APPROVED agenda

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve the agenda as presented. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

APPROVED minutes of the March 2, 2020 regular City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the March 2, 2020 regular City Council meeting. Motion passed 4-0-1 with Councilors Ditsch, Krause, Buller and Mayor Droba voting ‘yea’ and Councilor Nelson abstaining.

APPROVED minutes of the March 2, 2020 special City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve minutes of the March 2, 2020 special City Council meeting. Motion passed 4-0-1 with Councilors Ditsch, Krause, Buller and Mayor Droba voting ‘yea’ and Councilor Nelson abstaining.

APPROVED minutes of the March 10, 2020 special City Council meeting

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve minutes of the March 10, 2020 special City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 24-20 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable

MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 24-20 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

A+ Pest Management

Pest Control

425.00

68291

Adam Mannausau

Travel Expense

70.00

68292

Allied Generators

Generator Maintenance

1,525.00

68293

AmeriPride Services

Cleaning Service

2,157.73

68294

Bound Tree Medical LLC

Ambulance Supplies/AED – CN

4,571.23

68295

Bowman Construction Co.

3/4 Minus”

7,050.00

68296

Brian Youso

Police Benefit

150.00

68297

Bruce Wilson

Travel Expense

748.53

68298

Cenex Voyaguer Fleet

Gas-Grnds/Pol/Amb/Wtr Plnt/Bldg Off

3,176.94

68299

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 101

Water/Sewer Admin Expenses

9,951.67

68300

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 401

Water Funds Transfer

66,666.66

68301

City of Int’l Falls – Fund 403

Water Funds Transfer

25,760.42

68302

City of Ranier

Water – City Beach

11.00

68303

Core & Main

Sup/M&R – San Sew/Wtr/Strm/St Lght

3,525.59

68304

David Zaren

Safety Boot Allowance

83.99

68305

DSC Communications

Portable Radio – Street

680.00

68306

Earl F Andersen

Street Signs

874.15

68307

Ely Area Ambulance Service

EMT Refresher Training

200.00

68308

Epic Threads

Clothing Allowance – Ambulance

40.00

68309

Expert T Billing

Ambulance Transports

2,912.00

68310

Falls License Bureau

License Fees 4-2020 Ram Veh-Wtr/Str

7,269.12

68311

Falls Lumber Company

Tools/Supplies – Street

27.17

68312

Friend’s Garbage Service LLC

Monthly Garbage Service

1,745.64

68313

Frontier

Monthly Telephone Service

2,395.48

68314

Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC

Cloth – Sweney/Myers/Sears/Ambulance

1,205.05

68315

Global Equipment Company

Office Supplies-Engineer

263.96

68316

Goodin Company

Filters – VNP

598.94

68317

Gopher State One – Call

Monthly Billing

13.50

68318

Image Trend Inc.

Image Trend EMS/Rescue Support

4,243.60

68319

Innovative Office Solutions LLC

Supplies-Admin/Election/Wtr Admin/Gar

686.70

68320

John Henry Foster Minnesota

Compressor Tank Replace/Press Switches

4,943.09

68321

Koerter’s Amoco

Gas-Str/Gar/St Lght/Wtr/Strm Sew/Sew

984.66

68322

Lacal Equipment Inc.

Parts

274.11

68323

Lawson Products Inc.

Supplies – Electrical

1,302.57

68324

Leon Ditsch

2020 Council Standard Expenditure Reim

700.00

68325

LMC Insurance Trust – Liability

Deductible – Luettjohann

396.60

68326

Macqueen Equipment Inc.

Parts – Sweeper

302.42

68327

Mannco Trucking Inc.

Unit 151-Inspect/Unit 061-Parts/Sup-Gar

470.27

68328

Marco

Toner Cartridges – Admin

647.98

68329

Melanie Clarity

Sewing – Ambulance

8.00

68330

Menards International Falls

Sup-Amb/St Lght/Str/Wtr Plnt/Wtr/Gar

1,019.36

68331

Mershon Technology Interests

Supplies – IT

149.00

68332

Michael Musich

Police Benefit

150.00

68333

Midcontinent Communications

Internet – Water Plant

230.00

68334

Minnesota Energy Resources

Utilities

5,917.10

68335

Minnesota Industries

Gloves/Safety Glass/N95 Masks – Street

203.83

68336

Minnesota Power

Utilities

30,127.10

68337

Minnesota Safety Council

Membership Dues

580.00

68338

MN Dept. of Labor & Industry

Boiler Inspection – Municipal Bldg.

55.00

68339

MTI Distributing Inc.

Parts – VNP

508.36

68340

Napa Falls Supply

Oil-Gar, Grease Gun Batt, Maint-Str

105.87

68341

Nicole Maish

Travel Expense – EMS Conference

783.97

68342

Northern Lumber & Hardware

Maint/Sup/Tools-Gar/Str/Elec/Fire/Chm

1,534.15

68343

Office of MNIT Services

Wide Area Network(Wan) Services

260.00

68344

Pelland Welding, Inc.

Chain Sharpening/Parts -Street

33.60

68345

Pitney Bowes

Quarterly Lease-Inserting/Mailing System

691.14

68346

PowerPlan

Unit 672G Repairs/Unit 710L Parts

429.03

68347

Praxair Distribution Inc.

Oxygen – Ambulance

266.59

68348

Premier Specialty Vehicles

2016 Ford Type III Ambulance – Parts

470.40

68349

Rainy Lake Medical Center

Medical Supplies

423.85

68350

Range Paper Corp

Sup-VNP/Gar/Fire, Clean Sup – Bldg/Fire

2,727.36

68351

Roseann Cousineau

Ambulance Overpayment – Refund

1,191.14

68352

Salsbury Industries

Metal Lockers – Twelve (12)

6,376.09

68353

Sand Creek EAP LLC

Employee Assistance Program

2,846.25

68354

Small Town Tech Inc.

Yrly Monitor – Fire Alarm/Maint VNP

540.00

68355

Soundnorth

5 Port Switch

24.99

68356

Streicher’s Inc.

Clothing Allowance – Franz/Olson

288.99

68357

Stryker Sales Corp

Three (3) Modems for Ambulance

2,892.00

68358

Tactical & Technical Assessment Ser

Instructor Traing Firearms

475.00

68359

Ted Brokaw

Rural Water Conference

767.44

68360

Teleflex Medical

Ambulance Supplies

677.50

68361

Terry Christie

Police Benefit

150.00

68362

Terry Wood

Police Benefit

150.00

68363

The Journal

Agendas/Minutes

1,644.70

68364

TMI Coatings Inc.

Flooring – Water Plant

22,700.00

68365

UHL Company Inc.

Bldg Maint – VNP

4,015.10

68366

Verizon Wireless

Monthly Cellular Service

765.67

68367

Viking Electric Supply Inc.

Electrical Supplies

334.64

68368

Walt Buller

2020 LMC Training/Travel Expense

287.93

68369

Widseth Smith Nolting

Engineering Services

76,953.33

68370

Willi Kostiuk

Police Benefit

150.00

68371

WMG Lyfjaberg LLC

Medical Director

300.00

68372

Xerox Corporation

Maint/Mnthly Chrge-Fire/Wtr Plnt/Admin

133.67

68373

The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:

AFLAC 

Supplemental Insurance 

225.04

100517

AllState – American Heritage  

Supplemental Insurance 

9.64 

100518

Bremer Bank NA 

Federal Withholding 

39,489.28

100519

I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund 

Retirement

4,092.60

100520

City of Int’l Falls

HRA – Police/Fire

546.00

100521

City of Int’l Falls

Health Insurance – 49ers

454.00

100522

Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas 

C.O.P.S. 

120.00 

100523

IAMAW District W33 

Union Dues 

1,635.00

100524

IF Fire Dept. Relief

Volunteer Firemen Dues

322.00

100525

Intl Falls Ambulance Service 

Dues 

182.00

100526

Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers 

Union Dues 

875.00

100527

I.U.O.E. Local 49ers 

Health Reimbursement 

200.00

100528

MN Child Support Payment Center

Wage Assignment

500.68

100529

MN Department of Revenue 

State Withholding 

7,443.49

100530

Empower Retirement 

Deferred Comp 

7,025.00

100531

PERA 

Life Insurance 

96.00

100532

North Kooch Area Sanitary Dist

Health Insurance

125.00 

100533 

PERA 

Retirement 

32,179.66

100534

AUDIENCE:

None

PUBLIC HEARING:

TABLED First Reading of Ordinance No. __, Fifth Series, an amendment to shorten blight timelines and enforcement process

Attorney Steve Shermoen shared the first draft of the amendment to shorten blight timelines and the enforcement process with changes he made to Chapter 10. Shermoen indicated that Chapter 4 would be completed within the next week. MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to table to the next regular meeting the First Reading of Ordinance No. __, Fifth Series, an amendment to shorten blight timelines and enforcement process. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

OPENING BIDS:

None.

OLD BUSINESS:

APPROVED continuing City Council meeting start time at 5:30 P.M.

MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to continue City Council meetings start time at 5:30 P.M. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVED as presented 

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

1. Approve travel and training expenses for Nathan Myers to attend ImageTrend training July 22-24, 2020 in St. Paul, MN
   

Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

Information on County Assessor Open Book meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the County Assessor’s office, 715 4^th St., for informal appeal for taxpayers to discuss their property assessment/valuation

City Administrator Ken Anderson shared the County Assessor Open Book meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the County Assessor’s office, 715 4^th St., for informal appeal for taxpayers to discuss their property assessment/valuation. City Administrator Anderson encourages the public to attend if they question the value of their property. A reminder will be included in the water bills.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 25-20 authorizing execution of Minnesota Department of Transportation FY2021 Grant Agreement for Air Service Marketing

MOTION by Councilor Buller to adopt Resolution No. 25-20 authorizing execution of Minnesota Department of Transportation FY2021 Grant Agreement for Air Service Marketing. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED
Resolution No. 26-20 approving the Friends of the Falls Fire Department application for exempt permit to sell raffle tickets, with the drawing to be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the International Falls Fire Department, 600 Fourth Street, International Falls

MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to adopt Resolution No. 26-20 approving the Friends of the Falls Fire Department application for exempt permit to sell raffle tickets, with the drawing to be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the International Falls Fire Department, 600 Fourth Street. Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson and carried unanimously.

ADOPTED Resolution No. 27-20 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Knights of Columbus Council 1540 in connection with the St Thomas Gala on Friday, April 24, 2020

MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 27-20 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Knights of Columbus Council 1540 in connection with the St Thomas Gala on Friday, April 24, 2020. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

Public Works Committee recommendations

1. Purchase of 72″ Toro lawn mower for $21,603.29 from Fund 402 Reserve Capital Outlay-Grounds

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve purchase of 72″ Toro lawn mower for $21,603.29 from Fund 402 Reserve Capital Outlay-Grounds. Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson and carried unanimously.

APPROVED purchase of new tables and chairs for the Ambulance Training Room from Schoolsin for $5,429.35 payable from Ambulance Capital Outlay 201-42010-5600

MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve purchase of new tables and chairs for the Ambulance Training Room from Schoolsin for $5,429.35 payable from Ambulance Capital Outlay 201-42010-5600. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

OTHER BUSINESS:

COVID-19 Policy

MOTION by Councilor Buller to direct staff to create a Pandemic Policy due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads 

City Administrator Ken Anderson shared he received information stating Governor Tim Walz has temporarily closed all dine-in service starting March 17, at 5:00 P.M.

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

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

Reports of Mayor and Council Committees 

Councilor Krause shared that the Housing Collaborative subcommittee Habitat for Humanity meetings have been postponed.

Mayor Droba stated effective March 17th and continuing until further notice, all City of International Falls facilities will be closed to the public. This includes the Municipal Building/City Hall, Fire Stations, Kerry Park Arena, Library, Public Works Dept. buildings, and the Police Station/Law Enforcement Center.

AUDIENCE 

None.

ADJOURNMENT 

Mayor Droba reminded everyone that the next City Council meeting is scheduled for April 6, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:08 P.M.