Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held April 6, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Absent : None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of March 18, 2004 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
Luke Wasik Overpay final bill $ 6.96
Acme Electric Supplies 81.39
AWWA Dues & subscriptions 67.00
Bearings & Drives Supplies 51.45
Berg-Johnson Assoc Inc Supplies 1,019.18
Border States Electric Supplies 28.94
Dan Boyce Expenses 313.98
Bumper to Bumper Supplies 10.64
CL Linfoot Maintenance 337.50
City of EGF Transfer; rent 94,039.57
Forklifts of MN Maintenance 87.59
Custom Aire Inc Maintenance 449.00
Deitz Business Promotions Miscellaneous 334.31
Diamond Cleaning Supply Supplies 222.11
Environmental Quality Board Energy facility permitting 361.48
Fargo Water Equipment Small tools & equipment 815.84
Gaffaney’s Supplies 167.65
George’s Quick Printing Supplies 186.38
Graymont Western Canada Wtr treat chemicals 1,882.88
H2O Inc Supplies 24.70
Hach Company Supplies 141.40
Hawkins Inc Wtr chemicals; supplies 2,819.35
High Voltage Testing Equipment 184.85
Hugo’s #5 Supplies 2.39
Gary Hultberg Safety clothing allowance 75.00
Interstate Companies Maintenance 53.46
J & W Instruments Supplies 580.89
Brian Johnson Expenses 267.81
LMCIT Ins Trust Insurance 13,218.00
M & W Services Inc Mar 16-31 meter reads 1,894.20
McDonald’s Miscellaneous 737.48
Madison Nat’l Life Ins Life insurance 268.55
Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales Advertising 672.00
MN Dept Commerce Service territory 96.75
MMUA Sfty training; prof services 3,714.59
MN Section AWWA Training & school 120.00
NW/ECSU Health insurance 13,188.00
Orbeco Analytical Sys Supplies 88.32
Otis Elevator Maintenance 150.01
Power Equipment Shop Tools; supplies 1,512.30
Qwest Communications 135.63
Radix Corporation Maintenance 130.00
Randy Rapacz Safety clothing allowance 75.00
Reed Business Info Advertising 332.34
Reiten & Young Repairs 327.57
Duane Straus Expenses 18.00
Stark Electronics Inventory 994.45
Suburban Propane Fuel 14.41
Surplus Center Inc Supplies 12.96
Tesoro Fuel 16.31
Tony Dorn Inc Service agreements 44.85
Utilities Plus Professional services 8,000.00
Vessco Inc Supplies 1,231.83
Water & Light Utilities 10,088.44
X-cel Energy Gas utilities 5,119.94
Payroll Total cost 61,973.47
$ 228,789.10
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Ogden that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Quirk to award the 2004 watermain replacement bid to Holweger Excavating in the amount of $93,544.50.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to award the 2" conduit system construction bid to Arvig Communication Systems in the amount of $92,020.00.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to award the 2004 miscellaneous electrical distribution construction bid to Scott’s Electric in the amount of $116,363.60.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden to award the 2004 golf course addition electrical distribution construction bid to North-Holt Electric in the amount of $126,806.99.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to approve the street light material plans and specifications, advertise for bids, and set the bid opening for 2:00 P.M. on April 26, 2004.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden to surplus two items: a 1980 Ford one-ton pickup and the service body on vehicle #752.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Ogden to authorize the general manager to obtain legal services on transmission issues from Robert Jablon of Spiegel and McDiarmid.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Two essays were received for the MMUA Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship program; and essay #2 was selected by the commission to send on to the state level.
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to award the local winner a prize of $100.00 and the runner-up a prize of $75.00.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden that the meeting be adjourned to April 15, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y