May 2, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, May 2, 2022
Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street

 

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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

  1. Minutes of the Monday, April 18, 2022 regular City Council meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2022, 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)

  1. Approve low quote in the amount of $132,872.00 submitted by Automatic Systems Company, St Paul, MN for valve replacement on three existing high service pumps at the Water Treatment Plant (Council action)

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Consider updated price for previously approved purchase of single axle plow truck (Council action)

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)

  • Accept resignation letter from Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Kevin Zook
  • Approve hiring of summer employees for Public Works, as presented

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Approve Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming May 9-13, 2022 as the week for distribution of Buddy Poppies (Council action)
  2. Consider request to co-sponsor the Koochiching Labor Assembly, Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 5, 2022, approval to request closure of 3rd Street from MnDOT, and use of Smokey Bear Park, Mark Thorpe (Council action)
  3. Consider Resolution No. __-2022 approving application for exempt permit for International Falls Lions Club to conduct a raffle at Sammy’s on Monday, July 4, 2022  (Council action)
  4. Consider Resolution No. __-2022 supporting Local Government Aid (LGA) Formula Update and $90M Increase – Coalition of Greater MN Cities (Council action)
  5. Approve internal application and testing process for Police Investigator position (Council action)
  6. Consider request of PCA to suspend calendar parking during their annual outage/shutdown scheduled for June 18-26, 2022 (Council action)
  7. Approve requesting bids for the Greentech Sanitary Sewer Line Relocation project (Council action)
  8. Consider Transfer Agreement with Widseth for use of electronic media (Council action)
  9. Consider 2012 International tandem dump truck VIN#4471 as surplus property and authorize selling through a surplus auction firm (Council action)
  10. Adopt Resolution No.­    -2022, FY2023 Air Service Marketing Grant Agreement (Council 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 Recreation Commission Board meeting information – April 14, 2022
  • International Falls, Ranier, and Rainy Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting minutes – April 20, 2022
  • International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission draft meeting minutes – March 23, 2022

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, May 16, 2022 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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