November 3, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, November 3, 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, October 20, 2025 regular 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)

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Convention Visitors Bureau presentation, Katrina Heibel (Informational)
  2. Approve hiring for one of the two approved seasonal Parks & Facilities Assistant positions (Council action)
  3. Consider reappointment of Cindy Youso to the Housing & Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners for a five-year term January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2031, as requested by Kimberley Nuthak, Executive Director, HRA of International Falls (Council action)
  4. Consider appointment of Todd Ojala and Glenn Davis to the Charter Commission (Council action)
  5. Consider letter of support for Voyageur County ATV – Koochiching County Trail Plan 2025 (Council action)
  6. Consider letter of support for International Falls Recreation Hockey Association for a Rotary grant application to help fund building repairs at Kerry Park Arena (Council action)
  7. Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to MN Paid Family and Medical Leave between the City and District Lodge 5 and its Affiliate Woodworkers Local Lodge W-33 of the IAMAW representing the Firefighter Engineers and Paramedics (Council action)
  8. Adopt Resolution No.__-2025 application for exempt permit for Rainy River Community College Foundation to conduct a raffle on December 7, 2025 at Backus Community Center, 900 5th Street, International Falls (Council action)
  9. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 application for Premises Permit for Lawful Gambling for International Falls Recreation Hockey Association to conduct lawful gambling at Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, 1 Memorial Drive, International Falls (Council action)
  10. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 a resolution opting to increase the benefit level for Firefighters who are vested in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan (Council action)
  11. Discuss International Falls Ambulance Service (Council discussion/action)
  12. 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. Fire/Rescue/EMS 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 information – October 2025

REMINDERS

  1. City offices will be closed in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  2. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, November 17, 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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