Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held July 19, 2001 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Absent : None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp that the minutes of the previous meeting of July 3, 2001 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

Computer Renaissance               Void                                  -19.98

Motor Vehicle Deputy               Tax & license                        $ 5.50

MMPA                               Energy/demand                         185,437.66

Sue Grega                          Refund                                150.00

Acme Electric                      Tools                                 48.66

Ameripride Linen/Apparel           Professional fees                     171.74

APPA                               Miscellaneous                         500.00

APCO Willamette                    Supplies                              420.32

APS Analytical Stndrds             Supplies                              189.50

Barnant Company                    Parts                                 501.52

Bert’s Truck Equipment              Repair                                1,121.06

Border States Electric             Inventory; supplies                   131,342.24

Brady Martz & Assoc                Professional fees                     2,200.00

Breidenbach Welding                Repair                                80.00

Burmeister Electric                Inventory                             13,215.98

Cellular One                       Communications                        93.02

City of EGF                        X-fer; acct’g fees; qtrly chrgs       609,529.67

City of EGF-Bldg Insp              Excavation permits                    60.00

CNA Surety                         Permit                                100.00

Commercial Water Hauling           Jun 29-Jul 15 meter reads             1,343.10

Cooper Power Systems               Inventory                             18,907.22

DPC Industries                     Wtr treat chemicals                   908.45

Dakota Supply Group                Inventory                             325.00

EAPC                               Professional fees                     5,655.55

Exponent                           Advertising; publishing               1,078.76

Fed-Ex                             Freight                               11.53

FNW/Thrall                         Supplies                              1,861.83

Forx Electric                      Repair                                468.72

Gaffaney’s                          Supplies                              2,205.15

Gopher State One Call              Jun locates                           313.60

GF Fire Equipment                  Supplies                              15.98

GF Welding                         Parts                                 3.16

Graymont Western Canada            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,765.06

Hardware Hank                      Supplies                              182.52

Hawkins Water Treatment            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,182.12

Home of Economy                    Parts                                 2.12

IBM Corp                           Maintenance contract                  253.73

KBM Inc                            Professional fees                     43,667.47

KCNN                               Advertising                           135.00

Kraus-Anderson Const               Professional fees                     37,862.60

LMCIT Ins Trust                    Insurance                             9,566.60

Locators & Supplies                Supplies; sfty equip                  926.56

Midwest Refrigeration              Repair                                2,978.34

MMUA                               3rd qtr MAPP fee                       2,141.00

Ondeo Nalco                        Wtr treat chemicals                   1,125.15

North-Holt Electric                Professional fees                     27,769.38

Northern Water Works               Inventory                             1,663.51

Qwest Interprise                   Communications                        85.74

RDO Financial                      Sfty training                         270.00

Radix Corporation                  Maintenance                           125.00

Rural American Bank-EGF            Jun ACH charges                       24.66

Rydells                            Repair                                24.38

Service Bureau                     Jun collection fees                   246.50

Stamart                            Fuel                                  168.72

Tony Dorn Inc                      Service agreement                     146.38

Tri-Valley                         Reimbursement                         102.56

US Link Distance                   Communications                        1,101.77

Valley Truck Parts                 Maintenance                           3,708.90

Verizon Wireless                   Communications                        246.10

WAPA                               Current                               84,437.69

Water & Light                      Utilities                             7,041.84

X-cel Energy                       Facilities/distribution               4,870.18

Payroll                            Total cost                            62,110.65

                                                                         $1,274,177.17

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden to approve Change Orders #1, 2 and 3 for the Generator Addition project with the stipulation that a cheaper price will be explored for Change Order #2.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp to approve the change order for Hope Electric on the Distribution Service Center project.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Beauchamp to authorize the general manager to sign the agreement with Braun Intertec for the DSC.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden that the meeting be adjourned to August 7, 2001 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None



                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y