Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held October 4, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire

Absent :  Vetter

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of  September 20, 2005 be approved as read.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire

Voting Nay:  None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK  NO	VENDOR	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
27555	Jessica Irwin	Overpay final bill	4.12
27556	Bonnie Abel	Reimbursement	45.90
27557	Acme Electric	Supplies	38.27
27558	AWWA	Supplies	41.00
27559	Batteries Plus	Supplies	51.63
27560	Border States Electric	Inventory; supplies	3,602.77
27561	Dan Boyce	Expenses	905.42
27562	CellularOne	Communications	236.04
27563	City of EGF	Transfer; rent	92,862.43
27564	Commercial Printing	Supplies	138.45
27565	Community Bank/RRV	Aug ACH charges	54.16
27566	Dakota Supply Group	Inventory	320.78
27567	Jamey David	Reimbursement	36.72
27568	Dustin Demarais	Reimbursement	50.40
27569	Diamond Cleaning Supply	Supplies	252.09
27570	Paul Erickson	Reimbursement	80.00
27571	Ethanol Products	Wtr treat chemicals	868.20
27572	Forx Builders Assoc	Dues & subscriptions	295.00
27573	GF Thur-O-Clean	Contracted services	431.32
27574	George’s Quick Printing	Supplies	526.12
27575	Todd Grabanski	Reimbursement	50.40

27576	GF Welding	Supplies	37.73
27577	Scott Gravseth	Reimbursement	36.72
27578	Hawkins Inc	Wtr treat chemicals	218.40
27579	Anna Hearn	Reimbursement	50.40
27580	Holweger Excavating	Contracted services	7,507.00
27581	Hugo’s #5	Supplies	4.38
27582	Gary Hultberg	Reimbursement	41.92
27583	Veronica Kostrzewski	Reimbursement	50.40
27584	LMCIT Ins Trust	Insurance	7,697.00
27585	Locators & Supplies	Supplies	134.18
27586	Lunseth Plumbing & Heating	Repairs	1,212.40
27587	M & W Services Inc	Sep 15-30 meter reads	1,981.55
27588	Madison Nat’l Life Ins	Life insurance	248.85
27589	Lori Maloney	Reimbursement	50.40
27590	MeritCare Medical Group	New employee physical	232.25
27591	Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales	Advertising	560.00
27592	North-Holt Electric	Professional fees	19,700.44
27593	Northern Water Works	Supplies	164.18
27594	NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo	Health insurance	14,637.00
27595	Oati	Miscellaneous	300.00
27596	Jeff Olson	Expenses; reimbursement	143.84
27597	Pitney Bowes Inc	Supplies	238.25
27598	Pitney Bowes	Maintenance contract	705.00
27599	PS Doors	Maintenance	64.05
27600	Qwest	Repairs	444.39
27601	Randy Rapacz	Reimbursement	36.72
27602	Lance Riel	Reimbursement	50.40
27603	Scott's Electric	Contracted services	32,188.85
27604	Soberaski Inc	Professional fees	732.00
27605	Duane Straus	Reimbursement	36.72
27606	Maren Swingen	Reimbursement	27.30
27607	Thatcher Co of Montana	Wtr treat chemicals	846.30
27608	Corey Thompson	Reimbursement	50.40
27609	TigerDirect	Supplies	69.92
27610	Chad Troitte	Reimbursement	50.40
27611	Veit Environmental	Contracted services	2,850.00
27612	Water & Light	Utilities	11,394.09
27613	Dennis Watson	Computer programming	2,044.85
27614	Mike Weisinger	Moving expenses	687.50
27615	X-cel Energy	Gas utilities	33.27
		Payroll	59,826.14
	TOTAL		$268,276.81

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

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire

Voting Nay:  None

Commissioner Vetter now entered the meeting.

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve the closed off-peak program presented by Scott Gravseth, for the grandfathered Red River Valley Co-op customers.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the preparation of the 2006 water treatment chemical bid specifications and advertise for bids.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to October 18, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y