6.1.c. ERMUSR 05-12-2015 Elk River
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Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Mark Fuchs—Electric Superintendent
John Dietz—Chair
Al Nadeau—Vice Chair
Daryl Thompson—Trustee
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
May 12, 2015 6.l c
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
DISCUSSION:
• Had five new services.
• Continue working on collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time
permits.
• Finished with tree trimming until this winter.
• Had USG test feeder 94 recloser after we had an alarm on the controller. Worked with the
manufacturer and have to replace a cord from the recloser to the controller.
• Began working on changing out some of the rusty junction boxes and removing ones that
are no longer necessary.
• Started rebuilding River Ranch in Otsego; this project was started last year. We're
replacing the rear lot line overhead with front lot line underground.
• Began pulling poles on projects that we were waiting for communication lines to be
removed.
• Working on replacing 96 junction box lids. Nordic Fiberglass had problems with the lids
breaking down so they gave us some new lids and also sent someone down to help us get
started on replacing them.
• Jeremey Lindberg, our new Bore Rig Operator/Groundsworker, started on May 4th. He
comes from Michel's Communications and will be helping Russ Stuhr on the bore rig
crew.
• Anthony Ross, one of our apprentice lineworkers, took a job with Wright Hennepin
Electric. His last day was April 30th
• We are working on hiring two apprentices to replace Anthony Ross and Ed Zurn who left
last fall.
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