6.1h ERMUSR 05-10-2022UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Chris Sumstad– Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
May 10, 2022 6.1h
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Installed 10 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
Joe Schmidt from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association was here for two training
topics inthe month of April. On April 5and 6 he covered preparations for OSHA
inspections. On April 27, 28, and 29heinstructed staff on CPR, First Aid, and AEDs.
Joanne Ohrt started as the Inventory & Procurement Assistant on March 28. She has
been busy working with our Inventory & Procurement Foreperson during the month of
April, learning job duties.
Staff is in the planning and preparation stages to moveinventory, tools, and equipment
to the new field services building when it’s ready.
Phase 2 of the County Road35 rebuild is now complete.
Line crews worked with the substation technician on replacing some jumpers at Waco
substation, Bank 1. This involved moving the load off and deenergizing the substation
transformer while repairs took place.
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Avenueto facilitate
Line crews set two new poles and removed an existing one on 165
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the construction of the entrance to Natures Edge Business Park, also on 165 Avenue.
On April 18 bore and line crews started rerouting and installing primary line at Cargill
Animal Nutrition. This will allow for the construction of their new lab. We will be back
again later this year and next spring to finish the wire placement once the lab is done.
Cargill is also planning to build a new feed mill this year which will involve rerouting
lines, placing new wire, and installing a new three phase service.
Work has restarted on the Highway 169 Redefine project. We are currently working
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near 5 Street moving infrastructure out of the way, and along Highways 10 and101
rerouting underground feeder wire.
A section of primary wire faulted along Dodge Avenue. This affected one transformer
feeding a multi-unit business building. It was in a looped system and back fed from
another direction. We will fault find soon and determine if it can be repaired.
Staff wrapped up tree trimming for the season on April 15.
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