City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, March 15, 2021
Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street
Mn Statute 13D.021 allows meetings to be conducted by telephone or other electronic means under the following conditions:
- The Mayor determined an in-person meeting or a meeting conducted under section 13D.02 is not practical because of a health pandemic.
- The Mayor and all Councilors participating in the meeting can hear one another and can hear all discussion.
- Attendance by the public is not feasible due to the health pandemic.
- At least one member of the City Council is physically present at the regular meeting, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic.
- All votes are conducted by roll call so each members’ vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
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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
- Minutes of the Monday, March 1, 2021 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Adopt Resolution No. __-2021, 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)
- Approve 2021 license renewals- as presented
NEW BUSINESS
1. County Assessor Open Book meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the County Assessor’s office, 715 4th Street for informal appeal for taxpayers to discuss their property assessment/valuation (Public/Council information)
2. Approve re-appointment of Ted Brokaw, Director of Public Works to the Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (NEMNATP) and Mike Wallace, Public Works Supervisor as an alternate (Council action)
3. Approve Resolution __-2021 approving exempt permit for Falls Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc., dba Rainy Lake Medical Center Foundation to conduct a raffle at 1400 Hwy 71 on August 20, 2021 (Council action)
4. Consider applying for USDA Facilities Grant in partnership with Koochiching County (Council action)
5. Committee of the Whole recommendations:
a. Approve the revised 2021 contract for services between the City of International Falls and the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce effective (Council action)
b. Approve the revised Lease Agreement between the City of International Falls and the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce effective (Council action)
c. Approve revised City Administrator Job Description (Council action)
d. Consider options for hiring a City Administrator (Council action)
e. Approve the first reading to repeal the following sections of the Code of Ordinances:
Chapter 4, Sec. 5 – Building number identification.
Chapter 7, Sec. 5 – Regulation of grass, weeds, trees, shrubs, brush and other rank or harmful vegetation.
Chapter 10, Sec. 1 – Storage, deposit, and disposal of refuse.
Chapter 10, Sec. 50 – Abandoning a motor vehicle.
Chapter 10, Sec. 51 – Prevention, reduction and elimination of blighting factors, Sec. (a) Causes of blight or blighting factors.
Chapter 10, Sec. 52 – Prohibited use of mobile homes and recreational camping vehicles.
Chapter 10, Sec. 60 – Grass and weeds on private property.
Chapter 10, Sec. 63 – Open stairways.
and adopt the International Property Maintenance Code (Council action)
f. Approve Temporary Structure permit application and fees (Council action)
g. Approve dissolving the Building and Property Blight Advisory Committee and send letters of appreciation to the committee members (Council action)
6. Public Works committee recommendations:
a. Approve temporary “no parking” signs on 4th Ave from 4th Street to 11th Street during the Hwy 53 construction/detour
7. Any other business.
REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
a. Blight monthly report (Council information)
b. Police Monthly Report, February 2021 (Council information)
c. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, February 2021 (Council information)
2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commission
AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
CORRESPONDENCE
- February 2021 – Convention and Visitors’ Bureau meeting minutes and financial information
- February 10, 2021 – International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees meeting packet
REMINDERS
- Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, April 5, 2021 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.
