Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 17 261 36302 for wildland fires between the Minnesota DNR and the International Falls Fire Department and authorize signatures

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Request approval for ISD 361 6th Grade students to paint drain stencils at various catch basin locations with support by Public Works Dept. and Police Dept. personnel on May 21, 2019, with May 24, 2019 as a rain-day, Jolen Simon, Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District (Council action)
  2. Approve vendor use of Smokey Bear Park by Fun Food Factory, Trena Martinez (after-the-fact) (Council action)
  3. Request to co-sponsor the Koochiching Labor Assembly, Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 2, 2019 and approve closure of 3rd Street and use of Smokey Bear Park, Mark Thorpe (Council action)
  4. Approve hiring of summer employee roster (Council action)
  5. Appoint Scott Wherley as part-time Police Officer from the list of eligibles effective May 7, 2019 (Council action)
  6. Adopt Resolution No.
    -19 authorizing execution of MnDOT Airport Maintenance and Operation Grant Contract No. 1033581 effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021 (Council action)
  7. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. Police Monthly Report, April 2019 (Council information)
    2. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, April 2019 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

  • March 13, 2019 – International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, April meeting agenda and Director’s Report
  • March 18, 2019 – International Falls, Rainy Lake, and Ranier Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, March 2019 Marketing Report, Director’s Report and Financial Reports
  • March 25, 2019 – International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission Meeting Minutes
  • April 17, 2019 – Koochiching County Land and Forestry Dept. payment of $25,886.77 from sale of tax forfeit lands and Trust Fund promotion account

 

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, May 20, 2019 at 4:30 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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