6.1h EMRUSR 10-11-2022UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Chris Sumstad– Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 11, 20226.1h
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.
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The Naples Street and 186 Avenue underground install is nearing completion. The
customersare transferred onto the new underground service with only the removal of
the overhead lines remaining.
Joe Schmidt from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) was here on
September 29 and held safety meetings on Hazardous Energy Control. He also held
makeup First Aid/CPR sessions for anyone who missed previously.
We moved inventory out of the lower shop and into the new field services building.
Many members of the field staff pitched in and helped inventory staff complete this
task.
Crews installed 1,500 feet of single phase underground for a new service on the
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northeast side of Elk River near Monroe Street and 223 Avenue.
Matt Zipp, Blaine Snyder, and I attended the MMUA Overhead School held in Marshall
September 13-16.
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Crews replaced a streetlight pole that was struck by a vehiclenear Polk Street and 201
Avenue.
Crews worked at the Cargill Complex installing 600 feet of three phase underground
primary and installed the transformer for the service to the new lab building.
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Crews lowered approximately 400 feet of 500 MCM underground feeder wire along
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Dodge Avenue north of 5 Streetrelated to the Highway 169 Redefine project.
Crews are currently working on installing transformers and pedestals for six new
services to feed lights, signals, and traffic management equipment at Highway 101and
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Avenue related to the Highway 169
Highway 10 as well as at Highway 169 and 197
Redefine project.
The operations director and I met with a representative from AltecIncto spec the
digger truck we are ordering in 2023.
Crews continue to change out poles which failed inspection and compromised
underground infrastructure when they get the chance.
Data collection on system infrastructure continues in order to work towards our goal of
converting our mapping system from CAD to GIS.
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