July 6, 2020 City Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

 

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, July 6, 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 notpractical 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 July 6, 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 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of June 1, 2020 (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, June 15, 2020 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, June 22, 2020 Emergency Special 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. Contract Ordinance #___, Award bid for Library steam to hot water heating system conversion to Shannon’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc. in the amount of $214,400.00 (Council action)

     

OPENING BIDS (AND/OR QUOTES)

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Cold Box loan delay in payment, Paul Nevanen (Council action)
  2. Census Timeline – July 13-17th is Surge Week for 2020 Census self-response (Council information)

 

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 separation from employment and retirement of Sgt. Grant DeBenedet from the International Falls Police Department effective July 6, 2020
  2. Acknowledge Police Chief’s promotion of Officer Dane Olson to Patrol Sergeant effective July 7, 2020)
  3. Approve Police Chief’s recommendation to hire part-time Patrol Officer Scott Wherley to the full-time Patrol Officer vacancy effective July 21, 2020
  4. Appoint Dylan Holt to temporary summer staff position in the Public Works Dept.

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Approve the Subordination Agreement of a Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Housing Rehabilitation Deferred Loan Repayment Agreement and Mortgage previously issued to Daniel & Deborah Griffith to allow refinancing a mortgage through Bremer Bank (Council action)
  2. Consider road closure for Elks Lodge #1599 annual Corn and Brat Feed scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2020 – Tim MacKay, Elks Lodge (Council action)
  3. Consider engineer and attorney comments on the Final Plat of First Addition to International Falls Business Park (Council action)
  4. Approve Amendment #01 to State of Minnesota Airport Maintenance and Operation Grant Contract #1033581 (Council action)
  5. Approve business license name change from Applegreen Midwest, LLC dba Freedom Valu #61 and Applegreen Midwest, LLC dba Freedom Valu #62 to Applegreen Midwest, LLC dba Express Lane #2325 and Applegreen Midwest, LLC dba Express Lane #2337 (Council action)
  6. Approve two (2) year Software Support Schedule and Frontier Voice Maintenance Schedule (Council action)
  7. Human Resources Committee recommendation to approve Public Works Supervisor job description and authorize advertising to fill the vacancy (Council action)
  8. Approve Order in Matter of Hazardous House at 900 11th St., W. Bradburn, City Attorney (Council action)
  9. Award quote for installing a Flammable Waste Trap at the Street Garage to Shannon’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc. in the amount of $36,800.00 payable from General Government Buildings, Capital Outlay (Council action)
  10. Any other business.

     

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. City Attorney – Blight report
    2. Fire Chief/Housing Inspector – Blight report
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

     

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission Agenda, and Minutes – June 24, 2020

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:30 P.M.
  2. Public Hearing on petition by Northern Border Investments, LLC, to vacate alley in Block 4, Franson’s Addition (former TeePee Motel block) on Monday, July 27, 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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