Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held September 20, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Absent :  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of September 6, 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

27489

MMPA

Energy/demand

316,753.85

27490

WAPA

Maintenance

125.00

27491

Kip Millard

Overpay final bill

60.87

27492

Netasha Zellars

Overpay final bill

52.79

27493

Kristin White

Overpay final bill

19.71

27494

Reed Reimer

Overpay final bill

50.75

27495

Kyle Kozel

Reimbursement

50.00

27496

Ameripride Linen/Apparel

Contracted services

164.14

27497

Batteries Plus

Batteries

11.02

27498

Bearings & Drives

Supplies

48.87

27499

Best Western

Travel & school

271.56

27500

Bert’s Truck Equipment

Parts & supplies

20.45

27501

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

5,935.35

27502

Dan Boyce

Expenses

72.86

27503

Burmeister Electric Co

Inventory

1,635.84

27504

City of EGF

Transfer

240,246.34

27505

Commissioner of Revenue

Sales; use; grbg surchrg

37,559.00

27506

Dakota Supply Group

Supplies

59.80

27507

Eagle Electric

Contracted services

270.25

27508

East Grand Station

E-85 fuel

108.11

27509

Ethanol Products

Wtr treat chemicals

678.24

27510

Exponent

Advertising; publishing; renewal

1,221.42

27511

Fargo Water Equipment

Inventory

3,993.80

27512

Fisher Scientific

Supplies

540.98

27513

Gaffaney’s

Supplies

143.40

27514

Galstad Jensen & McCann

Aug legal fees

530.00

27515

Garden Hut

Supplies

39.55

27516

George’s Quick Printing

Supplies

137.39

27517

Gopher State One Call

Aug locates

338.85

27518

GF Utility Billing

Water tests

250.00

27519

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

2,953.41

27520

H2O Inc

Supplies

80.60

27521

Hardware Hank

Supplies

517.05

27522

High Voltage Testing

Glove testing

255.65

27523

Holweger Excavating

Repairs

6,280.00

27524

Home of Economy

Supplies

277.15

27525

Hugo’s #5

Supplies

6.90

27526

Gary Hultberg

Expenses

607.83

27527

Interstate Power Systems

Repairs

313.50

27528

KBM Inc

Professional fees

30,561.74

27529

Leighton Broadcasting

Advertising

440.00

27530

LMCIT Ins Trust

Insurance

11,656.00

27531

Locators & Supplies

Supplies

287.04

27532

M & W Services Inc

8/31-9/14 meter reads

1,752.30

27533

Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales

Advertising

458.00

27534

Jeff Olson

Expenses

367.88

27535

Porta-Mix Concrete

Supplies

164.01

27536

Power Measurement USA

Inventory

12,309.62

27537

Qwest

Communications

1,039.90

27538

Quill Corporation

Supplies

58.47

27539

Radix Corporation

Maintenance

136.50

27540

Resco

Inventory

1,730.63

27541

Roto-Rooter

Inventory

175.00

27542

Sam's Club

Supplies

70.24

27543

Service Bureau

Aug collection fees

676.50

27544

State of MN

Miscellaneous

50.00

27545

Sun Dot Communications

Communications

208.47

27546

Swingen Construction

Overpay final bill

15.17

27547

TDS Metrocom

Communications

39.95

27548

Thatcher Co of Montana

Wtr treat chemicals

846.30

27549

Tony Dorn Inc

Service agreements

169.58

27550

Chad Troitte

Safety boots

75.00

27551

Verizon Wireless

Communications

15.64

27552

Basis Electric

Current

92,341.51

27553

Water & Light

Utilities

1,943.31

27554

X-cel Energy

Facilities/distribution

5,125.81

 

 

Payroll

59,569.48

 

TOTAL

 

$844,966.33

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter 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 recommend that the City Council enter into the agreement with MMUA regarding the 2006 Safety Compliance contract.

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 October 4, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y