October 21, 2024 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, October 21, 2024

Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street 

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, October 7, 2024 Public Hearing (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, October 7, 2024 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, October 14, 2024 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024, 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)

  • Approve 2025 renewal of BlueCross BlueShield Plan 653
  • Approve 2025 renewal of Senior Gold/Medicare Blue Rx Plan
  • Approve 2025 renewal of Ameritas Dental Plan
  • Approve LMCIT Liability Coverage Waiver Form to not waive limits on Municipal Tort Liability and authorize signatures

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consider portable recording devices (body-worn cameras) for the International Falls Police Department – public hearing was held October 7, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. (Council action)
  2. Request to use Smokey Bear Park and co-sponsor the Home for the Holiday’s event – Andrea Pastor (Council action)
  3. Consider adoption of Resolution No.     ­-2024 approving application for exempt permit for International Falls Chamber of Commerce to conduct bingo, to be held on December 5, 2024 at VFW Club, 1416 Third Avenue, International Falls (Council action)
  4. Public Works Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Approve submitting an application for Active Transportation Grant funding for the 9th Street Local Road Improvement Project (Council action)
    2. Adopt Resolution No. __-2024 for MPCA Clean Water Partnership Program application process (Council action)
  5. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    • Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, September 2024 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls Public Library meeting information – October 6, 2024

REMINDERS

  1. Special Committee-of-the-Whole meeting scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2024 at 4:00 P.M. – presentation of draft Financial Management Plan for Utility Funds – Tammy Omdal, Northland Securities
  2. Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2024 at 5:00 P.M. – 5th Avenue West assessment for improvement project
  3. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, November 4, 2024 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.

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