Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 14th day of September, 2020.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Neil Knaack, Briana Ingraham, Justin Carriere, Cheryl Matzke
Members Absent: Kevin Brevik
Others Present: Kathy Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Dylan Brown, Carol Seeger, Matt Swendra, Deb Derouin, Dawson Peterson, Troy Schmitz, Sara Kenfield, Tom Delorme, Tracy Johnson
The Zoom meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
Knaack moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve the Agenda with the addition of 6.08–Census Report and 6.09–Mall Space formerly Granny’s Garage.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Matzke moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve the Consent Agenda with the addition of checks #042415 and #042416 plus 5.03–Resolution #09-02-2020 – Ratifying Sale of Real Property (from 2006).
Approval of the August 24, 2020 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Bills and Disbursements
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS
The council met with members of the Blue Line Club to go over their COVID-19 Plan. Sara Kenfield introduced the council to Tracy Johnson, the new COVID Manager for Blue Line Hockey. Tracy is a public health nurse and she explained the Plan. The City ordered a spray fogger to help sanitize the locker rooms and open areas.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Blue Line Club COVID-10 Plan with updated changes discussed tonight and with Tracy Johnson as the contact.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve opening the arena on September 21st for camp with the stipulation it would be at the same rate as the summer camp.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the school’s COVID-19 Preparedness Plan.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Carriere, to allocate $30,000 (CARES Act Funds) to be available to the business grant program for businesses affected by COVID-19.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Matzke moved, seconded by Carriere to approve Resolution #09-01-2020 – Accepting Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Funds. For: Knaack, Carriere, Ingraham, Matzke, and Bertilrud. Absent: Brevik. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Carriere moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve the pay request of $609,155.40 to Spruce Valley. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve paying the 2020-2021 dues for the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities for $3,392.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve the Administrator and Mayor pursuing the mall area across from the food shelf for a quilting business.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
The City has received a letter of resignation from city worker Derek Matheson effective October 30, 2020.
The meeting adjourned at 8:07 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
