Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held June 6, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Absent :  Ogden

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meetings of May 16 and 22, 2006 be approved as read.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK  NO

VENDOR

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

28404

Clarence Storbakken

Supplies

96.00

28405

Johanna Cox

Overpay final bill

57.09

28406

Acme Electric

Sfty clothing; supplies

155.26

28407

American Payment Center

Drop boxes

210.00

28408

AWWA

Miscellaneous

62.50

28409

AWWA Research Foundation

Dues & subscriptions

895.23

28410

Batteries Plus

Supplies

42.34

28411

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

25,479.46

28412

Dan Boyce

Expenses

73.49

28413

Burmeister Electric Co

Inventory

38,925.14

28414

Business Essentials

Supplies

233.40

28415

Cannon Technologies

Professional fees

6,280.60

28416

City of EGF

Transfer; rent

78,864.54

28417

Community Bank/RRV

Jan-Apr ACH charges

203.44

28418

Custom Aire Inc

Supplies

76.07

28419

Dakota Supply Group

Inventory

7,256.76

28420

Jamey David

Safety boots

75.00

28421

Diamond Cleaning Supply

Supplies

267.99

28422

Diversified Inspections

Services

1,468.80

28423

Dueco Inc

Supplies

11.48

28424

Ethanol Products

Wtr treat chemicals

1,891.42

28425

Fargo Water Equipment

Inventory

476.03

28426

Fed Ex

Freight

203.09

28427

Floan Sanders

Professional fees

19,300.38

28428

GF Thur-O-Clean

Contracted services

431.33

28429

George’s Quick Printing

Supplies

190.64

28430

Gopher State One Call

Apr locates

245.05

28431

GF Fire Equip Co

Maintenance

4.50

28432

GF Welding

Supplies

8.23

28433

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

2,914.25

28434

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals

504.63

28435

Holweger Excavating

Professional fees

5,809.50

28436

M & W Services Inc

May 12-Jun 1 meter reads

2,574.45

28437

Madison Nat’l Life Ins

Life insurance

240.90

28438

Medica

Health insurance

12,445.72

28439

MN Dept of Health

Permits & fees

46.00

28440

MN Dept Health (MDH)

MDH fees

3,434.00

28441

MN Pollution Control Agency

Permits & fees

23.00

28442

Nelson Business Forms

Supplies

3,712.43

28443

Network Center Inc

Supplies

240.70

28444

Northern Plumbing Supply

Supplies

14.21

28445

Oati Inc

Miscellaneous

300.00

28446

Orchard Oil Co

Supplies

264.21

28447

O'Reilly Automotive Inc

Supplies

10.96

28448

Peak Technologies Inc

Contracted services

575.00

28449

Pitney Bowes Inc

Postage

5,016.99

28450

Residual Materials Inc

Services

95.00

28451

Rivard's Quality Seeds Inc

Supplies

93.81

28452

Rydells

Maintenance

25.38

28453

Service Bureau

Apr collection fees

204.41

28454

Spiegel & McDiarmid

Professional fees

495.22

28455

Spielman Radio

Communications

489.90

28456

T’N’T Outfitters

Safety clothing

150.00

28457

Verizon Wireless

Communications

91.81

28458

Water & Light

Utilities

11,375.84

28459

X-cel Energy

Gas utilities

1,290.60

 

 

Payroll

65,472.85

 

TOTAL

 

$235,924.18

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to authorize the purchase of new Cathodic Protection equipment for the two rehabbed filter basins in the amount of $22,900.00.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

Commissioner Vetter, supported by Commissioner Quirk, introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:

 

WHEREAS, the terms arrived at through negotiation between the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of and for the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota and Teamsters Local 116 have now been reduced to writing in the form of Articles of Agreement between the said group and the Commission, now therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of and for the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, that the prior mentioned Articles of Agreement between the Commission and Teamsters Local 116 is hereby approved and should be executed by the Commission President and the Secretary of the Commission, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the salaries of the Water and Light Department Teamsters Local 116 employees be adjusted according to the wage schedule adopted in the prior mentioned Articles of Agreement.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all of the prior mentioned actions and approvals by the Water and Light Commission are hereby effective and retroactive to January 1, 2006.

 

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk to authorize the City Attorney to proceed with the actions he sees fit on the Zavoral damage claim.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk that the meeting be adjourned to June 20, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y