Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held August 3, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Absent : Ogden
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk that the minutes of the previous meetings of July 15 and 20, 2004 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
CHECK # VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
25993 Karen Slivicki Overpay final bill $ 165.00
25994 Bearings & Drives Supplies 120.50
25995 Big Jim’s East Side Tire Repair 12.00
25996 Border States Electric Inventory supplies 14,544.14
25997 Dan Boyce Expenses 254.24
25998 City of EGF Transfer; rent 92,491.41
25999 Computer Renaissance Supplies 74.99
26000 Dakota Supply Group Inventory 30,051.85
26001 Eagle Electric Maintenance 314.06
26002 Paul Erickson Expenses 171.44
26003 Fargo Water Treatment Inventory; supplies 1,011.82
26004 Fert-L-Lawn Contracted services 934.48
26005 Firestone Stores Repairs 76.66
26006 Floan Sanders Professional fees 4,610.00
26007 Forks Equipment Supplies 48.01
26008 GF Thur-O-Clean Contracted services 297.00
26009 Gopher State One Call Jun locates 274.85
26010 H2O Inc Supplies 32.81
26011 Hawkins Inc Wtr treat chemicals 7,060.95
26012 Holweger Excavating Professional fees 4,958.25
26013 Home of Economy Supplies 18.77
26014 Interstate Companies Maintenance 81.60
26015 KBM Inc Professional fees 26,769.90
26016 Locators & Supplies Supplies 343.46
26017 Lystads Supplies 109.88
26018 M & W Services Inc Jul 16-30 meter reads 1,691.80
26019 Madison Nat’l Life Ins Life insurance 252.70
26020 Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales Advertising 640.00
26021 MMUA Training; dues 1,653.20
26022 Ondeo Nalco Company Supplies 472.95
26023 Nelson Business Forms Supplies 1,709.50
26024 North-Holt Electric Professional fees 3,060.60
26025 NW/ECSU Health insurance 14,553.00
26026 OATI Miscellaneous 300.00
26027 Ornamental Iron Repairs 426.69
26028 Otis Elevator Maintenance 70.00
26029 Pitney Bowes Inc Maintenance contract 1,142.00
26030 Qwest Communications 76.51
26031 Quill Corporation Supplies 90.32
26032 Lance Riel Expenses 158.43
26033 Scott’s Electric Professional fees 47,597.00
26034 Service Bureau Jun collection fees 351.84
26035 Spiegel & McDiarmid Professional fees 1,810.54
26036 Surplus Center Supplies 21.78
26037 TigerDirect Supplies 341.42
26038 Underwater Comm Divers Contracted services 1,958.00
26039 University of ND Permits & fees 5,000.00
26040 WDAZ Promotions 1,360.00
26041 X-cel Energy Gas utilities 31.57
Payroll Total cost 54,940.59
$ 324,538.51
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize entering into the HeatShare program agreement with Salvation Army and instruct the president to sign the agreement.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to approve the sale of fifty surplus poles to Swingen Construction.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Commissioner Ogden now entered the meeting.
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Ogden to accept the proposal of agency membership in Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and to direct the general manager to send MMPA a letter so indicating.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk that the meeting be adjourned to August 17, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Gregoire, Quirk, Ogden, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y