HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2008_06_09Municipal Utilities Board June 9, 2008
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
June 9, 2008, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Harvey, Peterson, Prest,
Robertson and President Myers.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held May 14, 2008, and the special meetings held May 12,
2008, May 27, 2008, and June 5, 2008, were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Robertson to nominate Steven Myers to
President of the Board, George Prest to Vice President of the Board and Gail Robertson to Secretary
of the Board and that nominations cease and that a unanimous ballot be cast for Steven Myers to
President of the Board, George Prest to Vice President of the Board and Gail Robertson for
Secretary of the Board. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Harvey that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
A B Dick Products; Office Equip. Maint; $25.70; ADC Telecom; Supp; $2,926.25; Advocate
Tribune; Employment Advertising; $394.20; Angermeier Randy; Travel; $249.57; Anixter; Tele
Supp; $600.00; Aramark Uniform Services; Supp; $159.44; Arnall Golden Gregory LLP;
Consulting; $25,512.35; At&T; Settlement; $4,111.60; At&T 800Startline; Cust. Toll Free No.;
$60.25; Bendix; Computer Supp; $2,291.69; Border States Elec; Unreg Inv; $112.05; Border States
Elec; Supp; $762.21; BP; Gas; $27.01; Bkgs Ace Hardware; Supp; $55.94; Bkgs Auto Mall;
Vehicle Maint; $129.23; Bkgs County Register; Easements; $110.00; Bkgs Credit Bureau; Delinq.
Accts. Coll.; $9.60; Bkgs Health System; Drug Screening; $90.00; Bkgs Landfill; Landfill Fee;
$259.04; Bkgs Register; Employment Adv; $1,742.20; Bkgs Register; Adv/Legals; $1,883.84; Bkgs
Telephone; Office Phone Bill; $53,970.58; Bkgs Utilities; Off. Util Bill; $36,175.35; BSG Clearing
Solutions; Settlement; $7,536.20; Buchloh Norvo; Travel; $377.52; Burmeister Elec; Supp;
$5,628.60; City of Beresford; Util Bill; $145.59; City of Sgt Bluff; Util Bill; $155.14; City of
Vermillion; Elec Bill; $234.02; City of Volga; Utilities; $34.11; Clay-Union Elec; Elec Bill;
$149.70; Climate Systems; Heat/Cooling Maint.; $2,516.01; Clites Electric; Supp/Labor; $18.36;
Cole, Larissa; Ad Design; $720.00; Collins Kevin; Travel; $582.37; Consolidated Ready Mix;
Concrete/Supp; $541.00; Creative Surfaces; Signs/Lettering; $200.00; Credit Bureau-Watertown;
Delinq. Accts. Coll.; $908.80; CSSA; Unreg Inv; $3,953.09; CSSA; Supp; $193.00; Culligan;
Softener Service; $46.50; Dahmen Tom; Travel; $559.05; Dakota Rentals; Supp; $73.16; Dakota
Service & Repair; Maint/Supp; $343.80; Dakota Supply Group; Cable; $20,250.00; Dakota Supply
Group; Supp; $9,004.92; Dave's Window Cleaning; Window Service; $50.00; Days Inn; Lodging;
$114.00; Dept of the Treasury; Fed Tax; $6,886.37; Directory Resources; Software Maint; $700.00;
DPC Industries; Chemicals; $845.15; Earl May Seed & Nursery; Supp; $68.96; Einspahr Auto
Plaza; Vehicle Maint; $100.86; Elkton Locker; Reseller Commission; $375.00; Embarq Logistics;
Unreg Inv; $175.34; Englund Gary; Travel; $182.81; Eugene Beckman & Sons; Equip Maint;
$76.94; Farmers Coop; Supp/Propane; $7,644.58; Faulk County Clerk; Employee Verifcation;
$15.42; Fed Ex; Freight Charges; $16.69; Fergus Power Pump; Equipment; $4,200.00; First
Administrators; Benefit Plan Fees; $310.00; Foerster Supply; Supp; $241.15; Franklin Covey;
Supp; $115.75; Frontier Comm of Iowa; PCS Access; $153.17; FRRPA Norwest Bank Center;
FRRPA Lease; $19,340.00; George's Pizza; Employee Recog; $56.59; George's Sanitation; Garbage
Service; $42.50; Golden West; Tele Exp; $36.23; GP Downtown Tire; Supp/Repairs; $93.95; Grav
Amy; Travel; $762.61; Harold's Printing; Printed Materials; $29.00; Harvey Kevin; Travel;
$121.20; Henkin Schultz Comm Arts; Advertising; $34,403.75; Homestead; Supp; $1,321.85;
Honkomp Tom; Travel; $31.70; Hutchinson Leader; Employment Advert; $414.08; ICM of
America; Supp; $534.25; Interstate Tele Co; PCS Access; $1,463.20; Interstate Telecom; Tele Exp;
$1,108.34; IOS Office Solutions; Supp/Maint; $752.57; James Valley Coop Tele; PCS Access;
$137.37; Janitors Closet; Supp; $42.08; Jefferson Tele Co; PCS Access; $76.38; Kjenstad Kelli;
Travel; $44.44; Klass, Stoik, Mugan,Villone; Prof Service; $444.50; Krumm, Tammie; Travel;
$62.20; Kruse, Dan; Mileage; $352.00; Lakefield Standard; Advertising; $122.74; LECA;
Settlement; $75,630.00; Leech David; Travel; $14.14; Lewis Drug; Supp; $20.95; Linweld;
Cylinder Rent & Supp; $22.45; Locators & Supplies; Supp/Repairs; $63.58; Martin Group;
Consulting Services; $1,450.00; Martin's Inc; Diesel/Oil; $780.85; Mathison Co; Supp/Maint;
$57.44; McGrath North Mullin; Legal Service; $2,074.00; McKeever's Vending; Supp; $250.40;
Menards Sx Falls East; Supp; $15.72; Menards-Sx City; Supp; $8.60; Menards-Sx Falls West;
Supp; $8.88; Menards-Wtn; Supp; $269.41; Mercato Convenience Store; Reseller Commission;
$3,979.11; Meyer Rod; Travel; $86.86; Meyer Steve; Travel; $176.75; Midamerican Energy;
Elec/Gas Service; $759.06; Midcontinent; Music/Tele/Cable Exp; $89.95; Midwest Glass;
Repairs/Supp; $341.65; Millborn Feed & Seed; Lawnseed; $62.50; Missouri River; Supplemental
Power; $526,681.21; Missouri River; WAPA Power Allocation; $219,512.00; Mulhair's; Supp;
$66.00; MVTL Labs; Wastewater Analysis; $572.00; NAPA; Supp; $337.21; Nebraska Public
Power; Elec Bill; $160.77; Nielsen's; Repairs; $358.97; North Central Service; Phase 5 E/T Proj;
$194,985.10; NW Iowa Tele; PCS Access; $310.44; Northwest Rec; Elec Bill; $108.35;
Northwestern Energy; Repair; $189.60; Northwestern Energy; Natural Gas; $74.80; Nutter, Chris;
Travel; $175.50; Office Systems; Office Supp; $158.72; Old Norwegian Window Wash; Window
Service; $7.00; Opis Energy Group; Publication; $204.00; Orpheum Bldg; Util; $101.31; Otter Tail
Power Co; Util Bill; $130.19; Papa John's; Mtg Supp; $59.86; Park Properties; Gas; $5,889.56;
Party Depot; Supp; $44.86; Pizza Ranch; Employee Recog; $68.56; Prairie Graphics;
Uniforms/Supp; $529.00; Premiere Office Cleaning; Jani Services; $600.00; Pro Lube; Vehicle
Maint; $62.85; Prostrollo Motor Co; Equip. Maint; $2,580.02; QWest; Interconnections;
$17,297.71; QWest Comm; Settlement; $388.46; QWest; Tele Exp; $330.25; Rainbow Car Wash;
Vehicle Maint; $7.55; Ramada Inn - Airport; Lodging; $218.85; Ramsdells; Supp; $5.66; Resco;
Supp; $1,193.85; RFD News; Advertising; $99.00; Runnings; Supp; $2,261.00; Rykhus-Nelson
Siding; Repairs; $497.76; Sancom; PCS Access; $131.25; Schumacher Donna; Travel; $105.13; SD
Dept of Health Lab; Testing-W/WW Samples; $73.00; SD Fed Property Agency; Supp; $175.00;
SD Treasurer; Sales & Excise Tax; $175,294.31; SDN Communications; Call Name; $374.88; SDN
Comm; Circuit Lease; $1,198.80; SDN Technologies; Computer Supp; $168.00; Sx City Journal;
Employment Adv; $35.64; Sx Falls Business; Publication; $41.31; Sx Falls Utilities; Util Bill;
$172.52; Sx Printing; Supp; $2,140.74; Sx Valley Energy; Elec Bill; $637.00; Sx Valley Energy;
Dispatching Service; $600.00; Siteit Web Design; Web Page Design; $24.95; Smith Supplies; Supp;
$163.80; Sprint; Tele Exp; $53.39; Sprint; PCS Copp Phone; $174.99; Sprint; PCS Phone Service;
$5,287.46; Sprint-Bkgs; PCS Accessories; $29.99; Staples; Office Supp; $115.67; Staples
Promotional; Uniforms/Supp; $191.62; State of Iowa-Treasurer; Sales Tax; $13,179.28; Stockholm
Strandbrg Tele; PCS Access; $83.17; Stoltenburg Audie; Travel; $1,208.75; Sturdevant Auto; Supp;
$599.31; Subway; Mtg Supp; $69.38; Swiftel Comm Wireline; PCS Access; $2,797.96; Swoboda
Rick; Travel; $20.01; Tax & Management Solution; Wage Survey; $3,000.00; Thompson Mark;
Mtg Room Rental; $37.07; Thompson Mark; Travel; $340.87; Tires Tires Tires; Vehicle Maint;
$70.00; TMI Coatings; EWP Reservoir; $136,372.50; Top Notch Cleaning; Jani Service; $1,245.00;
Tott's Conoco; Gas; $565.95; Turfguard Lawn Service; Lawn Care; $535.00; Union County Elec;
Elec Service; $171.20; UPS; Freight Charges; $318.63; Univ./Bridle Estates; Sewer Charge Reim;
$519.75; Universal Service Adm. Co; USAC Contribution; $74,612.89; University Estates; Water
Charge Reim; $1,590.00; Valley Telco Coop; PCS Access; $39.28; Vantage Point; Engr
Consulting; $2,655.00; Virg's Car Care; Vehicle Maint; $520.00; Watertown Municipal Utilities;
Util Bill; $637.72; Wesco; Supp; $956.35; Wheeldon's; Equip Maint; $95.91; Windstream Supply;
Fiber Entrance Cabinet; $2,600.55; Windstream Supply; Termination Block; $8,382.89;
Windstream Supply; Supp; $5,690.43; Wright Richard; Travel; $28.03; WW Tire; Equip Maint;
$38.38; Xcel Energy/NSP; Elec Bill; $937.49; Young Door Service; Labor/Repairs; $544.63; Zing;
Ad Design; $6,460.00; Prairiewave Com Tele; PCS Access; $655.77; Prairiewave Blk Hills; PCS
Access; $52.81; Prairiewave Comm; PCS Access; $587.46; Prairiewave Comm; PCS Access;
$4.02.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Asher, Randall; $173.60; Bacon, Allen; $160.50; Bartels, Zach; $65.00; Bonwell, Jason; $14.95;
Frahm, Jason; $35.54; Kaiser, Tom; $95.91; Zuniga, Darwin; $160.50; Davis, Joe; $7.85; SDSU;
$9.87; Van Maasdam, Aleida; $10.70; Norgaard, Lindsay; $38.93; Wobbema, Sharon; $25.71;
Telkamp, Viola; $10.98; Munger, Nathan; $16.64; Fjeldos, Justin; $6.30; Stuefen, Flora; $14.30;
Optical Shop; $50.50; Eddy, Stephen; $10.98; Peckenpaugh, Dena; $127.57; Nelson, Jamie; $8.92;
Sexauer, R S; $25.77; Murrie Sr, James; $3.15; Pittman, Kyle; $17.81; Pierce, Bethany; $2.45;
Gunderson, R; $7.25; Pusapati, Eswar Varma; $3.11; Haber, Dennis; $5.91; Granite-Humana
#1538; $22.93; Stewart, Lindsey; $22.83; Darkside Paintball; $5.80; French, Jason; $8.52; Koehn,
Doris; $41.86; Park, Byung Eon; $12.67; Davis, Brian; $16.64; Oines, Raymond & Dorothy;
$12.67; Athletic/HPER; $24.39; Heisler, Amy L; $10.41; Schneeberger, Eric; $17.73; Kohler,
Bethany; $22.83; Mundt, Jason; $27.04; Weber, Wendy; $23.91; Baker, Al; $13.85; Jacobson,
David; $12.67; Conn, William; $22.74; Kaiser, Kiley; $7.05; Swiftel Center; $13.45; Jacobsma,
Meggan; $65.89; Nettestad, Tyler; $48.97; Robinson, Dustin; $153.35; Galdo, David; $109.65;
Homestead Bldg Supply; $171.44; Main Ave Rentals; $178.85; Welch, Randy; $5.45; Rodne, Erik;
$9.91; George, Amanda; $8.83; Feucht, Jeff; $38.74; Sandoval, Nelly; $44.34; Kallenberger Jr,
Terry; $56.88; Mack, Matthew; $220.00; Rasmusson, Scott; $86.99; Windsor Estates; $50.66;
Hauge, Chad; $18.89; French, Dara; $14.29; Hedlund, Becky; $111.84; Kruse, Ryan; $25.08.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (May): Electric, $157,034.11; Water, $75,119.43; Wastewater, $71,844.89;
Telephone, $406,959.75;
Retirement, $40,005.71; Social Security, $51,895.23; Insurance, $74,794.60; Deferred Comp,
$10,930.56;
Salary Changes: A. Medinger, $16.06*; J. Reed, $21.18; F. Torgrude, $14.33; A. Holen, $10.98;
M. Collins, $21.04; N. Maher, $16.63; D. Nemitz, $11.92;
New Employees: J. Melius, $8.58*; S. Waples, $18.42; T. Ribstein, $10.77*; C. Bender. $10.66; C.
Knips, $10.98; N. Koskovich, $10.66; T. Leite, $10.66; J. Nobiling, $10.05; J. Olivier, $10.66; A.
Quail, $10.66; D. Vanderbush, $10.98; D. Moerke, $10.05; A. Wilber, $10.05; N. Flesner, $10.35;
B. Larson, $10.35; K. Lentsch, $10.66; T. Spetz, $10.66.
*Plus commission.
CHANGE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING DATE
Motion was made by Prest, seconded by Peterson to change the Special Board Meeting date
from June 23rd to June 26th at 11:45 a.m. via teleconference. All members present voted in favor of
the motion.
VACATION OF EASEMENT – OYLOES ADDITION
Motion was made by Prest, seconded by Robertson to approve the Vacation of Easement for
the East ½ of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3, Block 3, Oyloes Addition in the City of Brookings requested by
DAS Properties, Inc. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SURPLUS ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
Motion was made by Peterson that the following Resolution No. 8-08 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 8 - 08
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF
SURPLUS ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS the City of Brookings Municipal Utilities owns property which is no
longer necessary, useful or suitable for municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS said property is as follows:
76 - Distribution Transformers
1 – 115 KV to 43.8 KV 15-20-25 MVA Transformer
1 – 43.8 KV to 4160Y 2500 KVA Transformer
1 – 43.8 KV to 4160Y 5000 KVA Transformer
1 – 43.8 KV to 12470Y 5000 KVA Transformer
8 – Distribution Regulators
1 – High Voltage PT/CT Meter Unit
1 – 46 KV Oil Circuit Breaker
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that the Board hereby orders the disposition of the above referenced property in accordance
with the provisions of SDCL 6-13.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board
appraises the above Distribution Transformers at $6.00 per KVA, 115 KV to 43.8 KV 15-20-25
MVA Transformer at $30,000.00, 43.8 KV to 4160Y 2500 KVA Transformer at $7,500.00, 43.8
KV to 4160Y 5000 KVA Transformer at $10,000.00, 43.8 KV to 12470Y 5000 KVA Transformer
at $12,500.00, Distribution Regulators at $5.00 per KVA, High Voltage PT/CT Meter Unit at
$500.00 and 46 KV Oil Circuit Breaker at $1,000.00.
Adopted this 9th day of June, 2008.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________
Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President
The motion was seconded by Robertson. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF WATER/SEWER MAINS – VALLEY VIEW ADDITION
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Harvey that the application for extension of
water and sewer mains and connection into the city water and sewer system requested by Keith
Rounds and Scott Hodges for the Valley View Addition be approved. All members present voted in
favor of the motion.
BIDS
AWARDING OF BIDS
The following bids were opened and publicly read at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008,
and presented at this time for consideration and action.
LIME SLUDGE REMOVAL – WATER DEPARTMENT
Prussman Contracting $26,972.00
Gacke Enterprise $35,728.00
Motion was made by Prest, seconded by Robertson that the low bid of Prussman Contracting
for the Lime Sludge Removal from the Water Treatment Plants in the amount of $26,972.00; and,
that, after reviewing the contract for the above bids, that the President of the Board and/or
Executive Vice President/General Manager be authorized to execute the approved contract
documents. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS
OPTICAL FIBERS FROM SDN TO THE SWIFTEL/ITC MEET POINT
HIGH CAPACITY FIBER TRANSPORT ELECTRONICS
Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Peterson that authorization be given to advertise
for bids for Optical Fibers from SDN to the Swiftel/ITC Meet Point High Capacity Fiber Transport
Electronics for the Telephone Department. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Prest to adjourn to an executive session for the
purpose of discussing competitive service offerings, personnel and contractual matters. All
members present voted in favor of the motion
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________
Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President