Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held May 17, 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 May 3, 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

27047      Ameripride Linen/Apparel     Contracted services                 164.14

27048      AWWA                         Dues & subscriptions                188.00

27049      Best Western                 Travel & school                     68.99

27050      Border States Electric       Inventory                           5,687.73

27051      Dan Boyce                    Expenses                            375.81

27052      Burmeister Electric Co       Inventory                           3,337.71

27053      Cannon Technologies          Professional fees                   6,280.60

27054      City of EGF                  Transfer                      260,495.69

27055      Commissioner of Revenue      Sales; use; grbg surchrg            30,471.00

27056      Dakota Pump & Control Co     Supplies                            173.37

27057      Jamey David                  Expenses                            174.16

27058      Diamond Cleaning Supply      Supplies                            336.11

27059      Soris Financial/Ditch Witch  Repairs                             2,635.55

27060      Environmental Quality Board  Energy facility permitting          398.23

27061      Ethanol Products             Wtr treat chemicals                 1,670.44

27062      Exponent                     Advertising; publishing             1,666.76

27063      Fed Ex                       Freight                             55.31

27064      Gaffaney’s                    Supplies                            35.79

27065      Galstad Jensen & McCann      Apr legal fees                      915.00

27066      GF Utility Billing           Water tests                         250.00

27067      Graymont Western Canada      Wtr treat chemicals                 2,860.56

27068      Hach Company                 Supplies                      1,263.20

27069      Hardware Hank                Supplies                            453.75

27070      Hawkins Inc                  Wtr treat chemicals           2,105.07

27071      Hugo’s #5                     Supplies                            11.30

27072      Interstate Companies Inc     Supplies                            64.83

27073      KBM Inc                      Professional fees                   20,515.08

27074      Kiefer Built LLC             Supplies                            393.83

27075      Leighton Broadcasting        Advertising                         440.00

27076      Locators & Supplies          Supplies                            562.99

27077      M & W Services Inc           May 1-13 meter reads                1,378.30

27078      MeritCare Medical Group      Services                            26.00

27079      Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales  Advertising                         660.00

27080      MMPA                         Energy/demand                 274,533.33

27081      MN Section AWWA              Travel & school                     50.00

27082      Northen Plumbing Supply      Supplies                            176.51

27083      Northern Water Works         Supplies                            327.92

27084      Jeff Olson                   Expenses                            287.20

27085      Ornamental Iron Co           Repairs                             95.00

27086      Pamida                       Supplies                            4.32

27087      Pest Detectives              Contracted services                 117.16

27088      Porta-Mix Concrete Inc       Supplies                            174.66

27089      Qwest                        Communications                1,037.58

27090      Radix Corporation            Maintenance                         136.50

27091      Randy Rapacz                 Safety equipment                    73.44

27092      Resco                        Inventory                           3,395.01

27093      Ruttgers Bay Lake Lodge      Travel & school                     319.50

27094      Service Bureau               Apr collection fees                 429.54

27095      Sun Dot Communications       Communications                      208.47

27096      TDS Metrocom                 Communications                      51.03

27097      Thatcher Co of Montana       Wtr treat chemicals                 1,692.60

27098      Tony Dorn Inc                Service agreements                  162.27

27099      Verizon Wireless             Communications                      7.67

27100      Basin Electric               Current                             86,893.33

27101      Water & Light                Utilities                           10,497.23

27102      X-cel Energy                 Facilities/distribution             5,125.81

           Payroll                      Total cost                    58,334.37

                                                                            $790,245.75

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 tie the water main together between 5^th Ave NW and Sherlock Way, adding it onto the 2005 Watermain Replacement Project as a change order to Soberaski’s contract.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to declare two steel sheds as surplus and advertise them for sale.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to purchase, through the Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture Program, a 2005 John Deere backhoe from RDO Equipment in the amount of $78,343.53.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the meeting be adjourned to June 7, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y