June 1, 2020 City Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, June 1, 2020

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street

    

Mn Statute 13D.021 allows meetings to be conducted by telephone or other electronic means under the following conditions:

  1. The Mayor determined an in-person meeting or a meeting conducted under section 13D.02 is not practical because of a health pandemic.
  2. The Mayor and all Councilors participating in the meeting can hear one another and can hear all discussion.
  3. Attendance by the public is not feasible due to the health pandemic.
  4. At least one member of the City Council is physically present at the regular meeting, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic.
  5. All votes are conducted by roll call so each members’ vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.

 

Remote access has been set up for this meeting scheduled to be held on June 1, 2020 at 5:30 P.M.

Dial-in phone number: 1-646-876-9923

Meeting number (access code): 3604982796    

    

Joining by computer:

  1. Go to the URL: https://zoom.us/j/3604982796
  2. Follow on-screen instructions

 

Joining by Smart Phone app:

  1. Install the Zoom app for Android or iPhone.
  2. Start the app.
  3. Enter the meeting ID: 3604982796

Joining by landline or mobile phone:

  1. Dial in to the following number:

    1.646.876.9923

  2. When prompted, enter the following meeting ID: 3604982796
  3. There is no participant ID, so just enter the # key.
   

When you join the conference, you will be automatically muted.

  • To un-mute yourself, press “*6” (star 6)
  • To mute yourself, press “*6” (star 6)
 

 

If you have any questions or need assistance, contact Todd Ojala at: 218-283-7987 toddo@ci.international-falls.mn.us

 

APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent).

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. Minutes of the Monday, May 18, 2020 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Wednesday, May 27, 2020 special emergency City Council meeting (Council action)

 

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-20, 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 Contract Ordinance #
    , Approving the lowest responsible bid for the 2020 CIPP sanitary sewer rehabilitation project to Drain Services, Inc. in the amount of $399,892.05 (Council action)
  2. Second Reading of Contract Ordinance #967, Approving the lowest responsible bid for the 15th Street Improvement Project (Municipal State Aid) to KGM Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $365,560.20 (Council action)
  3. Second Reading of Contract Ordinance #968, Approving the lowest responsible bid for the 2020 Street Improvements to KGM Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $977,688.50 (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)

  1. Approve 2020 license renewal – Cater for You, LLC, itinerant restaurant

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consider request to conduct a Community Market, Teresa Moynihan (Council action)
  2. Approve U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, CARES Act Airport Grant Agreement #3-27-0043-033-2020 for the International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission (Council action)
  3. Approve appointment of Evan L. Wimmer as part-time Patrol Officer effective upon successfully meeting all employment requirements (Council action).
  4. Resolution No.__-19, PERA Declaration for part-time Patrol Office Evan L. Wimmer (Council action)
  5. Resolution No. __-20, Authorizing the execution and delivery of a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between the City and OfficeMax Inc., as successor to Boise Cascade Corp. (1997) (Action)
  6. Resolution No. __-20, Authorizing the execution and delivery of a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between the City and OfficeMax Inc., as successor to Boise Cascade Corp. (1998) (Action)
  7. Resolution No. __-20, Authorizing the execution and delivery of a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between the City and OfficeMax Inc., as successor to Boise Cascade Corp. (1999) (Action)
  8. Resolution No.
    -20, Approve request to advance encumber funds from the City’s Municipal State Aid Street fund (Council Action)
  9. Discuss use of four-wheelers and other recreational vehicles in city limits, Councilor Krause (Action)
  10. Consider 2020 summer event schedule and contingency planning – Bass Tournament, July 4th Celebration, and request to co-sponsor the Koochiching Labor Assembly, Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 7, 2020 and approve closure of 3rd Street and use of Smokey Bear Park, Mark Thorpe (Council information/action)
  11. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

 

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission meeting agenda for May 27, 2020 and minutes of April 29, 2020
  • Annual report from the Planning and Implementation grant for KAPE (Koochiching Area Prevention and Education), May 2020

 

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, June 15, 2020 at 5:30 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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