June 20, 2023 City Council Minutes

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 20th day of June 2023 at the hour of 2:00 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT:  President Pro Tem Kalar and Councilors Buller, Holden, and Wegner.  Mayor Droba via Zoom.

MEMBERS ABSENT:  None

 

APPROVED agenda as presented MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve agenda as presented.  Motion seconded by Councilor Wegner and carried unanimously.
   
APPROVED minutes of the June 5, 2023 Public Hearing, minutes of the June 5, 2023 regular City Council meeting and minutes of the June 5, 2023 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting MOTION by Councilor Buller approving minutes of the June 5, 2023 Public Hearing, minutes of the June 5, 2023 regular City Council meeting and minutes of the June 5, 2023 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.  Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously.
   
ADOPTED Resolution No. 46-2023 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable MOTION by Councilor Holden to adopt Resolution No. 46-2023 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Wegner and carried unanimously.

CLAIMS

ACME Tools-Grand Forks Tools-Parks & Rec         158.00 76062
Aladtec Inc Online Employee Scheduling 4,268.00 76063
Amazon Capital Services Sup/Maint-Police/IT/Str/VNP/Admin          982.29 76064
American Accounts & Advisers Ambulance Collection Fees 20.00 76065
Andrew Holler Lawn Cleanup 4,518.00 76066
Bolton & Menk Inc Engineering Services 62,459.75 76067
Border Boxes Shipping-Police/Wtr /Wtr Plnt/Amb 129.75 76068
Bound Tree Medical LLC Ambulance Supplies 1,126.37 76069
Brian Jespersen Police Benefit 150.00 76070
Brian Youso Police Benefit 150.00 76071
Cherryroad Media Inc. Min/Proclamation/Assessment 22nd St 872.19 76072
Citizens for Backus/AB Lease Agreement-Suite 305 6,244.76 76073
City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401 Water & Sewer Funds Transfer 66,666.66 76074
City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403 Water & Sewer Funds Transfer 20,567.25 76075
City of Ranier Water-City Beach 72.03 76076
Crandall’s Septic Pumping Portable Johns-City Parks 845.00 76077
Eagle Engraving Supplies-Fire 72.50 76078
ESRI Arc GIS 09/2023-09/2024 5,929.00 76079
Expert Billing LLC Ambulance Transports 6,264.00 76080
Falls Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 17-01 Ford Ambulance 971.74 76081
Falls Lumber Company Supplies-Storm 329.78 76082
Fasco Inc Evidence Locker-Police 6,262.00 76083
Forestland Sales & Service Parts-Grounds, Supplies-Parks & Rec 602.70 76084
Friend’s Garbage Service LLC Monthly Garbage Service 1,834.26 76085
Frontier Monthly Telephone Service 3,243.95 76086
Galls, an Aramark Co., LLC Cloth-Hulst/Gedde/Mannausau/Sears 1,735.50 76088
Hawkins Inc Chemicals 3,181.23 76089
Hotsy Minnesota Hotsy Model 1260SSG 15,170.37 76090
Innovative Office Solutions LLC Supplies-Administration 25.78 76091
Isaac Dahl 50% Reimbursement-EMT Class 382.50 76092
Jakob Ettestad 100% Reimbursement-EMT Class 765.00 76093
K & K Meyers Inc Supplies-VNP 54.95 76094
KGHS/KSDM City Talk 150.00 76095
Koerter’s Fuel & Car Wash Gas-Wtr Plnt/Grnd/Pol/St/Gar/P&R 4,366.54 76096
Kooch County Env Services Dept Solid Waste Fee-City Property/VNP 2,110.00 76097
Kooch County Auditor/Treasurer Chamber Prop Taxes-1st Half 2023 1,406.16 76098
Lawson Products Inc Supplies-Street Lighting 574.45 76099
Locators & Supplies Supplies-Parks & Rec 304.50 76100
Macqueen Equipment Inc Parts-Sweeper/Street 5,306.25 76101
Madden Galanter Hansen LLP Labor Relations Services, Arbitration 638.00 76102
Marco Technologies LLC Konica Contract Agreement 240.53 76103
Mark Rock Products 3/4 Minus/Crusher Fines, 3/4 Screened 10,056.62 76104
MedicareBlue Rx Health Insurance Premiums 1,848.00 76105
Melanie Clarity Sewing-Bombenger/Sears/Mannausau 48.00 76106
Menards International Falls Tools/Sup-St/P&R/GGB/Wtr/Build Off 330.05 76107
Mershon Technology Interests Supplies-Water Adm 379.00 76108
Meyers Glass Animal Control 540.00 76109
Michael Musich Police Benefit 150.00 76110
Midcontinent Communications Internet-Police 144.09 76111
Minnesota Energy Resources Utilities 3,115.42 76112
Minnesota Industries Supplies-Street/Water 185.69 76113
Minnesota Power Utilities 31,301.27 76114
MN Fire Service Cert Board 2 Instructor/2 Officer Exams 504.00 76115
N Koochiching Area Sanitary District Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge 149,899.92 76116
NAPA Falls Supply Part/Tool/Sup-Gar/Fir/Wtr Plnt/St/VNP 493.87 76117
Northern Lumber & Hardware M&RTool/Sup-St/Gar/Strm/P&R/VNP 1,460.82 76118
Office of MNIT Services Wide Area Network (Wan) Services 267.73 76119
O’Reilly Automotive Inc Unit 2/15-06/Tahoe/16-01/33/124/Gen 1,766.98 76120
Pelland Welding, Inc. Parts-Water/VNP 1,991.29 76121
Petty Cash – Betty Bergstrom Sup/Lic-Pol, Print-Build Off, Tr/Wtr 452.36 76122
Pitney Bowes Global Financial Svcs Quarterly Lease-Mailing System 398.82 76123
Pitney Bowes Inc Postage Machine Supplies 82.99 76124
Pitney Bowes Reserve Acct Postage-Adm/House/Pol/Fire/Wtr Adm 1,000.00 76125
PowerPlan Unit 710L Parts 571.97 76126
Premier Specialty Vehicles Ambulance Parts 267.53 76127
Railroad MGMT Co III, Inc License Fees-Sewer Pipeline Xing 344.67 76128
Rainy Lake Medical Center Pharmaceutical Supplies 166.61 76129
Rainy Lake Oil Fuel-Water Dept 412.12 76130
Range Paper Corp Cleaning Supplies-Fire/Ambulance 177.57 76131
Robert Bahr Topsoil 1,200.00 76132
Roche’s Towing/Hook & Book Tow Towing-Police 170.00 76133
ServiceMaster of Intl Falls Cleaning Services-VNP 4,725.00 76134
Soundnorth Supplies-Housing/Street 22.88 76135
Terry Christie Police Benefit 150.00 76136
Terry Wood Police Benefit 150.00 76137
Tilson Bay Company Embroidery-EMS 1,170.00 76138
Tom Lynch Police Benefit 150.00 76139
Trustar Federal Credit Union Loan-Kor Prop/Whispering Leaf 49,999.98 76141
United States Treasury PCORI 2023 184.14 76142
UPMC Health Plan Ambulance Overpayment Refund 177.05 76143
Viking Electric Supply Inc Supplies-St Lighting 113.76 76144
Wagner Construction Inc Ready Mix 243.00 76145
Widseth Smith Nolting Engineering Services 168.75 76146
Willi Kostiuk Police Benefit 150.00 76147
WMG Lyfjaberg  LLC Medical Director 300.00 76148
Xerox Corporation Maint/Monthly Charge – Water Plant 31.25 76149
The following checks were issued under blanket authorization:
AFLAC Supplemental Insurance 182.08 101855
American Heritage Life Ins Co Supplemental Insurance 9.64 101856
Bay Bridge Administrators, LLC Supplemental Insurance 364.30 101857
Bremer Bank, NA Federal Withholding 42,857.11 101858
Central Pension Fund Source A Retirement 4,361.30 101859
City of Int’l Falls HRA–Police/Fire 520.00 101860
City of Int’l Falls Health Insurance–49ers 1,664.00 101861
IAMAW District W3 Union Dues 1,845.50 101862
IF Fire Dept Relief Fire Department Relief 392.00 101863
Int’l Falls Ambulance Service Dues 168.00 101864
I.U.O.E. Local 49ers Health Reimbursement 805.00 101865
Justin Franz, Sec/Treas. C.O.P.S. 120.00 101866
MN Child Support Pmt Center Wage Assignment 673.72 101867
MN Department of Revenue State Withholding 8,090.36 101868
MSRS-Empower Retirement Deferred Compensation 9,268.00 101869
NCPERS Minnesota Life Insurance Premiums 112.00 101870
N. Kooch Area Sanitary District Health Insurance Premiums 285.00 101871
PERA Retirement 37,247.41 101872
RCB Collections, Inc. Wage Assignment 179.23 101873
United Way of NE MN Inc. Employee Donation 15.00 101874

 

AUDIENCE None.
PUBLIC HEARING None.
OPENING BIDS None.
OLD BUSINESS:

ADOPTED Resolution No. 47-2023 for the Proposed Assessment of 22nd Street Project

 

MOTION by Councilor Wegner to adopt Resolution No. 47-2023 approving the Proposed Assessment of 22nd Street Project.  Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:  
APPROVED unbudgeted maintenance expense on fire apparatus Chief Mannausau explained after the annual pump testing was completed by Emergency Apparatus Maintenance on the fire trucks the technician found some issues with Engine 04-02 truck.  The repair is costly but could be catastrophic is not fixed.  Mannausau noted the repairs were not budgeted for 2023.

MOTION by Councilor Holden to approve unbudgeted maintenance expense on fire apparatus Engine 04-02.  Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.

   
APPROVED maintenance contract with Hamilton Medical for the two Hamilton T-1 Ventilators MOTION by Councilor Wegner to approve a maintenance contract with Hamilton Medical for two Hamilton T-1 Ventilators for the Fire/Rescue/EMS funded through professional services.  Motion seconded by Councilor Buller and carried unanimously.
   
Public Works Committee recommendation:

a.  APPROVED Tom & Melanie Jarvis for the 2023 City Beach Camp Host position

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve Tom & Melanie Jarvis as the 2023 City Beach Camp Hosts.

Administrator Bergstrom stated the camp hosts would be available to start the first week of July.

Motion seconded by Councilor Wegner and carried unanimously.

   

b.  APPROVED first reading of Contract Ordinance #985 for the Demolition Landfill Closure Project

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve the first reading of Contract Ordinance #985 for the Demolition Landfill Closure Project.  Motion seconded by Councilor Wegner and carried unanimously.
   

c.  APPROVED purchase of a Toro Field Pro 6040 infield groomer with two attachments

MOTION by Councilor Wegner approving purchase of a Toro Field Pro 6040 infield groomer to be used on all ball fields .  Motion seconded by Councilor Holden and carried unanimously.
   

d.  APPROVED proposal for services from Bolton & Menk, Inc., for Inflow and Infiltration Investigation of the Sanitary Sewer Collection Lines within Mobile Home Parks

MOTION by Councilor Buller to approve a proposal for services from Bolton & Menk Inc. for the Inflow and Infiltration Investigation of the Sanitary Sewer collection lines within the 5 Mobile Home Parks.  Motion seconded by Councilor Wegner and carried unanimously.
   
Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads City Administrator Bergstrom reported Schlenner Wenner & Company has requested an extension as they are not able to complete the yearly audit by June 30 due to employee restraints.  The state granted the extension with a new deadline of August 15, 2023.  The extension includes the Airport audit.
   
Reports of Mayor and Council Committees Mayor Pro Tem Kalar noted it was good to see all the Police Officers participating in the Special Olympics Minnesota Law Enforcement Torch Run at Dunkin Donuts.

Councilor Holden stated the last Recreation Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21st.  Holden noted the Rec Board has been around since WWII with only four Directors.

 Mayor Droba thanked the public for their participation in the discussion of the Ordinance for Municipal Garbage Service.  Droba noted discussion would be occurring with the City Administrator, City Attorney and Council Wegner to discuss modifying the ordinance.

AUDIENCE None.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Kalar reminded everyone that the next regular City Council meeting will be held on Monday, July 3rd, 2023, at 5:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers.  Kalar adjourned the meeting at 2:29 P.M.

Pete Kalar, Mayor Pro Tem

Attest:

Betty Bergstrom, City Administrator

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