June 16, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, June 16, 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, June 2, 2025 special City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, June 2, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, June 9, 2025 Committee-of-the-Whole 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 Human Resources/Safety Director to attend MPELRA Summer Conference, August 5-8, 2025 in Duluth, MN

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Approve election judges and absentee ballot board for the August 12, 2025 special city election (Council action)
  2. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2025 establishing procedures relating to compliance with reimbursement bond regulations under the internal revenue code – George Eilertson, Northland Securities (Council action)
  3. Adopt Resolution No. ___-2025 authorizing execution of MnDOT, State Airport Fund-Equipment Grant Agreement (Council action)
  4. Adopt Resolution No. ­  _  -2025, FY2026 Air Service Marketing Grant Agreement No. 1060235, for State Project No. A3601-SM023 (Council action)
  5. Budget and Finance Committee recommendation(s):
    1. Consider meeting weekly beginning August 5, 2025 for the 2026 budget process – Emma Rud, Finance Officer (Council action)
  6. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve date and time for an Open House to take public comment on a proposed ordinance to prohibit feeding of deer (Council action)
  7. Consider request for a pro-rated refund of 2025 license fees – On The Rocks, LLC (Council action)
  8. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. City Administrator by-weekly update (Council information)
    2. Police Monthly Report, May 2025 (Council information)
    3. Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, May 2025 (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

REMINDERS

  1. City Offices closed in observance of Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025
  2. Special City Council meeting on Monday, June 23, 2025
  3. City Offices closed in observance of Independence Day on Friday, July 4, 2025
  4. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, July 7, 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.