Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held July 20, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Absent : Quirk

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of July 6, 2004 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK #          VENDOR                       DESCRIPTION                   AMOUNT

25916     MMPA                         Energy/demand                    $ 147,361.26

25917     Amy Boyd                     Overpay final bill                66.36

25918     Joseph Maxon                 Overpay final bill                3.78

25919     James Flaaen                 Overpay final bill                141.53

25920     Michael Salwei               Overpay final bill                18.87

25921     Casey Roisland               Overpay final bill                6.98

25922     Juanita Apps                 Overpay final bill                8.62

25923     Amber Hillier                Overpay final bill                74.24

25924     Acme Electric                Supplies                          44.03

25925     All Seasons                  Supplies                          364.31

25926     AmericInn                    Travel & school                   65.59

25927     Ameripride Linen/Apparel     Contracted services               160.30

25928     Arvig Communication System   Professional fees                 90,821.25

25929     Batteries Plus               Supplies                          92.48

25930     RW Beck Inc                  Professional fees                 3,168.83

25931     Bert’s Truck Equipment        Maint & repairs                   1,581.72

25932     Border States Electric       Inventory; supplies               14,930.99

25933     Dan Boyce                    Expenses                          447.93

25934     Bumper to Bumper             Supplies                          38.02

25935     Bydal Designs                Maintenance                       159.75

25936     CL Linfoot                   Repairs                           297.35

25937     Carquest Auto Parts          Supplies                          14.39

25938     Cellular One                 Communications                    190.16

25939     City of EGF                  Transfer; acct’g fees             242,866.03

25940     CNA Surety                   Permit                            100.00

25941     Combined Insurance           Admin disability ins              289.50

25942     Community Bank/RRV           Jun ACH charges                   26.76

25943     Cooper Power Systems         Inventory                         9,800.00

25944     DPC Industries               Wtr treat chemicals               819.43

25945     Diamond Cleaning Supply      Supplies                          537.07

25946     Eagle Electric               Repairs                           1,238.24

25947     Environmental Quality Board  Energy facility permitting        398.23

25948     Ethanol Products             Wtr treat chemicals               1,555.96

25949     Exponent                     Advertising; publishing           1,704.85

25950     Fed-Ex                       Freight                           14.60

25951     Gaffaney’s                    Supplies                          527.21

25952     Galstad Jensen & McCann      Jun legal fees                    2,448.00

25953     George’s Quick Printing       Supplies                          340.81

25954     Gowan Construction Inc       Professional fees                 2,574.50

25955     GF Utility Billing           Water tests                       180.00

25956     Scott Gravseth               Safety clothing allowance         100.00

25957     Graybar Electric             Inventory                         19,219.00

25958     Graymont Western Canada      Wtr treat chemicals               1,954.01

25959     Hardware Hank                Supplies                          657.67

25960     Hawkins Inc                  Wtr treat chemicals               3,712.15

25961     Holweger Excavating          Contracted services               1,541.00

25962     Hugo’s #5                     Supplies                          19.55

25963     Killoran Trucking            Wtr treat chemicals               4,801.21

25964     Laser Systems                Contracted Services               80.00

25965     Leighton Broadcasting        Advertising                       360.00

25966     Lumber Mart                  Supplies                          134.42

25967     Lunseth Plumbing & Heating   Repairs                           242.18

25968     M & W Services Inc           Jul 1-15 meter reads              1,960.65

25969     MeritCare Medical Group      Physical                          105.00

25970     Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales  Jun advertising                   640.00

25971     MMTG                         Dues & subscriptions              870.96

25972     MMUA                         Training; misc                    4,214.59

25973     Otis Elevator                Maintenance                       80.00

25974     Pitney Bowes Inc             Supplies                          386.44

25975     Qwest                        Communications                    956.72

25976     Radix Corporation            Maintenance                       130.00

25977     Resco                        Inventory; supplies               49,801.69

25978     Stuart’s Towing               Maintenance                       27.18

25979     Suburban Propane             Fuel                              13.68

25980     Sun Dot Communications       Communications                    201.91

25981     Surplus Center Inc           Supplies                          13.71

25982     Tony Dorn Inc                Service agreements                43.80

25983     Tri-Valley                   CIP billing                       1,223.32

25984     United Rentals Northwest     Supplies                          198.43

25985     Universal Services           Supplies                          141.00

25986     USLink/TDS Metrocom          Communications                    68.45

25987     Verizon Wireless             Communications                    21.66

25988     Basin Electric Power Co-op   Current                           96,051.96

25989     Water & Light                Utilities                         845.62

25990     WDAZ                         Promotions                        1,360.00

25991     X-cel Energy                 Facilities/distribution           5,059.99

25992     Zavoral & Sons               Repairs                           800.00

          Payroll                      Total cost                        58,465.97

                                                                          $ 781,983.85

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, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to instruct Floan Sanders to go back in their construction log to check the number of inclement days there have been through the course of the 2004 watermain replacement project; add up those days, and extend the contract completion date that number of days. After that time, if the project is still not done, liquidated damages will be assessed.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize the rental of a generator for three months to get electricity to the golf course for water pumping.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to ratify the OATI agreement that was signed by Dan Boyce.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Ogden that the meeting be adjourned to August 3, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Gregoire, Ogden, Vetter

Voting Nay: None



                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y