Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held April 17, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Absent : Beauchamp

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of April 8, 2003 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

MMPA                               Energy/demand                        $ 218,985.72

Acme Electric                      Tools                                 15.87

Ameripride Linen/Apparel           Professional fees                     152.92

AWWA                               Supplies                              64.00

Bert’s Truck Equipment              Repair                                358.13

Dan Boyce                          Expenses                              121.00

Bumper to Bumper                   Supplies                              3.18

Burmeister Electric                Supplies                              138.45

C&L Pest Control                   Professional fees                     149.15

Cellular One                       Communications                        88.14

City of EGF                        X-fer; rent; acct’g; qtrly chrgs      275,790.70

Commercial Printing                Supplies                              318.97

DPC Industries                     Wtr treat chemicals                   121.76

Dakota Supply Group                Inventory                             5,101.36

Eagle Electric                     LMT installations                     24,230.25

Galstad Jensen & McCann            Professional fees                     117.00

Gopher State One Call              Mar locates                           9.30

GF Utility Billing                 Water tests                           200.00

GF Welding                         Parts                                 222.46

Graymont Western Canada            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,813.42

Hardware Hank                      Supplies; tools                       108.79

Hawkins Inc                        Wtr chemicals; parts                  1,723.57

Home of Economy                    Parts/supplies                        184.91

Hugo’s #5                           Supplies                              8.98

IBM Corp                           Qtrly maint contract                  761.19

Jerry’s Electric                    Maintenance                           150.00

KBM Inc                            Professional fees                     16,929.31

Killoran Trucking                  Wtr treat chemicals                   5,258.38

Leighton Broadcasting              Advertising                           360.00

Karl Lindquist P.A.                Legal fees                            400.00

M & W Services Inc                 Apr 1-15 meter reads                  1,560.90

Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales        Advertising                           472.00

MMUA                               Employee training                     6,282.75

Ondeo Nalco Company                Wtr treat chemicals                   2,042.58

Pamida                             Supplies                              20.61

PUR                                Subscription                          139.00

Qwest                              Communications                        629.17

PowerPlan                          Supplies                              209.60

Seelye Plastics Inc                Supplies                              175.44

Service Bureau                     Mar collection fees                   202.12

US Link Distance                   Communications                        75.28

Verizon Wireless                   Communications                        98.78

US Filter                          Supplies                              5,053.41

WAPA                               Current                               80,269.48

Water & Light                      Utilities                             151.03

X-cel Energy                       Miscellaneous                         385.17

Payroll                            Total cost                            84,326.36

                                                                         $ 735,980.59

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

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay: None

Commissioner Beauchamp now entered the meeting.

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the change order for Champion Coatings on the 2002 Lime Softening Basin Reconditioning project.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the president to sign the certificate of substantial completion for the 2001 Electric Distribution Relocation project.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve Change Order #3 for the Phase II Electric Distribution Relocation project.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to authorize the purchase of a used dump truck to replace truck #755.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Beauchamp second by Commissioner Quirk that the meeting be adjourned to May 6, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y