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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2010_07_12Municipal Utilities Board July 12, 2010 City of Brookings The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Harvey, Peterson, Prest, Robertson and President Myers. MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting held June14, 2010, and the special meeting held June 28, 2010, were read and approved. ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda was adopted. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Prest that the following bills and claims be approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion. A & B Service Garage, Equip Maint, $7.80; Anixter, Unreg Inv, $935.60; At&T, Settlement, $4,323.62; At&T 800Startline, Cust. Toll Free No., $64.02; A1 Cleaning & Restoration, Janitorial Service, $480.00; Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $200.00; Bendix, Computer Supp, $119.98; Benitez, Leonardo, Travel, $21.00; Border States Elec, Unreg Inv, $820.20; Border States Elec, Supp, $1,119.00; Bowes Construction, Gravel, $3,686.91; Bkgs Ace Hardware, Supp, $113.21; Bkgs City Hall, 2009 Audit Fee, $8,720.00; Bkgs County Register, Easements, $23.00; Bkgs Credit Bureau, Delinq. Accts. Coll., $226.62; Bkgs Engraving, Signs/Engraving, $8.50; Bkgs Landfill, Landfill Fee, $192.14; Bkgs Street Dept, Repairs, $3,095.81; Bkgs Telephone, Office Phone Bill, $61,038.72; Bkgs Utilities, Off. Util Bill, $35,183.71; BSG Clearing Solutions, Settlement, $889.11; Bunkers, Renee, Travel, $10.80; CDW Gov. Inc, Supp, $1,541.80; Cellebrite USA, Supp, $1,000.00; Central Business, Supp, $3,404.01; CHR Solutions, Consulting Services, $1,765.00; Christenson Joyce, Travel, $4.00; City of Vermillion, Util Bill, $338.73; City of Volga, Util Bill, $37.92; Collins Kevin, Travel, $765.70; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Supp/Repairs, $629.45; Credit Bureau-Watertown, Delinq. Accts. Coll., $1,521.39; Crescent Electric, Unreg Inv, $41.22; Crescent Elec, Supp, $32.00; Culligan-Watertown, Bottled Water, $16.25; Culligan, Bottled Water, $142.25; Dakota Lettering, Uniforms, $83.02; Dakota Service & Repair, Maint/Supp, $8.68; Dakota Supply Group, Light Poles/Heads, $14,740.00; Dakota Supply Group, Supp, $782.07; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $50.00; Days Inn, Lodging, $59.00; Delorme, Dustyn, Storm Water Cleanup, $50.00; Dept of the Treasury, Fed Tax, $5,792.36; Ditch Witch of SD, Supp/Maint, $3,185.93; Don's Body Shop, Maint, $68.53; Eide Bailly, Audit Fee, $3,500.00; Emergency Mgmt Div, Enhanced 911, $6,758.28; Falcon Plastics, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $2,700.00; Farmers Implement, Equip Maint, $73.26; Fastenal Co, Supp, $202.58; Fed Ex, Freight Charges, $262.26; First Administrators, Benefit Plan Fees, $315.00; Foerster Supply, Supp, $3,276.45; Franklin Covey, Supp, $11.21; Freeman Harvey, Travel, $161.00; Frontier Comm of Iowa 211, PCS Access, $78.21; FRRPA Norwest Bank Center, FRRPA Lease, $12,796.00; George's Sanitation, Sanitation Service, $45.00; Golden West, Tele Exp, $36.38; Goodfellow, Barb, Directory Ad Sales, $2,000.00; GP Auto, Repairs, $224.70; Granum Kathi, Travel, $7.30; Grav Amy, Travel, $123.00; Graybar Electric, Unreg Inv, $25,028.74; Graybar Electric, Supp, $647.14; Graymont Capital, Chemicals, $3,660.22; Green, Shannon, Travel, $30.50; Hach Chemical, Supp, $686.14; Hansen, Charissa, Storm Water Cleanup, $50.00; Hawkins Water Treatment, Chemicals, $4,649.78; Heartland Tele Co of Iowa, PCS Access, $67.55; Henkin Schultz Comm Arts, Radio Advertising, $12,721.81; Hillyard/Sx Falls, Supp/Repairs, $99.84; Holderby, Sam, Directory Ad Sales, $2,000.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $56.93; HyVee, Supp, $63.57; Industrial Supply, Freight, $150.16; Interstate Tele Co, PCS Access, $969.33; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $1,046.89; IOS Office Solutions, Supp/Maint, $99.51; James Valley Coop Tele, PCS Access, $267.89; JCL Solutions, Supp, $33.91; Kaiser Travis, Travel, $58.00; Karl's TV & Appliance, Supp, $707.88; Karpen Nick, Travel, $80.00; Kelo-TV, Employment Adv, $188.00; Kenner Plbg, Supp/Repairs, $413.60; KGP Logistics, Unreg Inv, $671.17; KGP Logistics, Supp, $1,098.08; Knettel, Trever, Travel, $284.50; Knowler, Kayla, Travel, $80.00; Kolby, Lee, Storm Water Cleanup, $50.00; LECA, Settlement, $37,245.00; Lemme Linda, Travel, $9.00; Lenander, Brittany, Storm Water Cleanup, $50.00; Lenander, Justin, Storm Water Cleanup, $50.00; Linweld, Cylinder Rent & Supp, $104.50; M & T Fire & Safety, Supp, $154.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $3,733.44; McGrath North Mullin, Legal Service, $896.88; Medinger Amanda, Travel, $72.50; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $90.05; Meusburger, Sarah, Travel, $151.40; Mid-South Telecom, Repair/Supp, $50.00; Midamerican Energy, Util Bill, $440.30; Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $146.16; Midwest Glass, Repairs/Supp, $66.33; Millborn Seeds, Lawnseed, $56.25; Miner County Pioneer, Advertising, $31.50; Missouri River Energy, Supplemental Power, $847,478.22; Missouri River Energy, Wapa Power Allocation, $303,137.68; MMUA, Safety Training, $4,723.62; Mork Gary, Directory Ad Sales, $2,000.00; Munson Vanessa, Travel, $48.50; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $1,615.00; New Horizons Computer, Computer Training, $1,350.00; Nielsen's, Repairs, $193.43; Northwest Rec, Util Bill, $132.63; NPC, Cr Card Processing, $5,704.11; Office Peeps, Supp, $37.80; Old Norwegian Window Wash, Window Service, $7.00; Orpheum Bldg, Util Bill, $97.58; Otter Tail Power Co, Util Bill, $122.39; Patrick Dan, Travel, $23.25; Perry Electric, Hazardous Ascent Charge, $200.00; Prairie Graphics, Uniforms/Supp, $60.00; Pride Neon, Supp, $150.00; Pro Build, Supp, $146.67; Probe-Tec, Supp, $102.18; Prussman Contracting, Sewer Line Repair, $858.00; Prussman Contracting, Water Line Repair, $3,974.43; QWest, Interconnections, $7,939.96; Queen City Wholesale, Supp, $39.66; Qwest, Tele Exp, $302.05; Rental Depot, Equip Rental, $17.90; Resco, Supp, $1,058.25; RFD News, Advertising, $165.00; Rodas, Christine, Directory Ad Sales, $2,000.00; Runnings, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $20,810.00; Runnings, Supp, $1,029.03; Sabers, Chase, Travel, $12.00; Salguero, Gloria, Travel, $22.00; Sanford Clinic Bkgs, Pass-Through USAC, $3,381.74; Schumacher Donna, Travel, $494.00; SD CPA Society, Membership Dues, $180.00; SD Public Utilities Comm, Gross Receipts Tax, $17,054.70; SD Treasurer, Sales & Excise Tax, $167,932.70; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $264,197.00; SDN Tech, Computer Supp, $3,374.00; Seas, Kris, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $50.00; Servicemaster Bldg & Comm, Janitorial Service, $130.00; Singleton, Michele, Travel, $147.30; Sx Falls Utilities, Util Bill, $434.69; Sx Valley Energy, Util Bill, $239.42; Sodak Pest Control, Pest Control, $130.00; Speedy Cleaners, Rugs, $143.10; Sprint, Tele Exp, $90.90; Sprint, Copp Handset, $589.96; Sprint, PCS Phone Service, $11,415.70; Sprint, PCS Inventory, $40,357.10; Sprint-Bkgs, PCS Accessories, $14.99; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $10,010.59; Stockholm Strandburg Tele, PCS Access, $49.29; Sturdevant Auto, Supp, $194.75; Swiftel Comm Wireline, PCS Access, $3,556.28; Syhre, Ericka, Travel, $12.50; Syrstad Oil, Vehicle Maint, $136.19; Telephone Switching Intl, Rectifiers, $9,125.00; Telkamp Terri, Travel, $13.80; UPS Store, Freight Charges, $74.76; Thompson Mark, Travel, $208.76; Tires Tires Tires, Vehicle Maint, $345.00; Top Notch Cleaning, Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tott's Conoco, Gas, $258.90; Tower Systems, Tower Maint, $3,885.40; Turfguard Lawn Service, Lawn Care, $575.00; Union County Elec, Util Bill, $215.90; UPS, Freight Charges, $314.95; Univ./Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $1,018.50; Universal Service Adm., USAC Contribution, $74,613.33; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $1,820.00; Valley Telco Coop, PCS Access, $38.30; Van Wyhe, Nicholas, Wastewater Exam Fee, $20.00; VanDuyn Shirley, CDL License, $25.00; Vermeer High Plains, Equip Maint, $57.32; Virg's Car Care & Tire, Vehicle Maint, $186.48; Vrchota, Jason, Tree Removal, $3,550.00; Watertown Municipal Utilities, Util Bill, $736.45; West, Dale, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $1,410.00; Wireless Accessories, PCS Inv, $512.51; Wright Richard, Travel, $45.25; Xcel Energy/NSP , Util Bill, $498.12; Z3 Graphix, Supp, $98.22; 4Nu- Praxair Dist, Supp, $7.13. The Following Are Telephone/Utility Refunds: Allen, Thomas, $5.58; Anderson, Chris, $2.56; Anderson, Clarence, $3.47; Bothel, James, $7.13; Farmers Insurance Group, $21.55; Gerdes, Kristie, $38.08; Gertken, Nicole, $48.52; Higgins, Judith, $16.45; Hinde, E, $29.72; Jurgens, Michael, $7.36; Kelly, Gregg, $44.88; Koel, Brittany E, $71.22; Lenz, Ronald, $50.63; Lund, Mert, $10.76; Madler, Robert, $9.78; Martinson, Lori, $83.65; McColley, Tim, $23.14; Misini, Danielle, $100.20; Moe, Julie, $61.26; Morris, Joyce, $25.12; Munch, Dilly, $16.05; Munich, Pat, $18.28; Munsterman for Governor, $28.51; Olson, Linda, $23.34; Parker, Jay, $48.59; Peters, David, $27.36; Raabe, Donald, $7.79; Residential Life, $13.00; Schneider, David, $107.64; Seas, Scott, $26.01; Stoll, Julie Ann, $14.70; Sullivan, Tom/Julie, $90.78; Svec, Harry, $25.87; VanderWal, L, $13.65; Voss, Arthur, $26.93; Warren, Trevor, $15.75; Webster, George, $27.07; Zhang, Shouhong, $14.87; Dotson, Dave, $109.46; Klosterboer, Tony, $23.27; Beck, Kyle, $72.09; Anderson, Carrie, $24.75; Halgerson, Kyle, $117.85; Bietz, Courtney, $185.22; G & L Rentals, $27.87; Aesoph, Adam, $257.87; Konda, Neal, $15.85; Harvey, Jazmin, $60.44; Moriarty Rentals, $29.14; Heritage East Apts, $11.47; Smith, Phillip, $22.60; M & D Homes, $44.15; Kuecker, Ashley, $54.65; Russell, Ron, $61.61; Kriens, Travis, $26.16; Rytter, Patrick, $38.11; Orlando, Nick, $21.44; Murtha, Ryan, $38.48; Frogner, Lance, $18.82; Dashiell, Yvonne, $9.45; Nelson, Ellen, $81.21; Rekow, Ryan, $78.08; Lebeau, Rachel, $63.89; Meyer, Hilary, $22.82; Sadineni, Manasa, $91.88; Finn, Jim, $31.03; Spry, Nichole, $25.56; Buchholz, David, $38.03; Rosenbrook, Christi, $20.52; Bloemendall, Audrey, $27.20; Nash, Baillie, $31.95; Southland Court, $54.40; Graff, Kendra, $30.35; Erpenbach, Wade, $6.30; Davis, Michael/Dawn, $182.02; Jensen, Amanda, $21.78; Home Federal Bank, $14.29; Howey, Lyle, $47.58; Johnson, Lacey, $15.27; Decker, Mary, $43.18; Hiltzemann, Andrew, $331.63. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Department Salaries (June): Electric, $181,193.67; Water, $90,708.97; Wastewater, $72,119.70; Telephone, $441,114.93; Retirement, $43,135.26; Social Security, $57,055.53; Insurance, $75,460.86; Deferred Comp, $12,002.79; Salary Changes: K. Knowler, $10.23*; A. Johme, $11.59*; M. Kuechenmeister, $23.99; R. Wendland, $19.61; New Hires: H. Johnson, $8.58*; M. Maunu-Steineke, $8.58*; A. Bunkers, $10.66; B. Jackson, $15.50; K. Chavez, $9.25. *Plus commission ADDENDA TO AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WITH SDSU Motion was made by Prest that the following Resolution No. 11-10 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 11 - 10 RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDENDA TO AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WITH SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the Board) that: 1. The Addenda entitled "Addenda to Agreements for Cooperative Investigations" with South Dakota State University be hereby approved. 2. The President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager be hereby authorized to execute the approved contract documents. Adopted this 12th day of July, 2010. ATTEST: ____________________________ _____ _________________________ Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President The motion was seconded by Peterson. All members present voted in favor of the motion. RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS WIRELESS EQUIPMENT Motion was made by Peterson that the following Resolution No. 12-10 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 12 - 10 RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS WIRELESS 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 itemized below of defective items to be destroyed. WHEREAS said property is as follows: Cases / Holsters 25 Chargers/Batteries 128 Headsets 8 ERP Handsets 110 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Board hereby orders that the above referenced property be declared surplus equipment to be destroyed in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13. Adopted this 12th day of July, 2010. ATTEST: ____________________________ ______________________________ Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President The motion was seconded by Robertson. All members present voted in favor of the motion. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion was made by Prest, seconded by Robertson to adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of discussing competitive service offerings, pending litigation and contractual matters. All members present voted in favor of the motion. The Board reconvened in open session. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ______________________________ _____________________________ Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President