Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held April 5, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Absent : None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of March 15, 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
26885 MMPA Energy/demand 291,125.12
26886 MN Dept of Health Watermain plan fee 150.00
26887 Acme Electric Supplies 271.26
26888 APPA Dues & subscriptions 145.00
26889 AWWA Dues & subscriptions 144.00
26890 AWWA Miscellaneous 104.00
26891 Best Western Travel & school 83.22
26892 Bert’s Truck Equipment Supplies 190.37
26893 Border States Electric Inventory; supplies 296.50
26894 Dan Boyce Expenses 1,077.23
26895 Bumper to Bumper Supplies 36.16
26896 Carquest Auto Parts Supplies 5.58
26897 CellularOne Communications 198.07
26898 City of EGF Transfer; rent 92,052.95
26899 City of Fargo Contracted services 60.00
26900 Community Bank/RRV Feb ACH charges 53.25
26901 Custom Aire Inc Supplies 75.00
26902 Deitz Business Promotions Advertising & promotions 365.39
26903 Electromark Company Supplies 82.04
26904 Paul Erickson Reimbursement 287.02
26905 Firestone Stores Repairs 53.20
26906 Floan Sanders Professional fees 5,537.00
26907 GF Thur-O-Clean Contracted services 265.98
26908 Gopher State One Call Feb locates 4.05
26909 Graymont Western Canada Wtr treat chemicals 2,895.36
26910 Hansen Ford Maintenance 28.32
26911 Hawkins Inc Wtr treat chemicals 3,246.36
26912 High Voltage Testing Safety clothing 112.36
26913 Home of Economy Supplies 84.40
26914 Interstate Companies Maintenance 426.37
26915 LMCIT Ins Trust Insurance 7,697.00
26916 Locators & Supplies Safety clothing 2,401.41
26917 M & W Services Inc Mar 11-31 meter reads 2,703.70
26918 Madison Nat’l Life Ins Life insurance 246.80
26919 Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales Mar advertising 660.00
26920 MMUA Travel & school 700.00
26921 Moorhead Public Service Travel & school 15.00
26922 Nalco Company Supplies 84.27
26923 National Waterworks Inc Inventory 416.32
26924 NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo Health insurance 12,369.00
26925 Jeff Olson Travel & school 296.20
26926 Orchard Oil Company Supplies 1,011.75
26927 Pamida Supplies 74.90
26928 Pitney Bowes Inc Equipment maintenance 1,268.00
26929 Pitney Bowes Inc Maintenance contract 705.00
26930 Power Equipment Shop Supplies 94.96
26931 PS Doors Contracted services 50.00
26932 Mike Quirk Expenses 22.00
26933 Rydells Maintenance 380.22
26934 Spiegel & McDiarmid Professional fees 225.00
26935 SimplexGrinnell Contracted services 141.75
26936 Jason Strand Moving expenses 1,000.00
26937 Surplus Center Inc Supplies 34.09
26938 Tri-Valley Miscellaneous 1,000.00
26939 Water & Light Utilities 11,865.34
26940 Wesco Inventory 1,137.42
26941 X-cel Energy Gas utilities 466.33
Payroll Total cost 57,639.92
$504,161.94
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire 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 declare material from the removal of overhead lines as surplus.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was decided to table the matter of lighting the new roadway at Valley Golf.
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to award the bid for the 2005 watermain replacement project to Soberaski, Inc for a price of: Base - $71,458.00, Alt #1 - $25,667.00, Alt #2 - $16,232.00 for the total bid price of $113,357.00.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Ogden to approve the plans and specifications for the 2005 Fiber Optic project, advertise for bids, and set the bid opening for 2:00 P.M. on May 2, 2005.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize the appropriate official to sign the revised Confidentiality Agreement with KGM Contractors, Inc.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden to authorize the request to fill the soon-to-be vacated position of Utility Secretary at the Distribution Service Center, and direct the Civil Service Secretary to advertise for the position.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize the request to have the crew place two surplus poles with light fixtures in the Griggs Park ball field area, metering the energy used.
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 April 19, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y