HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2010_11_08Municipal Utilities Board November 8, 2010
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
November 8, 2010, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Harvey,
Peterson, Prest, Robertson and President Myers.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held October 11, 2010, and the special meeting held
October 25, 2010, were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Harvey that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
A & B Service Garage, Equip Maint, $41.60; ABM Equipment & Supply, Supp, $471.58; Air
Delights, Supp, $68.08; Alliance Comm Coop, PCS Access, $538.57; Alltel, Tele Exp, $47.28;
American Ink, Supp, $1,782.33; Angermeier Randy, Travel, $53.50; Anixter Inc, Tele Supp,
$152.00; At&T, Settlement, $3,989.92; At&T Mobility, Tele Exp, $72.71; Authorize.Net, Cr
Card Process Fee, $68.60; Auto Body Specialties, Supp, $23.85; Baete-Forseth, Maint/Repairs,
$2,024.86; Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $250.00; Banner Associates, Engineering Service,
$1,477.90; Barrett's Flooring, Supp, $132.30; Baxter, Stephanie, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$50.00; BEC Technologies, Supp, $1,400.96; Bierschbach Equipment, Equip Maint, $583.00;
Blase Welding & Machine, Supp, $189.42; Blooston & Mordkofsky, Legal Services, $8,260.25;
Border States Elec S, Unreg Inventory, $66.30; Border States Elec, Supp, $2,577.56; BP, Gas,
$44.10; Bkgs Ace, Supp, $312.66; Bkgs Area Chamber, Employee Recognition, $150.00; Bkgs
Area Human, Membership Dues, $130.00; Bkgs County Register, Easements, $12.00; Bkgs
Credit Bureau, Delinq. Accts. Coll., $131.48; Bkgs Engraving, Signs/Engraving, $805.93; Bkgs
Human Res. Off., Drug/Alcohol Screen, $675.00; Bkgs Landfill, Landfill Fee, $72.62; Bkgs
Telephone, Office Phone Bill, $58,999.81; Bkgs Utilities, Office Util Bill, $33,807.74; BSG
Clearing Solutions, Settlement, $724.28; Buchloh Norvo, Travel, $471.00; Calix, FTTH
Inventory, $10,243.38; Carquest Auto Supply, Equip Maint, $89.67; Central Business, Supp,
$103.65; Century Business Products, Fax Repair, $90.00; Century Business Products, Copier
Maint, $140.00; Chang, Jiyul, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $25.00; Children's Museum of SD,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $4,800.00; City of Bkgs, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $1,785.00;
City of Vermillion, Utility Bill, $288.59; Claritus, Contract Base Rate Change, $1,991.00;
Collins Kevin, Travel, $655.90; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Supp/Repairs, $93.10; Credit Bureau-
Watertown, Delinq. Accts Coll., $648.41; CSSA, Tech Support, $1,150.00; Culligan-Watertown,
Bottled Water, $28.50; Culligan, Bottled Water, $106.25; Cummins Central Power, Generator
Maint, $2,316.04; Dakota Supply Group, Supp, $3,834.41; Dale's Alignment, Vehicle Maint,
$37.20; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $50.00; Dept of the Treasury, Fed Tax,
$5,434.65; Discmacon, Supp/Repair, $1,915.00; Earl May Seed & Nursery, Supp, $79.97; Eco
Water Systems, Bottled Water, $173.80; Einspahr Auto Plaza, Vehicle Maint, $1,182.02; Ekern
Jeff, Travel, $13.80; Farmers Coop, Supp/Propane, $48.55; Farmers Implement, Equip Maint,
$30.12; Fastenal Co, Supp, $1,079.31; Fed Ex, Freight Charges, $190.28; Felton Dave, Travel,
$333.41; Findley Charlie, Mileage, $65.00; First Bank & Trust, 1998 Bond Pym t,
$1,406,157.63; First Bank & Trust, 1999 Bond Pymt, $626,149.17; First Bank & Trust, 2000
Bond Pym t, $741,405.58; First Bank & Trust, 2006 Bond Pym t, $457,031.25; First
Administrators, Benefit Plan Fees, $285.00; Flash Technology, PCS Equip/Maint, $387.22;
Foerster Supply, Supp, $419.10; Fox B10 Channel Partner, Contract Fee, $50.00; Fox Sports Net
North, Contract Fee, $100.00; Freeman Harvey, Travel, $69.00; Frontier Comm of Iowa 211,
PCS Access, $70.98; FRRPA Norwest Bank Center, FRRPA Lease, $11,626.00; FTTH Council,
Membership Dues, $395.00; Gabriel, Karl, Travel, $16.00; GCC Ready Mix-North,
Concrete/Supp, $129.00; General Traffic Controls, Supp, $16.93; Generation Direct, Inbound
Call Service, $250.00; George's Pizza, Meeting Supp, $103.87; George's Sanitation, Sanitation
Service, $45.00; Golden West Tech, Dispatch Support, $50.00; Golden West Tech, Video
Support, $200.00; GP Auto, Repairs, $555.02; Grainger, Supp, $1,087.57; Grav Amy, Travel,
$210.50; Graybar Electric, Unreg Inv, $6,397.26; Graybar Electric, Supp, $641.63; Graymont
Capital, Chemicals, $3,693.80; Grupp, Andrew, Travel, $26.00; Hach Chemical Co, Supp,
$543.96; Hawkins Water Treatment, Chemicals, $1,150.00; HDR Engineering, Engineering
Service, $13,447.59; Heartland Tele Co of Iowa, PCS Access, $61.74; Henkin Schultz Comm
Arts, Ad Design, $45.00; Henkin Schultz Comm Arts, Print Advertising, $147.06; Henkin
Schultz Comm Arts, Radio Advertising, $4,486.27; Hillyard/Sx Falls, Supp/Repairs, $272.94;
Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $493.84; Hometown Service & Tire, Supp/Repairs, $239.97;
Hungerford Chiropractic, Drug Screening, $30.00; Independent Communication, Contract Fee,
$1.40; Industrial Machine & Eng., Repairs/Supp, $444.00; Interstate Batteries, Batteries, $92.95;
Interstate Tele-Co Coop, PCS Access, $1,568.10; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $1,071.26; IOS
Office Solutions, Supp/Maint, $73.34; Iowa Network Services, Wireless Transport, $290.18;
James Valley Coop Tele, PCS Access, $125.22; Jones Pest Control, Pest Control, $45.00; Kaiser
Travis, Travel, $46.00; Karpen Nick, Travel, $212.00; KDLO-FM Radio, Advertising, $304.50;
Kenner Plbg, Supp/Repairs, $99.52; Kerry's Sprinklers, Supp/Labor, $3,425.00; Knowler, Kayla,
Travel, $8.00; Koel, Brittany, Travel, $21.00; KSFY TV, Contract Fee, $5.74; Laake Aaron,
Travel, $67.00; Layne Christensen Co, Pump Supp/Repair, $8,856.14; LECA, Settlement,
$25,460.00; Linweld, Cylinder Rent & Supp, $119.84; Locators & Supplies, Supp/Repairs,
$1,042.13; Ludoc Ent LLC, Drug Screening, $165.00; Luther, Cassie, Travel, $54.50; M & T
Fire & Safety, Supp, $300.00; Mack Scott, Travel, $413.91; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $612.38;
McKeever's Vending, Supp, $70.00; Medinger Amanda, Travel, $33.50; Menards Sx Falls East,
Supp, $30.48; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $101.57; Menards-Sx Falls West, Supp, $7.82; Menards-
Watertown, Supp, $28.78; Midamerican Energy, Util Bill, $735.91; Midwest Glass,
Repairs/Supp, $87.75; Missouri River Energy, Registration/G Robertson, $400.00; Missouri
River Energy, Registration/S Meyer, $400.00; Missouri River Energy, Registration/T Harvey,
$400.00; Moriarty Golf View Apts, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $772.50; Moriarty Rentals,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $772.50; MVTL Lab , Wastewater Analysis, $1,436.00; Napa Auto
Parts, Supp, $464.67; Nardini Fire Equip, Fire Supp Syst Maint, $551.50; Neca Admin, Number
Portability, $375.00; Ness Electronics, Unreg Inv, $43.99; Northwest Rec, Util Bill, $94.33;
Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $51.63; Novak Sanitary Service, Sanitation/Shredding,
$247.33; Otter Tail Power Co, Util Bill, $130.26; Palmer Promo Products, Supp, $737.16; Papa
John's-Iowa, Supp, $31.69; Patrick Dan, Travel, $50.30; Prairie Graphics, Uniforms/Supp,
$784.00; Q West, Interconnections, $8,103.15; Q West Communications, Settlement, $308.57;
Qwest, Tele Exp, $166.32; Rainbow Car Wash, Vehicle Maint, $8.49; Ramada Inn - Airport,
Lodging, $145.90; Reed Lyle, Travel, $105.80; Rental Depot, Equip Rental, $1,000.22; Resco,
Supp, $4,845.70; Reuter Tim, Travel, $289.23; Runnings, Supp, $2,412.38; Sabre Tower &
Poles, Structural Analysis, $586.63; Sands Drywall, Supp, $1,157.14; Schuneman Equip, Equip
Maint, $103.99; SD Dept of Health, Vaccinations, $9.00; SD Dept of Health Lab, Testing-
W/WW Samples, $364.00; SD Electrical Comm, Wiring Permits, $35.00; SD Treasurer, Sales &
Excise Tax, $166,896.18; SDN Comm, Circuit Lease, $236.10; SDN Tech, Computer,
$2,616.00; Security Nat'l Bank of SD, Supp, $66.95; Servicemaster Bldg & Comm, Janitorial
Service, $130.00; Singleton, Michele, Travel, $33.00; Sx Falls Utilities, Util Bill, $387.19; Sx
Valley Energy, Util Bill, $500.61; Sx Valley Environment., Filter Media, $10,236.00; Splitrock
Telecom, PCS Access, $34.17; Sprint, Tele Exp, $90.34; Sprint, PCS Service Fee, $251,495.45;
Sprint, Copp Handset, $279.96; Sprint, PCS Phone Service, $11,107.46; Sprint, PCS Inv,
$69,502.03; Sprint-Bkgs, PCS Accessories, $105.94; Staples, Office Supp, $275.57; State of
Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $10,085.30; State Steel of SD, Repairs/Supp, $228.84; Stockholm
Strandbrg Tele, PCS Access, $84.44; Stoltenburg Audie, Travel, $966.10; Stuart C. Irby, Supp,
$6,383.10; Sturdevant Auto, Supp, $448.90; Swier, John, Travel, $67.80; Swiftel Comm
Wireline, PCS Access, $3,583.27; Swiftel Communications, Petty Cash, $104.74; Technocel,
PCS Inv, $286.65; Teledynamics, Unreg Inv, $52.82; Tessco, Rft Eq.&Accessories, $1,115.81;
Tessier's, Repairs, $897.67; Cell Phone Guy, Reseller Comm/Rebate, $1,239.97; Training
Consortium, Training, $2,790.00; UPS Store, Freight Charges, $69.30; Three Eagles Comm,
Advertising, $1,750.00; Tires Tires Tires, Vehicle Maint, $24.00; Top Notch Cleaning, Janitorial
Service, $1,845.00; Tower Distribution, Contract Fee, $2.88; Turfguard Lawn Service, Lawn
Care, $700.00; Union County Elec, Util Bill, $217.85; UPS, Freight Charges, $244.70; US Postal
Service, Postage, $9,000.00; Univ./Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $1,092.50; Universal
Service Adm., USAC Contribution, $62,290.79; University Estates, Water Charge Reim,
$1,855.00; Valley Telco Coop, PCS Access, $41.63; Vermeer High Plains, Equip Maint,
$142.17; Walker & Associates, Unreg Inv, $197.00; Warne, Jason, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$250.00; Watertown Municipal Utilities, Util Bill, $642.30; Wesco, Unreg Inv, $1,268.00;
Wesco, Supp, $4,506.00; Wright Richard, Travel, $30.20; WW Tire, Equip Maint, $595.90; Xcel
Energy/NSP, Util Bill, $758.87; Yellow Pages Assoc, Subscription, $460.00; Zip Trip Store,
Gas, $6,933.00; Z3 Graphix, Supp, $130.96; 4nu-Praxair Dist, Supp, $7.20.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Adamson, Glenn, $24.00; Bauman, Chris, $2.45; Beck, Pamela, $2.05; Bentaas, Hazel, $4.33;
Brookings Health System, $12.30; Buchenau, George, $111.30; Buskohl, Dale, $47.12; Charles,
Mike, $3.13; Engelmeyer, Dale, $30.04; Even, Shaun & Jennifer, $181.61; Foerster, Steve,
$20.09; Granholm, Nels, $19.68; Hai, Dwight, $5.68; Hedlund, Becky, $8.29; Herman, Michael,
$5.98; Isenberg, Kendra, $22.20; Jones, James, $23.47; Kamstra, Marion, $23.85; Kirby, Nathan,
$44.95; Ness, Darla, $22.45; Oetken, Russ, $61.44; Owens, David, $109.21; Radtke, John,
$15.31; Reeser, Dennis, $74.14; Royer, Judith, $20.71; Sieben, Brian, $69.69; Sydow, John,
$11.85; Tystad, Rosella, $13.91; Waltz, Jean, $7.63; Young, Gen, $25.91; Property Mgmt Ctr,
$35.65; Halstead, Richard, $79.43; Ashley, Shiloh, $45.16; Moriarty Rentals, $61.33; Alpha Xi
Delta, $305.00; Kruse, Matt/Kamie, $122.18; Baldwin, Jaylon, $31.50; Coull, Kody, $101.73;
Svoboda, Leon, $24.76; Multiplex Research, $398.31; Hedlund, Becky, $15.25; Clement, Ben,
$41.00; Lengkeek, Margaret, $49.95.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (October): Electric, $163,965.73; Water, $84,869.72; Wastewater,
$71,985.29; Telephone, $460,542.63; Retirement, $45,002.52; Social Security, $56,008.21;
Insurance, $75,806.48; Deferred Comp, $11,790.33;
Salary Changes: T. Knettel, $2,705.88*; J. Adkins, $10,948.88; A. Aspon, $12.71*; L. Benitez,
$11.30*; R. Bunkers, $11.30*; B. Dixon, $7,578.78; C. Findley, $14.12*; K. Gabriel, $12.00*;
A. Grav, $14.12*; S. Green, $12.71*; A. Grupp, $10.59*; A. Johme, $12.00*; C. Kabris,
$7,957.71; T. Kaiser, $14.12*; K. Kjenstad, $4,221.84; K. Knowler, $10.59*; C. Luther,
$13.41*; A. Medinger, $19.87*; V. Munson, $3,194.09; G. Salguero, $12.71*; M. Singleton,
$12.00*; M. Skiles, $15.54*; J. Swier, $10.59*; R. Swoboda, $5,938.15; C. Thompson,
$3,194.09; M. Thompson, $11,604.94; T. Woodward, $10.59*; R. Wright, $14.12*; D. Felton,
$5,653.56; E. Witt, $7,578.78; D. Henderschiedt, $6,874.16; T. Reuter, $6,874.16; C. Bohlen,
$20.73; J. Anderson, $19.84; M. Bullington, $6,874.16; K. Jastram, $5,386.18; L. Julius,
$9,039.44; S. Meusburger, $3,989.84; S. Meyer, $14,679.65; B. Peterson, $4,433.16; J.
Siekmann, $4,653.11; T. Telkamp, $5,386.18;
New Employees: D. Schulte, $8.58*; C. Shaw, $8.58*; D. Tjeerdsma, $9.25;
*Plus commission.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Laura Julius, Finance & Accounting Manager, presented a quarterly financial review of
third quarter 2010.
REVIEW 2011 BUDGET
Steve Meyer and Laura Julius presented the proposed 2011 Budget for the Board’s
consideration.
PUBLIC HEARING ON 2011 BUDGET AND PROPOSED RATE INCREASES
A public hearing was held on the 2011 Budget and proposed rate increases for electric,
water and wastewater. No one appeared and no written complaints were received. The public
hearing closed.
FIRST READING OF ELECTRIC RATE REVIEW
The proposed rate increase for electric service was reviewed. Motion was made by
Prest, seconded by Robertson to approve the first reading of the proposed rate increase in
residential electric rate, small commercial electric rate, time of day electric rate, large
commercial electric rate, industrial electric rate, interruptible electric rate, street light and signal
light rates. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FIRST READING OF WASTEWATER RATE REVIEW
The proposed rate increase for wastewater service was reviewed. Motion was made by
Robertson, seconded by Peterson to approve the first reading of the proposed rate increase in
residential and commercial wastewater rates. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FIRST READING OF WATER RATE REVIEW
The proposed rate increase for water service was reviewed. Motion was made by
Harvey, seconded by Prest to approve the first reading of the proposed rate increase in residential
and commercial water rates. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF WATER/SEWER MAINS AND CONNECTION INTO
CITY WATER/SEWER SYSTEM – REMINGTON CIRCLE
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Peterson that the application for extension
of water and sewer mains and connection into the city water and sewer system requested by
Mike McClemens for Remington Circle in the McClemens Addition be approved. All members
present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS
SUBSTATION TRANSFORMERS
SUBSTATION SWITCHGEAR
SUBSTATION REGULATORS
Motion was made by Prest, seconded by Robertson that authorization be given to
advertise for bids for Substation Transformers, Substation Switchgear and Substation Regulators
for the Electric Department. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Robertson to adjourn to an executive session
for the purpose of discussing competitive service offerings and contractual matters.
The Board reconvened in open session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
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Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President