Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held June 4, 2002 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Absent : None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meetings of May 16 and 23, 2002 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

Breidenbach Welding                Void                                 $ -11.00

Acme Electric                      Supplies                              194.66

Ameripride Linen/Apparel           Professional fees                     152.92

American Payment Center            Jun-Aug drop box                      140.00

AWWA                               Renewal                               63.00

Barnant Company                    Parts                                 18.58

Border States Electric             Inventory; supplies                   1,607.68

Cable One Advertising              Advertising                           480.00

Cellular One                       Communications                        89.37

City of EGF                        Transfer; rent                        90,885.12

Commercial Water Hauling           May 15-31 meter reads                 2,064.05

Dakota Supply Group                Inventory                             70,334.98

Dell Marketing                     Computer                              2,320.64

Electromark Co                     Supplies                              150.47

Exponent                           Advertising; publishing               1,364.00

Fed-Ex                             Freight                               14.71

Floan Sanders                      Professional fees                     4,045.09

Forklifts of MN                    Miscellaneous                         180.43

Gopher State One Call              Apr locates                           186.00

GF Welding                         Parts                                 12.96

Graymont Western Canada            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,835.20

H2O Inc                            Parts                                 13.84

Hawkins Inc                        Wtr chemicals; parts                  5,121.54

Holweger Excavating                Repairs                               1,692.00

Hugo’s #5                           Supplies                              5.44

Instrument Control                 Maintenance                           317.05

Lectrodryer LLC                    Supplies                              502.91

Lystads                            Supplies                              20.34

McMaster-Carr Supply               Tools & equipment                     353.95

Minnkota Power Co-op               Services                              2,198.74

MN Dept Health (MDH)               Apr-Jun fee                           3,150.00

Northern Water Works               Supplies                              360.90

Northland Ltd                      Professional fees                     150.00

NW/ECSU                            Health insurance                      10,348.65

Pitney Bowes Inc                   Supplies                              102.29

Qwest                              Communications                        431.40

Qwest Interprise                   Communications                        86.73

PowerPlan                          Tools & equipment                     341.50

Radix Corporation                  Maintenance                           125.00

Reliable                           Supplies                              43.59

Rural American Bank-EGF            Apr ACH charges                       25.76

SimplexGrinnell                    Supplies; maint                       807.49

Soberaski Inc                      Professional fees                     34,288.20

TigerDirect                        Supplies                              249.31

Uffda Online                       Services                              108.48

Underground Contracting            Professional fees                     13,115.19

Universal Services                 Supplies                              145.58

United Wisconsin Group             Life insurance                        259.00

Verizon Wireless                   Communications                        43.20

Water & Light                      Utilities                             11,184.77

X-cel Energy                       Gas utilities                         1,076.48

Payroll                            Total cost                            55,418.44

                                                                         $ 318,216.63



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

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to award the quote for the three-phase primary metering station and the three-phase pad mounted vacuum fault interrupter switch to Border States Electric.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the preparation of plans and specifications and a revised estimate for the reconditioning of the permutit softeners at the Water Plant.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the preparation of a seasonal rate for off peak customers.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire

Voting Nay: Beauchamp

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Ogden to authorize signing the DSC Certificate of Substantial Completion for Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden that the meeting be adjourned to June 20, 2002 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None



                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y