Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held September 6, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Absent : None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden that the minutes of the previous meeting of August 16, 2005 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
|
CHECK NO |
VENDOR |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
27159 |
MMPA |
VOID |
-197,466.32 |
|
27432 |
MMPA |
Manual |
197,466.32 |
|
27433 |
Mike Bell |
Overpay final bill |
469.13 |
|
27434 |
Elliot Knutson |
Overpay final bill |
90.25 |
|
27435 |
Tyler Soli |
Reimbursement |
37.35 |
|
27436 |
Acme Electric |
Supplies; Safety equip |
82.43 |
|
27437 |
American Payment Center |
Drop boxes |
210.00 |
|
27438 |
Arvig Communications |
Professional fees |
43,837.85 |
|
27439 |
Batteries Plus |
Supplies |
31.01 |
|
27440 |
Big Jim’s East Side Tire |
Repairs |
29.86 |
|
27441 |
Border States Electric |
Inventory; supplies |
1,179.26 |
|
27442 |
Dan Boyce |
Expenses |
275.41 |
|
27443 |
Bumper to Bumper |
Supplies |
13.00 |
|
27444 |
BNSF |
Permits & fees |
1,200.00 |
|
27445 |
CDW Government Inc |
Inventory; supplies |
1,988.80 |
|
27446 |
Cabela's |
Safety clothing |
83.65 |
|
27447 |
CellularOne |
Communications |
200.32 |
|
27448 |
City of EGF |
Transfer; rent; acct’g fees |
92,097.12 |
|
27449 |
Community Bank/RRV |
Jun & Jul ACH charges |
84.49 |
|
27450 |
Dakota Supply Group |
Inventory |
2,094.03 |
|
27451 |
Digi-Key |
Inventory; supplies |
92.53 |
|
27452 |
East Grand Station |
E-85 fuel |
56.12 |
|
27453 |
Floan Sanders |
Professional fees |
2,205.00 |
|
27454 |
GF Thur-O-Clean |
Contracted services |
359.44 |
|
27455 |
Garden Hut |
Supplies |
86.80 |
|
27456 |
GF Fire Equip Co |
Supplies |
1,331.25 |
|
27457 |
Graymont Western Canada |
Wtr treat chemicals |
2,942.08 |
|
27458 |
Hansen Ford |
Maintenance |
53.73 |
|
27459 |
Hawkins Inc |
Wtr treat chemicals |
4,446.37 |
|
27460 |
Home of Economy |
Supplies |
75.73 |
|
27461 |
Hugo’s #5 |
Supplies |
4.38 |
|
27462 |
Locators & Supplies |
Supplies |
161.11 |
|
27463 |
Lunseth Plumbing & Heating |
Repairs |
57.80 |
|
27464 |
M & W Services Inc |
Aug 13-30 meter reads |
2,325.30 |
|
27465 |
Madison Nat’l Life Ins |
Life insurance |
256.25 |
|
27466 |
MMUA |
Training; dues |
3,409.80 |
|
27467 |
MN Dept Health (MDH) |
MDH fees |
3,435.00 |
|
27468 |
Nelson Business Forms |
Supplies |
1,774.56 |
|
27469 |
North-Holt Electric |
Professional fees |
65,781.56 |
|
27470 |
NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo |
Health insurance |
13,003.00 |
|
27471 |
Jeff Olson |
Expenses |
329.73 |
|
27472 |
Pest Detectives |
Contracted services |
356.80 |
|
27473 |
Power Equipment Shop |
Supplies |
34.55 |
|
27474 |
Reiten & Young Int'l Inc |
Supplies |
34.24 |
|
27475 |
Reliance Telephone |
Inventory |
6,241.97 |
|
27476 |
Resco |
Inventory; supplies |
9,963.87 |
|
27477 |
Rydells |
Maintenance |
105.73 |
|
27478 |
Soberaski Inc |
Professional fees |
12,729.41 |
|
27479 |
State Board of Electricity |
Dues |
30.00 |
|
27480 |
T’N’T Outfitters |
Safety clothing |
257.99 |
|
27481 |
Thatcher Co of Montana |
Wtr treat chemicals |
1,692.60 |
|
27482 |
United Rentals NW Inc |
Supplies |
97.77 |
|
27483 |
UAP Northern Plains |
Supplies |
106.55 |
|
27484 |
University of North Dakota |
Permits & fees |
5,000.00 |
|
27485 |
US Postal Service |
Postage |
5,000.00 |
|
27486 |
Water & Light |
Utilities |
11,284.95 |
|
27487 |
Mike Weisinger |
Safety clothing |
44.95 |
|
27488 |
X-cel Energy |
Gas utilities |
34.10 |
|
|
|
Payroll |
56,700.40 |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
355,907.38 |
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 that Jason Strand, having satisfactorily completed his six months probation, be certified as a permanent employee effective September 1, 2005.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize the president to sign the Salvation Army HeatShare agreement.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the extension of the completion date for North Holt’s 2005 Miscellaneous Electric Construction contract.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize Change Order #2 for North Holt’s 2004 Golf Course Addition Electric Distribution Construction contract in the amount of $6,432.50.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The matter of an easement from Sacred Heart for fiber optic conduit was tabled.
Commissioner Vetter, supported by Commissioner Ogden, introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, MN is a participating municipal electric utility or Public Power Agency of the Midwest Municipal Transmission Group (MMTG), and
WHEREAS, MMTG was authorized to, and has successfully intervened in proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and negotiated on this Governing body’s behalf with MidAmerican Energy Company regarding the intervention; and
WHEREAS, an Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding setting out mutual understandings of MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) and MMTG regarding the resolution of the issues raised by MMTG in its motion to intervene and comments filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is now before this Governing Body.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, MN, that the Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between MidAmerican and MMTG and the form thereof, together with Exhibits A, B and C attached to this resolution, be and the same are hereby approved and adopted as the Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding to be executed and performed on behalf of MMTG and its participating municipal electric utilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the action of Attorney, Robert A. Jablon, in having executed the foregoing Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of MMTG and its participants is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The President declared the resolution passed.
The matter of the transfer of the surplus Grand Forks Red River water intake was tabled until further investigation and an engineer’s recommendation.
It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to September 20, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y