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 15th day of August, 2022 at the hour of 5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Buller, Ditsch, Holden, Krause, and Mayor Droba.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
| APPROVED agenda as presented | MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve agenda as presented. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the Monday, August 1, 2022 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of August 1, 2022. Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the Monday, August 8, 2022 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting | MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve minutes of the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of August 8, 2022. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 51-2022 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Krause to adopt Resolution No. 51-2022 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| A+ Pest Management | Pest Control | 593.85 | 74064 | ||
| ACME Tools-Grand Forks | Unit JLG Scissor-Street | 1,095.00 | 74065 | ||
| Andrew Holler | Lawn Cleanup | 4,525.00 | 74066 | ||
| Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel | Cleaning Service | 959.95 | 74067 | ||
| Battalion Distributing | National Night Out | 22.50 | 74068 | ||
| Bolton & Menk Inc. | Engineering Services | 69,566.15 | 74069 | ||
| Border Boxes | Shipping-Amb/W. Plant, Paper-Admin | 743.75 | 74070 | ||
| Bound Tree Medical LLC | Ambulance Supplies | 3,424.62 | 74071 | ||
| Brian Jespersen | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74072 | ||
| Brian Youso | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74073 | ||
| Cenex Voyager Fleet | Gas-Grnds/Pol/Str/Gar/House/Amb/Wtr | 4,685.01 | 74074 | ||
| CherryRoad Media Inc. | Agenda/Min/Ord/Assess/Elect/Budget | 5,850.39 | 74075 | ||
| Christopher Lechner | Ambulance Overpayment – Refund | 60.00 | 74076 | ||
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401 | Water/Sewer Funds Transfer | 66,666.66 | 74077 | ||
| City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403 | Water/Sewer Funds Transfer | 25,760.42 | 74078 | ||
| City of Ranier | Water – City Beach | 11.55 | 74079 | ||
| CivicPlus | Municode Electronic Updates | 324.00 | 74080 | ||
| Core & Main | Meters, Supplies – San Sewer | 6,714.80 | 74081 | ||
| Costin Group Inc | Govt Relations – Kerry Park | 2,000.00 | 74082 | ||
| Crandall’s Septic Pumping | Portable Johns – City Parks | 4,385.00 | 74083 | ||
| Earl F Andersen | Signs | 136.35 | 74084 | ||
| Emergency Apparatus Maint Inc | Fire Vehicles Inspections | 10,321.97 | 74085 | ||
| Entenmann – Rovin Co | Officer Badge | 262.00 | 74086 | ||
| ESRI | ARC GIS 09/2022-09/2023 | 5,103.81 | 74087 | ||
| Expert Billing LLC | Ambulance Transports | 3,335.00 | 74088 | ||
| Flaherty & Hood, PA | Job Class & Compensation Study | 1,631.25 | 74089 | ||
| Friend’s Garbage Service LLC | Monthly Garbage Service | 2,216.79 | 74090 | ||
| Frontier | Monthly Telephone Service | 2,510.94 | 74091 | ||
| Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC | Cloth – Bombenger/Baldwin/Sears | 291.93 | 74092 | ||
| Gopher State One – Call | Monthly Billing | 137.70 | 74093 | ||
| Hamilton Medical | Supplies – Ambulance | 286.81 | 74094 | ||
| Hawkins Inc. | Chemicals | 1,742.08 | 74095 | ||
| Howards – Cenex LLC | Def Fluid – Street Garage | 880.00 | 74096 | ||
| I-Falls Super One Foods | National Night Out – Police | 2,734.64 | 74110 | ||
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Supplies-Amb/Water Admin/Admin | 2,167.80 | 74097 | ||
| International Code Council | Code Books | 176.00 | 74098 | ||
| Koerter’s Fuel & Car Wash | Gas-W.Plnt/Grnd/Str/Gar/Wtr/Sew/Pol | 6,613.07 | 74099 | ||
| L & L Constructors Inc. | Demo Site, Clay For Wtr Plnt Dike | 23,805.00 | 74100 | ||
| Lakes Concrete Plus, Inc. | Maint/Repair Other – Water | 1,458.00 | 74101 | ||
| Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. | Oxygen – Ambulance | 1,052.88 | 74102 | ||
| Macqueen Equipment Inc. | Parts – Street/Water/San Sew | 1,032.69 | 74103 | ||
| Madden Galanter Hansen LLP | Arbitration Admin Hearings, Legal Serv | 2,497.00 | 74104 | ||
| Mannco Trucking Inc | Lowboy Rental, Unit-171/151/864/151 | 3,916.77 | 74105 | ||
| Mark Leblanc | Meal Allowance | 8.92 | 74106 | ||
| Melanie Clarity | Sewing – Fire Department | 14.32 | 74107 | ||
| Menards International Falls | M&R-Str/Storm/GGB/Fir/Amb/Wtr/San | 1,295.58 | 74108 | ||
| Michael Musich | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74109 | ||
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Utilities | 1,009.86 | 74111 | ||
| Minnesota Industries | Supplies-Water/Storm, MRO-Water | 805.07 | 74112 | ||
| Minnesota Power | Utilities | 31,829.24 | 74113 | ||
| MTI Distributing Inc. | Parts – VNP | 841.10 | 74114 | ||
| N Kooch Area Sanitary District | Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge | 129,873.70 | 74115 | ||
| NAPA Falls Supply | Parts/Tools/Sup-Fire/St Light/Wtr/P&R | 93.29 | 74116 | ||
| Northern Lumber & Hardware | Main-P&R/Wtr/Grnd/Str/Picnic Tables | 1,561.18 | 74117 | ||
| Office of MNIT Services | Wide Area Network(Wan) Services | 267.73 | 74118 | ||
| O’Reilly Automotive Inc | Parts/Tools-Fire/Gar/Pol/Unit 22/Tahoe | 2,304.18 | 74119 | ||
| Pelland Welding, Inc. | Supplies/Oil – Street | 33.45 | 74120 | ||
| PowerPlan | JD LINK Renewal | 800.00 | 74121 | ||
| Rainy Lake Designs | Spring Cleanup/Landscaping/Flag Pole | 10,664.09 | 74122 | ||
| Rainy Lake Oil | Tires – Sweeper | 1,294.00 | 74123 | ||
| Range Paper Corp | Cleaning Supplies – Street Department | 659.86 | 74124 | ||
| Scalzo Architects | 2135 – City Equipment Garage | 836.25 | 74125 | ||
| ServiceMaster of Intl Falls | Cleaning Services – VNP Floor Maint | 645.00 | 74126 | ||
| Sjoblom Landscape & Nursery | Fertilizer – Downtown Baskets | 47.96 | 74127 | ||
| Spectra Associates, Inc. | Minute Books | 892.50 | 74128 | ||
| Steve Boyum Construction | Landscaping-Flag Pole/Chamber/VNP | 8,240.00 | 74129 | ||
| Streicher’s Inc | Clothing Allowance – M Kostiuk | 84.98 | 74130 | ||
| Teleflex Medical | Ambulance Supplies | 1,345.50 | 74131 | ||
| Terry Christie | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74132 | ||
| Terry Wood | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74133 | ||
| The Sherwin Williams Co-Bemidji | Paint/Supplies | 71.35 | 74134 | ||
| Tim Larson | Overpayment Refund | 10.74 | 74135 | ||
| Tom Lynch | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74136 | ||
| Up North Party Rentals LLC | National Night Out – Police | 450.00 | 74137 | ||
| Viking Electric Supply Inc | Tools – St Lighting | 53.62 | 74138 | ||
| Wagner Construction Inc | Ready Mix | 235.00 | 74139 | ||
| Willi Kostiuk | Police Benefit | 150.00 | 74140 | ||
| WMG Lyfjaberg LLC | Medical Director | 300.00 | 74141 | ||
| Xerox Corporation | Maint/Monthly Charge – Water Plant | 34.13 | 74142 | ||
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | |||||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance | 206.62 | 101470 | ||
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance | 9.64 | 101471 | ||
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding | 45,912.30 | 101472 | ||
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pen Fund | Retirement | 4,418.10 | 101473 | ||
| City of Int’l Falls | HRA – Police/Fire | 520.00 | 101474 | ||
| City of Int’l Falls | Health Insurance – 49ers | 364.00 | 101475 | ||
| IAMAW District W33 | Union Dues | 1,620.00 | 101476 | ||
| IF Fire Dept. Relief | Volunteer Firemen Dues | 392.00 | 101477 | ||
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues | 133.00 | 101478 | ||
| I.U.O.E. Local 49ers | Health Reimbursement | 875.00 | 101479 | ||
| Justin Franz, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S | 120.00 | 101480 | ||
| MN Revenue | Wage Assignment | 461.82 | 101481 | ||
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment | 622.14 | 101482 | ||
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding | 8,242.07 | 101483 | ||
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp | 9,033.00 | 101484 | ||
| NCPERS Minnesota | Life Insurance | 112.00 | 101485 | ||
| North Kooch Area San Dist | Health Insurance | 50.00 | 101486 | ||
| PERA | Retirement | 34,429.98 | 101487 | ||
| United Way of NE MN | Employee Donation | 15.00 | 101488 | ||
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| PUBLIC HEARING | None. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS | None. |
| CONSENT AGENDA: | |
| APPROVED as presented | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:
Motion seconded by Councilor Ditsch and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED Letter of Commendation presented to Investigator Joshua Mastin | Chief Kostiuk presented a letter of commendation to Investigator Joshua Mastin. Chief Kostiuk noted that over the past ten years Investigator Mastin led the narcotic investigations. Chief Kostiuk pointed to Mr. Mastin’s amazing work in stopping narcotics and firearms from coming into the area.
MOTION by Councilor Krause to acknowledge the Letter of Commendation presented to Investigator Joshua Mastin. Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously. |
| Committee-of-the-Whole recommendations: | |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 52-2022 providing for the issuance and sale of a $772,000 temporary general obligation water revenue bond, series 2022A, and pledging net revenues for the security thereof. | Mike Bubany independent municipal advisor for David Drown Associates, Inc. explained the different options available to the City for the sale of a temporary general obligation water revenue note.
MOTION by Councilor Holden to temporarily finance improvements to the Water Treatment Plant rehabilitation project and adopt Resolution No. 52-2022 providing for the issuance and sale of a $772,000 temporary general obligation water revenue note, series 2022A, and pledging net revenues for the security thereof. Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED keeping City Beach closed for the remainder of 2022 due to flood damage | Public Works Director Brokaw stated the beach is safe but due to the sand, gravel, and mulch all mixed together there is a lot of cleanup to be completed. Brokaw further explained that the campsites sustained minimal damage, but repairs are needed before next season and that the south side of the parking lot had significant damage. Brokaw noted that an insurance claim has been filed with the League of Minnesota Cities and the League must deny the claim before FEMA will provide assistance.
MOTION by Councilor Ditsch to approve keeping City Beach closed for the remainder of 2022 due to flood damage. Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED appointing Kelly Meyers as the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the City and approve the Natural Resources Service Proposal as presented by Bolton & Menk for Wetland Conservation Act Administration | MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve appointing Kelly Meyers as the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the City and approve the Natural Resources Service Proposal as presented by Bolton & Menk for Wetland Conservation Act Administration. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
| Public Works Committee recommendations: | |
| AUTHORIZED completion of the preliminary design phase of the 5th Ave E & 15th Street Lift Station rehabilitation, as presented by Bolton & Menk | MOTION by Councilor Buller to authorize completion of the preliminary design phase of the 5th Ave E & 15th Street Lift Station rehabilitation, as presented by Bolton & Menk. Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS:
Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Attorney Shermoen shared he is working with the newly appointed City Attorney Chelsea Nelson to work on preparing for the City Attorney transition of criminal cases. City Attorney Shermoen is still working on a draft development agreement for the Multi-Modal site.
The International Falls Police Department Activity Report for July 2022 was available for review along with the July 2022 Fire/Rescue/EMS Activity Report. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Mayor Droba shared that he will be out of town August 25-30, 2022. Mayor Droba also stated that there may be a Special City Council meeting scheduled to approve the hiring of the Office Clerk.
Councilor Holden stated that he visited Greentech Manufacturing today and the expansion project and sewer relocation should be completed in the next few days. Mayor Droba stated he attended the Cobblestone Grand Opening and they are very excited, busy, and happy with the community. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Droba stated that the next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 5:30 P.M., with the Labor Day picnic scheduled for Monday, September 5, 2022. Mayor Droba adjourned the meeting at 5:59 P.M. |
Harley M. Droba, Mayor
Attest:
Betty Bergstrom, City Administrator
