Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held September 5, 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 August 15, 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

28750

Advanta Bank Corp

Training & school; supplies

1,816.43

28751

MN Dept of Health

Permits & fees

150.00

28752

Rebecca Wilke

Overpay final bill

71.25

28753

Acme Electric

Supplies

591.58

28754

American Payment Center

Drop boxes

210.00

28755

Batteries Plus

Supplies

197.67

28756

Bearings & Drives

Parts

8.63

28757

Big Jim’s East Side Tire

Supplies

5.75

28758

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

592.80

28759

Dan Boyce

Expenses

326.32

28760

BNSF

Permits & fees

1,825.00

28761

Burmeister Electric Co

Inventory

16,452.12

28762

Business Essentials

Supplies

42.57

28763

Hansen Chrysler Toyota

Maintenance

24.20

28764

City of EGF

Transfer; rent; acct'g fees

121,370.59

28765

Computer Renaissance

Supplies

69.99

28766

Dakota Supply Group

Inventory; supplies

2,784.55

28767

Digi-Key

Supplies

113.47

28768

Ditch Witch of MN

Equipment

20,767.50

28769

Eagle Electric

Contracted services

260.00

28770

Fed Ex

Freight

27.55

28771

Floan Sanders

Professional fees

34,446.00

28772

GF Thur-O-Clean

Contracted services

467.27

28773

George’s Quick Printing

Supplies

69.23

28774

GF Welding

Supplies

13.16

28775

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

3,187.00

28776

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals

9,262.54

28777

Holweger Excavating Inc

Professional fees

71,669.50

28778

Hugo’s #5

Supplies

1.48

28779

Gary Hultberg

Expenses

286.18

28780

Interstate Power Systems

Parts

25.21

28781

Integra Telecom

Communications

33.18

28782

Travis Leigh

Safety boots

50.00

28783

Locators & Supplies

Supplies

571.66

28784

M & W Services Inc

Aug 11-31 meter reads

2,913.80

28785

Madison Nat’l Life Ins

Life insurance

248.85

28786

Medica

Health insurance

12,358.51

28787

MN Dept Health (MDH)

MDH fees

4,280.00

28788

Nalco Company

Supplies

6,161.07

28789

North-Holt Electric

Professional fees

39,189.45

28790

Northern Plumbing Supply

Supplies

6.23

28791

Opp Construction

Contracted services

3,800.00

28792

Orchard Oil Co

Supplies

41.85

28793

O'Reilly Automotive Inc

Supplies

4.24

28794

Praxair Distribution

Supplies

117.83

28795

PowerPlan OIB

Repairs

478.81

28796

Resco

Inventory

36,508.20

28797

Service Bureau

Jul collection fees

241.80

28798

TigerDirect

Supplies

253.97

28799

Tri-Valley

CIP billing

8,800.00

28800

Chad Troitte

Expenses

735.20

28801

Vision Companies

Professional fees

3,150.00

28802

Water & Light

Utilities

914.39

28803

X-cel Energy

Gas utilities

43.44

28804

Zep Manufacturing Company

Supplies

229.70

 

 

Payroll

106,214.60

 

TOTAL

 

$408,267.72

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter 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

 

Steve Downer, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA), attended the meeting to present Dan Boyce with a Certificate of Appreciation for his six years (2000-2006) of service on the MMUA Board of Directors.

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to enter into an agreement with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. for professional services.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to enter into the 2006-2007 HeatShare agreement with the Salvation Army and donate $2,000.00 to the program.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to enter into the 2006-2007 Fuel Assistance agreement with Tri-Valley.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to endorse the City Council’s renewal of the MMUA Safety Compliance agreement.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk that the meeting be adjourned to September 19, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y