July 21, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, July 21, 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, July 7, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, July 14, 2025 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)
  3. Minutes of the Monday, July 14, 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 2025 license renewal – Twisted Tacos, itinerant restaurant

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Set canvassing meeting date as per MN Statute 204D.27 for Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. (Council action)
  2. Adopt Resolution No.__-2025 application for exempt permit for I.A.M.A.W. Local W33 to conduct a raffle on October 10, 2025 at Bob Walls Memorial Union Hall, 509 3rd Street (Council action)
  3. Public Works recommendation(s):
    1. Consider approval of Public Works excess property list and allow sale through McLaughlin Auctioneers, LLC (Council action)
    2. Update on Stenberg Addition project – City Engineer Jason Fisher (Council information/action)
  4. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Consider approval of moving the roller hockey rink to the outdoor rink at Kerry Park (Council action)
    2. Consider approval to allow Rainy Lake Pickleball Association to resurface and convert the roller hockey rink section of the outdoor facilities on 19th Street and 2nd Avenue East into three additional pickleball courts- at no cost to the City (Council action)
    3. Consider approval for the International Falls Ambulance Service to conduct an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification class beginning October 2025 through March 2026 (Council action)
    4. Consider approval of the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) Policy in accordance with legislative updates (Council action)
    5. Consider approval to submit an application to MN OSHA Safety Grant for funds to purchase cameras for City Hall and the adjacent parking lot (Council action)
    6. Consider additional action on the property located at 2020 11th Avenue – City Attorney Nelson (Council action)
  5. 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. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • VNP Press Release – Cattail Removal to Continue in Voyageurs National Park
  • VNP Press Release – Voyageurs National Park Selected as a 2025 Leave No Trace Spotlight
  • International Falls Public Library meeting information – July 9, 2025

REMINDERS

  1. Special Committee-of-the-Whole meeting is Monday, July 28 at 5:30 P.M.
  2. Open House to discuss Deer Ordinance is Monday, July 28, at 6:00 P.M.
  3. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, August 4, 2025 at 5:30 P.M.
  4. Special Committee-of-the-Whole meeting is Monday, August 4, 2025 immediately following the regular City Council meeting

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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