HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2012_07_09Municipal Utilities Board July 9 , 2012
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
July 9 , 2012, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Peterson, Pitts,
Robertson and President Myers. Absent: Harvey.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held June 11, 2012 and the special meeting held June 25,
2012 were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Pitts that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
A & B Business Equipment, Bill Printer Maint, $585.69; A T & T, Cust. Toll Free No., $53.41;
Airway Tech, Supp, $410.86; Allegra, Printing/Supp, $265.25; Alltech, Supp, $686.22; Amazon,
Unreg Inventory, $247.40; Amazon, Supp, $25.44; Amzer.Com, PCS Inventory, $620.10; Argus
Leader, Employment Adv, $305.00; At&T, Settlement, $4,627.26; At&T Mobility, Tele Exp,
$119.82; Authorize.Net, Cr Card Process Fee, $81.80; Auto Body Specialties, Supp, $327.90;
Automatic Door Group, Supp, $2,525.51; Availability Employment, Temp Help, $675.71; Avera
Medical Group, Drug Screening, $45.00; Axtell, Janet, Travel, $13.80; Barhite, Brooke, Travel,
$11.10; BEC Tech, Supp, $501.08; Bendix, Computer Supp, $149.99; Beresford Mun Tele Co,
PCS Access, $124.04; Bierschbach Equipment, Equip Maint, $237.71; Big 10, Contract Fee,
$50.00; Blooston & Mordkofsky, Legal Services, $845.00; Border States Elec, Unreg Inv,
$9,219.78; Border States Elec, Supp, $11.95; Bkgs Area Chamber, Health Challenge, $100.00;
Bkgs Area Chamber, Retirement Gift, $150.00; Bkgs County Register, Easements, $81.00; Bkgs
Equipment, Supp, $878.00; Bkgs Landfill, Landfill Fee, $135.28; Bkgs Telephone, Office Phone
Bill, $68,112.79; Bkgs Utilities, Office Utility Bill, $43,736.79; BSG Clearing Solutions,
Settlement, $716.00; Buchloh Norvo, Travel, $856.55; Calhoun Communication, Cable,
$4,536.19; Calhoun Communication, Equip Transportation, $915.09; Calix, Cable, $1,860.96;
Calix, Supp, $1,594.32; Capitol Sales Co, Unreg Inv, $152.70; Carquest Auto, Equip Maint,
$186.09; Century Business Products, Copier Maint, $425.54; Century Link, Interconnections,
$4,718.75; Century-Link, Settlement, $276.53; Centurylink, Tele Exp, $429.04; CHR Solutions,
Consulting Services, $550.00; City of Bkgs, Contract Fee, $2,825.63; City of Vermillion, Utility
Bill, $328.30; Clark, Wendy, Travel, $13.80; Cofell, Rich, Conserve Demand Incentive, $25.00;
Collins Kevin, Travel, $651.78; Complete Storage, Supp, $249.07; Cornerstone Group, E-Mail
Newsletter, $169.00; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Supp/Repairs, $108.31; CSSA, Unreg Inv, $1,463.48;
CSSA, Video Inv, $1,184.19; Culligan-Watertown, Bottled Water, $29.75; Dakota Pump &
Control, Supp, $781.35; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $108.00; Days Inn, Lodging,
$118.00; DePauw Sean, Travel, $51.06; Dept of the Treasury, Fed Tax, $5,134.15; DLT
Solutions, Subscription Renewal, $4,061.41; Eco Water, Bottled Water, $81.80; Einspahr Auto
Plaza, Vehicle Maint, $156.48; Elster Amco Water, Supp, $4,446.85; Ericsson Inc, Licenses,
$6,400.00; Ericsson Inc, Supp, $23,877.00; Ethanol Products, Chemicals, $1,377.41; Farmers
Coop, Supp/Propane, $385.90; Farmers Implement, Equip Maint, $34.52; Fastenal Co, Supp,
$469.15; Faulk County Clerk, Employee Verification, $30.00; Fibercomm, Broadband Service,
$4,248.67; Findley Charlie, Mileage, $126.54; First Bank & Trust, Bond Pym t Series 2011,
$38,508.11; First Administrators, Benefit Plan Fees, $270.00; Five-Star Awards & More, Supp,
$28.99; FM Acoustical Tile, Watertown Store Remodel, $3,348.00; Foerster Supply, Supp,
$2,663.85; Fort Randal Telephone, PCS Access, $103.57; Fox Sports Net North, Contract Fee,
$2,165.90; Freeman Harvey, Travel, $276.00; Fremont Tire, Safety Inspection, $45.00; Frontier
Comm of Iowa, PCS Access, $119.79; FRRPA Norwest Bank Center, FRRPA Lease, $13,651.00;
G & R Controls, Equip Maint, $823.05; GCC Consolidated Ready Mix, Concrete/Supp, $161.00;
George's Sanitation, Sanitation Service, $186.50; Golden West, Tele Exp, $37.02; Golden West
Tech, Tech Support, $1,097.30; Golden West Telecom, PCS Access, $103.77; Grainger, Supp,
$47.40; Grav Amy, Travel, $181.49; Graybar Electric Co, Unreg Inv, $390.64; Graybar Electric,
Supp, $1,436.42; Gylling Data Mgmt, Conserve Demand Incentive, $247.00; Halvorson, A,
Conserve Demand Incentive, $75.00; Hamlin Pro Center, Supp, $117.30; Hartwig Heating,
Watertown Store Remodel, $1,368.50; HDR Engineering, Engineering Service, $78,000.00;
Henkin Schultz Comm Arts, Ad Design, $45.00; Herr, Debra, Mileage, $8.44; Hoak Media of
Dakota, Contract Fee, $500.02; Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $294.36; Hometown Service &
Tire, Supp/Repairs, $57.98; Housiaux, Matt, Scholarship, $500.00; Ibengabriel Cliff, Travel,
$53.28; IDD Instore Design, Supp, $214.09; Imagination Branding, Supp, $806.76; Independent
Comm, Contract Fee, $388.82; Interstate Batteries, Batteries, $23.38; Interstate Tele-Co, PCS
Access, $801.09; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $1,603.03; Iowa HSEMD, Enhanced 911,
$7,230.39; Jacobson, Terry, Conserve Demand Incentive, $50.00; James Valley Coop Tele, PCS
Access, $133.11; Johnstone Supply, Aluminum Tubing, $20.07; Jorgensen, Nate, Conserve
Demand Incentive, $275.00; Kadoka Tele Co, PCS Access, $15.60; Karpen, Nick, Travel,
$190.92; Karpinske, Michele, Travel, $115.44; KDLT-TV, Contract Fee, $366.28; Kennebec Tele,
PCS Access, $123.74; Knettel, Trever, Travel, $280.28; Krause Construction, Watertown Store
Remodel, $3,704.89; LECA, Settlement, $10,064.00; Lee, Kenzie, Scholarship, $500.00; M & T
Fire & Safety, Supp, $100.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $909.06; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Supp,
$126.60; McKeever's Vending, Supp, $277.00; Media Moose, Advertising, $125.00; Mediacom,
Broadband Service, $6.54; Medinger Amanda, Travel, $69.38; Menards Sx Falls East, Supp,
$27.65; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $245.49; Menards-Sx Falls West, Supp, $130.24; Menards-
Watertown, Supp, $685.74; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $802.30; Midcontinent, Broadband
Service, $215.47; Millborn Seeds, Lawn Seed, $56.25; Mitel Tech, Supp, $1,337.85; MMUA,
Safety Training, $4,870.45; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $164.00; NANP, NANP
Contribution, $459.47; Napa Auto Parts, Supp, $36.61; Neca Admin, Number Portability,
$1,125.00; Nielsen's, Repairs/Supp, $476.74; Northwest Rec, Utility Bill, $35.24; Northwestern
Energy, Natural Gas, $10.00; Office Peeps, Supp, $73.09; Otter Tail Power Co, Utility Bill,
$132.44; Outlaw Graphics, Signs, $30.00; Owen John, Travel, $13.80; Palmer Promo Products,
Supp, $79.49; Paul's Drywall & Design, Watertown Store Remodel, $3,775.52; Perry Electric,
Repairs, $66.38; Pete Lien & Sons, Chemicals, $7,787.64; Poldera, PCS Inventory, $4,680.00;
Prairie Graphics, Uniforms/Supp, $245.00; Rauenhorst Construction, Inventory Storage Building,
$5,548.00; Resco, Supp, $49.00; Resmen, Kaylene, Travel, $22.20; Rudy's Welding & Machine,
Supp, $435.00; Runnings, Supp, $1,204.09; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Gas, $344.05; Schuneman
Equipment, Equip Maint, $368.98; SD Dept of Health Lab, Testing-W/WW Samples, $781.00;
SD Telecom Assoc, Registration/B Barhite, $317.25; SD Treasurer, Sales & Excise Tax,
$183,147.78; SDN Communications, Call Name, $246.72; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease,
$1,289.30; SDSU, Perform. Eval.-W/WW, $94,100.00; Servicemaster Bldg & Comm, Janitorial
Service, $260.00; Shaull, Brandi, Travel, $19.98; Siemonsma Electric, Supp, $7,424.50; Sx Falls
Utilities, Utility Bill, $403.80; Sx Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $599.77; Sprint, Tele Exp, $75.20;
Sprint, PCS Service Fee, $257,670.16; Sprint, PCS Inventory, $119,538.95; Staples, Supp,
$379.15; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $5,464.00; Stockholm Strandbrg Tele, PCS Access,
$44.68; Stoltenburg Audie, Travel, $876.48; Stuart C. Irby, Supp, $276.00; Sturdevant Auto,
Supp, $330.97; Swiftel Comm Wireline, PCS Access, $3,754.27; Swiftel Communications, Petty
Cash, $109.41; Talley Communications, Supp, $145.46; Teledynamics, Unreg Inv, $97.14; Terry-
Durin, Innerduct Splitter, $378.00; UPS Store, Freight Charges, $176.87; Tires Tires Tires,
Vehicle Maint, $20.00; Top Notch Cleaning, Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tott's Conoco, Tail
Gate Protector, $60.00; Tott's Conoco, Tire, $363.70; Tott's Conoco, Gas, $557.20; Tower
Distribution, Contract Fee, $122.16; Town & Country Shopper, Employment Advertising,
$168.00; Town & Country Shopper, Advertising, $510.00; Triotel Comm, PCS Access, $77.30;
Turfguard Lawn Service, Lawn Care, $762.50; Union County Elec, Util Bill, $252.20; UPS,
Freight Charges, $377.83; US Postal Service, Postage, $9,000.00; Universal Service Adm., USAC
Contribution, $94,232.01; USA Bluebook, Supp, $138.07; Valley Telco Coop, PCS Access,
$78.19; Verifications, Employee Verification, $362.30; Vermillion Area Chamber, Membership,
$100.00; Vessco, Equip Maint, $724.80; Virg's Car Care & Tire, Vehicle Maint, $111.85; Vivian
Telephone, PCSAccess, $150.33; Watertown Municipal Utilities, Utility Bill, $664.07; Wesco,
Supp, $45.15; Wheeldon's, Equip Maint, $48.00; Workin.Com, Employment Adv., $215.00; WW
Tire, EquipMaint, $129.84; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $1,571.97; Yellow Book West,
Advertising, $309.50; Young Door Service, Labor/Repairs, $741.40; Knology Comm Tele, PCS
Access, $102.48; 4Nu-Praxair Dist, Supp, $9.61; Knology-Black Hills, PCS Access, $52.27;
Knology of the Plain, PCS Access, $516.43; Feyereisen Trucking, PCS Refund, $211.99.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (June): Electric, $176,420.65; Water, $80,321.80; Wastewater, $77,426.85;
Telephone, $467,334.10;
Retirement, $44,017.50; Social Security, $58,485.48; Insurance, $78,418.99; Deferred Comp,
$11,959.62;
Salary Changes: T. Adams, $11.41*; T. Chandler, $10.17*; M. Daniels, $12.12*; J. Horst,
$30.24; J. Nelson, $12.12*; K. Obeslo, $13.55*; D. Patrick, $3,506.28*; D. Schulte, $12.83*; K.
Baerg, $20.50; T. Naatjes, $21.52; M. Prussman, $17.88; J. McKibben, $15.60;
New Employees: R. Beyer, $8.58*; A. Wahlstrom, $10.66; D. Mitchell, $10.66*; J. Vanderbush,
$10.66; C. Haakinson, $15.50; T. Olson, $10.66; N. Schaefer, $10.66.
*Plus commission
SECOND READING AMENDING BMU RULES AND REGS
Motion was made by Robertson that the following Resolution No. 13-12 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 13 - 12
RESOLUTION AMENDING UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE ELECTRIC, WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Utilities
Board Rules and Regulations governing the Rates and Charges, Article IV, Section 2-3, Electric
Utility, Article V, Rates and Charges, Sections 4-9, 4-10 and 4-11, Wastewater Utility, Article IV,
Section 5-2, 5-5, 5-6 and 5-7, Water Utility, Article VII, Section 2-4, be amended to read as
follows:
ARTICLE IV
RATES AND CHARGES
Section 2-3. Wastewater – Commercial/Industrial.
Wastewater will be computed by one of the following two methods, at the Utilities
option:1) at the rate of $2.820/100 cu. ft. of water used, plus $10.00 service charge for each month
of the year, or 2) based on metered wastewater flow at the rate of $2.820/100 cu. ft of wastewater,
plus $10.00 service charge for each month of the year.
Section 2-5. BOD/TSS/TKN Surcharge Fee
The surcharge fee shall be $.30 per pound of BOD, and TSS, and TKN.
ARTICLE V
ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Section 4-9. Service Calls.
A service charge shall be made for all service calls that are made other than the normal
work week. A charge of $75.00 $25.00 per call will be made for customer owned equipment or
wiring. (Normal work week hour are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.) City
holidays are not considered normal working hours. If a truck is on the job for over six hours, the
cost per hour is reduced to 2/3 of cost.
Section 4-10. Builders Hookup.
Temporary construction power hookup is offered as a service by Brookings Municipal
Utilities for the purpose of assisting with the construction of new commercial and residential
buildings. Temporary power connection is available where 120/240 volt service exists.
All Temporary Services shall be located within 10 feet of a suitable electrical source. The
temporary service shall be compliant with the State of South Dakota Electrical Code.
1. The meter socket shall be wired for 120/240 volts.
2. Temporary shall be installed vertical and stable.
3. Temporary Services shall require an Electrical Affidavit.
The fee for connecting a contractor provided Temporary Service shall be $15.00. BMU
personnel reserve the right to not connect a Temporary Service pedestal that is improperly wired
or incorporates faulty equipment.
The energy measured by the electric meter shall be billed to the customer of record, (i.e.
contractor, homeowner, or electrician), per the applicable rate.
For construction sites where BMU 120/240 volt service is not preexisting, contact BMU to
review the costs involved with providing temporary facilities. The customer will be charged time
and material. Three-phase builders hookups are also provided at time and material charges.
Brookings Municipal Utilities has builders hookups available for use by those wishing to
have temporary service for such purposes as providing power to build homes and businesses.
A standard 120/240 volt pedestal with one 120/240 four-wire outlet and one GFI duplex is
provided for $140 plus tax. This installation includes a pole and a run of secondary of not more
than 440 feet to the nearest existing secondary.
Three phase builders hookups are provided at time and material charges.
A person may provide a builders hookup for themselves and an Affidavit must be provided
for this service. This service must have all the wire needed to hook up the service to existing
secondary. The hookup charge for this service is $15.00. If additional material is required to hook
up this service it will be provided at time and material charges.
Builders hookups may be moved from one location to another by the individual renting it,
provided the wire is long enough and crosses no existing streets.
Single phase builders hookups rented from the Utilities will be moved by the Utilities for a
renter from one site to another within the same development provided that the existing wire is long
enough, less than 440 feet to an existing secondary, and no wire will have to cross existing streets.
The charge for this is $35.00.
Section 4-11. Electric Underground Service.
All service to newly constructed buildings shall be underground. Any person desiring
underground installation of the electrical service wires to a premise shall apply in writing to the
Utilities Office and shall state the location of the desired underground service and the size and
voltage of the expected service. Said application must be approved by the Brookings Municipal
Utilities who shall endorse approval thereon. Before such installation shall be made installation
fee shall be paid to the Utilities Office in accordance with the following schedule.
Broad-Scale Underground Conversion Area
All overhead services to real property in areas that are being converted to underground
under a program specially designated by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board as a
“Broad-Scale Underground Conversion Area,” shall be converted to underground services
under terms enumerated in this paragraph. These conversions shall be initiated and
coordinated by Brookings Municipal Utilities and the building owner shall compensate
Brookings Municipal Utilities for equipment that will become an asset to the residence or
building according to the following fee schedule:
Socket w/o breaker $5/mo. for 48 months
Socket w/60 AMP breaker installed outside $5/mo. for 60 months
Socket w/60 AMP breaker and wired to main $5/mo. for 120 months
A building owner will be allowed to pay these fees in full at the time of conversion. A
building owner must pay any outstanding balance if the property is sold. Since these charges are
per meter socket, the fee will be charged for each socket.
Installation Charges
In the event Brookings Municipal Utilities crews cannot install the underground service
because the depth of frost prevents the installation crew from using hand equipment to expose
existing utilities, or the Utilities equipment cannot cut a trench thru the frost, the contractor/owner
can provide for the ditch to be dug at the owner’s expense. The trench will be inspected for depth
by the Utilities installation crew. BMU will then install the conductor to the home or business in
the trench provided, but all service fees remain the same. Note the proper cable bedding must be
provided for trenches per BMU Installation Guidelines. Frost charges on all services are 1.5
times the normal charges. This includes any service installed from November 15th to March 15th.
All overhead charges will be 60% of the underground charges. Only areas that are existing
overhead may reapply for overhead service. All services in an overhead area must have the
approval of the Utility before applying for overhead service. All new areas will remain
underground and should be applied for in that manner.
Residential
Residential Service up to 200 AMP -------------------------------------------------- $150.00
Residential Service Over 200 AMP -------------------------------------------------- $300.00
Substation Fee (if applicable) --------------------------------------------------------- $ 30.00
Expanded Yard Restoration ------------------------------------------------------------ $100.00
Expanded yard restoration includes plowing cable whenever possible and tamping plowed
area flat. If trenching is required, sod would be removed, trench dug, dirt returned to ditch,
and sod replaced. Watering all areas is the responsibility of the customer.
Commercial
Commercial Service 1/0---------------------------------------------------------------$ 450.00
Commercial Service 3/0---------------------------------------------------------------$1,000.00
If service to be installed requires new transformer bank, the cost will be the normal
charges.
In addition to the above, the following charges apply to commercial services with one
meter.
Metering Charges
Single Metered Services 200 AMPS or under
Single Phase 120 / 240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- $45.00
Single Phase 120 / 208 -------------------------------------------------------------------- $45.00
Three Phase Delta-------------------------------------------------------------------------- $80.00
Three Phase Wye--------------------------------------------------------------------------- $80.00
Single Metered Services Over 200 AMPS
Single Phase 120 / 240 ------------------------------------------------------------------- $135.00
Single Phase 120 / 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------- $135.00
Three Phase Delta (120 / 240) ---------------------------------------------------------- $300.00
Three Phase Wye (120 / 208) ----------------------------------------------------------- $300.00
For services with more than one meter, all metering should be installed in accordance with
Utility requirements and provided by the customer.
ARTICLE VI
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Section 5-2. Determining the Total Annual Fixed Operation and Maintenance Costs
The Brookings Municipal Utilities Board shall determine the estimated total annual fixed
operation and maintenance costs of the wastewater system. The total annual fixed costs
shall include billing, meter reading, administrative and general costs associated with
administration of the wastewater system. Total annual operation and maintenance costs shall
include but need not be limited to labor, repairs, equipment replacement, maintenance, necessary
modifications, power, chemicals and materials, sampling and laboratory testing, studies and
reports by special consultants, principal and interest of bonds payable from revenues of the
wastewater system as such principal and interest become due, and an adequate reserve fund.
The total annual operation and maintenance costs shall be allocated by percentage to each
of the four three parameters, namely: flow (volume), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and
Suspended Solids (TSS), and Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen (TKN).
Section 5-5. Determining the Wastewater System 5-Day, 20o Centigrade Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) and Suspended Solids Surcharge
Brookings Municipal Utilities shall determine a user’s average daily poundage of 5-day,
20o Centigrade Biochemical Oxygen Demand which has been discharged to the POTW in excess
of a strength of 200 mg/l. Brookings Municipal Utilities shall determine the user’s average daily
poundage of Suspended Solids, which has been discharged to the POTW in excess of a strength of
250 mg/l. Brookings Municipal Utilities shall determine the user’s average daily poundage of
Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen, which has been discharged to the POTW in excess of a strength of 30
mg/l. The sum of the number of pounds of BOD, and TSS, and TKN found in excess shall be
multiplied by the fee as outlined in Article IV Section 2-6. That product shall be the surcharge.
Section 5-6. Determining Each User’s Total Wastewater Service Charge
A. Class I Users
The owner or occupant of each residential premise connected to the municipal
water works and wastewater system shall pay for the use and availability of such wastewater
disposal service, a user service charge computed by multiplying the incremental cost, as
determined by Section 5-5, by the volume of water consumed in 100 cubic feet units, for a unit of
time, plus a minimum fixed cost per month, as determined by Section 5-4. The wastewater user
service charge for any Class I user to be computed for water meter readings during the period of
April through November billing periods shall be the average amount of the charges for wastewater
service determined from four (4) water meter readings during the previous winter period of
December through March.
Any customer who does not have water usage history with the utility at the premises at
which he or she has requested service, shall be billed based on the Winter Residential City
Monthly Average (WRCMA). The WRCMA will be calculated each year (rounded up to the
nearest tenth) after the billing cycle is run in March, from usage data for the December through
March billing periods of the immediately preceding three years.
Any existing customer who places their telephone or utility service on “vacation” during
the months of December through March shall be billed based on the WRCMA.
Any customer living in a multi-unit apartment building who does not have water usage
history with the utility at the premises at which he or she has requested service shall be billed
according to their actual water usage measured monthly by the utility.
After occupying an apartment for the December through March billing periods, the
customer’s winter water usage average will be determined and wastewater charges shall be made
in the same manner as other Class I Customers.
B. Commercial/Industrial Users:
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-6C hereof the owner or occupant of each
industrial and commercial premises connected to the municipal waterworks and wastewater
system, shall pay for the use and availability of such wastewater disposal service, a user service
charge computed by multiplying the incremental cost, as determined by Section 5-4, by either 1)
the volume of water consumed in 100 cubic feet units, for a unit of time, or 2) metered wastewater
flow, plus a minimum fixed cost per month as determined by Section 5-3.
The Brookings Municipal Utilities Board may classify industrial and commercial
establishments as a residential user, provided that the waste from these establishments are
equivalent to the wastes from a residential user with respect to volume, suspended solids, and a 5-
day, 20o Centigrade Biochemical Oxygen Demand, and Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen.
C. Surcharge Users: The owner or occupant of each premise connected to the municipal
waterworks and POTW for both water and wastewater disposal service whose average daily 5-day,
20o Centigrade BOD of the wastewater discharged to the system exceeds 200 mg/l or whose
average daily Suspended Solids of the wastewater discharged to the system exceeds 250 mg/l or
whose average daily Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen of the wastewater discharged to the system exceeds
30 mg/l, shall pay a user charge as computed in Section 5-6B above, plus a surcharge determined
in accordance with the provisions of Section 5-5.
D. Significant Industrial Users: In addition to the base user charge as determined in this
section, the city may levy additional charges to significant industrial users which may include:
1. Fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the City’s Pretreatment
Program;
2. Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;
3. Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction;
4. Fees for permit applications;
5. Fees for filing appeals;
1. Fees for permits; and
7. Other fees as the City may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained
herein.
E. Users Not Connected to the Municipal Waterworks: In the event that any
premises which discharges any such wastes into the POTW is not connected to the municipal
waterworks and, therefore, has no municipal water meter or meter acceptable to the Manager, then
the amount of water so used shall be determined by said manager by any reasonable measures
available in order to estimate the wastewater user service charge as provided in this section, or the
owner or other interested person at his expense shall install and maintain a meter acceptable to the
Manager for said purpose.
Section 5-7. Review of Each User’s Wastewater Service Charge
The Brookings Municipal Utilities Board shall review the total annual fixed operation and
maintenance costs on an annual basis to assure equity of the service charge system established
herein. If a user has completed inplant modifications which would change that user’s BOD, TKN,
and/or Suspended Solids Contributions, the user can present at a regularly scheduled meeting of
the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board such factual information and the Board shall then
determine if the user’s BOD and/or Suspended Solids Contribution Percentage are to be changed.
The Board shall notify the user of its findings as soon as possible.
The owner or occupant of any commercial or non-residential premises who by reason of
special circumstances finds the foregoing user’s wastewater service charges unjust or inequitable
as applied to his premises may make written application to the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board stating such circumstances and requesting a different basis of charges for wastewater
service to his premises, in which case the Board shall investigate the circumstances and establish
fair and equitable service charges for such premises if the normal charges are found to be
inequitable to the owner or occupant.
ARTICLE VII
WATER SYSTEM
Section 2-4. Service Lines
All service lines from the tap to the water meter shall be laid at least six feet (6’) below the
surface and shall be placed in such a manner as to prevent rupture by settling, contraction or
expansion. The sService lines up to 2-inch shall may be type K or L soft temper copper tubing. or
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe Service lines 4-inch diameter or larger shall be C900 polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) or ductile iron pipe. All joints and fittings used with the copper tubing shall be
extra heavy red brass material. The PVC tubing must meet the ASTM specification for 160 psi at
73.4o number 12 copper wire which is attached to the meter yoke and the water main must be
buried in the trench above the PVC tubing.
Adopted this 9th day of July, 2012.
ATTEST:
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Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President
The motion was seconded by Peterson. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SUBSTATION SWITCHGEAR OFF EXISTING CONTRACT – ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Robertson that authorization be given to
purchase substation switchgear off an existing contract with Resco dated May 31, 2012, for
$54,620.00 for the Electric Department. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS
WATER MAIN INSTALLATION PROJECT – 3RD STREET – WATER DEPARTMENT
TRANSFORMERS – ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
SWITCHGEAR – ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTOR – ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Pitts that authorization be given to advertise
for bids for Water Main Installation Project on 3rd Street for the Water Department, Transformers,
Switchgear & Conductor for the Electric Department. All members present voted in favor of the
motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Peterson 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.
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS
SECURE DATA CENTER – TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Robertson that authorization be given to
advertise for bids for a Secure Data Center for the Telephone Department. All members present
voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
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Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President