HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2017_04_10Municipal Utilities Board April 10, 2017
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
April 10, 2017, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Carruthers, Hansen,
Harvey, Pitts and Peterson.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held March 13, 2017, and the special meeting held March
27, 2017, were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Pitts that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
4Nu-Praxair Dist, Supplies, $11.20; A T & T, Telco Settlement, $880.60; Advanced Engineering
& Environmental, Engineering Services, $3,149.20; Ag First, Supp/LP, $35.68; Allegra, Printed
Supplies, $4,818.06; Anixter, Unreg Inventory, $268.00; Aramark, Supp, $314.53;
Authorize.Net, Credit Card Processing Fee, $135.55; Badger Communications, Unreg Inv,
$2,921.58; Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $200.00; Barhite, Brooke, Travel, $80.79; Bauman,
Cassidy, Travel, $8.50; Bayer, Lonnie, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $24.00; Bendix, Copier
Maint, $1,101.94; Blooston & Mordkofsky, Legal Service, $805.00; Bluefin Pymt Systems,
Credit Card Processing, $7,769.54; Border States Elec, Supp, $9,760.02; Border States Elec,
Unreg Inv, $2,588.24; Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $1,960.00; Briggs, Ken, Travel,
$162.43; Brookings Credit Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $130.41; Brookings Engraving,
Signs/Engraving, $18.00; Brookings Equipment, Supp, $8.32; Brookings Municipal Utilities,
Office Utility Bill, $56,947.49; Bruns, Brooke, Travel, $3.21; BSG Clearing Solutions, Telco
Settlement, $142.38; Buhls of Brookings, Rug/Supp, $145.50; Carquest, Equip Maint, $189.73;
Central Business, Supp, $1,377.43; Century Business Products, Copier Maint, $100.00; Century
Link, Tele Exp, $1,237.11; Century Link, Interconnections, $23,511.15; City of Beresford,
Utility Bill, $146.99; City of Brookings, Drug Screenings, $222.00; City of Brookings, Contract
Fee, $6,972.26; City of Brookings, Landfill Fee, $136.72; City of Sergeant Bluff, Utility Bill,
$174.34; City of Vermillion, Utility Bill, $251.04; Claritus, Service Agreement, $2,254.00;
Climate Systems, Heat/Cooling Maint, $1,672.31; Connections, EAP Service, $1,342.32;
Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $38.55; Creative Printing, Printing Supp, $174.70; Credit
Collections Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $456.27; CSSA, Annual Dues, $1,563.59; Culligan
of Brookings, Bottled Water, $155.25; Culligan of Watertown, Bottled Water, $25.50; Cummins
Central Power, Generator Maint, $119.87; Dakota Supply Group, Supp, $1,962.80; Dascom
Systems Group, Receiver, $3,353.15; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $77.00; Dept
of the Treasury, Fed Tax, $5,772.17; Dex Media East, Advertising, $67.50; DGR Engineering,
Engineering Service, $5,331.07; DHE, Maint Fee, $1,139.22; Ditch Witch of SD, Equip Maint,
$2,402.09; DPC Industries, Chemicals, $443.84; Durfee Contracting, Engineering Consulting,
$3,480.00; Eco Water, Bottled Water, $166.80; Eide Bailly, Audit Fee, $38,000.00; Ericsson Inc,
License, $5,100.00; Express Communications, Telco Settlement, $8,556.69; Fastenal, Supp,
$594.38; Fed Ex, Freight, $122.25; Fiber Comm Solutions, Supp, $35.51; Fiber Comm
Solutions, Unreg Inv, $107.89; Fibercomm, Broadband Service, $6,494.53; First Bank & Trust,
Bond Pymt Series 2011, $36,226.04; Foerster Supply, Supp, $1,635.75; Foster, Bob, CDL
License, $33.00; Fox Sports Net North, Contract Fee, $6,842.92; Freeman, Harvey, Travel,
$45.90; G & R Controls, Equip/Maint, $117.12; George's Sanitation, Sanitation Service, $60.00;
Golden West Tech, Tech Support, $4,128.00; Golden West Telecom, Tele Exp, $41.42;
Grainger, Supp, $89.68; Graybar Electric, Conductor, $6,636.00; Graybar Electric, Inventory,
$12,063.10; Graybar Electric, Supp, $705.36; Haaseth, Todd, Travel, $15.30; Hawkins Inc,
Chemicals, $481.00; Hawkins Inc, Supp, $1,271.86; HD Supply Waterworks Ltd, Supp,
$295.44; HDR Inc, Engineering Service, $19,577.75; Helsper, McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC,
Legal Service, $40.00; Hibu Inc-West, Advertising, $408.54; Homestead Do It Center, Supp,
$296.60; Hometown Service, Repair/Supp, $33.00; Huber Tech, Screw Press Repair,
$51,872.62; Hy-Vee, Supp, $23.43; Hy-Vee, Supp, $464.62; Illustratus, Supp, $162.96;
Independent Comm, Contract Fee, $2,785.20; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $1,847.77; Iowa
HSEMD, Enhanced 911, $8,656.94; Johme, Ashley, Travel, $110.21; KDLT TV, Contract Fee,
$2,959.28; Kenner Plbg, Repairs/Supp, $16.24; Krogman, Katie, Travel, $15.30; Laake, Aaron,
Travel, $58.85; LECA, Telco Settlement, $3,670.00; Lounsbery, Jeff, Travel, $50.29; Lowe's,
Supp, $404.49; LSA, Directory Rates/Data, $83.06; M & T Fire & Safety, Supp, $126.50;
MacDoctors, Maint/Supp, $529.98; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $1,059.98; Mediacom, Broadband
Service, $89.95; Medinger, Amanda, Travel, $255.84; Merchant Transact, Credit Card
Processing, $939.18; Metering & Tech Solutions, Supp, $2,446.78; Meyer, Patricia,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $175.00; Mid South Telecom, Unreg Inventory, $69.29;
Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $694.48; Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $521.80;
Midcontinent, Contract Fee, $352.80; Milbank Winwater Works, Corp Stops, $3,172.00;
Milbank Winwater Works, Curb Stops, $315.50; Milbank Winwater Works, Gate Valves,
$24,219.30; Milbank Winwater Works, Valve Boxes, $3,694.10; MMUA, SafetyTraining,
$5,625.00; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $601.80; Napa Auto Parts, Supp, $3.02; National
Processing, Credit Card Processing, $5,151.29; Neopost USA, Postage Meter Rental, $410.19;
Newark Element14, Supp, $91.78; Nielsen's, Repair/Supp, $361.67; Office Elements,
Maint/Supp, $6.90; Olson, Denise, PCS Refund, $178.92; Olson, Justin, Travel, $203.62; Otter
Tail, Utility Bill, $136.00; Outlaw Graphics, Supp, $250.00; Patrick, Dan, Travel, $19.26; Perry,
Robert, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $50.00; Peterson A C & Htg, Repairs/Supp, $2,066.48;
Prairie Graphics, Supp/Uniforms, $248.00; Prussman Contracting, Main Repair, $1,710.80;
Reed, Jeff, Travel, $137.70; Reihe, Tara, Travel, $21.94; Rental Depot, Equip Rental, $45.95;
Reuter, Tim, Travel, $15.30; Rients, Shane, Travel, $122.40; Riter, Rogers, Wattier & Brown
LLP, Legal Service, $114.00; Riverside Tech, Server, $6,226.00; Riverside Tech, Software,
$716.93; Rooney, Sarah, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $130.00; Runnings, Supp, $1,585.18;
Schnabel, Charles, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Gas,
$2,763.89; SD Dept of Health Lab, Testing W-WW Samples, $453.00; SD Treasurer,
Sales/Excise Tax, $75,934.31; SDSU Dairy Plant, Meeting Supp, $168.12; SDSU Office of
Career Development, Registration, $125.00; Servicemaster, Janitorial Service, $280.00; SHI
International, Network File Storage, $5,429.61; Sioux Valley Energy, Dispatching Service,
$660.00; Sioux Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $694.87; SolarWinds, License, $295.00; Sprint, Tele
Exp, $23.62; Sprint, PCS Phone Service, $3,058.39; Sprint, PCS Service Fee, $239,525.56;
Sprint, PCS Inventory, $46,364.82; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $3,518.74; Sturdevant
Auto, Supp, $460.07; Swiftel Communications, Office Phone Bill, $108,737.92; The UPS Store,
Freight, $906.20; Tim's Cutting Edge, Equip/Maint, $153.50; Top Notch Cleaning Service,
Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tower Distribution, Contract Fee, $308.48; Turner, Andrew,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $425.00; U.S. Bank National Assoc, 2012 SRF Loan Pymt,
$397,335.98; UPS, Freight, $621.40; US Postal Service, Postage, $9,000.00; Universal Service
Adm., USAC Contribution, $71,406.62; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $3,575.00;
Valley Office Products, Supp, $579.98; Vermeer High Plains, Equip Maint, $741.28; Vinco,
PCS Tower Maint, $22,767.00; Walker & Associates, Supp, $1,057.00; Walker & Associates,
Unreg Inv, $1,524.20; Walsh, Debra, Travel, $126.80; Watertown Utilities, Utility Bill, $844.56;
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD, Benefit Plan Fee, $257.25; Wholesale Electronics,
Supp, $42.46; Window Pros, Window Service, $10.00; WIREX17, PCS Inventory, $1,149.48;
WW Tire, Equip Maint, $769.35; Xerox, Copier Maint, $244.43; Young Broadcasting,
Employment Advertising, $549.00; Young Door Service, Labor/Repair, $159.13.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Advance Foundation, $152.00; Advance Foundation, $68.75; Anderson Patton, Chelsea, $56.56;
Bluegill Inc, $74.82; Borchardt, Reza, $49.22; Breitkreutz, Kassie, $15.07; DeBeer, Gary,
$63.62; DeGreeff, Cole, $106.32; Ferguson, Jennifer, $61.81; Grajczyk, Austin, $77.37; Guss,
Patricia, $3.93; Hanson, Tonya, $221.33; Huh, Yung, $25.18; Huntimer, Jody, $88.37; Korus,
Matthew, $44.80; Lopez, Maria, $130.00; Maloney, Sara, $64.19; Medary Village, $72.61;
Meyer Services, $207.00; Mills Construction, $57.96; Moriarty Rentals, $49.32; Munoz, Esther,
$94.75; Nelson, Delone, $23.66; Petz, T, $5.88; Rue 21, $69.62; Sonnenburg, Scott, $106.63;
Weiss, Johnathan, $74.36.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (March): Electric, $201,705.66; Water, $105,342.03; Wastewater,
$80,346.55; Telephone, $494,672.17; Retirement, $49,930.69; Social Security, $62,617.12;
Insurance, $114,632.06; Deferred Comp, $13,341.53;
New Employees: J. Zillgitt, $9.74*;
Salary Changes: C. Anderson, $16.40; D. DeGroot, $11.57*; K. Stanwick, $3,493.22; D. Walsh,
$4,629.64; D. Denison, $17.92; L. Mutchler, $29.39; E. Witt, $10,080.00; T. Swanson, $36.73.
*Plus commission
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts to adjourn to an executive session for
the purpose of discussing competitive service offerings, review communication from legal
counsel about pending litigation, personnel and contractual matters. All members present voted
in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF WATER/SEWER MAINS AND CONNECTION INTO
THE CITY WATER/SEWER SYSTEM – 23RD ST S & 17TH AVE S – BLUEGILL SECOND
ADDITION
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Pitts that the application for extension of
water/sewer mains and connection into the city water/sewer system requested by Bluegill Inc.
(Wade Price) for 23rd Street South and 17th Avenue South –Bluegill Second Addition be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF WATER/SEWER MAINS AND CONNECTION INTO
THE CITY WATER/SEWER SYSTEM – WHITETAIL TRAIL DRIVE – RESERVE SECOND
ADDITION
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts that the application for extension of
water/sewer mains and connection into the city water/sewer system requested by CD Properties
(James Drew) for Whitetail Trail Drive - Reserve Second Addition be approved. All members
present voted in favor of the motion.
AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND SOUTH DAKOTA BUREAU OF INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (SDBIT) CONTRACT
Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Hansen that authorization be given to extend
the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications Contract to June 30, 2017.
All members present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS
DIRECTORY PRINTING SERVICES – DIRECTORY DEPARTMENT
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Harvey that authorization be given to
advertise for bids for the Directory Printing Services. All members present voted in favor of the
motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Harvey to adjourn to an executive session for
the purpose of discussing personnel. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________
Carol Pitts, Secretary Dave Peterson, President