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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2018_02_26Municipal Utilities Board February 26, 2018 City of Brookings A special meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2018, via teleconference with the following members present: Carruthers, Harvey, Peterson and Pitts. Absent: Hansen. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Carruthers that the following bills and claims be approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion. 5 Star Communications, Advertising, $1,100.00; ABS College, Tower Lease Pymt, $399.00; Ag First, Supplies/LP, $42.73; A-I Computer Solutions, Supp, $82.96; AirWay Tech, Antennas, $1,900.00; Allegra, Printed Supp, $247.56; Amazon, Supp, $2,226.72; Amazon, Unreg Inv, $3,009.43; American Safety Util, Supp, $772.51; American Tower, Tower Lease Pymt, $2,163.94; Anixter, Supp, $1,230.00; Anixter, Unreg Inv, $46.25; Aramark, Supp, $188.76; Aureon Network Services, Wireless Transport, $1,357.00; Badger Communications, Unreg Inv, $403.68; Banner Associates, Engineering Consulting, $620.50; Black Box Resale Services, Unreg Inv, $249.00; Blooston & Mordkofsky, Legal Service, $7,144.50; Bobcat of Bkgs, Supp, $42.40; Body & Soul Massage, Banquet Supp, $100.00; Border States Elec, Supp, $2,221.86; Border States Elec, Unreg Inv, $27,459.37; Boys/Girls Hm Family, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,520.88; Brightstar Accessories Group, PCS Inv, $1,671.70; Brookings Auto Mall, 2018 1/2 Ton 4x4 Pickup, $22,834.10; Brookings Auto Mall, Vehicle Maint, $60.95; Brookings Utilities, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $219.47; Brookings Public Schools, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $1,600.00; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $2,500.00; Brookings Register, Advertising/Legals, $502.29; Buhls of Bkgs, Rug/Supp, $146.00; Capitol Sales Co, Unreg Inv, $139.17; Carlsen, Ernest/Chris, Tower Lease Pymt, $875.00; Carquest, Equip Maint, $298.48; Cenex Fleet Card, Gas, $228.15; Central Business, Supp, $387.33; Century Business Products, Copier Maint, $115.21; Century Link, Tele Exp, $1,744.31; Century Link, Interconnections, $8,882.58; Century Link, Telco Settlement, $272.23; Chesterman Co, Bottled Water, $42.00; City of Beresford, Tower Lease Pymt, $608.35; City of Brandon, Tower Lease Pymt, $875.00; City of Brookings, Employee Recognition, $249.67; City of Elkton, Tower Lease Pymt, $266.20; City of Harrisburg, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,222.25; City of Sx City Iowa, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,650.00; City of South Sx City, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,364.00; City of South Sx City, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,200.00; City of Vermillion, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,165.85; City of Volga, Tower Lease Pymt, $266.00; City of Volga, Utility Bill, $51.90; Clites Electric, Labor/Supp, $701.02; Codington Clark Elec, Utility Bill, $56.36; Commercial Capital, Plotter Lease, $232.00; CommScope Tech, Hybrid Cable, $4,315.08; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $36.20; Crown Castle (CCI), Tower Lease Pymt, $2,237.62; CTR Partnership, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,194.19; Curry, Thomas, Tower Lease Pymt, $533.31; Cutler Law Firm, Legal Service, $412.50; Czech, Marvin, Tower Lease Pymt, $466.00; Dakota Meadows, Tower Lease Pymt, $931.70; Dakota Service, Supp, $189.34; Dakota Supply Group, Splice Kits, $18,990.34; Dakota Supply Group, Supp, $506.72; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $77.00; Davis Excavating, Snow Removal, $180.00; Days Inn, Employee Recognition Banquet, $4,965.98; DeBoer, John/Irene, Tower Lease Pymt, $399.00; Dell Rapids LLC, Tower Lease Pymt, $399.00; Den-Wil Inc, Rent Pymt, $1,196.26; Ditch Witch of SD, Equip Maint, $2,700.20; Donado, Jessica, Travel, $11.45; Duff, Deb, Tower Lease Pymt, $333.00; DVL Fire & Safety, Annual Fire Ext. Inspection, $6,402.90; Environmental Toxicity Control, Water Analysis, $725.00; Ericsson Inc, LTE Radio Equip, $2,570.00; Farmers Implement, Equip Maint, $249.99; Fastenal, Supp, $62.76; First Bank & Trust, SDSU Rev Bond Pymt, $9,541.43; Five-Star Awards & More, Supp, $195.00; Foerster Supply, Supp, $239.70; Four Corners Partnership, Store Rent, $2,628.58; FRRPA, FRRPA Lease, $24,844.00; G & R Controls, Boiler Repairs, $1,636.26; General Traffic Controls, Supp, $141.40; George's Pizza, Employee Recognition, $143.75; George's Sanitation, Sanitation Service, $60.00; Gorder, Mike/Andrea, Tower Lease Pymt, $485.82; Grainger, Supp, $270.69; Grand & Benedicts, Store Fixtures, $148.57; Gray Television Group, Contract Fee, $5,012.71; Graybar Electric, Supp, $1,781.28; GTP Acquisition Partners, Tower Lease Pymt, $4,274.57; Gyllling Data Mgmt, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $474.00; H & A Enterprises, Tower Lease Pymt, $621.31; Harkness, Trustee, Pauline, Tower Lease Pymt, $465.85; Hometown Service, Repair/Tires, $33.07; Hy-Vee, Supp, $36.44; Hy-Vee, Supp, $362.84; I.L.L Inc, Store Rent, $2,750.00; Independent Communications, Tower Lease Pymt, $900.00; Industrial Machine & Eng, Repairs/Supp, $600.00; Interstate Realty Ltd, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,825.05; Interstate Realty Ltd, Storage Rental, $148.00; Interstate TRS Fund Admin, Teleco Relay Service, $11,486.25; Iowa Colocation Center, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,520.88; Iowa Colocation Center, Utility Bill, $96.47; Johnson Design & Video, Supp, $350.00; Kenner Plumbing, Repairs/Supp, $184.07; Knettel, Trever, Travel, $692.82; Kruse, Dan, Travel, $64.00; KTIV TV, Tower Lease Pymt, $760.43; Landscape Garden Centers, Repair/Supp, $65.00; Lantsberger, Michael, Rent Pymt, $2,600.00; Larson, Jack, Travel, $64.00; Lewis Drug, Supp, $127.15; Lowe's, Supp, $1,444.37; M & T Fire & Safety, First Aid Supp, $34.50; Mahaney, Todd, Tower Lease Pymt, $608.35; Marsh & McLennan Agency, Vehicle Insurance, $1,719.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $260.06; Menard Trust, David/Shirley, Tower Lease Pymt, $763.42; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $19.83; Menards-Sx Falls E, Supp, $129.99; Menards-Sx Falls W, Supp, $83.56; Menards-Wtn, Supp, $53.88; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $1,231.72; Midcontinent, Tower Lease Pymt, $977.00; Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $1,280.60; Midwest Alarm, Monitoring Service, $92.46; Midwest Pest Control, Pest Control, $145.00; Mix Dry Cleaners, Cleaning/Repair, $80.00; Mr V's Prof. Body Shop, Vehicle Maint, $650.42; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $439.00; MyCoolCell, PCS Inv, $907.24; Nebraska Public Power, Utility Bill, $248.28; Neustar, LNP Fee, $4,205.76; Neustar Info Service, Contract Fee, $200.00; Nexstar Broadcasting, Contract Fee, $4,833.68; Nielsen's, Repair/Supp, $34.30; Northwest Iowa Telephone, PCS Access, $426.91; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $2,591.98; Novak Sanitary Service, Shredding, $247.70; NRTC, Contract Fee, $75,493.63; Office Elements, Maint/Supp, $177.67; Olinger, Brad, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $150.00; Party Depot, Supp, $280.62; Pearl Creek Investment, Store Rent, $4,553.03; Pete Lien & Sons, Chemicals, $4,171.66; Peterson AC & Heating, Repairs/Supp, $221.48; Pizza Ranch, Employee Recognition, $150.36; Power & Telephone Supply, Supp, $4,694.34; Power & Tele Supply, Unreg Inv, $1,076.00; Prairie Graphics, Supp/Uniforms, $355.50; Prostrollo Motor, Equip/Maint, $95.87; Prussman Contracting, Main Repair, $3,016.73; Reed, Jeff, Travel, $64.00; Register of Copyrights, Regulatory Fee, $3,107.70; Reisdorph, Lorraine, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,439.87; Ronning Property Mgmt, Storage Rental, $70.00; Runnings, Supp, $14.99; Sanford Health Occupational Medicine, Drug Screening, $42.00; SBA Structures, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,469.63; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Gas, $1,709.61; Schulte, Dan, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $130.00; SD Dept of Rev, Enhanced 911, $17,682.87; SD Municipal Electric Assoc,, Registration, $340.00; SD Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $153,253.26; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $832.78; Sherwin-Williams, Supp, $30.47; SHI International, Computer Equip & Supp, $8,421.42; Sx Falls PCS, Tower Lease Pymt, $3,069.67; Sx Falls Tower & Communications, LTE Tower & Site Work, $11,028.70; Sx Falls Utilities, Utility Bill, $682.85; Sx Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $660.00; Sx Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $251.84; Siouxland Forklift Ltd, Repairs/Supp, $300.30; SD Newspaper Assoc, Employment Advertising, $340.82; SD One Call, Locate Fee, $68.25; SDSU, Tower Lease Pymt, $1,256.18; South Sx City, Utility Bill, $640.23; Sprint, PCS Inventory, $71,171.89; Sprint PCS-Brookings Accessories, PCS Accessories, $8.75; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $3,370.00; Sturdevant Auto Supply, Supp, $371.80; Talley Communications, Connectors/Supp, $585.75; Tech Sales Co, Sampler Probe, $1,489.40; TeleCheck, Check Verification, $543.05; Test Point Medical, Drug Screening, $35.00; Tott's Conoco, Tower Lease Pymt, $598.95; Tott's Conoco, Gas, $241.95; Traffic Control, Signal Light Repair, $416.00; UPS, Freight, $508.10; USA Bluebook, Supp, $1,281.35; Vantage Point, Engineering Consulting, $350.00; Walker & Associates, Supp, $4,495.57; Watertown Utilities, Tower Lease Pymt, $2,472.00; Wesco, Supp, $358.80; WevikTrust, Eleanor, Tower Lease Pymt, $572.33; WW Tire, Equip Maint, $510.00; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $240.48; Fielder, Ashley, Refund Check, $400.00; Hansen, Trish, Refund Check, $420.00; Rossie , Luke, Tele Refund, $140.00; Snow, Amanda, Refund Check, $160.00; Whitaker, Carrie, Tele Refund, $105.00; Whitaker, Glen, Refund Check, $215.00. BIDS AWARDING OF BIDS The following bids were opened and read at 1:30 p.m. on February 21, 2018, and presented at this time for consideration and action. LTE TOWER & SITE WORK – SPECTRUM SAVING BASE BID TOTAL Sioux Falls Tower & Communications $68,618.83 $68,618.83 Tower Systems Inc. $86,921.00 $86,921.00 Vinco Inc. $65,800.00 $65,800.00 Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Harvey that the following low bids be approved: Vinco Inc, LTE Tower & Site Work – Spectrum Saving, in the amount of $65,800.00; and that, after reviewing the contracts for the above bids, that the President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager be authorized to execute the approved contract documents. All members present voted in favor of the motion. DIRECTORY RATE INCREASE OR 2019 DIRECTORY RATES Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Harvey to approve the 2019 Directory Rates as presented by staff. All members present voted in favor of the motion. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts to adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discussing marketing or pricing strategies. 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