July 16, 2018 City Council Minutes
4:30 P.M.
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 16th day of July, 2018 at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Briggs, Droba, Jaksa, and Mayor Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Pearson
| APPROVED agenda with additions | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the agenda with the following additions:
Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the July 2, 2018 regular City Council Home Rule Charter Public Hearing and Input meeting | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2018 regular City Council Home Rule Charter Public Hearing and Input meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED minutes of the July 2, 2018 regular City Council meeting | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of July 2, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 32-18 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 32-18 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
| Alex Air Apparatus Inc | Jumbo Gear Bag |
638.00 |
63961 |
| All Season Equipment Inc | Tools Gar/Tires Str/Chainsaw Parts |
266.02 |
63962 |
| American Engineering Testing | 9th Ave Proj Testing Services |
1,360.50 |
63963 |
| AmeriPride Services | Bldgs & Grounds |
924.46 |
63964 |
| Andrew Holler | Lawn Cleanup |
832.50 |
63965 |
| Angel Maish | Damage Claim |
1,078.72 |
63966 |
| Arrow International Inc | Ambulance Supplies |
677.82 |
63967 |
| Battalion Distributing | 4th Of July – Fire |
86.25 |
63968 |
| Border Boxes | Shipping-Water Plant |
168.25 |
63969 |
| Bound Tree Medical Llc | Ambulance Supplies |
881.10 |
63970 |
| Bowman Asphalt Products Inc | 9th Ave Msa-Appl 2 |
144,156.80 |
63971 |
| Bowman Construction Co | Washed Sand |
6,260.00 |
63972 |
| Bremer Cardmember Service | Admin/Police/Fire/Ambulance |
6,549.46 |
63973 |
| Cenex Voyaguer Fleet | Grds/Pol/Str/Amb/Wtr Plt/Build Off |
4,299.44 |
63974 |
| City Of Int’l Falls-Fund 101 | Water Adm Expenses |
9,951.67 |
63975 |
| City Of Int’l Falls-Fund 401 | Water Funds Transfer |
62,500.00 |
63976 |
| City Of Int’l Falls-Fund 403 | Water Funds Transfer |
25,760.42 |
63977 |
| City Of Ranier | Water – City Beach |
153.12 |
63978 |
| Civic Systems Llc | Semi-Annual Software Support |
6,313.00 |
63979 |
| Coca-Cola Bottling Co | Water for Dispenser |
10.50 |
63980 |
| Core & Main | Car Wash and Stock |
884.24 |
63981 |
| Crandall’s Septic Pumping | Portable Johns at City Parks |
825.00 |
63982 |
| E Kooch Sanitary Sewer Dist | Water Plant |
189.00 |
63983 |
| Earl F Andersen | Supplies Street/Signs |
1,389.60 |
63984 |
| Emergency Automotive Tech Inc | New Squad Car Parts |
84.66 |
63985 |
| ESS Brothers & Sons Inc | HC Catch Basin Castings |
3,544.00 |
63986 |
| Essentia Health | Oxygen |
141.36 |
63987 |
| Expert T Billing | Amb Transports |
2,619.00 |
63988 |
| Fairview Health Services | Fire Fit Tests |
410.90 |
63989 |
| Falls Eyecare | Safety Lenses – Toninato |
125.00 |
63990 |
| Falls Lumber Company | Street/Grounds/P&R-Smokey Bear |
710.99 |
63991 |
| Forestland Sales & Service | Gas- Wtr/Amb Tires-Wtr |
461.22 |
63992 |
| Friend’s Garbage Service LLC | Monthly Garbage Service |
1,723.41 |
63993 |
| Frontier | Monthly Telephone Service |
2,404.13 |
63994 |
| Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC | Cloth Allow-Baldwin/Fire/Sears/Amb |
2,389.11 |
63995 |
| Gopher State One-Call | Monthly Billing |
205.20 |
63996 |
| Graybar | Electrical Supplies |
1,770.09 |
63997 |
| Harold Scholler | Boot Allowance |
110.00 |
63998 |
| Innovative Office Solutions LLC | Supplies-Fire/Amb/Admin |
44.19 |
63999 |
| Intellipay Inc | Monthly Fees |
95.89 |
64000 |
| Kantor Electric Inc | Bldg Maint-St Garage |
378.00 |
64001 |
| K-Mart #9689 | Supplies-Water Dept |
32.98 |
64002 |
| Koerter’s Amoco | Gas-Str/Gar/Light/Wtr |
2,951.39 |
64003 |
| Kooch County Auditor/Treasurer | Lec Qrtly Lease |
18,750.00 |
64004 |
| Kooch County Recorder | Copies – Bldg Off |
5.00 |
64005 |
| Kooch Economic Development Auth | Housing Studydoc Fees |
4,000.00 |
64006 |
| Laursen Asphalt Repair Equip LLC | Falcon Asphalt Recycler & Tac Oil |
47,992.94 |
64007 |
| Lawson Products Inc | Electrical Supplies |
501.83 |
64008 |
| League of Minnesota Cities | Conf Registration-Droba |
450.00 |
64009 |
| LMC Insurance Trust-WC | Workers Comp Insurance Premiums |
24,334.00 |
64010 |
| MacQueen Equipment Inc | En Veright Pro 200 Camera |
11,997.00 |
64011 |
| Mannco Trucking Inc | Unit 123 – Parts/Supplies Street |
171.75 |
64012 |
| MedicareBlue RX | Health Insurance Premiums |
1,704.00 |
64013 |
| Melanie Clarity | Sewing – Ambulance |
56.00 |
64014 |
| Menards International Falls | Sup Light/Wtr/Fire/Amb/Str/Gar/Grds |
843.66 |
64015 |
| Michael Musich | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64016 |
| Minnesota Energy Resources | Utilities |
297.73 |
64017 |
| MN Secretary of State-Notary | Notary Applications |
120.00 |
64018 |
| N Kooch Area Sanitary District | Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge |
110,925.89 |
64019 |
| Napa Falls Supply | Supplies – Grounds/Water |
151.10 |
64020 |
| Nicholson’s LLC | Plants-High School Planter |
404.60 |
64021 |
| North Star Publishing | Forms- Water/Bldg Official |
1,027.27 |
64022 |
| Northern Lumber & Hardware | Sup/Tools-Wtr/Str/P&R/Bldg Off |
600.68 |
64023 |
| Occupational Development Center | Wood Lath |
1,116.20 |
64024 |
| ODB Company | Sweeper Brooms |
5,160.15 |
64025 |
| O’Reilly Automotive Inc | Street/Water/Garage/Fire/Amb |
1,682.64 |
64026 |
| Pace Analytical Services Inc | City Beach Water Testing |
30.00 |
64027 |
| Pelland Welding, Inc. | Supplies-Water Dept |
51.90 |
64028 |
| Praxair Distribution Inc | Oxygen-Ambulance |
248.38 |
64029 |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center | Medical Supplies |
1,142.00 |
64030 |
| Rainy Lake Oil | Off Road Fuel-Water |
381.02 |
64031 |
| Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC | Gas – Police/Street |
289.26 |
64032 |
| Range Paper Corp | Maint Bldg-Vnp/Sup Street |
349.60 |
64033 |
| Ray & Jan Schmidt | Water Account Deposit Refund |
12.00 |
64034 |
| RI-Tec Industrial Products | Supplies-Street Garage |
308.00 |
64035 |
| Sears & Northland Sales & Serv | Tools-Street Dept |
19.99 |
64036 |
| Shirley Hull | Acct Deposit Refund |
20.00 |
64037 |
| Strategic Insights Inc | Plan-It Software License |
700.00 |
64038 |
| Streicher’s Inc | Clothing-Franz/M Kostiuk/Kennedy |
934.94 |
64039 |
| Taylor’s Plumbing & Htg LLC | Bldg Maint-City Beach |
300.00 |
64040 |
| Terry Christie | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64041 |
| The Journal | Monthly Publications |
2,151.91 |
64042 |
| The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters | 9mm Ammo |
49.96 |
64043 |
| Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp | Water Plant Elevator Maint |
677.68 |
64044 |
| UHL Company Inc | Maint-VNP / Boiler Design- W Plant |
3,486.38 |
64045 |
| Verizon Wireless | Monthly Cellular Service |
823.36 |
64046 |
| Viking Electric Supply Inc | Sup -St Lighting/Smokey Bear Park |
1,359.99 |
64047 |
| Wagner Construction Inc | Storm Sewer/Ready Mix/Crescent Dr |
152,041.65 |
64048 |
| Willi Kostiuk | Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64049 |
| WMG Lyfjaberg LLC | Medical Director |
300.00 |
64050 |
| Xerox Corporation | Mthly Chgs-Fire/Waterplant/St/Admin |
2,019.28 |
64051 |
| Ziegler Inc | Unit 091 – Parts |
1,699.13 |
64052 |
| The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: | |||
| AFLAC | Supplemental Insurance |
232.65 |
99833 |
| AllState – American Heritage | Supplemental Insurance |
9.64 |
99834 |
| Bremer Bank NA | Federal Withholding |
41,103.98 |
99835 |
| I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund | Retirement |
2,429.24 |
99836 |
| City of Int’l Falls | HRA Police/Fire |
572.00 |
99837 |
| Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas | C.O.P.S. |
120.00 |
99838 |
| IAMAW District W33 | Union Dues |
1,485.00 |
99839 |
| Intl Falls Ambulance Service | Dues |
196.00 |
99840 |
| Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers | Union Dues |
862.50 |
99841 |
| MN Benefits Association | Suppl Life Insurance |
25.43 |
99842 |
| MN Child Support Pmt Center | Wage Assignment |
438.84 |
99843 |
| MN Department of Revenue | State Withholding |
8,472.44 |
99844 |
| Empower Retirement | Deferred Comp |
6,792.00 |
99845 |
| NCPERS Minnesota | Suppl PERA Life Insurance |
48.00 |
99846 |
| North Kooch Area Sanitary District | Health Insurance Premiums |
50.00 |
99847 |
| PERA | Retirement |
29,991.58 |
99848 |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| PUBLIC HEARING: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 24, Fifth Series to amend the Home Rule Charter in Sections 108-110, 111, 113-117, 121-123, and 134 to be effective 90 days after publication. |
Mayor Anderson introduced the Second Reading of the Ordinance to amend the Home Rule Charter. MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No, 24, Fifth Series to amend the Home Rule Charter in Sections 108-110, 111, 113-117, 121-123, and 134 to be effective 90 days after publication. Councilor Droba encouraged the Council to approve the reading. Chief Mannausau, Charter Commission Chairman, concurred and stated changes are addressed by the commission as they are brought to his attention. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| Second Reading of Ordinance No. 25, Fifth Series to repeal Ordinance No. 1.25 and No. 71, Second Series, and Amending Established Rules Governing the “Special Police Benefit Fund” | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance N. 25, Fifth Series to repeal Ordinance No. 1.25 and No. 71, Second Series, and Amending Established Rules Governing the “Special Police Benefit Fund.” Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| First Reading of Ordinance Ordering Annexation into the City of International Falls the City-owned properties and private property owners consenting to annexation | First reading of the Ordinance Ordering Annexation into the City of International Falls for City-owned properties and private property owners was withdrawn from consideration until the August 6th City Council meeting at the request of the City Attorney and City Administrator. |
| OPENING BIDS | None. |
| OLD BUSINESS: REMOVED from Table Consideration of local contractor assistance and/or agreement with CGI Communications, Inc. to prepare an approved, no cost Community Video Program |
MOTION by Councilor Droba to remove from the table considering local contractor assistance and/or agreement with CGI Communications, Inc. to prepare an approved, no cost Community Video Program. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously.
Councilor Droba stated he and Councilor Jaksa met with several people in the community that supply similar services. They are willing to do one video for the city in 2018 and 1-2 videos in 2020 at no cost to the city. He proposed KCC-TV along with Councilor Droba and Councilor Jaksa will move forward and lead the project. MOTION by Councilor Droba to decline the agreement with CGI Communications, Inc. to prepare an approved, no cost Community Video Program. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| NEW BUSINESS: APPROVED election judges for the August 14, 2018 Primary Election and November 6, 2018 General Election |
MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve election judges for the August 14, 2018 Primary Election and November 6, 2018 General Election as listed. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 33-18 approving application for a 1 to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for BPO Elks Lodge #1599 for August 17, 2018 for their Annual Corn and Brat Feed | MOTION by Councilor Droba to adopt Resolution No. 33-18 approving application for a 1 to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for BPO Elks Lodge #1599 for August 17, 2018 for their Annual Corn and Brat Feed. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED authorization for the City Attorney to proceed with blight enforcement on three properties | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve authorization for the City Attorney to proceed with blight enforcement at the following properties: Kim R. Creed, 516 9th St, Parcel No. 92-007-71200; Tyler Lee Stenberg, 2031 3rd Avenue East, Parcel No. 92-112-03120; and Tony Pullar, 301 Memorial Drive, Parcel No. 92-101-00362. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED Subscription Agreement with Aladtek for Online Employee Scheduling Program with Optional Time Clock System for Ambulance service use at a cost of $2,495 per year plus $1 per user, per month (est. $37 per mo., $444 per yr.), payable from 201-42010-3090 | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve subscription agreement with Aladtek for Online Employee Scheduling Program with Optional Time Clock System for Ambulance service use at a cost of $2,495 per year plus $1 per user, per month (est. $37 per mo., $444 per yr.), payable from 201-42010-3090, and terminate Firehouse program at year end. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED appointment of Kevin Zook and Miranda Challeen as EMT’s pending background check and normal hiring procedures |
MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve appointment of Kevin Zook and Miranda Challeen as EMT’s pending background check and completing normal hiring procedures. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED authorizing a letter of support for Kootasca Community Action/Backus Community Center submittal for Minnesota Housing Partnership Technical Assistance to rehabilitate the A/B Building | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa authorizing a letter of support for Kootasca Community Action/Backus Community Center submittal for Minnesota Housing Partnership Technical Assistance to rehabilitate the A/B Building. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED authorizing a letter of support for Koochiching County’s application for federal grant funds to construct a potential overpass at CR 24 (Van Lynn Rd.) and the CN RR tracks and/or extending the east end of CR 24 to TH 11 near the Rainy Lake One Stop | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa authorizing a letter of support for Koochiching County’s application for federal grant funds to construct a potential overpass at CR 24 (Van Lynn Rd.) and the CN RR tracks and/or extending the east end of CR 24 to TH 11 in the vicinity of the Rainy Lake One Stop. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba.
Councilor Droba stated he would like the letter to state that the City is supporting both the overpass and the road expansion. However, his first priority is the overpass with the road expansion second or both if funds are available. Reason for the bridge as a higher priority is due to emergency services needing the overpass to avoid trains blocking access to existing residential homes. MOTION by Councilor Droba to amend Councilor Jaksa’s motion to state in the letter of support that the City is supporting both the overpass and the road expansion with first preference to fund the bridge overpass and second preference of the road expansion or both if funds are available. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| ADOPTED Resolution No. 34-18, Approving 2018 Wage and Benefit Adjustments for Nonunion Personnel | MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 34-18, Approving 2018 Wage and Benefit Adjustments for Nonunion Personnel recommended by the Budget and Finance Committee. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
| APPROVED changes in office hours in the Administration Department – 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday, and 7:00 A.M. to noon on Fridays | MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve changes in office hours in the Administration Department – 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday, and 7:00 A.M. to noon on Fridays for a trial basis from July 23, 2018 through October 26, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
| REPORTS: Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Administrator Anderson informed everyone that water testing was done in June at City Beach and the Ranier Beach. The County Public Health Department reported both areas are well within safe guidelines for swimming.
City Administrator Anderson also informed everyone that National Night Out will be August 7, 2018 at Smokey Bear Park from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. City Attorney Steve Shermoen stated he has been working on the legal descriptions for Annexation and on preparing orders for the Blight properties. Police Chief Mastin gave a written report for June 2018. Fire Chief Adam Mannausau gave a brief written report for June 2018. Building Official and Zoning Administrator Kelly Meyers gave a second quarter report on 2018 Building Permits and Fees. |
| Reports of Mayor and Council Committees | Mayor Anderson informed everyone that an application form was submitted through the Soil and Water Department trying to secure state moneys for Ash trees in our area. 100 applications were submitted and only 15 were approved. City of International Falls was not among those that were approved.
Mayor Anderson thanked everyone that was in involved in the 4th of July celebration. Councilor Droba indicated that he would like to meet with citizens to discuss the Dog Park. An August 2, 2018 Town Hall meeting has been scheduled at 5:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers. Special invite will be sent to Paws for Claws and The Borderland Humane Society. |
| AUDIENCE | None. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Anderson then adjourned the meeting at 5:48 P.M. |
ATTEST: Robert W. Anderson, Mayor
Kenneth R. Anderson, City Administrator
