Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held February 1, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Absent : None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of January 18, 2005 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK #          VENDOR                       DESCRIPTION                   AMOUNT

26677     Barb Ljunggren               Overpay monthly bill              154.19

26678     Acme Electric                Supplies                          17.50

26679     AmericInn                    Training & school                 262.36

26680     APPA                         Dues; training                    4,223.07

26681     AMRA                         Dues                              275.00

26682     Batteries Plus               Supplies                          136.89

26683     Border States Electric       Inventory; supplies               2,460.48

26684     Dan Boyce                    Expenses                          806.65

26685     Bumper to Bumper             Supplies                          8.05

26686     Cal Pacific Carbon           Wtr treat chemicals               15,400.00

26687     CellularOne                  Communications                    197.59

26688     City of EGF                  Transfer; rent                    90,186.58

26689     City of GF                   Landfill receipt                  10.50

26690     CleanHarbors Environmental   Contracted services               215.00

26691     Custom Aire Inc              Repairs                           352.00

26692     Dakota Supply Group          Inventory                         610.78

26693     Dell Marketing LP            Equipment                         1,724.36

26694     Eagle Electric               Contracted services               26,129.13

26695     Paul Erickson                Miscellaneous                     25.00

26696     Ethanol Products             Wtr treat chemicals               675.54

26697     Fisher Scientific            Supplies                          613.29

26698     GF Thur-O-Clean              Contracted services               467.26

26699     George’s Quick Printing       Supplies                          190.64

26700     Gopher State One Call        Dec locates                       35.65

26701     GF Welding                   Supplies                          225.11

26702     Scott Gravseth               Expenses                          109.54

26703     Graymont Western Canada      Wtr treat chemicals               2,664.42

26704     Hawkins Inc                  Tools & equipment                 660.30

26705     IBM Corp                     Qtrly maint contract              819.00

26706     Keith's Lock & key           Supplies                          19.74

26707     Veronica Kostrzewski         Reimbursement                     43.00

26708     Lystads                      Supplies                          335.09

26709     M & W Services Inc           Jan 14-27 meter reads             1,351.90

26710     Madison Nat’l Life Ins        Life insurance                    232.00

26711     MN DNR Waters                Permits & fees                    2,862.60

26712     MMUA                         Professional fees                 250.00

26713     MN Dept Health               Permits & fees                    23.00

26714     Nelson Business Forms        Supplies                          3,333.01

26715     North Central Rental         Miscellaneous                     3,100.49

26716     NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo    Health insurance                  13,320.00

26717     Jeff Olson                   Expenses                          358.07

26718     Peak Technologies Inc        Supplies                          93.52

26719     Polk County Court Admin      Miscellaneous                     100.00

26720     Reliable                     Supplies                          312.63

26721     Rydells                      Maintenance                       38.97

26722     Spiegel & McDiarmid          Professional fees                 337.81

26723     Surplus Center Inc           Supplies                          14.80

26724     Water & Light                Utilities                         660.22

26725     West Canada Wtr/Wastewtr     Dues; subscriptions               53.50

26726     X-cel Energy                 Gas utilities                     5,068.35

26727     X-cel Energy                 Joint pole rent                   45.50

          Payroll                      Total cost                        54,508.39

                                                                          $ 236,118.47

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

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve the plans and specifications for the 2005 Miscellaneous Electrical Project Labor contract; advertise for bids and set the bid opening for 11:00 A.M. on March 8, 2005. A prebid meeting was scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on March 1, 2005 at city hall.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

The finalist for the Lineworker position declined the job, so it was offered to the person in the first place position on the eligibility list. Jason Strand accepted the position.

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to reimburse Jason Strand’s previous employer for the last book of the Merchant Program that they had originally purchased for Jason to finish up the Program.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to reimburse Jason Strand up to $1,000.00 for moving expenses.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden that the meeting be adjourned to February 15, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y