01-10-1995 ERMU MIN ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
322 King Avenue
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Phone (612) 441-2020
UTILITIES COMMISSION MINUTES
January 10, 1995
3 :00 P.M.
Present Were: George Zabee Vice Chairman
James Tralle Trustee
Others Present: Bill Birrenkott General Manager
Pat Klaers City Administrator
Terry Maurer City Engineer
Bob McCartney Water Superintendent
Glenn Sundeen Line Superintendent
John Bogart Windsor Development
1) The meeting was called to order at 3 :00 P.M. by Vice Chairman
Zabee.
2) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee to approve the
agenda as amended. The Motion carried.
3) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting as distributed. The motion
carried.
4 ) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee to ask the City
Council to draft the ordinance requiring water connection
within two years of when this service is made available to them
to include only those affected from this day forward. The
Motion carried.
5) The Line Superintendent reviewed the status of construction
projects and other operating conditions.
6) The General Manager reported that we had a computer malfunction
and have been unable to prepare financial statements for the
last two months. He expected the problem to be fixed very
soon.
7 ) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee, to approve the
check register.
8) Mr. John Bogart with Windsor Development presented the
Commissioners with plans for a housing development which would
require the utilities to build another water tower and well in
the Meadowvale area. He was informed that these facilities
were not on the timetable until 1999. Terry Maurer informed
him that the devoloper could always build a booster pump to
handle the interim water requirements. The Commissioners
stated that they did not feel that the Utilities would
participate in the cost of this booster pump. No other action
was taken.
9) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee to approve the list
of street lights as presented by the Street Light Committee.
The motion carried.
14) The next meeting was set for Tuesday, February 7, 1995 at 3:00
P.M. at the Utilities office.
15) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Zabee to adjourn. The
motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 4 :45 P.M.
Bill Birrenkott
General Manager
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Police Department
December 14, 1994
Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
322 King Avenue NW
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Dear Commissioners:
On Monday, December 12 , 1994 , the "Lighting Committee" which
consists of Commissioner George Zabee, Utilities Foreman Glen
Sundeen, and I met to discuss the placement of additional street
lights for 1995. As authorized by the Utilities Commission, we
selected fifteen (15) locations for consideration as sites for the
placement of new street lights.
Below is a list of all fifteen locations that we are recommending:
1) 189th Avenue and Elk Lane
2) 201st Avenue and Highway 169
3) Jackson Avenue and 1912 Avenue
4) Jackson Avenue between 191st and 194th Avenues
5) Jackson Avenue between 191st and 194th Avenues
6) County Road 1 and 193rd Avenue
7) Proctor Road and 199th Avenue
8) Irving Street and 194th Avenue
9) Irving Street and 197th Avenue (north intersection)
10) Lowell Street and 197th Avenue
11) Zane Street and 192nd Avenue
12) Holt Street and Jackson Avenue
13) Denver Street and County Road 30
14) Macon Street and County Road 30
15) Rawlins Street and County Road 30
16) Optional carry over to 1995
P.O. Box 723 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, Minnesota 55330 • (612) 441-2324 • Fax(612) 441-8937
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If you have any questions about the locations selected, please
contact myself or one of the other committee members.
Respectfully submitted,
0
Thomas D. Zer
Chief of Poli e
TDZ/kma
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