July 15, 2019 REVISED-City Council Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 P.M., Monday, July 15, 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, July 1, 2019 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, July 1, 2019 regular 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

 

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. Accept the following donations to the July 4th Commission for the 2019 July 4th Celebration:
    1. Rotary Club of Intl Falls, for booths in the park – $2,975
    2. Rotary Club of Intl Falls, for beer garden – $1,582.74
  2. Accept donation of used Scott’s SCBA equipment from CN Railway to the Fire Department

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. International Falls, Rainy Lake, and Ranier Convention and Visitors Bureau annual report presentation for FY2018-2019, Pete Schultz (Council information)
  2. Authorize $400 to advertise and sponsor the 6:00 P.M., August 7th reception/presentation at the AmericInn on Increasing a community’s sense of purpose, identity and can-do spirit by finding a common sense of direction by Don Ness, former Duluth Mayor (Public information/Council action)
  3. Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) notice of Service Connection Fee Increase from $6.36 to $9.72 per customer effective January 1, 2020 (Public/Council information)
  4. Consider proposed revisions to Building Demolition Policy and related Moratorium (Council action)
  5. Declare two Police squad’s surplus equipment and authorize the Police Chief to sell and dispose of the excess property via DoBid online bids (Council action)
  6. Approve Police Civil Service Commission and Police Chief recommendation to hire Anthony Kastens for position of Part-time Patrol Officer effective July 16, 2019 (Council action)
  7. Approve Resolution No.__-19, PERA Declaration for Part-time Patrol Office Anthony Kastens (Council action)
  8. Resolution No. __-19, Delegating authority to make electronic fund transfers to the Finance Officer and Deputy City Administrator (Council action)
  9. Consider WSN proposal to conduct Municipal State Aid (MSA) street and public parking lot condition assessment for up to $8,300 payable from MSA and PI Fund Professional Services (Council action)
  10. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. Police Monthly Report, June 2019 (Council information)
    2. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, June 2019 (Council information)
    3. Building Official/Zoning Administrator/Safety Coordinator 2019 Second Quarter Report
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

 

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, August 5, 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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