Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held June 21, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter

Absent : Ogden

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of June 7, 2005 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK #          VENDOR                       DESCRIPTION                   AMOUNT

27049     Best Western                 Void                              -68.99

27084     Jeff Olson                   Void                              -287.20

27159     MMPA                         Energy/demand                     197,466.32

27160     Melissa Malich               Overpay final bill                4.41

27161     Acme Electric                Supplies                          162.74

27162     Ameripride Linen/Apparel     Contracted services               164.14

27163     AWWA                         Dues & subscriptions              216.00

27164     AutomationDirect.com         Supplies                          1,198.00

27165     Bearings & Drives            Supplies                          30.03

27166     Border States Electric       Inventory; supplies               3,119.90

27167     Dan Boyce                    Expenses                          413.29

27168     Breezy Point Resort          Travel & school                   400.00

27169     Bumper to Bumper             Supplies                          15.63

27170     Carquest Auto Parts          Supplies                          17.59

27171     City of EGF                  Transfer; acct’g fees            252,427.37

27172     City of Fargo, ND            Contracted services               60.00

27173     Commissioner of Revenue      Sales; use; grbg surchrg          61,878.00

27174     Community Bank/RRV           May ACH charges                   53.74

27175     Cummins Npower LLC           Miscellaneous                     3,514.50

27176     Custom Aire Inc              Maintenance                       384.00

27177     Dakota Supply Group          Inventory; supplies               43,405.08

27178     EDHA                         Reimbursement                     743.88

27179     Ethanol Products             Wtr treat chemicals               845.21

27180     Fargo Water Equipment        Inventory                         1,383.66

27181     Firestone Stores             Repairs                           13.00

27182     Galstad Jensen & McCann      May legal fees                    555.00

27183     Gopher State One Call        May locates                       332.10

27184     GF Grocery                   Supplies                          26.90

27185     GF Utility Billing           Water tests                       250.00

27186     Graymont Western Canada      Wtr treat chemicals               2,843.61

27187     Hardware Hank                Supplies                          487.86

27188     Hawkins Inc                  Wtr treat chemicals               2,462.36

27189     Holweger Excavating          Contracted services               2,480.00

27190     Hugo's #5                    Conservation improvement program  13,125.00

27191     Infotel                      Miscellaneous                     404.45

27192     Insight Technologies         Maintenance                       78.00

27193     Interstate Companies Inc     Contracted services               870.40

27194     Jet Vac Leasing & Sales      Supplies                          26.81

27195     KBM Inc                      Professional fees                 16,806.96

27196     Lectrodryer LLC              Supplies                          101.01

27197     Leighton Broadcasting        Advertising                       440.00

27198     LMCIT Ins Trust              Insurance                         11,656.00

27199     Locators & Supplies          Inventory                         460.89

27200     Lystads                      Supplies                          410.22

27201     M & W Services Inc           Jun 1-16 meter reads              1,974.95

27202     MeritCare Medical Group      Employee physical                 172.25

27203     MN Dept Commerce             Alternate energy charge           118.95

27204     MMUA                         Dues; travel                      5,629.45

27205     MN Dept Health               Permits & fees                    23.00

27206     MVTL Laboratories            Water tests                       160.00

27207     North-Holt Electric          Professional fees                 60,251.84

27208     Pest Detectives              Contracted services               119.83

27209     Pitney Bowes Inc             Supplies                          202.26

27210     Postmaster                   Permits & fees                    68.00

27211     Qwest                        Communications                    1,037.58

27212     Radix Corporation            Maintenance                       136.50

27213     RRV CO-OP Power Assn         Permits & fees                    175,194.00

27214     Reliable                     Supplies                          119.23

27215     Resco                        Inventory                         34,755.38

27216     Sam's Club                   Supplies                          40.17

27217     Service Bureau               May collection fees               490.21

27218     Sun Dot Communications       Communications                    208.47

27219     TDS Metrocom                 Communications                    49.84

27220     Thatcher Co of Montana       Wtr treat chemicals               846.30

27221     Verizon Wireless             Communications                    9.57

27222     Basin Electric Power Co-op   Current                           104,382.72

27223     WAPA                         Permits & fees                    3,500.00

27224     Water & Light                Utilities                         573.32

27225     X-cel Energy                 Facilities/distribution; taxes    5,879.81

          Payroll                      Total cost                        60,082.66

                                                                          $1,077,404.16

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

Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

Commissioner Ogden now entered the meeting.

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the donation of two poles and in kind labor and equipment to install poles for the MNDAK Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to be used to host eagle nesting boxes.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden to authorize the donation of surplus cedar poles to the Heritage Foundation to be used as shingles for their new barn. The number of donated poles will be determined by our available inventory.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to accept the bids for the two sheds that had been declared surplus. The bid amounts were: $80.00 and $103.03.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

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

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None

                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y