November 19, 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 19th day of November, 2018 at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Briggs, Droba, Krause, Jaksa, and Mayor Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
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APPROVED agenda with additions/deletions |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve the agenda with the following additions/deletions:
Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED minutes of the November 5, 2018 regular City Council meeting |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 5, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED minutes of the November 13, 2018 Canvassing Board meeting |
MOTION by Councilor Krause to approve minutes of the Canvassing Board meeting of November 13, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED minutes of the November 13, 2018 Special City Council meeting |
MOTION by Councilor Droba to approve minutes of the Special City Council meeting of November 13, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED minutes of the November 13, 2018 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve minutes of the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of November 13, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
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ADOPTED Resolution No. 72-18 approving transfers, payment of claims, and accounts payable |
MOTION by Councilor Briggs to adopt Resolution No. 72-18 approving transfers, payment of claims and accounts payable for the second monthly City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Jaksa and carried unanimously. |
CLAIMS
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Alex Air Apparatus Inc |
Extension Ladder |
821.76 |
64797 |
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All Season Equipment Inc |
Stihl Repairs Supplies – Street/Fire |
171.66 |
64798 |
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American Ambulance Association |
Membership Renewal |
525.00 |
64799 |
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Ameripride Services |
Cleaning Service |
1,085.44 |
64800 |
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Arrowhead Ems Assoc. |
Annual Membership Fee |
170.00 |
64801 |
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Border Boxes |
Shipping-Water Plant/Ambulance |
153.75 |
64802 |
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Bound Tree Medical LLC |
Ambulance Supplies |
1,068.04 |
64803 |
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Bowman Asphalt Products Inc |
9th Ave MSA-Appl 5 |
43,226.52 |
64804 |
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Bowman Construction Co |
Winter Sand Supplies – Street |
18,340.00 |
64805 |
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Bremer Cardmember Service |
Clth Fire-Sup Pol/Elect/Amb -Travel |
4,165.02 |
64806 |
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Canon Financial Services Inc |
Copier MTC Agreement-LEC |
192.74 |
64807 |
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Cenex Voyaguer Fleet |
Gas-Grnds/Pol/Amb/Build Off |
3,862.94 |
64808 |
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City of Int’l Falls-Fund 101 |
Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses |
9,951.67 |
64809 |
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City of Int’l Falls-Fund 401 |
Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses |
62,500.00 |
64810 |
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City of Int’l Falls-Fund 403 |
Water/Sewer Adm. Expenses |
25,760.42 |
64811 |
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City of Ranier |
Water – City Beach |
11.00 |
64812 |
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Clarey’s Safety Equip Inc |
Chem Assessment Team-Gas |
231.16 |
64813 |
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Compass Minerals |
Winter Salt |
17,393.85 |
64814 |
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Cone Equipment & Supply Inc |
84 Quick Attach Power Scape” |
6,415.00 |
64815 |
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Core & Main |
Sup-Strm Sew – Parts Wtr/Strm Sew |
16,308.43 |
64816 |
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Crandall’s Septic Pumping |
Car Lup/Blan/Hol/Kerry/Pat R/River |
212.00 |
64817 |
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Curtis Blue Line |
Clothing Allowance-D Olson |
446.25 |
64836 |
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Customs Credentials |
Full Color Id Cards |
6.75 |
64818 |
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Earl F Andersen |
4- 10′ Benches |
3,192.19 |
64819 |
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Epic Threads |
Printing Ambulance Linens |
450.00 |
64820 |
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Expert T Billing |
Amb Transports |
3,267.00 |
64821 |
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Falls Lumber Company |
Sup/Tls Str Cap Out-Str Stor Gar Pro |
4,398.43 |
64822 |
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Forestland Sales & Service |
Parts-Garage Gas-Street |
270.06 |
64823 |
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Friend’s Garbage Service LLC |
Monthly Garbage Service |
1,935.21 |
64824 |
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Frontier |
Monthly Telephone Service |
2,488.88 |
64825 |
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Galls, An Aramark Co., LLC |
Clothing Allowance-R Mastin |
183.55 |
64826 |
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Gopher State One-Call |
Monthly Billing |
151.20 |
64827 |
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Guardian Pest Solutions Inc |
Fire Hall-Pest Control |
901.26 |
64828 |
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Hawkins Inc |
Chemicals |
3,404.05 |
64829 |
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Holiday Companies |
Gas – Fire/Street/Amb/Wtr Pl |
5,237.31 |
64830 |
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Intellipay Inc |
Monthly Fees |
103.70 |
64831 |
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KGHS/KSDM |
Local Opt Sales Tax Ad/Fire Prev Wk |
1,195.80 |
64832 |
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Koerter’s Amoco |
Gas-Street/Garage/Water |
2,519.32 |
64833 |
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Kooch County Diesel Inc |
Unit 123-Repairs |
80.00 |
64834 |
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Kooch County Recorder |
Copies – Bldg Off/Engineering |
7.00 |
64835 |
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Lawson Products Inc |
Supplies-Street Lighting |
546.05 |
64837 |
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LMC Insurance Trust-WC |
Sjoblom/Becvar Deductible |
1,000.00 |
64838 |
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Madden Galanter Hansen LLP |
Legal Services |
266.07 |
64839 |
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Mannco Trucking Inc |
Unit 123/141 – Parts |
230.71 |
64840 |
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Medica |
Ambulance Overpayment Refund |
459.38 |
64841 |
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MedicareBlue RX |
Health Insurance Premiums |
1,491.00 |
64842 |
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Menards International Falls |
Sup-Tls Str/Wtr/Fir/Amb/Gar/Eng |
620.71 |
64843 |
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Michael Musich |
Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64844 |
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Mid-States Equipment Inc |
Maint Repair-Street |
28.09 |
64845 |
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Minnesota Power |
Utilities |
18,795.80 |
64846 |
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MTI Distributing Inc |
Maintenance |
279.00 |
64847 |
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N Kooch Area Sanitary District |
Effluent/Backwash/Surcharge |
134,050.75 |
64848 |
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NAPA Falls Supply |
Sup/Parts/Oil/Grease-Str/Gar/Fire |
459.55 |
64849 |
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Northern Lumber & Hardware |
Sup/Tools/Main/-Str/Grnds/Gar/Wtr |
649.52 |
64850 |
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Northwest Tire |
Tires – Grounds |
699.96 |
64851 |
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Oberg Fencing Inc |
Fencing and Gates Ice Arena Site |
17,544.00 |
64852 |
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Pelland Welding, Inc. |
Maint-Street Supplies – Garage |
215.09 |
64853 |
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Powerplan |
Unit 710JD Repairs – Parts |
560.17 |
64854 |
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Praxair Distribution Inc |
Oxygen-Ambulance |
355.99 |
64855 |
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Premier Specialty Vehicles |
2016 Ford Type III Ambulance- Parts |
195.76 |
64856 |
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Provider Enterprise |
Non Vent AcuCare Masks |
240.00 |
64857 |
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PTM Document Systems |
W-2/1099 Forms |
121.91 |
64858 |
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R&R Specialties Of Wisconsin |
Maint-Kerry Park Arena |
405.25 |
64859 |
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Rainy Lake Medical Center |
Medical Supplies |
1,573.38 |
64860 |
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Rainy Lake Oil |
Repairs-Street Dept |
38.50 |
64861 |
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Randy’s Tire & Auto Repair LLC |
Gas – St Lighting |
68.29 |
64862 |
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Richard Mastin |
Travel Expense |
503.93 |
64863 |
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Roche’s Towing |
Towing-Lift Rental & Fuel |
603.44 |
64864 |
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Schlenner Wenner & Co |
Auditor Assistance |
205.00 |
64865 |
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Sears & Northland Sales & Serv. |
Tools-Street Dept. |
59.98 |
64866 |
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Shannon’s Inc |
Boiler Project Water Plant |
79,350.30 |
64867 |
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Sjoblom Landscape & Nursery |
Maint-Grnds/Str VNP-Tires Don/9th A |
8,393.86 |
64868 |
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Streicher’s Inc |
Cloth Allow-Helgeson/Olson/Lynch |
321.92 |
64869 |
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Super One Foods |
Supplies-Street/Election |
48.35 |
64870 |
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Terry Christie |
Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64871 |
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The Journal |
Agnd/Min/Ord/Proc/Sales Tax/Clean |
2,129.67 |
64872 |
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The Outdoorsman’s Headquarters |
9mm Ammo |
12.49 |
64873 |
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Top That! By Loni |
Smokey Bear Maint |
622.00 |
64874 |
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United Textile Distribution |
Ambulance Sheets |
760.26 |
64875 |
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Us Postal Service |
Annual Permit Mailing Fee |
225.00 |
64876 |
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Viking Electric Supply Inc |
Maint & Repairs Sup-Fire/St Light |
1,045.91 |
64877 |
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Western Lake Superior |
Recycling-Govt Bldgs/Str/Wtr |
1,038.60 |
64878 |
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Widseth Smith Nolting |
Pi Wtr/San Sew – Demo/Pav/9th |
16,041.85 |
64879 |
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Willi Kostiuk |
Police Benefit |
150.00 |
64880 |
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Wmg Lyfjaberg LLC |
Medical Director |
300.00 |
64881 |
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Xerox Corporation |
Mthly Chgs-Fire/Wtr Pl/St/Adm/Wtr |
1,970.22 |
64882 |
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Ziegler Inc |
Credit Memo |
569.37 |
64883 |
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The following checks were issued under blanket authorization: |
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AFLAC |
Supplemental Insurance |
218.6 |
99968 |
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AllState – American Heritage |
Supplemental Insurance |
9.64 |
99969 |
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Bremer Bank NA |
Federal Withholding |
35,303.94 |
99970 |
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I.U.O.E. Local Central Pension Fund |
Retirement |
2,399.79 |
99971 |
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City of Int’l Falls |
HRA Police/Fire |
520.00 |
99972 |
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Grant DeBenedet, Sec/Treas |
C.O.P.S. |
120.00 |
99973 |
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IAMAW District W33 |
Union Dues |
1,655.00 |
99974 |
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IF Fire Dept. Relief |
Volunteer Firemen Dues |
392.00 |
99975 |
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Intl Falls Ambulance Service |
Dues |
182.00 |
99976 |
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Int’l Operating Engineers 49ers |
Union Dues |
805.00 |
99977 |
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Minnesota Revenue |
Wage Assignment-Levy |
81.42 |
99978 |
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MN Benefits Association |
Suppl Life Insurance |
25.43 |
99979 |
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MN Child Support Pmt Center |
Wage Assignment |
438.84 |
99980 |
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MN Department of Revenue |
State Withholding |
7,267.35 |
99981 |
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Empower Retirement |
Deferred Comp |
6,572.00 |
99982 |
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NCPERS Minnesota |
Suppl PERA Life Insurance |
48.00 |
99983 |
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North Kooch Area Sanitary District |
Health Insurance Premiums |
50.00 |
99984 |
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PERA |
Retirement |
27,945.07 |
99985 |
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AUDIENCE |
None |
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PUBLIC HEARING: REMOVED from the table First Reading of Ordinance Amendment, Section 3-5 |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to remove from the table the First Reading of Ordinance Amendment, Section 3-5. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
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First Reading of Ordinance No. __, Fifth Series, An Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Section 3-5 (b) and (h) to Establish a Requirement for Water and Sewer Bills to be in the Property Owner’s Name |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve the First Reading of Ordinance No. __, Fifth Series, An Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Section 3-5 (b) and (h) to Establish a Requirement for Water and Sewer Bills to be in the Property Owner’s Name. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. Discussion ensued about:
Motion carried unanimously. |
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OPENING BIDS: |
None |
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OLD BUSINESS |
A handout and presentation was given by Scott Peterson, Northeast Manager from MN Energy Resources, Natural Gas Provider regarding the status of our natural gas infrastructure. He encouraged customers to contact Minnesota Energy about rebate programs for purchases of new boilers, furnaces, etc. He also encouraged the City to participate in sponsoring the Gopher State One Call system. |
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APPROVED CONSENT AGENDA of Year 2019 license renewal applications, as presented and the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force Interagency Agreement for 2019 |
MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve the Consent Agenda, of the 2019 City license renewals effective January 1, 2019:
and the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force Interagency Agreement for 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
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NEW BUSINESS: |
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Rainy River Community College Healthcare Initiative and Funding Plan |
Dr. Roxanne Kelly, Donita Ettestad, Rob Pastor, Zachary Schmitz and Carrie Claybundy gave a presentation for the Rainy River Community College Healthcare Initiative and Funding plan. Dr. Kelly explained that they are nearing the end of their partnership between RLMC, City of International Falls, KDA, and Essentia Health where they received $20,000.00 a year. The program brings much value to the community and trains much needed nurses to address workforce shortages. Without this funding the nursing program will be in a deficit by July 2019. |
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APPROVED Year 2019 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, as presented |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve Year 2019 license renewals that may include tobacco and/or liquor applications, effective January 1, 2019:
Motion seconded by Councilor Droba. Motion passed 4-0-1 with Councilors Droba, Jaksa, Krause, and Mayor Anderson voting “yea,” and Councilor Briggs abstaining. |
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APPROVED Resolution No. 73-18 Approving increase in the International Falls Fire/Rescue/EMS Dept. Ambulance Service rates and fees effective January 1, 2019 |
MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to approve Resolution No. 73-18 Approving increase in the International Falls Fire/Rescue/EMS Dept. Ambulance Service rates and fees effective January 1, 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED Independent Contractor Agreement with Donald P. Kosek effective November 19, 2018 |
Motion by Councilor Krause to approve Independent Contractor Agreement with Donald P. Kosek effective November 19, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Briggs and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED Resolution No. 74-18, Support of Legislative Authorization for Approval of a Local Sales and Use Tax to Finance Transportation and Public Infrastructure Projects |
Motion by Councilor Droba to approve Resolution No. 74-18, Support of Legislative Authorization for Approval of a Local Sales and Use Tax to Finance Transportation and Public Infrastructure Projects. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously. |
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APPROVED |
MOTION by Councilor Briggs to approve Resolution 75-18 application for exempt permit for the Chamber of Commerce to conduct a raffle, as part of the Icebox Days Celebration, with the drawing to be held on Monday, January 21, 2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Droba and carried unanimously. |
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OTHER BUSINESS |
None |
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REPORTS: Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads |
City Administrator Anderson informed and shared photos with everyone that the Donahue monument and parking lot have been completed. Administrator Anderson also stated that he received an email from the NE Service Co-operative regarding 2017 insurance year stating we qualified for a premium refund of $6244.98.
City Attorney Shermoen stated the Donahue family is very pleased with the Donahue site. The family has paid the final contribution of $2500.00.
Police Chief Mastin gave a brief report for October 2018. |
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Reports of Mayor and Council Committees |
Councilor Droba stated that the Boards and Commissions will have a large turnover and suggested advertising for the open positions. Mayor Anderson stated that he has received a few letters from current board members requesting to stay on various boards. MOTION by Councilor Jaksa to advertise for all open positions on the Boards Commissions and Committees. Include in the advertisement to contact City Councilors with any questions. Motion seconded by Councilor Krause and carried unanimously.
Mayor Anderson handed out a written Mayor’s Report dated November 19, 2018. |
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AUDIENCE |
None. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 6:21 P.M. |
ATTEST: Robert W. Anderson, Mayor
Kenneth R. Anderson, City Administrator
