Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held July 19, 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 July 5, 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

27266     MMPA                         Energy/demand                     274,489.61

27267     Jennifer Iverson             Overpay final bill                27.36

27268     Pam Johnson                  Overpay final bill                1.82

27269     Andrea Perrin                Overpay final bill                102.77

27270     Bonnie Abel                  Reimbursement                     8.61

27271     Acme Electric                Supplies                          54.94

27272     Ameripride Linen/Apparel     Contracted services               164.14

27273     Batteries Plus               Supplies                          123.24

27274     Border States Electric       Supplies                          1,121.17

27275     Bumper to Bumper             Supplies                          32.67

27276     CellularOne                  Communications                    186.94

27277     Hansen Chrysler Toyota       Maintenance                       51.70

27278     City of EGF                  Transfer                          251,329.31

27279     Forklifts of MN              Maintenance                       313.73

27280     CNA Surety                   Permit                            100.00

27281     Combined Insurance           Admin disability ins              294.00

27282     Diamond Cleaning Supply      Supplies                          119.06

27283     Digi-Key                     Supplies                          31.65

27284     East Grand Station           E-85 fuel                         51.74

27285     Exponent                     Advertising; publishing           690.44

27286     Fed Ex                       Freight                           53.32

27287     Forx Radiator                Repairs                           223.80

27288     GF Thur-O-Clean              Contracted services               431.33

27289     Gaffaney’s                    Supplies                          27.72

27290     Galstad Jensen & McCann      Jun legal fees                    570.00

27291     Garden Hut                   Supplies                          76.80

27292     Gopher State One Call        Jun locates                       225.45

27293     GF Utility Billing           Water tests                       250.00

27294     Graymont Western Canada      Wtr treat chemicals               2,947.12

27295     Hansen Ford                  Maintenance                       16.00

27296     Hardware Hank                Supplies                          763.09

27297     Hawkins Inc                  Wtr treat chemicals               604.00

27298     IBM Corp                     Qtrly maint contract              819.00

27299     Interstate Power Systems     Maintenance                       49.81

27300     KBM Inc                      Professional fees                 25,017.93

27301     Leighton Broadcasting        Advertising                       440.00

27302     Locators & Supplies          Safety clothing                   172.97

27303     Lumber Mart                  Supplies                          22.02

27304     M & W Services Inc           Jul 1-15 meter reads              1,830.30

27305     MMUA                         Professional fees                 3,802.41

27306     Ornamental Iron              Repairs                           175.00

27307     Pamida                       Supplies                          218.22

27308     Porta-Mix Concrete           Supplies                          46.33

27309     Qwest                        Communications                    774.66

27310     PowerPlan OIB                Maintenance & repairs             1,590.30

27311     Radix Corporation            Maintenance                       136.50

27312     Reliable                     Supplies                          191.77

27313     Ruttgers Bay Lake Lodge      Travel & school                   91.00

27314     Spiegel & McDiarmid          Professional fees                 1,938.90

27315     Sun Dot Communications       Communications                    208.47

27316     TDS Metrocom                 Communications                    35.95

27317     T’N’T Outfitters              Safety clothing                   75.00

27318     Tesoro                       Fuel & lubricants                 10.00

27319     Thatcher Co of Montana       Wtr treat chemicals               1,692.60

27320     Corey Thompson               Safety clothing                   42.69

27321     TKE Corporation              Contracted services               290.00

27322     Tony Dorn Inc                Service agreements                194.10

27323     Verizon Wireless             Communications                    8.67

27324     Vessco Inc                   Tools & equipment                 2,062.91

27325     Basin Electric Power Co-Op   Current                           98,690.66

27326     Water & Light                Utilities                         358.96

27327     X-cel Energy                 Facilities/distribution           5,125.81

          Payroll                      Total cost                        60,976.92

                                                                            $742,573.39

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 Vetter to accept the resignation of Terry Spear effective July 31, 2005.

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 August 2, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay: None


                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y