6.1c ERMUSR 10-08-2019 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Mark Fuchs—Operations Director
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 8, 2019 6.1c
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Had 14 new house services.
• Continue collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time permits.
• Finished acquiring the Connexus customers in areas 7 and 8 on September 17. We're in
the process of changing out locks, removing tags from poles, and adding new signage to
the underground equipment.Throughout this process, we'll be verifying what's in the
map book to ensure its accuracy.
• We are waiting on street light poles for the Monroe Estates Addition; the rest the
infrastructure has been completed.There are a total of 13 lots in this addition.
• Continue installing the underground infrastructure for the Lawatsch Farms Addition.
During the installation we will also be rebuilding Pascal Street, Troy Street, and 189th
Avenue.
• Continue with installation of the new poles and light fixtures on Main Street.
• A vehicle struck a street light pole on Twin Lakes Road that needed to be replaced.
• We had a fault on a riser pole, south of the Parish Avenue Bridge. We had to replace the
three phase overhead switch and replace a terminator on one of the underground
phases.
• Installed a single phase transformer for the new Edina Reality building on Parson
Avenue in Otsego.
• The overhead single phase primary fed service at 10000 Highway 10 has experienced
numerous outages due to trees near the lines. We installed a new secondary service
from Fillmore Street to fix the issue.
• Tom Geiser and Dan Plude attendant the NISC Member Information Conference
September 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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