October 6, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, October 6, 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, September 15, 2025 Public Hearing- 5th Avenue West meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, September 15, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, September 22, 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)

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/allow necessary expenses for Mayor/City Councilors and/or City Administrator to attend the Coalition of Greater MN Cities 2025 Fall Conference in Grand Rapids, MN – November 13-14, 2025

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Acknowledge receipt of Charter Commission’s approval of the form and substance of the proposed amendment to the home rule charter to impose levy limits (Council action)
  2. Public Safety Committee meeting recommendation(s):
    1. Discuss suspension of calendar parking for Zion Lutheran Church each Sunday from 9:00am-Noon (Council discussion/action)
  3. Acknowledge resignation of Aiden Litfin, Patrol Officer effective October 3, 2025 (Council action)
  4. Acknowledge resignation of Todd Ojala, Information Systems Administrator effective October 22, 2025 and move discussion of replacement to the October 13, 2025 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)
  5. Approve renewal of 2026 dental plan that covers retirees and hourly library employees (Council action)
  6. Consider Resolution No. __-2025 declaring adequacy of petition and ordering preparation of feasibility study for Bituminous Paving of 6th Avenue between 17th Street and 18th Street (Council action)
  7. Adopt Resolution No. -2025 approving delinquent water and sewer accounts to be certified to the County Auditor/Treasurer (Council action)
  8. Adopt Resolution No. -2025 approving delinquent grass and blight invoices to be certified to the County Auditor/Treasurer (Council action)
  9. Adopt Resolution No. -2025 approving delinquent rental license invoices to be certified to the County Auditor/Treasurer (Council action)
  10. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 approving delinquent building permit invoices to be certified to the County Auditor/Treasurer (Council action)
  11. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 approving delinquent garbage accounts to be certified to the County Auditor/Treasurer (Council action)
  12. Discuss International Falls Ambulance Service (Council discussion/action)
  13. 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. Police Monthly Report, September 2025 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

 AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls, Ranier, & Rainy Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau meeting minutes – June 2025

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, October 20, 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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