The special closed door meeting of March 11, 2003 was cancelled due to mediation.

Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held March 20, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Absent : Ogden

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp that the minutes of the previous meetings of February 27 and March 4, 2003 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

MMPA                                   Energy/demand                            $ 219,236.00

Veronica Infante                       Overpay final bill                        104.58

Ryan Schroeder                         Overpay final bill                        47.62

Kristen Bergquist                      Overpay final bill                        30.13

Lori Axdahl                            Overpay final bill                        140.96

Ameripride Linen/Apparel               Professional fees                         152.92

AWWA                                   Supplies                                  395.00

Automationdirect.com                   Equipment                                 569.25

Bert’s Truck Equipment                  Maintenance                               375.27

Black’s Linemen Supply                  Tools                                     293.05

Border States Electric                 Inventory; supplies                       881.84

Breidenbach Welding                    Tools & equipment                         418.45

Carquest Auto Parts                    Supplies                                  181.66

Cellular One                           Communications                            134.54

Hansen Chrysler                        Repairs & mtce                            237.05

City of EGF                            Transfer                                  273,689.01

Combined Insurance                     Disability ins                            90.00

Commissioner of Revenue                Sales; use; grbg surchrg                  37,028.00

Computer Renaissance                   Supplies                                  39.98

DPC Industries                         Wtr treat chemicals                       674.59

Dakota Elevator                        Maintenance                               70.00

Eagle Electric                         Repairs                                   161.87

Exponent                               Advertising; publishing                   1,326.52

FedEx                                  Freight                                   12.96

Firestone Stores                       Repair                                    33.84

Gaffaney’s                              Supplies                                  518.89

George’s Quick Printing                 Supplies                                  455.83

Gopher State One Call                  Feb locates                               12.40

GF Fire Equipment Co                   Maintenance                               155.94

GF Grocery                             Supplies                                  98.78

GF Utility Billing                     Water tests                               200.00

GF Welding                             Repairs                                   485.70

Graymont Western Canada                Wtr treat chemicals                       1,862.93

Hardware Hank                          Supplies; tools                           439.17

Corrpro Waterworks                     Maintenance contract                      340.00

Hawkins Inc                            Wtr chemicals; supplies                   3,229.56

High Voltage Testing                   Equipment                                 160.77

Home of Economy                        Supplies                                  97.76

Hugo’s #5                               Supplies                                  9.98

Instrument Control                     Repair                                    353.50

Brian Johnson                          Expenses                                  330.26

KBM Inc                                Professional fees                         27,985.01

KCNN                                   Advertising                               360.00

LMCIT Ins Trust                        Insurance                                 12,220.60

Karl Lindquist                         Professional fees                         1,420.00

Lumber Mart                            Supplies                                  7.22

M & W Services Inc                     Mar 1-15 meter reads                      1,938.20

McGraw-Hill Companies                  Supplies                                  148.04

Magnatag                               Supplies                                  1,807.86

MMUA                                   Workshop registration                     590.00

Monarch Travel & Tour                  Airfare/Thompson                          970.50

North-Holt Electric                    Professional fees                         7,498.50

Orchard Oil Co                         Supplies                                  230.58

Pamida                                 Supplies; miscellaneous                   85.93

Power Equipment Shop                   Tools                                     16.95

Qwest                                  Repair                                    903.50

Qwest                                  Communications                            1,365.33

Reed Construction Data                 Advertising                               154.70

Rural American Bank-EGF                Feb ACH charges                           30.50

Service Bureau                         Feb collection fees                       136.86

Terry Spear                            Reimbursement                             9.56

Stamart                                Fuel                                      29.84

T’N’T Outfitters                        Supplies                                  106.40

Corey Thompson                         Expenses                                  84.00

Thunderbird Hotel                      Travel & school                           362.96

Tony Dorn Inc                          Service agreements                        50.73

Tri-Valley                             Reimbursement                             288.29

US Link Distance                       Communications                            77.02

Verizon Wireless                       Communications                            121.53

National Waterworks Inc                Inventory                                 2,284.07

WAPA                                   Current                                   100,675.56

Water & Light                          Utilities                                 861.09

Zee Service Co                         Supplies                                  32.00

Payroll                                Total cost                                53,857.12

                                                                                 $ 761,787.01

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

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp upon KBM’s recommendation to authorize the purchase of materials for the Industrial Park Substation Rehabilitation project from the following:

             Border States Electric           $4,332.48

             Cannon                           $1,451.00

             RESCO                            $1,435.17

             WESCO                            $3,408.00

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp to award the 2003 watermain replacement project base bid to Soberaski, Inc. and to rebid the alternate bid.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp to enter into a meter reading contract with M & W Services, Inc. for the remainder of the calendar year 2003.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Quirk to proceed with and authorize the appropriate parties to sign the TRANSLink cost sharing agreement and pay the current costs.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp to approve the Power Line License agreement with Wherley Moving and Storage, Inc.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Quirk to request that the City Council pass a resolution certifying the Howard Johnson’s unpaid water, sewer and garbage charges from their delinquent utility bill to the County Auditor for collection.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay:  None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Beauchamp that the meeting be adjourned to April 8, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

 

 

 

                                                           Bonnie Abel

                                                           Sec'y