6.1.H ERMUSR 06-09-2020UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Thomas Geiser – Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 9, 2020 6.1h
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Installed 12 new residential services, which involves the installation of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
Staff finished installing a primary underground loop at Cargill Animal Nutrition, which
will help reduce the length of outages for their facility.
The electric department worked with the City and Councilmember Wagner on
purchasing banner holders for the downtown streetlights.
Staff finishedinstalling the primary underground loop on JarvisStreetand is now
working on finishing the overhead rebuild to Highway 10.
Finished the overhead rebuild on Tyler Street and staff is now working on installing the
primary underground feeder line that will tie into it. This infrastructure will support the
service growth at Miske Meadows.
The electric department has temporarily upgraded the transformer at the Gary Street
Water Tower to one with a greater capacity to serve the dehumidifiers needed to paint
the inside of tower.
Staff relocated a three phase junction box in the Elk River High School parking lot which
needed to be moved for the parking lot upgrade project.
Relocated a streetlight at Holt Street and 8th Street for the placement of a driveway to a
new home.
Moved two power poles south of the railroad tracks for the Proctor Street upgrade.
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Installed single phase primary underground line and a transformerfor the Woodland
Trails Park upgrade.
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