June 17, 2019 REVISED-City Council Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 P.M., Monday, June 17, 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, June 3, 2019 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, June 10, 2019 Special City Council meeting (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

  1. First reading of Ordinance No. __ Fifth Series, Adopting and Imposing a One Percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax Paying for Transportation and Public Infrastructure Capital Projects; Collecting, Administering, and Enforcing the Tax; and Expenses and Debt Service on Bonds as approved by voter referendum and Laws of Minnesota for 2019 (Council action)

     

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. Resolution No. __-19 Approving Local Sales and Use Tax Proceeds to Fund Outlined Transportation and Public Infrastructure Capital Projects (Council action)
  2. Set special City Council meeting at 5:00 P.M., Monday, June 24, 2019, for the Second Reading of Ordinance No. __ Fifth Series, Adopting and Imposing a One Percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax Paying for Transportation and Public Infrastructure Capital Projects; Collecting, Administering, and Enforcing the Tax; and Expenses and Debt Service on Bonds as approved by voter referendum and Laws of Minnesota for 2019 (Council action)
  3. Approve request to use the basketball court at Carson Lupie Playground to conduct Qigonge & Taechi Classes – Sean Bahr (Council action)
  4. Authorize use of Riverside Park and closure of Riverside Drive between 9th and 10th Ave. for street party from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019, at request of Ben and Nancy Welch (Council action)
  5. Resolution No.
    -19 approving application for a 1 to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for BPO Elks Lodge #1599 for August 16, 2019 for their Annual Corn and Brat Feed (Council action)
  6. Resolution No.
    -19 approving application to conduct off-site gambling for the Ranier Recreation Club on August 16, 2016 at the Elks Lodge #1599 (Council action)
  7. Resolution No.
    -19 approving application for exempt permit for Koochiching County Community Television to conduct a raffle, with the drawing to be held September 3, 2019 (Council action)
  8. Resolution No.
    -19 supporting International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission to file an application with Minnesota Management and Budget Office for the purpose of Bond Funding for Phases 2, 3, and 4 of the Runway Reconstruction Project at the Falls International Airport (Council action)
  9. Ad Hoc Blight Committee recommendation to accept donation of $300 from the Koochiching County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) with letter of thanks from Mayor (Council action)
  10. Ad Hoc Blight Committee request the City Council approve payment of related expenses up to $2,200 as budgeted for the Neighborhood Clean-up Program for 2019 (Council action)
  11. Approve Audit of Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 as prepared by Schlenner Wenner & Co. (Council action)
  12. Approve submittal of the Annual Financial Reporting Form to the Office of the State Auditor and

    publication in The Journal of a summary of the approved financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 (Council action)

  13. Approve Police Chief’s request to set hourly rate of pay to $24.51 for part-time Patrol Officers effective June 24, 2019 (Council action)
  14. Approve appointment of Michael Gedde to position of Spare Firefighter Engineer at the hourly rate of $22.64 effective June 18, 2019 (Council action)
  15. Resolution No.
    -19 approving Public Employees Retirement Association Firefighter Engineer Declaration for part-time spare Michael Gedde (Council action)
  16. Tentative – consider Committee-of-the-Whole proposed revisions to Building Demolition Policy (Council information/action)
  17. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
  • Police Monthly Report, May 2019 (Council information)
  1. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

  1. July 1, 2019 – Congressman Pete Stauber invitation to attend Round Table Discussion

     

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, July 1, 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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