Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held April 4, 2006 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 meetings of March 21, 2006 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
|
CHECK NO |
VENDOR |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
28215 |
Acme Electric |
Supplies |
13.87 |
|
28216 |
Big Jim’s East Side Tire |
Repairs |
91.40 |
|
28217 |
Border States Electric |
Inventory; supplies |
3,676.45 |
|
28218 |
Dan Boyce |
Expenses |
673.38 |
|
28219 |
Burmeister Electric Co |
Inventory |
80,674.99 |
|
28220 |
City of EGF |
Transfer; rent |
85,728.56 |
|
28221 |
City of Fargo, ND |
Contracted services |
60.00 |
|
28222 |
Cole Papers Inc |
Supplies |
34.63 |
|
28223 |
Custom Aire Inc |
Maintenance |
874.00 |
|
28224 |
Dakota Supply Group |
Inventory; supplies |
2,597.76 |
|
28225 |
Fargo Water Equipment |
Supplies |
24.27 |
|
28226 |
Fed Ex |
Freight |
26.63 |
|
28227 |
Floan Sanders |
Professional fees |
955.00 |
|
28228 |
George’s Quick Printing |
Supplies |
403.64 |
|
28229 |
GF Herald |
Advertising |
384.00 |
|
28230 |
Graymont Western Canada |
Wtr treat chemicals |
3,149.88 |
|
28231 |
H2O Inc |
Supplies |
40.60 |
|
28232 |
Hansen Ford |
Maintenance |
26.95 |
|
28233 |
Hawkins Inc |
Wtr treat chemicals |
1,010.42 |
|
28234 |
LMCIT Ins Trust |
Insurance |
9,707.50 |
|
28235 |
Madison Nat’l Life Ins |
Life insurance |
248.85 |
|
28236 |
MeritCare Medical Group |
Drug test |
21.00 |
|
28237 |
MN Dept Commerce |
Professional fees |
220.57 |
|
28238 |
MN Dept Health |
Permits & fees |
23.00 |
|
28239 |
MN Section AWWA |
Travel & school |
397.00 |
|
28240 |
MVTL Laboratories |
Contracted services |
166.00 |
|
28241 |
Jeff Olson |
Expenses |
413.64 |
|
28242 |
Pitney Bowes Inc |
Maintenance contract |
1,319.00 |
|
28243 |
Pest Detectives |
Contracted services |
218.34 |
|
28244 |
Pitney Bowes Inc |
Lease |
705.00 |
|
28245 |
RadioShack Corp |
Supplies |
14.93 |
|
28246 |
Reed Business Information |
Advertising |
411.28 |
|
28247 |
Resco |
Inventory |
4,972.70 |
|
28248 |
Roto-Rooter |
Repairs |
225.00 |
|
28249 |
Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge |
Travel & school |
143.00 |
|
28250 |
Sun Dot Communications |
Communications |
74.03 |
|
28251 |
Tesoro |
Fuels & lubricants |
74.36 |
|
28252 |
Verizon Wireless |
Communications |
205.21 |
|
28253 |
Dick Walsh Construction |
Repairs |
794.00 |
|
28254 |
X-cel Energy |
Gas utilities |
6,759.45 |
|
28255 |
Zee Service Co |
Medical Supplies |
38.45 |
|
|
|
Payroll |
52,334.79 |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
$207,598.74 |
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to award the 2006 Watermain Replacement project bid to Holweger Excavating in the amount of $251,705.50.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to contribute $1,000.00 to the APPA Electric Market Reform Initiative.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to vote in favor of the dues allocation method for the Midwest Municipal Transmission Group, and apply for membership in the group.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to declare sixteen transformers as surplus and get quotes for their sale.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize sending employees to Wisconsin to view a demonstration of an automatic meter reading system in action.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to a closed meeting to discuss wage negotiations.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y