6.01f ERMUSR 11-14-2023��i
Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 14, 2023
6.01f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 20 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Installed new three phase services at Waterfront Retail and Starbucks, both located in
Otsego.
• Line crews assisted the substation technician with maintenance work that was
completed this past month at Station 14 substation. Work included switching out Bank 3
to other sources, replacing three reclosers, testing four others, as well as switch
maintenance and relay work.
• Our work for the County Road 44 project is nearing completion with some overhead
sections being removed this week along Meadowvale Road from Highway 10 to County
Road 1. We moved or replaced underground in other areas and rerouted a feeder line to
run along Vernon Avenue, between Highway 10 and Meadowvale Road.
• Work is wrapping up on the underground primary replacement job on Rawlins Street,
Pascal Drive, and 201s' Avenue in northwest Elk River. The new wire replaces 40+ year
old open concentric cable that was susceptible to faults.
• Scott Thoreson attended Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's (MMUA) Tree
Trimming Workshop in Brainerd, Oct. 17-19.
• Joe Schmidt was here on October 25 and 26 and held training for all staff on fire safety.
• We had a fuse pad fail on October 26 in Otsego, leaving 36 customers without power for
approximately 50 minutes.
• A contractor dug into our three phase underground primary at the new Plants & Things
site.
• Jay Reading from MMUA was here for a Job Training & Safety session on November 2.
He spoke on small cell antennas and radio frequency radiation.
• Jack Gebhardt started as an Apprentice Lineworker on October 31. Previously he was in
our temporary lineworker position. Welcome Jack!
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