6.1h ERMUSR 08-09-2022______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Thomas Geiser – Operations Director
MEETING DATE:
August 9, 2022
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
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.
• Working on 2023 Budget items along with the 2023 Fee Schedule.
• Attended a pre-construction meeting for the Viking Boulevard/County Road 13
reconstruction project. We moved our overhead line ahead of time.
• We are still having issues with the incorrectly assembled fuse pads received from a
vendor. We are working with Irby Utilities to fix the issues.
• Meeting with the City and Helix Solutions to get the paperwork completed for pole
attachment agreements. Helix is rerouting the City’s fiber network due to the Highway
169 Redefine project.
• Meeting with vendors to look at different switchgear options, our current switchgear
has gone up in price by almost half over the last 18 months. We may make the switch
from oil filled to open air switchgears if the price is comparable.
• Attended the MMPA Annual Meeting along with others from ERMU staff on July 26.
• Attended the quarterly City meeting on July 19. It is always good to hear what’s going on
through all departments.
• Working on the 2023 Travel and Training Schedule.
• Attending weekly Highway 169 meetings. There are very small adjustments on the
electric side of things.
• ERMU had two bucket trucks and the electric vehicle participate in the three block
parties organized by the City for Night to Unite.
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