AGENDA
City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, September 19, 2022
Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street
Council meetings are held in-person in the Council Chambers. In addition, a teleconference meeting is available at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/5664912345 | Meeting ID: 5664912345 | Passcode: 56649
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 Tuesday, September 6, 2022 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
- Minutes of the Monday, September 12, 2022 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- 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)
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)
- Year 2022 license – Joseph S Wojcik, snowplow
NEW BUSINESS
- Consider Board of Zoning Appeals affirming the decision on a side set-back variance for Alexander Baker Limited Partnership, 901 3rd Street – Board of Zoning appeals Resolution 01-22(Council action)
- Land Use & Legislation Committee recommendation:
- Consider telephone support agreement from Cady Business Technologies for the Mitel telephone system, Todd Ojala, Information Systems Administrator (Council action)
- Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation:
- Consider approving a Memorandum of Agreement with Minnesota North College (previously known as the Mesaba Range Technical College) upon their merge with four other northern Minnesota community colleges (Council action)
- Resolution No. __-2022 approving application to conduct off-site gambling for Ranier Recreation Club to sell raffle tickets with the drawing to be held on March 26, 2023 at Bronco Arena, 1180 15th Street (Council action)
- Resolution No. -2022 approving application for exempt permit for Bucks Safety Process, Inc., to conduct a raffle on November 22, 2022 at PCA, 400 2nd Street (Council action)
- Any other business.
REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
- Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
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- Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, August 2022 (Council information)
- Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions
AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
CORRESPONDENCE
- September 6, 2022 – thank you from the International Falls Bass Championship – Gary Potter, President
- September 13, 2022 – draft Koochiching County Board of Commissioners meeting minutes
- September 20, 2022 – Koochiching County Board of Commissioners/Committee of the Whole agenda
REMINDERS
- Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, October 3, 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.