07-11-1995 ERMU MIN --C./ A
ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
322 King Avenue
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Phone (612) 441-2020
UTILITIES COMMISSION MINUTES
July 11, 1995
4 :00 P.M.
Present Were: George Zabee President
James Tralle Vice Chairman
John Dietz Trustee
Others Present: Bill Birrenkott General Manager
Bob McCartney Water Superintendent
Glenn Sundeen Line Superintendent
1) The meeting was called to order at 4 :00 P.M. by President
Zabee.
2) Motion by Mr. Dietz, seconded by Mr. Tralle to approve the
agenda as amended. The Motion carried.
3) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Dietz to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting as distributed. The motion
carried.
4 ) A discussion on cutoff policy was held with staff. Prior
practices and present policy were discussed and compared with
some other utilities. The Commissioners decided to make no
change in the present policy at this time.
5) The Line Superintendent reviewed the status of construction
projects and other operating conditions. He reported on the
outage at the West Sub when a crow started an arc which
eventually caused the high side fuses on the transformer to
function. Several options were considered for the construction
of a three phase line to serve the courthouse area. Staff was
instructed to put this construction on hold for the time being.
6) The General Manager reviewed the June financial statements with
the Commissioners. Motion by Mr. Dietz, seconded by Mr. Zabee
to receive and file the June financial statements. The motion
carried.
7 ) Motion by Mr. Dietz, seconded by Mr. Zabee, to approve the
check register.
8 ) A joint meeting with City Council was discussed and the
Commissioners expressed a desire to hold this meeting on July
31 at 5:00 P.M.
9) Staff reported that during the hot spell in June that the water
pumps ran all day and storage of water in the towers actually
went down thus requiring us to consider a sprinkling ban or
reduction. Motion by Mr. Zabee, seconded by Mr. Tralle, to ask
the City Council to pass an enforcable ordinance similar to the
one at Anoka to allow some curtailment or a ban on lawn
sprinkling during periods of stress. The motion carried.
10) The General Manager presented the Commissioners with some
background on the entities included in the salary survey.
11) The General Manager was instructed to contact Anoka Electric
Coop regarding the installation of a street light at the
entrance to Ridgewood.
12) The General Manager was instructed to contact the Librarian
regarding the lighting in the parking lot at the library.
13 ) The water repair and gas repairs on Main Street were discussed.
14 ) The policy on washdown of parking lots were discussed with no
action being taken at this time. However, it was decided to
revisit this issue at a later date.
15) Mr. Zabee expressed his concern for the level of Street
Lighting on Jackson Avenue and asked other Commissioners to
inspect this area after all additional lights are installed.
16) Motion by Mr. Zabee to authorize Nomex overcoats for the Line
Superintendent and all Fire retardent clothing for the
Water/Meter Superintendent. The motion carried.
17 ) The next meeting was set for Tuesday, August 8, 1995 at 4:00
P.M. at the Utilities office.
18) Motion by Mr. Tralle, seconded by Mr. Dietz to adjourn. The
motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M.
Bill Birrenkott
General Manager