HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2014_04_28Municipal Utilities Board April 28, 2014
City of Brookings
A special meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April
28, 2014, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Harvey, Peterson, Robertson
and President Myers. Absent: Pitts.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Robertson that the following bills and claims be
approved.
4Nu-Praxair Dist, Supp, $10.54; A & B Business Equipment, Bill Printer Maint, $2,080.23; ABS
College, Tower Lease Pymt, $363.00; Advance Auto Parts, Supp, $143.90; A-I Computers
Solutions-Bkgs, Supp, $289.99; Allegra, Printing Supp, $387.96; American Tower Corp, Tower
Lease Pymt, $1,868.21; Banner Associates, Engineering Consulting, $5,300.20; Bendix, Copier
Maint, $4,272.59; Beresford Mun Tele, PCS Access, $21.50; Bierschbach Equip, Equip Maint,
$578.34; Blue Water Investments, Store Rent, $2,154.00; Bluefin Pymt Systems, Credit Card
Processing Fee, $9.95; Border States Elec, Supp, $5,174.54; Border States Elec, Unreg Inv,
$1,380.13; Boys/Girls Hm Family Service, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,322.50; Bkgs Engraving,
Signs/Engraving, $9.00; Bkgs Equipment, Supp, $77.19; Bkgs Human Resource Office,
Drug/Alcohol Screening, $384.00; Bkgs Register, Advertising/Legals, $2,059.18; Bkgs Register,
Employment Advertising, $1,353.29; Careerbuilder, Employment Advertising, $1,050.00; Carlsen ,
Ernest & Chris, Tower Lease Pymt, $760.00; Cenex Fleet Card, Gas, $281.00; Central Business,
Supp, $1,232.06; Century Business Products, Copier Maint, $2,487.14; Century Link, Tele Exp,
$1,279.00; Century Link, Interconnections, $6,365.02; Century Link, Settlement, $272.27; CHR
Solutions, Consulting Service, $1,658.13; City of Beresford, Tower Lease Pymt, $529.00; City of
Brandon, Tower Lease Pymt, $760.00; City of Bkgs , Media Equip, $70,000.00; City of Bkgs ,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $603.00; City of Elkton, Tower Lease Pymt, $242.00; City of
Harrisburg, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,145.00; City of Sx City Iowa, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,500.00;
City of S Sx City, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,211.89; City of S Sx City, Tower Lease Pymt, $750.00;
City of Vermillion, Tower Lease Pymt, $883.50; City of Volga, Tower Lease Pymt, $242.00; City
of Volga, Utility Bill, $44.44; Climate Systems, Heat/Cooling Maint, $1,266.50; Collins, Kevin,
Travel, $676.04; Connections, EAP Service, $1,357.44; Counterpart, Supp, $1,696.00; Courtesy
Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $937.15; Crown Castle, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,939.49; CSSA, Unreg
Inv, $571.48; Cummins Central Power, Generator Maint, $21.71; Curry, Thomas, Tower Lease
Pymt , $467.88; Cutler & Donahoe, Legal Service, $100.00; Czech, Marvin, Tower Lease Pymt,
$424.00; Dakota Meadows, Tower Lease Pymt, $847.00; Dakota Service, Supp, $6.09; Dakota
Supply Group, Supp, $36,869.59; Dale's Alignment, Vehicle Maint, $1,057.70; DAQ Electronics,
Repairs/Supp, $276.32; Dascom Systems Group, Maint Agreement, $8,054.00; Dave's Window
Cleaning, Window Service, $50.00; Days Inn, Lodging, $129.98; DeBeer Small Eng. Repair, Equip
Maint, $101.99; DeBoer, John & Irene, Tower Lease Pymt, $363.00; Dell Rapids L & LLC, Tower
Lease Pymt, $363.00; Den-Wil Inc, Rent Pymt, $1,196.26; Directory Resources, Software Maint,
$1,100.00; Ditch Witch of SD, Trencher/Backhoe, $49,872.51; DPC Industries, Chemicals,
$956.00; Dueco, Equip Maint, $7,247.23; Duff, Deb, Tower Lease Pymt, $303.00; Einspahr Auto
Plaza, Vehicle Maint, $89.99; Entone, Repairs/Supp, $310.00; Entone, Unreg Inv, $203.40;
Fastenal, Supp, $2,801.21; Ferguson Waterworks, Water Meters, $14,852.50; First Bank & Trust,
SDSU Revenue Bond Pymt, $9,541.43; First Bank & Trust Visa, Lodging/Car Rental, $4,959.42;
Foster, Bob, Travel, $23.00; Frontier Precision, Training Registration, $65.00; G & R Controls,
Equip/Maint, $176.00; General Traffic Controls, Supp, $244.33; Goldfield Telecom, Supp,
$1,400.68; Gorder, Mike & Andrea, Tower Lease Pymt, $441.65; Grainger, Supp, $115.18; Graybar
Electric, Supp, $379.34; Graymont Capital, Chemicals, $3,794.67; GTP Acquistition Partners,
Tower Lease Pymt, $1,529.82; H & A Enterprises, Tower Lease Pymt, $621.31; Harkness, Pauline
Trustee, Tower Lease Pymt, $423.50; Hawkins, Chemicals, $7,233.76; HD Electronics, Supp,
$1,220.47; Helsper & Mahlke, PC, Legal Service, $2,160.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supp,
$227.70; Hy-Vee, Supp, $54.10; Hy-Vee, Supp, $30.97; Hy-Vee, Supp, $454.28; Hy-Vee, Supp,
$26.21; I.L.L Inc, Cam Charges, $1,406.94; I.L.L Inc, Store Rent, $2,887.50; Interstate Batteries,
Supp, $1,414.00; Interstate Realty Ltd, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,587.00; Interstate Realty Ltd, Storage
Rental, $141.00; Interstate TRS Fund Admin, Teleco Relay Service, $9,385.84; Iowa Network
Services, Wireless Transport, $1,140.72; Iowa Utilities Board, Relay Service, $356.58; JCL
Solutions, Supp, $156.21; Johnson, Scott, Travel, $461.60; Krogman, Katie, Travel, $92.20; Kroy
LLC, Computer Supp, $1,427.97; Kruse, Dan, Gas, $13.84; KTIV TV, Tower Lease Pymt, $661.25;
L G Everist Inc, Gravel, $30.24; Langlois, Linda, Repairs, $40.00; Lantsberger , Michael, Rent
Pymt, $2,659.96; Mahaney, Todd, Tower Lease Pymt, $529.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $207.26;
Melby, Paul, Lodging/Meals/Gas/Parking, $1,303.87; Menard David/Shirley Trust, Tower Lease
Pymt, $663.84; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $49.41; Menards-Sx Falls West, Supp, $37.90; Menards-
Watertown, Supp, $22.47; Meyer, Rod, Chlorine Granules, $52.37; Mid South Telecom, Unreg Inv,
$220.17; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $613.97; Midcontinent, Tower Lease Pymt, $781.00;
Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $461.84; Midwest Glass, Repair/Supp, $181.50; Mills, Jack E.,
Store Rent, $4,166.66; Minerva Networks, Training Renewal, $1,100.00; MMUA, Training,
$995.00; Mr V's Prof Body Shop, Vehicle Maint, $380.29; Mutchler, Larry, Travel, $292.70;
MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $801.00; Nardini Fire Equipment, Fire Extinguisher/Maint,
$601.00; Nebraska Public Power, Utility Bill, $166.18; Neustar, LNP Fee, $3,128.47; Neustar Info
Service, Contract Fee, $200.00; Newark, Supp, $321.82; Northwest Iowa Telephone, PCS Access,
$327.80; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $2,413.78; NRECA, Publication, $72.00; NRTC
Member Services, Contract Fee, $49,342.56; Office Elements, Maint/Supp, $105.96; Orpheum
Building, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,322.50; Pandora Media, Advertising, $1,421.68; Papa John's-Iowa,
Supp, $12.00; Pete Lien & Sons, Chemicals, $3,870.05; Platzeck, Marty, Travel, $64.40; Platzeck,
Marty, Gas, $37.02; Power & Telephone Supply, Unreg Inv, $580.00; Prairie Graphics,
Supp/Uniforms, $166.40; Prunty Construction, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $600.00; Prussman
Contracting, Gravel, $1,215.00; Racarie Software, Software Maint Fee, $195.00; Radio Shack,
Supp, $149.95; Ragan Comm, Publication, $159.00; Reed, Lyle, Jacket Repairs, $31.80; Reisdorph,
Lorraine, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,252.06; Resco, Prairie Sub Switchgear, $94,329.60; Resco, Supp,
$602.00; Resco, Transformers, $19,120.00; Ribob Co, Tower Lease Pymt, $684.00; Robert L. Carr
Co, Westside Lift Station Const., $151620.00; Ronning Property Mgmt, Storage Rental, $70.00;
Ron's Auto Repair, Vehicle Maint, $475.56; Runnings, Supp, $762.77; SBA Structures, Tower
Lease Pymt, $1,277.94; Scorpion Security Product, Supp, $173.86; SD Dept of Rev, Enhanced 911,
$23,851.97; SD Telecom, Assessment, $10,940.29; SD Telecom, Training, $1,000.00; SD
Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $110,608.70; SD Water & Wastewater, Registration, $195.00; SDN
Communications, Circuit Lease, $78,884.54; SDN Comm, Desktop Computers, $4,469.00; SDN
Comm, Equip, $408.11; SDN Comm, Satellite Receiver, $3,322.88; Seeco, Supp, $8,312.21; Sigler
Fire Equipment, Fire Extinguisher Maint, $51.50; Sx Falls PCS, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,100.00; Sx
Falls Utilities, Utility Bill, $28.78; Sx Falls Water Purification, Tower Lease Pymt, $4,150.00; Sx
Valley Energy, Buy Out, $27,473.67; Sx Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $660.00; Sx Valley
Energy, Utility Bill, $250.49; Solix Inc, B & C Settlement, $102.01; SD One Call, Locate Fee,
$108.05; SDSU, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,182.00; Sprint, Tele Exp, $80.33; Sprint, PCS Inv,
$165,731.09; SPX Tranformer Solutions, Transformers, $588,504.06; State of Iowa-Treasurer,
Sales Tax, $6,006.00; Strand, Chad, Travel, $41.80; Stuart C. Irby, Supp, $922.50; Sturdevant Auto,
Supp, $469.47; TeleCheck, Check Verification, $1,023.77; TeleD. Communications, Tech Support,
$790.00; Teledynamics, Unreg Inv, $450.03; Telquest International, Unreg Inv, $760.00; Test Point
Medical, Drug Screening, $80.00; Testpoint, Drug Screening, $70.00; The Hoefler Type Foundry,
Supp, $199.00; Tott's Conoco, Tower Lease Pymt, $544.50; Tott's Conoco, Gas, $165.60; Traffic
Control, Supp, $327.00; Transduction, Supp, $3,231.12; Ulteig Engineers, Consulting Service,
$2,000.00; UPS, Freight, $538.72; Utility Systems Science & Software, Supp, $240.00; Vantage
Point, Engineering Consulting, $7,389.20; Vessco, Equip Maint, $128.84; Walker & Assoc, Unreg
Inv, $632.75; Watertown Utilities, Tower Lease Pymt, $2,200.00; Waverly-Casa De Paz, Tower
Lease Pymt, $1,066.24; Wesco, Supp, $38,877.68; Wevik, Eleanor Trust, Tower Lease Pymt,
$520.30; White, Rex, Gas, $39.15; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $415.00; Xerox Corp, Copier
Maint, $219.62; Zip Trip, Gas, $4,519.06.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Arou, Nyadher, $158.99; Dickson, William, $310.00; Knutson, Thomas, $160.00; Krogman,
Melanie, $130.00; Los 4 Angelitos, $251.73; McCue, Joel, $130.00; Merritt, Scott, $130.00; Paige,
Jim, $350.00; Patrick, Dale, $210.00; Peterson, Dan, $145.00; Swenson, Timothy, $180.00;
Thurber, Alexander, $120.00.
RESOLUTION APPROVING STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT
CONTRACT EXTENSION AGREEMENT
Motion was made by Peterson that the following Resolution No. 13 -14 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 13 - 14
RESOLUTION APPROVING STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AGREEMENT
CONTRACT EXTENSION AGREEMENT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the Board) that:
1. The Agreement entitled "State Telecommunications Services Agreement
Contract Extension Agreement” with the State of South Dakota Bureau of
Information and Telecommunications be hereby approved.
2. The President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager
be hereby authorized to execute the approved contract document.
Adopted this 28th day of April, 2014.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _______________________________
Gail Robertson, Secretary Steven Myers, President
The motion was seconded by Harvey. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPROVE EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY
Brookings Municipal Utilities discontinued the use of the Indian Hills electrical substation
located at 12th Street South and Trail Ridge Road and would like to obtain property located along
Main Avenue South, in the Southeast Quarter of Section 02-T109N-R50W to construct a
wastewater lift station. Motion was made by Robertson, seconded by Peterson to approve this
transfer of property with Mills Construction. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION – GAIL ROBERTSON
Motion was made by Harvey that the following Resolution No. 14 -14 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 14 - 14
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
WHEREAS Gail Robertson has served as a member of the Brookings Municipal
Utilities Board since February, 2003, giving generously of his time and efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that the Board hereby express to:
GAIL ROBERTSON
the sincere thanks and commendation of the Utilities Board on behalf of all the citizens of
Brookings for faithfully and ably serving as a member of the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the
City of Brookings to be affixed this 28th day of April, 2014.
Adopted this 28th day of April, 2014.
ATTEST:
______________________________ ______________________________
Steven Myers, President Dave Peterson, Vice President
The motion was seconded by Peterson. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ____________________________
Gail Robertson, Secretary Steve Myers, President