June 6, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, June 6, 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, May 16, 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. First Reading of Contract Ordinance for Sanitary Sewer Realignment – Crescent Drive Project (Council action)

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Feasibility Report for the Bituminous Paving of 9th Avenue East between 19th Street East and 20th Street East, consider adoption of Resolution No. __2022 Receiving Feasibility Study Report and Calling Hearing on Improvement for Bituminous Paving (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)

  • 2022 license for John’s Ice and Fire Taxi and Van Service, LLC – taxi license

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consider road closure for Elks Lodge #1599 annual Corn and Brat Feed scheduled for Friday, August 19, 2022 – Tim MacKay, Elks Lodge (Council action)
  2. Consider agreement for use of City Beach for kayak and paddleboard landing area (drop off/pick up) – Aaron Nordrum, Rainy Lake Aquatics LLC (Council action)
  3. Presentation of Water Treatment Plant Facility Asset Management & Capital Improvements Plan – Brian Guldan, Bolton & Menk (Council action)
  4. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2022 to support a Rainy River-Rainy Lake and Lower Rainy River Watershed One Watershed, One Plan Project  (Council action)
  5.  Resolution No.___-2022 approving Master Partnership Contract No. 1050291 with the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation and authorizing signatures (Council action)
  6. Approve recommendation to promote Mitch Lessard to the position of Deputy Chief for the International Falls Police Department effective June 7, 2022 (Council action)
  7. Approve Joint Powers Agreement Establishing a Joint Recreation Commission and Defining Its Powers between the City of International Falls and Independent School District 361 for the period beginning July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 (Council action)
  8. Consider Resolution No.      -2022 approving application and permit for a 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Rotary Club of International Falls at Smokey Bear Park on July 2 – 4, 2022 (Council action)
  9. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
  • Police Monthly Report, May 2022 (Council information)
  1. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission meeting minutes – April 25, 2022
  • International Falls Recreation Commission Board meeting information – May 18, 2022
  • International Falls, Ranier, and Rainy Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau – May 18, 2022
  • Koochiching County Board of Commissioner meeting minutes – May 13, 17, & 31, 2022

REMINDERS

  1. Special Budget & Finance meeting scheduled for Monday, June 20, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. – audit presentation by Ryan Schmidt of Schlenner Wenner & Co.
  2. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, June 20, 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.

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