Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held August 7, 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 19, 2001 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

Polk County Auditor                2001 Property tax                    $ 374.96

Gary Coulter                       Overpay final bill                    115.89

Acme Electric                      Tools; supplies                       216.61

AWWA                               Conservation pmphlts                  951.60

Bergstrom Electric                 Professional fees                     34,802.55

Border States Electric             Inventory; supplies                   53,211.47

Braun Intertec                     Professional fees                     14,814.00

Bumper to Bumper                   Supplies                              33.81

Cannon Technologies                Parts                                 2,276.52

City of EGF                        X-fer; rent; bond; reimb              253,499.01

City of GF                         Water tests                           100.00

Combined Insurance                 Admin disability ins                  292.50

Commercial Water Hauling           Jul 16-31 meter reads                 1,523.50

Commissioner of Revenue            Sales; use; grbg surchrg              35,659.00

Concrete Inc                       Professional fees; inventory          137,354.82

Construction Engineer              Professional fees                     15,200.00

Dakota Supply                      Inventory                             1,443.66

Dakota Elevator                    Maintenance                           70.00

MJ Dalsin                          Professional fees                     90,285.15

EDHA                               Reimbursement                         61.00

Electric Scientific                Supplies                              97.38

Paul Erickson                      Reimbursement                         181.44

Ethanol Products                   Wtr treat chemicals                   1,581.51

Fed Ex                             Freight                               17.82

Fert-L-Lawn                        Services                              2,309.93

Floan Sanders                      Professional fees                     7,413.50

Gaffaney’s                          Supplies; furniture                   33,925.32

GF Welding                         Parts                                 8.59

Graymont Western Canada            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,762.81

H2O Inc                            Parts                                 94.33

Hach Company                       Supplies                              72.40

Hawkins Water Treatment            Wtr treat chem; supplies              1,904.43

Hope Electric                      Professional fees                     66,500.00

Hugo’s #5                           Supplies                              4.32

ICS Inc                            Professional fees                     164,684.29

Innes Construction                 Professional fees                     33,836.30

Interstate Companies               Repairs                               3,507.43

Joliet Valve                       Supplies                              609.15

KCNN                               Advertising                           135.00

Keith’s Lock & Key                  Keys                                  21.35

Kelly Services                     Services                              431.46

Kraus-Anderson Const               Services                              326.50

Laminated Wood Systems             Supplies                              7,387.91

Locators & Supplies                Safety supplies                       233.17

MMUA                               Sfty train; dues                      2,379.14

Moorhead Electric                  Professional fees                     55,714.55

Ondeo Nalco Co                     Wtr treatmnt chemicals                2,042.58

NW/ECSU                            Health insurance                      9,711.33

Jarl Pederson & Sons               Professional fees                     3,903.45

Pitney Bowes Inc                   Maintenance contract                  1,028.79

Polk County Recorder               Easement                              19.50

Power Equipment Shop               Tools                                 318.00

Qwest Interprise                   Communications                        86.73

RRV Co-op Power Assn               Energy charge                         74.57

Reliable                           Supplies                              37.74

Resco                              Inventory                             52,824.01

Rural American Bank-EGF            Jul ACH charges                       29.84

Rydells                            Maintenance                           24.38

Soberaski Inc                      Professional fees                     16,330.50

Technology Central                 Supplies; repair                      241.03

US Bank Trust                      Fiscal agent fees                     1,033.34

United Wisconsin Group             Life insurance                        246.80

Verizon Wireless                   Communications                        53.80

Vilandre                           Repair                                70.67

Vista Optical                      Safety equipment                      676.70

Water & Light                      Utilities                             923.11

Dennis Watson                      Computer programming                  1,168.00

Wesco Distribution                 Inventory                             22,096.62

X-cel Energy                       Gas utilities                         33.14

Payroll                            Total cost                            60,643.88

                                                                         $1,201,044.59

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp second by Commissioner Quirk to approve the change order for the Sugar Hills Substation materials on lightening arrestors.



Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Ogden to approve the HeatShare agreement with the Salvation Army.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Beauchamp to authorize Floan-Sanders to get quotes for regrading the south water tower site and putting in a new drain field.

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 16, 2001 at 4:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Tweten, Quirk, Ogden, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None



                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y