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