6.1c ERMUSR 08-14-2018 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Mark Fuchs—Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
August 14, 2018 6.1c
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Had ten new house services.
• Continue working on collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time permits.
• Finished changing out some of our old overhead transformers in the city of Dayton.
• Rebuilt the three phase underground to Elk River RV on Edison Street and installed new
single phase primary for the RV and boat storage building across the street.
• Continue to install the infrastructure in Areas 5&6 heading north of the Waco substation.
This project was started in 2017 and is being done in preparation of the two areas to be
acquired this September. As Connexus is keeping their feeder in these areas, this
additional work is required.
• Changed out a pole that had tested bad and replaced some single phase underground
primary on 199th Avenue.
• Michels Pipeline completed the joint trench at Trace Heights Second Addition, and we
completed our portion of the boring and plowing. These were bigger lots without sewer
and water so it was more economical for us to do part of it; there are a total of 18 lots in
this addition.
• Finished making up the infrastructure in the Tall Pines Addition; this addition has 27 lots
in it.
• Finished rebuilding part of 192 '/z Avenue in Area 3 that we acquired from Connexus last
year.
• Installed a new single phase underground service for the tennis courts at the Elk River
High School.
• Changed out a live front switchgear that was beginning to rust with a dead front
switchgear by Home Depot.
• Replaced a street light that was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and
Hwy 169.
• On July 12, ERMU provided mutual aid to Princeton Public Utilities after severe weather
caused significate outages. Zac Johnson, Derek Groebner, Mitch Girtz and Jared Rolstad
were sent to help restore power. A thank you letter from Princeton Public Utilities is
attached.
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ATTACHMENT:
• Letter-Princeton Public Utilities
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PRINCETON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Electricity — Water
Princeton
907 FIRST STREET/PO BOX 218/PRINCETON,MN 55371-0218
l'ttila 1 tsliiia TEL: 763-389-2252/FAX: 763-389-2273
July 23,2018
Troy Adams
Elk River Municipal Utilities
13069 Orono Pkwy
PO Box 430
Elk River MN 55330
Dear Troy,
I hope you are having a nice summer.
On behalf of our Commission Board and myself I want to thank you for your assistance on Thursday July
12m with restoring power after the heavy rains we received.The crew you sent; Zac, Derek, Mitch and
Jared were great and very helpful and it is very much appreciated. If you ever need our assistance please
do not hesitate to call myself orlon Brooks, Electric Superintendent.
If you have an invoice for the expenses you incurred please send it to me.
Thanks again,
Connie Wangen
General Manager
Princeton Public Utilities
PO Box 218
Princeton MN 55371
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Community owned for community benefit.
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