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