Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held October 18, 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  October 4, 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

27616

Polk County Social Service

Reimbursement

150.00

27617

Almetek Industries

Tools & equipment

1,063.89

27618

Ameripride Linen/Apparel

Contracted services

164.14

27619

AutomationDirect.com

Parts & supplies

1,984.40

27620

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

5,950.48

27621

Dan Boyce

Expenses

557.35

27622

Burmeister Electric Co

Inventory

14,125.29

27623

City of EGF

Transfer

236,794.19

27624

Forklifts of MN

Maintenance

100.80

27625

Commissioner of Revenue

Sales; use; grbg surchrg

39,857.00

27626

Dakota Supply Group

Inventory; supplies

25,781.79

27627

Digi-Key

Supplies

35.61

27628

East Grand Station

E-85 fuel

101.00

27629

Paul Erickson

Reimbursement

179.24

27630

Exponent

Advertising; publishing

1,567.00

27631

Fargo Water Equipment

Inventory

2,785.31

27632

Fed Ex

Freight

25.19

27633

Gaffaney’s

Supplies

67.24

27634

Galstad Jensen & McCann

Sep legal fees

595.00

27635

George’s Quick Printing

Printing & publishing

190.64

27636

GF Utility Billing

Water tests

125.00

27637

GF Welding

Supplies

30.68

27638

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

2,921.81

27639

H2O Inc

Supplies

87.62

27640

Hardware Hank

Supplies

312.84

27641

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals; tools & parts

6,344.94

27642

Home of Economy

Supplies

101.38

27643

Interstate Power Systems

Maintenance

4,516.38

27644

KBM Inc

Professional fees

24,164.67

27645

Leighton Broadcasting

Advertising

440.00

27646

Lunseth Plumbing & Heating

Repairs

288.68

27647

M & W Services Inc

Oct 1-12 meter reads

1,725.35

27648

McFarlane Sheet Metal

Supplies

33.60

27649

MeritCare Medical Group

Miscellaneous

18.00

27650

MMPA

Energy/demand

231,826.52

27651

MN Dept Commerce

Service territory filing

138.25

27652

MMUA

Training; misc

3,945.18

27653

MN Section AWWA

Training

585.00

27654

MVTL Laboratories

Contracted services

160.00

27655

Northern Water Works

Parts & supplies

327.25

27656

Ornamental Iron Co

Repairs; supplies

591.98

27657

Pamida

Supplies

42.58

27658

Power Equipment Shop

Supplies

9.53

27659

Praxair Distribution

Supplies

215.89

27660

Qwest

Communications

1,148.33

27661

Radix Corporation

Maintenance

136.50

27662

Reliance Telephone System

Supplies

334.41

27663

Resco

Inventory

4,750.50

27664

Sun Dot Communications

Communications

225.45

27665

TDS Metrocom

Communications

32.05

27666

Thatcher Co of Montana

Wtr treat chemicals

2,538.90

27667

TKE Corporation

Maintenance

290.00

27668

TigerDirect

Supplies

824.38

27669

Tony Dorn Inc

Service agreements

158.45

27670

Tri-Valley

CIP billing

5,610.00

27671

Veit Environmental Inc

Contracted services

1,400.00

27672

Verizon Wireless

Communications

11.48

27673

Basin Electric Co-op

Current

98,386.91

27674

Water & Light

Utilities

194.39

27675

X-cel Energy

Facilities/distribution; real est tax

5,879.81

 

 

Payroll

58,931.30

 

TOTAL

 

$791,881.55

 

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, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to deny the Home Run Club’s request for Water & Light to supply poles for a backstop at Stauss Park.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to accept Automated Financial Services proposal for credit card processing. The Commission also decided to accept only VISA credit cards because of the quoted rate.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter that the meeting be adjourned to November 1, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y