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Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
February 13, 2024
6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 11 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Crews energized the three-phase service for the new Rinker Materials building.
• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's (MMUA) safety instructors were here on
January 18 and 19 to certify employees in First Aid/CPR. MMUA staff were also here on
January 31 and February 1 to train staff on Employee Right to Know, A Workplace
Accident and Injury Reduction program, Bloodborne Pathogens and Personal Protective
Equipment.
• Crews continue to tree trim and perform equipment checks and mapping updates on
the system.
• Lineworkers Matt Zipp and Blaine Snyder attended the MMUA Transformer School held
in Marshall, January 23-26.
• City staff have been performing department of transportation inspections on our trucks
and trailers this past month. Our staff has also been working on annual maintenance
and making repairs to our trenching and excavation equipment.
• We are planning our upcoming spring/summer construction schedule, putting together
the jobs and working on ordering the needed inventory.
• We had a three-phase pole struck by a vehicle on Dayton River Road south of Highway
101. Although broken, the line remained upright and energized, and crews were able to
change the pole without customers experiencing any outages.
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