A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of International Falls, Minnesota was held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 5th day of July, 2022 at the hour of 5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Buller, Ditsch, Holden, Krause and Mayor Droba.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
| APPROVED agenda with addition | MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve the agenda with the following addition:
· Land Use and Legislation recommendation to approve Springtime Sun Massage for an individual massage license. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the June 20, 2022 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of June 20, 2022. Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 47-2022 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 47-2022 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the first monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| A+ Pest Management | Pest Control | 214.00 | 73773 | |
| ACCT Inc | Asbestos Survey – So Falls Post Office | 496.85 | 73774 | |
| Advanced Minnesota | Pump Simulator Training | 950.00 | 73775 | |
| All Season Equipment Inc | Tire-Amb/Grounds, Main & Repair-Grounds | 1,098.27 | 73776 | |
| Amazon Capital Services | Sup – IT/Fire/Police, Clothing – Police | 799.34 | 73777 | |
| Ameritas Life Ins Corp | Dental Insurance Premiums | 1,882.32 | 73778 | |
| Andrew Holler | Lawn Cleanup | 1,980.00 | 73779 | |
| Aramark Uniform & Career App | Cleaning Service | 1,562.76 | 73780 | |
| ATCO International | Supplies – Street Garage | 169.20 | 73781 | |
| Auto Value Int’l Falls | Tool/Part/M&R-W Plnt/Gar/Fir/Wtr/Str/Grds | 677.53 | 73782 | |
| BCBS of MN | Health Insurance Premiums | 6,137.19 | 73783 | |
| Becker Arena Products Inc. | Dasher Component & Install | 2,606.78 | 73785 | |
| Bolton & Menk Inc | Engineering Services | 56,419.25 | 73786 | |
| Borderland Humane Society | Pound Operation | 2,250.00 | 73787 | |
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | Ambulance Supplies | 212.00 | 73788 | |
| Bremer Cardmember Service | Forfeit-Pol, Trng/Sup-Admin/Haz/Amb/San | 4,314.20 | 73789 | |
| City of Int’l Falls – Fund 101 | Lodging Tax Transfer | 233.18 | 73790 | |
| City Water Department | City Buildings – Water Usage | 1,548.32 | 73791 | |
| Convention & Visitors Bureau | Lodging Tax | 4,430.36 | 73792 | |
| Core & Main | Meters | 2,326.24 | 73793 | |
| Costin Group Inc | Government Relations – Kerry Park | 2,000.00 | 73794 | |
| Dakota Supply Group | Maint/Repair – Water | 311.14 | 73795 | |
| Dane Olson | Clothing Allowance Reimbursement | 50.76 | 73796 | |
| Entenmann – Rovin Co | Officer Badges 232 | 262.00 | 73797 | |
| Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC | Clothing Allowance – Wherley | 242.25 | 73798 | |
| Gulbranson Excavating Co | Two (2) Directional Drills | 4,854.50 | 73799 | |
| Harold Scholler | Refund Overpayment – LTD Ins | 678.18 | 73800 | |
| Hawkins Inc | Chemicals | 30.00 | 73801 | |
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Sups-Police/Admin/Bldg Off/Water Admin | 134.90 | 73802 | |
| Int’l Falls/Kooch Cty | City Share June 2022 Project Costs | 60,611.85 | 73803 | |
| IUOE Local 49 | Health Insurance Premiums | 29,954.00 | 73804 | |
| Kantor Electric Inc | WP Electrical | 104.00 | 73805 | |
| Lawson Products Inc | Supplies – Street Lighting | 224.16 | 73806 | |
| Locators & Supplies | Flags | 145.47 | 73807 | |
| LVC Inc | VNP Fire Alarm Troubleshoot/Repair | 3,615.88 | 73808 | |
| Macqueen Equipment Inc | Maint & Repair – Sweeper | 1,168.82 | 73809 | |
| Marco | Antivirus/Microsoft Exchange | 588.50 | 73810 | |
| Marco Technologies LLC | Contract/Print/Copy-Fire/Adm/PW/Wat/Sew | 1,589.49 | 73811 | |
| MedicareBlue RX | Health Insurance Premiums | 1,820.00 | 73812 | |
| Menards International Falls | Tool/Sup/M&R/Forfeit-Str/Wtr/San/GGB/Pol | 2,043.69 | 73813 | |
| Meyers Glass | Door Repair – Fire Hall, Animal Control | 585.00 | 73814 | |
| Midcontinent Communications | Internet – Water Plant/Garage | 384.48 | 73815 | |
| Minnesota Child Support | ID 0014487664, Locator Code 27 | 60.00 | 73816 | |
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Utilities | 740.98 | 73817 | |
| Minnesota Industries | Supplies – Water | 145.23 | 73818 | |
| MN Bureau of Criminal Appreh | DMT-G Cert-Stenson, 222 BCA Conf-Olson | 650.00 | 73819 | |
| Northern Lumber & Hardware | Sup/Tools/Maint-Wtr/Strm/Grnds/P&R/Gar | 2,581.17 | 73820 | |
| Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc | Chemicals | 1,445.72 | 73821 | |
| On2 Solutions | Residential Street Lighting | 10,350.00 | 73822 | |
| Project Pride, c/o Cindy Youso | January – June 2022 Lodging Tax | 1,490.56 | 73823 | |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center | Medical Supplies | 488.72 | 73824 | |
| Roche’s Towing | Towing – Police | 85.00 | 73825 | |
| Sherri Stensland | LMC Conference Travel/Training | 664.11 | 73826 | |
| Sirchie Acquisition Co. LLC | Evidence Collection Supplies | 73.60 | 73827 | |
| Stryker Sales Corp | Ambulance Maint – Lock Plate Kits | 977.27 | 73828 | |
| Sun Life Financial | Life Insurance Premiums | 544.43 | 73829 | |
| Tactical Solutions | Radar Certification (5) | 236.00 | 73830 | |
| Taylor’s Plumbing & Heating | VNP Biology Lab | 165.00 | 73831 | |
| Teleflex Medical | Ambulance Supplies | 677.50 | 73832 | |
| The Dent Shop | Unit 204 Repairs | 890.00 | 73833 | |
| The Nelson Trust | Health Insurance Premiums | 39,188.64 | 73834 | |
| The Sherwin Williams-Bemidji | Paint/Supplies | 3,590.42 | 73835 | |
| Verizon Wireless | Monthly Cellular Service | 1,505.37 | 73836 | |
| Viking Electric Supply Inc | Bldg Maint – Firehall, Supplies – Electrical | 1,487.27 | 73837 | |
| Walt Buller | 2022 LMC Annual Conference | 632.62 | 73838 | |
| WEX Bank | Gas-Grnds/Strm/Fire/Hous/Str/Amb/Wtr/San | 13,800.65 | 73839 | |
| Widseth | Engineering Services | 946.75 | 73840 | |
| Wright Interiors LLC | Maint/Repair – Water Plant | 2,496.00 | 73841 | |
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | ||||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance | 206.62 | 101424 | |
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance | 9.64 | 101425 | |
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding | 45,038.24 | 101426 | |
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pen Fund | Retirement | 4,263.30 | 101427 | |
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues | 147.00 | 101428 | |
| Justin Franz, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S | 120.00 | 101429 | |
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment | 622.14 | 101430 | |
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding | 8,412.68 | 101431 | |
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp | 9,033.00 | 101432 | |
| PERA | Retirement | 33,647.33 | 101433 | |
| Sun Life Financial | Supplemental Life Insurance | 800.51 | 101434 | |
| The Hartford | Voluntary LTD Insurance | 695.13 | 101435 | |
| United Way of NE MN | Employee Donation | 15.00 | 101436 | |
| AUDIENCE | Wayne Fuller, 1601 3rd Avenue East, noted that he received a blight notice in the mail. He inquired as to the goals and what the City intends to accomplish with the blight program. Mr. Fuller explained the extenuating circumstances for the items which he was cited for and expressed that he felt it would have been better to receive a phone call rather than a letter noticing him for blight. |
| PUBLIC HEARING | None. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS:
APPROVED Second and Final Reading of Ordinance No. 46, 5th Series for the Minnesota Energy Resources Franchise renewal |
MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 46, 5th Series for the Minnesota Energy Resources Franchise renewal. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED Second and Final Reading of Ordinance No. 46, 5th Series for the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code | MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 47, 5th Series for the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch.
Staff noted that this is just amending the existing Ordinance already in place that acknowledges the existing state law regarding residential fires. Staff stated that this is just a quick and easy resource for both the fire and police departments instead of having to dig through state law. The City cannot be less restrictive than state law and this is merely acknowledging the state law in place regarding recreational fires. Motion carried unanimously. |
| CONSENT AGENDA:
APPROVED as presented |
MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:
Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: | |
| Notice of 2022 Election and Filing Dates | The Notice of 2022 Election and Filing Dates was presented as information. |
| APPROVED 2022 Election Judges | MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve the 2022 Election Judges. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED 2022 IRS mileage increase for remainder of 2022 | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve the 2022 IRS mileage increase for the remainder of 2022. Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously. |
| ACCEPTED letter of resignation from Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Jacob Harris | MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to accept the letter of resignation from Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Jacob Harris. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED adding Michael Gedde to the active ambulance roster as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve adding Michael Gedde to the active ambulance roster as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED employment separation of Linda Barnett from the International Falls Ambulance Service | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve employment separation of Linda Barnett from the International Falls Ambulance Service. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. |
| Land Use and Legislation Recommendation: | |
| APPROVED Springtime Sun Massage for massage license | MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve Springtime Sun Massage for an individual massage license. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS:
Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Administrator Bergstrom noted that the 2023 budget process will begin at the July 11, 2022 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, with a preliminary budget to be ready by September 30, 2022. City Administrator Bergstrom thanked the July 4th Commission and all of the City employees involved in making the 2022 July 4th Celebration a success.
City Attorney Shermoen noted that he is meeting with the Fire Marshal in the morning to prioritize criminal cases. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Mayor Droba spoke about the substantial changes that the July 4th Commission made to the July 4th Celebration this year including the celebration spanning three days and moving both the location of the band and beer gardens. The Mayor pointed to the phenomenal band that was secured, The Bad Habits Brass, with Bill Piekarski as the opening act. The Dirty Dozen’s impromptu session garnered 700-1,000 people in the park. Mayor Droba also thanked the Pastor Family, which acted as this year’s Grand Marshal, noting their significant contributions to the community. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Droba stated that the next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 18, 2022 at 5:30 P.M.
Mayor Droba adjourned the meeting at 5:59 P.M. |
Harley M. Droba, Mayor
ATTEST:
Betty Bergstrom, City Administrator
