6.1.c. ERMUSR 02-09-2016 Elk River
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:
February 9,2016 6.1c
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
DISCUSSION:
• Had eight new services.
• Continue working on collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time
permits.
• Continue rebuilding Ulysses and 170 Avenue. This will bring a feeder line closer to the
businesses in Natures Edge Business Park.
• Continue helping the City's Street Department trim trees when a bucket is needed to
reach the trees that are in the road right of way.
• Working on testing the overhead and underground protective grounds. We are also
testing the fiberglass hot sticks. Both of these are done annually.
• I am on the Job Training and Safety Committee(JTS) for Minnesota Municipal Utilities
Association(MMUA). The JTS Committee assists in setting up the upcoming schools
that MMUA puts on and has also been involved with the planning and coordination of the
2016 Lineworkers Rodeo that will be held on April 2. I've also had the opportunity to
assist with the overhead and underground construction specification book that MMUA
put together.
• Chris Sumstad and Matt Schwartz attended the MMUA Transformer School January 12-
15 in Marshall,MN. Their education reports are attached.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Chris Sumstad Education Report
• Matt Schwartz Education Report
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