6.1.I ERMUSR 5-12-2020UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
May 12, 2020 6.1i
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• In April, the locating department had a total of 539 locate tickets consisting of 4
emergency tickets, 470 normal tickets, 3 boundary survey tickets, 33 updated tickets, 7
cancellations, and 22 locate meets. This is a 196% increase in volume of tickets from the
previous month. The locators have been staggering start times to minimize exposures
and continuing to practice social distancing when interacting with others.
• Weekly meter reads continue to go well. Staff has resumed performing meter audits
around the system and is practicing social distancing when interacting with others.
Masks and hand sanitizer have been provided for all employees to use and our cleaning
service is wiping down door handles and surfaces every day.
• Electrical Technicians continue with updating the power bill, substation checks, dealing
with customer meter and off-peak issues. The electrical techs have beenstaggeringstart
times to minimize exposures and continuing to practice social distancing when
interacting with others. They have also been handling all service order requests during
this time. National Information Solution Cooperative’s AppSuite application has worked
extremely well for us and has really helped us to maintain separation between
employees.
• The generators were not run in April due to operating in safe mode. Staff has been able
to perform our yearly web deflection measurements of the crankshafts on all four
engines. Also, we have been using this time to perform needed maintenance on the
engines such as replacing an injector nozzle on engine #1 and repairing the cylinder
lubrication pumps on #1 & #2.
• Mapping department continues to update points and attributes for our systems assets
within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. Staff has been able to utilize a laptop to perform
most of these map updates from home during the shelter-in-place order. Staff has also
been assisting the water department with hydrant flushing.
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