August 4, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, August 4, 2025

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, July 21, 2025 special City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, July 21, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, July 21, 2025 special Committee-of-the-Whole (Council action)
  4. Minutes of the Monday, July 28, 2025 special City Council meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025, Approving Transfers, Payment of Claims and Accounts Payable (Council action)
  2. Update on May 31, 2025 & June 30, 2025 monies held in deposit information (Council information)

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)

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025A | 9th Street Project and Sanitary Sewer Vactor acquisition, George Eilertson, Northland Securities (Council action)
  2. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 approving application to conduct excluded bingo for International Falls Chamber of Commerce on December 4, 2025 at VFW Post #2948, 1416 3rd Avenue, International Falls (Council action)
  3. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 approving Commercial Loan Program funding in the amount of $24,999.99 as requested by TruStar Federal Credit Union on behalf of Lac De Lune LLC, Max Ducharme to support the remodeling of the building located at 1108 8th Street (Council action)
  4. Public Works recommendation(s):
    1. Approve proposal for Scope of Services for Highway 11 Multi-Use Trail Project with Bolton & Menk, Inc (Council action)
  5. Consider Bandshell Committee request to schedule an Open House to gather community input (Council action)
  6. Discuss International Falls Ambulance Service:
    1. Authorize talks with private ambulance service providers (Council action)
    2. Discuss the funding plan to purchase the three ambulances currently on order (Council action)
    3. Any other update (Council information/action)
  7. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. City Administrator bi-weekly update (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

REMINDERS

  1. Special City Council meeting Monday, August 11, 2025 at 5:30 P.M.
  2. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, August 18, 2025 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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