Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held August 1, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Absent:   Vetter

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk that the minutes of the previous meeting of July 18, 2006 be approved as read.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK  NO

VENDOR

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

28633

City of EGF

Transfer DNR reimbursement

30,000.00

28634

Acme Electric

Supplies

35.74

28635

Advanced Business Methods

Repairs

124.93

28636

AWWA

Dues & subscriptions

65.00

28637

Arvig Communications

Professional fees

20,769.21

28638

Big Jim’s East Side Tire

Repairs

12.00

28639

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

1,605.12

28640

Dan Boyce

Expenses

3.16

28641

CDW Government Inc

Supplies

412.19

28642

Hansen Chrysler Toyota

Repairs

370.31

28643

City of EGF

Transfer; rent; loan; qtrly chrgs

716,085.08

28644

CNA Surety

Permit

100.00

28645

Custom Aire Inc

Repairs

864.00

28646

Dakota Supply Group

Inventory

602.58

28647

Diamond Cleaning Supply

Supplies

407.37

28648

Digi-Key

Supplies

50.68

28649

Fargo Water Equipment

Inventory;supplies

1,590.65

28650

Fastenal Company

Supplies

52.61

28651

Floan Sanders

Professional fees

7,157.00

28652

George’s Quick Printing

Supplies

245.00

28653

Gopher State One Call

June locates

265.35

28654

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

3,103.75

28655

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals

4,085.96

28656

Hewlett-Packard Company

Supplies

3,634.85

28657

Holweger Excavating

Professional fees

96,241.47

28658

Hugo’s #5

Supplies

6.39

28659

Integra Telecom

Communications

1.14

28660

Keith's Lock & Key

Maintenance

55.00

28661

Locators & Supplies

Supplies

543.86

28662

M & W Services Inc

Jul 18-28 meter reads

1,582.35

28663

Madison Nat’l Life Ins

Life insurance

240.90

28664

Medica

Health insurance

12,685.72

28665

North-Holt Electric

Professional fees

43,045.61

28666

Northern Plumbing Supply

Supplies

149.45

28667

Opp Construction

Repairs

14,990.00

28668

O'Reilly Automotive Inc

Supplies

64.94

28669

Pamida

Miscellaneous

34.87

28670

Pitney Bowes Inc

Supplies

212.95

28671

Polk County Recorder

Copy of plat

15.00

28672

PS Door Services

Repairs

92.39

28673

Qwest

Repairs

194.65

28674

Qwest

Communications

313.11

28675

Ross Valve Mfg Inc

Supplies

537.12

28676

Rydells

Maintenance

430.95

28677

Spiegel & McDiarmid

Professional fees

169.20

28678

TigerDirect

Supplies

440.28

28679

Chad Troitte

Expenses

360.69

28680

Valley Door

Repairs

466.50

28681

Water & Light

Utilities

1,354.01

28682

Mike Weisinger

Safety boots

75.00

28683

Wesco Distribution

Inventory

4,347.17

28684

X-cel Energy

Gas utilities

43.88

 

 

Payroll

56,728.47

 

TOTAL

 

$970,337.14

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk 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, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize Floan-Sanders to prepare plans and specifications for additional water main replacement on the Highway 220 North frontage road. The engineers are directed to add this work to the open contract for the 2006 watermain replacement, as extenuating circumstances have made it necessary to complete the work this year.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to approve the Automatic Meter Reading Request for Proposal and authorize staff to distribute it for responses.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to August 15, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y