Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held October 17, 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 October 3, 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

28928

Scheving Brothers

Overpay final bill

518.53

28929

Stephanie Thaemart

Overpay final bill

45.84

28930

David Joy

Overpay final bill

8.19

28931

Brad Derosier

Overpay final bill

92.37

28932

Torreson Oil

Overpay final bill

73.49

28933

Acme Electric

Supplies

235.12

28934

Ameripride Linen/Apparel

Contracted services

177.70

28935

American Chemical Society

Dues & subscriptions

153.00

28936

AWWA

Dues & subscriptions

130.00

28937

Bobcat of Grand Forks

Supplies; equipment rental

1,010.50

28938

Border States Electric

Inventory; supplies

1,655.31

28939

Dan Boyce

Expenses

406.93

28940

City of EGF

Transfer

266,840.16

28941

Commercial Printing

Supplies

138.45

28942

Commissioner of Revenue

Sales; use; grbg surchrg

44,551.00

28943

Computer Renaissance

Supplies

72.98

28944

Concrete Inc

Inventory

5,527.35

28945

Dakota Supply Group

Supplies

58.83

28946

Eagle Electric

Maintenance & repairs

12,262.00

28947

East Grand Floral

Miscellaneous

110.50

28948

East Grand Station

E-85 fuel

165.00

28949

Ethanol Products

Wtr treat chemicals

1,999.73

28950

Exponent

Advertising; publishing

1,051.42

28951

Fargo Water Equipment

Inventory; supplies

2,504.57

28952

GF Thur-O-Clean

Contracted services

431.33

28953

Gaffaney’s

Supplies

12.00

28954

Galstad Jensen & McCann

Sep legal fees

420.00

28955

Gopher State One Call

Sep locates

218.95

28956

GF Fire Equip Co

Supplies

59.65

28957

GF Utility Billing

Water tests

250.00

28958

Graymont Western Canada

Wtr treat chemicals

3,202.13

28959

Hardware Hank

Supplies

359.46

28960

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals

6,084.25

28961

Home of Economy

Supplies

78.46

28962

Hugo’s #5

Supplies

17.94

28963

KBM Inc

Professional fees

30,583.37

28964

Leighton Broadcasting

Advertising

440.00

28965

LMCIT Ins Trust

Insurance

9,707.50

28966

M & W Services Inc

Oct 2-12 meter reads

1,817.20

28967

M-Bar-D

CIP program rebate

4,465.93

28968

Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales

Advertising

672.00

28969

MMPA

Energy/demand

439,245.04

28970

MMUA

Professional fees

4,312.50

28971

MN Section AWWA

Training & school

165.00

28972

Pamida

Supplies

35.24

28973

Porta-Mix Concrete Inc

Supplies

1,169.37

28974

Praxair Distribution

Supplies

33.46

28975

Pristine Water Solutions

Wtr treat chemicals

5,177.50

28976

Qwest

Communications

1,174.32

28977

PowerPlan OIB

Maintenance & repairs

521.64

28978

Radix Corp/Stearns Financial Serv

Maintenance

136.50

28979

Service Bureau

Sep collection fees

188.29

28980

Stan’s Communications

Repairs & maintenance

166.86

28981

TDS Metrocom

Communications

14.82

28982

Thermo Electron Corp

Supplies

777.44

28983

TKE Corp

Contracted services

310.60

28984

Tony Dorn Inc

Service agreements

111.12

28985

University of ND

Permits & fees

5,000.00

28986

Verizon Wireless

Communications

192.73

28987

Verizon Wireless

Communications

16.04

28988

Vision Companies

Professional fees

7,175.00

28989

WAPA

Current

109,617.67

28990

Water & Light

Utilities

11,890.91

28991

X-cel Energy

Facilities/distribution

5,192.94

 

 

Payroll

80,866.48

 

TOTAL

 

$991,234.13

 

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

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve the 2007 water treatment chemical specifications, advertise for bids, and set the bid opening for 10:00 a.m. on November 17, 2006.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk to declare excess cable as surplus and advertise for sale.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

Commissioner Vetter now exited the meeting.

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to approve the additional residential conservation program as proposed.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the preparation of plans and specs for the 2007 watermain replacement project.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to authorize the preparation of plans and specs for the 2007 electric equipment and material bids.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 


It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to authorize the staff’s recommendation to purchase an additional Ethernet switch from Insight Technologies in the amount of $2,248.00

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk to authorize the renewal of the maintenance agreement for the hardware on our fiber network.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to November 7, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y