Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held November 1, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Absent :  Quirk

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of October 18, 2005 be approved as read.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to declare four decorative poles as surplus. Two poles will be donated and two will be sold to the Home Run Club to be used for improvements at the Stauss Park baseball fields.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

Commissioner Quirk now entered the meeting.

 

It was moved by Commissioner Ogden second by Commissioner Vetter to approve Change Order #1 for the 2005 watermain replacement project for an increase of $21,093.00

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve Change Order #1 for the 2005 fiber optic cable installation project for an increase of $52,502.65.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve Change Order #2 for the 2003 phase 3 dike distribution relocation project for an increase of $8,931.10

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve Change Order #2 for the 2003 phase 3 dike service to L6 & L8 project for an increase of $20,513.55

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK  NO

VENDOR

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

27676

Aggregate Industries

Repairs

1,400.00

27677

APPA

Advertising

435.75

27678

AWWA

Miscellaneous

313.00


27679

Arvig Communications

Professional fees

182,634.11

27680

Batteries Plus

Supplies

43.81

27681

Bearings & Drives

Supplies

2,096.65

27682

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

3,179.56

27683

Dan Boyce

Expenses

404.64

27684

CDW Government

Supplies

630.19

27685

CellularOne

Communications

192.00

27686

City of EGF

X-fer; rent; acct’g fees; qtrly chrg

98,748.17

27687

City of Fargo, ND

Contracted services

60.00

27688

Community Bank/RRV

Sep ACH charges

54.37

27689

Custom Aire Inc

Repairs

197.00

27690

Dakota Supply Group

Supplies

1,460.23

27691

Diamond Cleaning Supply

Supplies

50.00

27692

Digi-Key

Supplies

161.83

27693

Ernst Trenching

Professional fees

38,088.90

27694

Fastenal Company

Supplies

13.36

27695

Floan Sanders

Professional fees

3,952.00

27696

GF Thur-O-Clean

Contracted services

395.38

27697

Gopher State One Call

Sep locates

274.05

27698

GF Welding

Supplies

1.60

27699

Hansen Ford

Maintenance

43.17

27700

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals; supplies

4,690.20

27701

IBM Corp

Qtrly maint contract

819.00

27702

Interstate Power Systems

Repairs; supplies

1,415.68

27703

Locators & Supplies

Supplies

452.41

27704

M & W Services Inc

Oct 13-28 meter reads

1,784.65

27705

Madison Nat’l Life Ins

Life insurance

248.85

27706

MMTG

Training & school

30.00

27707

MMUA

Professional fees

250.00

27708

MN Section AWWA

Training & school

200.00

27709

Nalco Company

Supplies

262.31

27710

Network Center Inc

Supplies

970.75

27711

North-Holt Electric

Professional fees

18,173.50

27712

NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo

Health insurance

14,363.00

27713

Plant & Flanged Equip Co

Tools & equipment

881.31

27714

RDO Equipment Co

Supplies

96.48

27715

SDI Limited

Supplies

132.00

27716

Scott's Electric

Professional fees

3,298.80

27717

Service Bureau

Sep collection fees

336.60

27718

Soberaski Inc

Professional fees

27,143.00

27719

Surplus Center Inc

Supplies

6.93

27720

Thatcher Co of Montana

Wtr treat chemicals

846.30

27721

TigerDirect

Supplies

25.98

27722

Walsh Construction

Repairs

959.00

27723

X-cel Energy

Gas utilities

25.45

 

 

Payroll

56,087.04

 

TOTAL

 

$468,329.01

 

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 Gregoire second by Commissioner Ogden to delegate to Dan Boyce, General Manager, the authority to negotiate with Grand Forks on a purchase price for the Grand Forks Red Lake River Intake Building.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to November 15, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Quirk, Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y