6.1c ERMUSR 02-13-2018 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Mark Fuchs—Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
February 13, 2018 6.1c
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Had six new house services.
• Continue working on collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time permits.
• Finished working in Connexus acquisition Areas 3&4.
• Continue rebuilding the overhead line south of 197th Avenue to 190 %2 Lane on the east
side of Highway 169.
• Carr's tree trimming service is helping out with tree trimming this year to help get caught
up with the areas we acquired from Connexus. We are also tree trimming.
• Due to slippery road conditions, a vehicle hit a three phase pole on County Road 39 in
Otsego. We also had a few other incidents due to the road conditions which resulted in
some street light poles being hit.
• Working on testing the overhead and underground protective grounds. We are also
testing the fiberglass hot sticks. Both of these are done annually.
• Changed out a single phase angle pole on 201st Avenue; this pole had tested bad last year
but due to the wet ground conditions,we had to wait until it froze up to get in there to
change it out.
• Energized the three phase pad mount transformer for the new addition at the Sherburne
County Courthouse.
• The bore rig operators put a new set of tracks on the bore rig. The rubber on the old
tracks had worn off and the steel was starting to damage the asphalt and curbs.
• Working on getting equipment ordered that was in the 2018 budget. The 550 truck has
been ordered and the utility box will get put on once we receive the chassis,triple bunk
self-loading trailer has been ordered and getting specs together for the bucket truck so the
Altec engineers can put drawing together for us to review.
• I recently attended the MMUA Job Training and Safety Committee (JTS)Annual
Planning Meeting held January 17-18 in Brainerd, MN. The JTS Committee assists in
setting up the upcoming schools that MMUA puts on.
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