APPROVED agenda with additions

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve the agenda with additions as presented:

• Adopt Resolution No. ___-20 approving application for exempt permit for MN Deer Hunters Association, Trails End Chapter to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on April 3, 2020 at Backus Community Building, International Falls
• Adopt Resolution No.
  -20 approving application for exempt permit for Voyageurs Ducks Unlimited to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on March 20, 2020 at the AmericInn, International Falls
• No award of Transportation Alternatives Program FY 24 grant funds, see scores
  
• February 12, 2020 – Library Board of Trustees Agenda, Minutes, Directors Report and Member List
  

Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the February 3, 2020 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve minutes of the February 3, 2020 regular City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the February 10, 2020 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of February 10, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 17-20 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 17-20 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

7-Sigma Inc.

Ambulance Supplies 

280.00  

68072 

A+ Pest Management 

Pest Control 

425.00  

68073

Adam Mannausau 

CAT Team Training/Fireworks Oper Cert

170.00  

68074 

Alex Air Apparatus Inc.

Rural #1 Parts 

4,870.00  

68075 

Ben Mortenson 

CAT Team Training

70.00  

68076 

Border Boxes 

Shipping – Water Plant/Police 

114.25  

68077

Border State Bank 

Commercial Loan-MWIP Enterprises Ltd

24,999.99  

68078 

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies 

1,711.93  

68079 

Bremer Cardmember Service 

Trav/Trng-Amb/Bldg Off, Sup-Fire/Amb

5,597.57  

68080 

Brenda Jones 

Water Payment Reimbursement

703.34  

68081 

Brian Youso 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

68082 

Cenex Voyaguer Fleet 

Gas – Grnds/Police/Build Off/Amb/Wtr 

4,242.21  

68083 

Chelsea Nelson 

LMC Conference – Travel Expense

117.20  

68084 

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 101

Water/Sewer Admin Expenses 

9,951.67  

68085 

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 401

Water Funds Transfer 

66,666.66  

68086 

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 403

Water Funds Transfer 

25,760.42  

68087 

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach 

20.72  

68088 

Core & Main

Sup-Wtr, M&R-Wtr Plnt, Meter-Wtr Plnt 

5,010.26  

68089 

Epic Threads 

Clothing Allowance – G DeBenedet

22.00  

68090 

Essentia Health  

Oxygen 

164.92  

68091 

Expert T Billing 

Ambulance Transports

2,940.00  

68092 

Falls Lumber Company

Supplies – Grounds/Street

29.47  

68093 

Field Training Solutions 

FTO Basic Course

590.00  

68094 

Forestland Sales & Service 

Parts – Grounds

93.45  

68095 

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Monthly Garbage Service 

1,779.57  

68096

Frontier 

Monthly Telephone Service 

2,503.59  

68097 

Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC

Cloth-Sweney/Sears/Deben/Bomb/Tveit 

1,333.04  

68098 

Gard Specialists Co., Inc.

Supplies – Street Garage

92.96  

68099 

Gopher State One – Call

Monthly Billing

35.10  

68100 

H & L Mesabi 

Parts – Street

1,440.00  

68101 

Hawkins Inc.

Chemicals 

1,545.96  

68102 

Innovative Office Solutions LLC

Business Cards-Police, Supplies-Engineer 

200.22  

68103 

K & K Meyers Inc.

Door Repairs – Ambulance

170.00  

68104 

Kelly Meyers 

Travel Expense 

529.76  

68105 

Koerter’s Amoco 

Gas-Str/Gar/Street Light/Water/Sewer 

1,979.90  

68106 

Kooch Co Env Services Dept.

Tipping Fee – Street

6.00  

68107 

Lawson Products Inc.

Supplies – Electrical

225.68  

68108 

League of Minnesota Cities

Conf Registration-Droba, Patrol Subscrip

1,900.00  

68109 

LMC Insurance Trust – WC

WC Ins Premiums – Mayor/Council

200,327.00  

68110 

LVC Inc.

Inspections – City Bldgs

174.95  

68111 

Macqueen Equipment Inc.

Parts – Vactor

40.75  

68112 

Mannco Trucking Inc.

Lowboy Rental, Parts – Unit 061/123 

380.73  

68113 

Marco – LEC

LEC – C368 Copier Agreement

259.91  

68114 

Matt Lavigne 

Fire Training – Conference/Mileage 

386.75

68115 

Medica 

Ambulance Overpayment Refund 

113.68  

68116 

Melanie Clarity 

Sewing – Tveit/Ambulance

32.00  

68117 

Menards International Falls 

Sup – Wtr/Amb/Str Lght/Str/Engineer 

1,293.41  

68118 

Meyers Glass 

Door Repair – Ambulance

226.00  

68119 

Michael Musich 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

68120 

Minnesota Energy Resources 

Utilities 

7,856.05  

68121 

Minnesota Industries 

Safety Equip – San Sew/Street/Water

185.47  

68122 

Minnesota Power 

Utilities 

32,997.74  

68123 

MN Chiefs of Police Assoc.

Permits to Acquire

112.50  

68124 

N Kooch Area Sanitary District 

Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge 

82,041.49  

68125 

Napa Falls Supply 

Sup/Parts/Tls/M&R-Gar/Amb/VNP/Grnd

249.67  

68126 

Northern Lumber & Hardware 

Supplies-Sanitary Sewer/Water/Str Light

34.96  

68127 

Office of MNIT Services

Wide Area Network(Wan) Services 

260.00  

68128 

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

Parts/Sup/Lub-Pol/Grnd/Wtr/Amb/VNP

2,290.42  

68129 

Phil Niemi 

Account Deposit Refund

20.00  

68130 

Pitney Bowes Reserve Acct 

Qtrly Lease – Inserting & Mailing System

1,000.00  

68131 

PowerPlan

John Deere 210G – Rental

3,895.00  

68132 

Praxair Distribution Inc.

Oxygen – Ambulance

311.06  

68133 

Rainy Lake Medical Center 

Medical Supplies

623.57  

68134 

Rainy Lake Oil 

Bulk Oil – Street Garage

885.50  

68135 

Range Paper Corp 

Clean Supplies-Amb/Endura 2 Dispensers 

848.28  

68136 

Rexel Energy Solutions 

Maint/Repair – VNP

1,184.24  

68137 

Sheldon Zook 

EMS Conference – Travel Expense

294.75  

68138 

State of MN Dept. of Public Safety

Program Fees 

100.00  

68139 

Steve Boyum Construction 

Snow Removal 

225.00  

68140 

Streicher’s Inc.

Cloth Allow – Hulst/Helgeson/Kennedy 

953.82  

68141 

Sun Life Financial

Life Insurance Premiums 

619.14  

68142 

Teleflex Medical 

Ambulance Supplies 

89.48  

68143 

Terry Christie 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

68144 

Terry Wood 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

68145 

The Journal 

Agendas/Minutes/Proclamation/Budget

2,471.47  

68146 

Tina Myers 

Ambulance Overpayment Refund 

831.00  

68147 

Todd Ojala 

IT Mileage Expense

35.82  

68148 

UHL Company Inc.

Bldg Maint – Gar/GGB/Library

7,008.02  

68149 

Verizon Wireless 

Monthly Cellular Service

764.18  

68150 

Viking Electric Supply Inc.

Electrical Supplies 

575.35  

68151 

Willi Kostiuk 

Police Benefit 

150.00  

68152 

WMG Lyfjaberg LLC

Medical Director 

300.00  

68153 

Xerox Corporation 

Maint/Mnth Charge-Wtr Plnt/Admin/Fire

143.92  

68154 

Ziegler Inc.

Parts – Caterpillar

2,639.82  

68155 

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC 

Supplemental Insurance 

225.04

100488

AllState – American Heritage  

Supplemental Insurance 

9.64 

100489

Bremer Bank NA

Federal Withholding 

51,112.61

100490

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund 

Retirement 

4,161.55

100491

City of Int’l Falls

HRA – Police/Fire

546.00

100492

City of Int’l Falls

Health Insurance – 49ers

254.00

100493

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

120.00 

100494

IAMAW District W33 

Union Dues 

1,575.00

100495

IF Fire Dept. Relief

Volunteer Firemen Dues

378.00 

100496

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

168.00

100497

Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers 

Union Dues 

875.00

100498

I.U.O.E. Local 49ers

Health Reimbursement 

200.00

100499

MN Child Support Payment Center

Wage Assignment 

592.97

100500

MN Department of Revenue 

State Withholding 

9,717.81

100501

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

7,050.00

100502

PERA 

Life Insurance 

96.00

100503

PERA

Retirement 

36,841.60

100504

AUDIENCE:

Reni Calder asked if there were any updates on the use of single-use plastics in the City. Mayor Droba shared that he had spoken to Dave Stewart of Super One. Dave indicated that he would support a ban of single-use plastics. Super One currently spends around $70,000.00 a year on plastic bags alone. Mayor Droba also spoke with representatives from County Market. They stated they would support whatever decision the city made but would like to see how the City of Duluth’s ban on single-use plastics played out. Mayor Droba also shared the topic at the Legislation and Land Use Committee meeting where they decided to table discussion until they gather additional information from the city of Duluth where they are enforcing the ban on April 1, 2020.

PUBLIC HEARING:

None.

OPENING BIDS:

None.

OLD BUSINESS:

REMOVE from Table and APPROVED Mayor’s appointments to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB)

MOTION by Councilor Nelson to remove from the Table – Confirm Mayor’s appointments to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB). Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to appoint Mayor Droba to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB), with Councilor Ditsch as the alternate. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

REMOVE from Table and APPROVED Mayor’s appointments to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB) 2020 Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)

MOTION by Councilor Krause to remove from the Table – Confirm Mayor’s appointments to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB), 2020 Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. MOTION by Councilor Nelson to appoint Adam Mannausau to the Northeast Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (ECB), 2020 Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) with Todd Ojala as the alternate. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

APPROVED changes to the 2^nd Amendment Comprehensive Plan approved January 21, 2020

MOTION by Councilor Buller to rescind the 2^nd Amendment of the Comprehensive Plan approved January 21, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. MOTION by Councilor Krause to revise step 2 on page 38 by removing the word “close” in “2. Close coordination with Koochiching County.” Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVED as presented

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

1. Approve election judges for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election, August 11, 2020 Primary Election, and November 3, 2020 General Election
2. Approve purchase of Knox Boxes by the Fire Dept.
3. Approve/allow necessary expenses for J. Sjoblom, Working Foreman, to attend the MnDOT Fundamentals of Construction Inspection training on March 18, 2020 in Willmar, MN

Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

APPROVED request for letter of support for Voyageurs National Park’s application for Dark Sky Park designation

MOTION by Councilor Nelson to approve request for letter of support for Voyageurs National Park’s application for Dark Sky Park designation. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 18-20 approving application for exempt permit for MN Deer Hunters Association, Trails End Chapter to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on April 3, 2020 at Backus Community Building, International Falls

MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 18-20 approving application for exempt permit for MN Deer Hunters Association, Trails End Chapter to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on April 3, 2020 at Backus Community Building, International Falls. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED
Resolution No. 19-20 approving application for exempt permit for Voyageurs Ducks Unlimited to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on March 20, 2020 at the AmericInn, International Falls

MOTION by Councilor Buller to adopt Resolution No. 19-20 approving application for exempt permit for Voyageurs Ducks Unlimited to conduct a raffle with the drawing to be held on March 20, 2020 at the AmericInn, International Falls. Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson and carried unanimously.

APPROVED Charter Commission area of focus

MOTION by Councilor Krause approving the memorandum to the Charter Commission to focus their review on the following sections 52, 74, 103, 104, 105, 115, 118-123. Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson and carried unanimously.

Committee-of-the-Whole recommendations

1. APPROVED Resolution No. 20-20, appointing Ted Brokaw to position of Public Works Director effective February 19, 2020

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve Resolution No. 20-20, appointing Ted Brokaw to position of Public Works Director effective February 19, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

1. SCHEDULED closed session for City Council to conduct performance review of City Administrator

Scheduled closed session for City Council to conduct performance review of City Administrator on March 2, 2020 at 4:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers.

No award of Transportation Alternatives Program FY 24 grant funds

City Administrator Ken Anderson stated he was notified that International Falls was not awarded grant funding from the Transportation Alternatives Program FY 24.

OTHER BUSINESS: 

Duane Etienne from RJBroadcasting/KSDM/KGHS submitted a proposal which outlined an opportunity for the Mayor and City Leaders to interact and inform the City of International Falls on current happenings in the city. Mayor Droba stated he was supportive of the proposal and he would bring it the next Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads 

City Administrator Ken Anderson shared that the Primary Election is March 3, 2020 from 7:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M. Information will be included in the February water bills.

City Administrator Ken Anderson shared that the Housing Collaborative committee is looking at creating a Habitat for Humanity affiliate group in Koochiching County.

City Attorney Steve Shermoen shared that the ICO case has been resolved. Also, that he has been very busy with criminal court cases.

The International Falls Police Department January 2020 Activity Report was available for review.

The January 2020 Fire/Rescue/EMS Department written report was available for review.

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Mayor Droba shared that they have been having good discussions at the Legislation Land Use Committee meeting and also at the Committee-of-the-Whole meetings. Mayor Droba stated that deer hunting in city limits will not be allowed due to the recommendations in the Comp. Plan showing that the high deer population is mostly on privately owned property. Also, Mayor Droba shared the Commercial, Residential Building, and Property Blight Ad Hoc Advisory Committee will remain as a Boards & Commission group versus becoming a Council Committee.

AUDIENCE 

None.

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Droba reminded everyone that the next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 2, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:48 P.M.