6.1g ERMUSR 06-14-2022UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Thomas Geiser – Operations Director
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 14, 2022 6.1g
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Staff has been attending meetings with Sherburne County to plan for the County Road
44 project.
Staff is attending a lot of construction meetings for upcoming jobs this spring/summer.
Material orders remain an issue for all departments. Lead times and prices continue to
grow.
All electric infrastructure has been relocated along the Highway 169 Redefine project.
All that remains for work is the temporary and permanent service needs, and the
disconnection of existing services as the project moves along.
ERMU has to relocate the single-phase overhead line for the County Road 33/Viking
Boulevard construction project. With that, we are upgrading the single-phase overhead
line to a three-phaseline for a future irrigationsystem to beinstalledfor a farm.
ERMU crews assisted Connexus Energy on May 31 and June 1 after the Memorial Day
storm.
ERMU provided two reels of 1/0 underground primary line to Wright-Hennepin
Cooperative to meet their immediate needs. Those reels were replaced by Wright-
Hennepin before this meeting.
ERMU also experiencedMemorial Day stormdamage. A few trees fell on overhead lines
and there was a rare instance of an underground pad mount transformer being
impacted by a large, uprooted tree. Pictures of the damage are attached.
Staff had a fullweekof Advance Metering Infrastructuremeetings and interviews May
31 – June 3 to help us choose a vendor for this project.
The water superintendent, general manager, and I met with Sherburne County, New
LookContracting, Inc., and Bolton & MenkInc. to discuss the County Road 13 Project.
Discussionincluded, the water main move, who will pay for the cost of the move, and
how was the cost established. No final decisionshave been made atthis time.
ATTACHMENTS:
Photos – Memorial Day storm damage in ERMU service territory
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