Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held February 21, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Absent : None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of February 7, 2006 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
|
CHECK NO |
VENDOR |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
28053 |
MN AWWA |
Training & school |
35.00 |
|
28054 |
MMPA |
Energy/demand |
327,708.96 |
|
28055 |
Acme Electric |
Supplies |
13.86 |
|
28056 |
Ameripride Linen/Apparel |
Contracted services |
164.14 |
|
28057 |
Apco Willamette |
Supplies |
353.38 |
|
28058 |
AWWA |
Training supplies |
200.25 |
|
28059 |
Batteries Plus |
Supplies |
214.95 |
|
28060 |
Border States Electric |
Inventory; supplies |
5,979.79 |
|
28061 |
Sterling Bottomley |
Expenses |
409.40 |
|
28062 |
Dan Boyce |
Expenses |
580.87 |
|
28063 |
Carquest Auto Parts |
Supplies |
68.72 |
|
28064 |
CellularOne |
Communications |
23.26 |
|
28065 |
City of EGF |
Transfer |
323,922.04 |
|
28066 |
Commissioner of Revenue |
Sales; use; grbg surchrg |
39,355.00 |
|
28067 |
Dakota Supply Group |
Inventory |
2,615.01 |
|
28068 |
East Grand Station |
E-85 fuel |
28.54 |
|
28069 |
Exponent |
Advertising; publishing |
2,157.84 |
|
28070 |
Fidelity National Property |
Flood insurance |
13,571.00 |
|
28071 |
GF Thur-O-Clean |
Contracted services |
431.32 |
|
28072 |
Galstad Jensen & McCann |
Jan legal fees |
1,680.00 |
|
28073 |
GF Fire Equip Co |
Supplies |
39.83 |
|
28074 |
GF Utility Billing |
Water tests |
250.00 |
|
28075 |
Scott Gravseth |
Expenses |
322.60 |
|
28076 |
Hardware Hank |
Supplies |
720.10 |
|
28077 |
Hawkins Inc |
Wtr treat chemicals |
4,531.79 |
|
28078 |
Home of Economy |
Supplies |
48.87 |
|
28079 |
Hugo’s #5 |
Supplies |
26.13 |
|
28080 |
KBM Inc |
Professional fees |
17,484.96 |
|
28081 |
Leighton Broadcasting |
Advertising |
440.00 |
|
28082 |
Locators & Supplies |
Supplies |
18.13 |
|
28083 |
Lunseth Plumbing & Heating |
Supplies |
282.24 |
|
28084 |
M & W Services Inc |
Feb 3-16 meter reads |
1,946.90 |
|
28085 |
Madison Nat’l Life Ins |
Life insurance |
248.85 |
|
28086 |
Medica |
Health insurance |
30,902.84 |
|
28087 |
MMTG |
Training & school |
30.00 |
|
28088 |
MN DNR |
Permits & fees |
500.00 |
|
28089 |
MMUA |
Training & school |
1,225.00 |
|
28090 |
Ornamental Iron Co |
Repairs |
345.00 |
|
28091 |
Praxair Distribution |
Supplies |
67.25 |
|
28092 |
Qwest |
Communications |
1,130.64 |
|
28093 |
Radix Corporation |
Maintenance |
136.50 |
|
28094 |
RRV CO-OP Power Assn |
Service territory fee |
22,999.20 |
|
28095 |
Rydells |
Supplies |
32.55 |
|
28096 |
Service Bureau |
Jan collection fees |
417.10 |
|
28097 |
SimplexGrinnell |
Contracted services |
386.06 |
|
28098 |
Sticky Construction |
Professional fees |
100.65 |
|
28099 |
Sun Dot Communications |
Communications |
139.28 |
|
28100 |
TDS Metrocom |
Communications |
39.46 |
|
28101 |
Thatcher Co of Montana |
Wtr treat chemicals |
942.00 |
|
28102 |
Tiger Direct |
Supplies |
86.65 |
|
28103 |
Valley Door |
Repairs |
280.00 |
|
28104 |
Verizon Wireless |
Communications |
7.64 |
|
28105 |
WAPA |
Current |
137,139.98 |
|
28106 |
Water & Light |
Utilities |
738.35 |
|
28107 |
Wesco |
Supplies |
210.02 |
|
28108 |
X-cel Energy |
Facilities/distribution |
5,192.94 |
|
|
|
Payroll |
55,026.20 |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
$948,922.84 |
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk that Mike Weisinger, having satisfactorily completed his six months probation, be certified as a full time employee effective February 16.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Commissioner Quirk, supported by Commissioner Vetter, introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, that a Water Service Connection Fee continue in effect being billed to each water service customer on their monthly bill at a rate of 1/12th of the annual amount billed to the Water and Light by the Minnesota Department of Health.
WHERAS the Minnesota Department of Health uses the revenue from this fee to fund activities of the Drinking Water Program related to maintaining compliance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the rate may periodically change depending on the rate that is charged to the Water and Light Department by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The President declared the resolution passed.
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to a closed session to discuss wage negotiation strategies.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y