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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2019_12_09Municipal Utilities Board December 9, 2019 City of Brookings Greg Dean of the South Dakota Telephone Association met with the Utility Board, staff and area legislators at 12:00 p.m. to update them on expected telecommunications issues in this year’s legislature. The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2019, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Bartels, Carruthers, Hansen, Harvey and Pitts. MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting held November 12, 2019 and the special meeting held November 25, 2019 were read and approved. ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda was adopted. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels that the following bills and claims be approved. 4Nu-Praxair Dist, Supplies, $14.26; 605 Custom Design, Uniforms, $2,217.75; 911 Datamaster, Software, $997.50; Accela, Credit Card Processing Fees, $1,293.89; Accela, Software Support, $3,763.00; Advanced Media Tech, Supplies, $333.50; A-I Computer Solutions, Supp, $119.98; AlphaMedia, Advertising, $2,250.00; American Fence, Western Substation Fence, $67,109.50; Appeara, Supp, $285.55; Aramark, Supp, $357.40; AT & T, Telco Settlement, $726.19; Atlas Copco Compressors, Supp, $214.75; Aureon Network Services, Wireless Transport, $176.15; Authorize.Net, Credit Card Processing Fee, $160.10; B & B Manure, Sludge Removal, $4,560.25; Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $200.00; BICSI, Membership Dues, $1,395.00; Bluefin Payment Systems, Credit Card Processing Fee, $11,518.71; Border States, Supp, $1,373.02; Border States, Unreg Inv, $10,708.00; Bork, Bonney, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $150.00; Borns Group, Postage, $2,515.08; Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $3,358.00; Brookings County Finance, License, $168.20; Brookings Credit Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $55.34; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Office Utility Bill, $52,291.09; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $2,580.00; BSG Clearing Solutions, Telco Settlement, $101.44; Calix, GPON Equipment, $106,346.49; Carquest, Equip Maint, $151.99; CCH, Publication, $147.37; CDW Gov., Supp, $1,151.79; Century Link, Tele Exp, $987.67; Century Link, Interconnections, $5,066.92; Century Link, Telco Settlement, $544.48; Chesterman, Bottled Water, $23.60; CHR Solutions, Annual Maint, $132,455.40; CHR Solutions, Software Maint, $1,039.17; Christenson, Cody, Travel, $263.58; City of Beresford, Utility Bill, $191.07; City of Brookings, 22nd Ave Reconstruction, $374,335.31; City of Brookings, Central Substation Site Work, $46,760.68; City of Brookings, Water/Sewer 20th St S., $317,724.70; City of Brookings, Landfill Fee, $158.98; City of Sergeant Bluff, Utility Bill, $217.66; City of Sx City Iowa, Fire Permit, $25.00; City of Vermillion, Utility Bill, $475.11; Core & Main, Supp, $1,510.90; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $294.00; Credit Collections Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $1,402.73; Culligan, Bottled Water, $158.50; Culligan, Bottled Water, $26.50; Dakota Riggers & Tool, Supp, $222.34; Dascom Systems Group, Encoder/Decoder, $6,270.40; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $57.00; Dept of the Treasury, Fed Tax, $6,201.22; DHE, Maint Fee, $1,196.63; ETS Lindgren, Unreg Inv, $19,350.00; Express Communications, Telco Settlement, $9,390.77; Express Services, Temp Help, $1,044.54; Fastenal, Supp, $91.57; Fibercomm, Broadband Service, $532.69; First Bank & Trust, Bond Pymt Series 2011, $36,466.26; Foerster Supply, Supp, $608.70; Fox Scientific, Supp, $197.94; Fox Sports Net North, Contract Fee, $7,605.15; Franz Reprographics, Maint/Supp, $25.00; G & R Controls, Equip/Maint, $88.22; Gacke Enterprise, Lime Sludge Removal, $20,302.50; General Repair Service, Repair/Supp, $384.31; Golden West, Tech Support, $4,564.50; Grainger, Supp, $128.52; Gray Television Group, Contract Fee, $10,109.40; Graybar Electric, Supp, $4,969.57; Graymont Capital, Chemicals, $3,778.90; Hawkins Inc, Chemicals, $549.78; H-D Electric, Utility Bill, $337.48; Heier, Kevin, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $425.00; Hibu-West, Advertising, $431.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $27.68; Hometown Service, Vehicle Maint, $66.00; Iheartmedia, Advertising, $3,756.67; Independent Communication, Contract Fee, $3,892.70; Industrial Machine & Eng., Repairs/Supp, $310.00; Interstate Telecom, Circuit Lease, $36,093.44; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $484.82; iQmetrix USA, RMS/POS Software Fee, $2,260.00; Johme, Ashley, Travel, $21.46; Justice Fire & Safety, Fire Extinguisher/Maint, $43.00; Keysight Tech, Support Agreement, $1,957.50; Knettel, Trever, Travel, $503.70; KPHR, Advertising, $800.00; Krier & Blain, CO HVAC System, $14,950.60; KXLG-FM, Advertising, $2,500.00; L G Everist, Crushed Quartzite, $7,018.61; Laake, Aaron, Travel, $1,148.42; Lamar Companies, Advertising, $4,500.00; Lewis Drug, Supp, $2.58; Luze, Philip, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $593.02; Matheson Tri-Gas, Supp, $151.50; Mediacom, Broadband Service, $89.95; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $14.97; Metering & Tech Solutions, Meter Bases, $2,858.19; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $1,066.95; Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $616.02; Midcontinent, Contract Fee, $465.00; Midwest Communications, Advertising, $3,085.00; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $385.00; Nardini Fire Equipment, Fire Extinguisher/Maint, $604.68; Nielson, Brandi, Travel, $255.72; North West Rec, Utility Bill, $148.09; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $12.81; Office Elements, Maint/Supp, $102.33; Office Peeps, Supp, $898.17; Otter Tail, Utility Bill, $143.21; Parker, Jay, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; Pests B Dead, Pest Control, $150.00; POSDATA Group, Supp, $719.61; Powell Broadcasting, Advertising, $3,000.00; Power & Telephone Supply, Supp, $1,216.20; Power Monitors, Supp, $810.92; Runnings, Supp, $2,136.87; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Gas, $5'595.48; Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Supp, $1,228.00; SD Dept of Health Lab, Testing W- WW Samples, $487.00; SD Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $208,515.15; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $82,359.33; Servicemaster, Janitorial Service, $280.00; SHI International, Computer Equip/Software, $620.40; Sioux Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $1,375.82; SD Public Assurance Alliance, 2020 Liability Insurance, $196,372.70; Southeastern Electric, Utility Bill, $466.68; Sprint, PCS Phone Service, $2,241.20; Sprint, PCS Service Fee, $113,008.78; Sprint, PCS Inventory, $162,814.60; Sprint, PCS Accessories, $463.49; Stanwick, Kylie, Travel, $297.22; Staples, Supp, $71.88; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $3,840.00; Stein Sign Display, Repair/Signs, $11,040.54; Stoltenburg, Audie, Travel, $930.14; Sturdevant Auto, Supp, $62.22; Stutelberg, Craig, Travel, $188.76; Swanson, Nancy, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $250.00; Swiftel Communications, Office Phone Bill, $117,796.57; TeamViewer GmbH, Software Subscription, $594.00; Tessier's, Repairs/Supp, $188.88; UPS Store, Freight, $725.88; Thompson, Mark, Travel, $657.18; Thompson, Ryan, Travel, $236.00; Top Notch Cleaning, Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tower Distribution, Contract Fee, $330.01; Townsquare Media, Advertising, $3,757.00; Tuenge, Brian, PCS Refund, $85.19; UPS, Freight, $646.66; Universal Service Adm, USAC Contribution, $81,015.03; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $3,445.00; Van Bergen & Markson, Supp, $63.12; Vandersnick, Nathan, Travel, $33.00; Walsh, Debra, Travel, $371.40; Watertown Utilities, Utility Bill, $967.58; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD, Benefit Plan Fee, $223.25; Wesco, Supp, $2,781.00; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $1,243.96; Xerox, Copier Maint, $73.75; Young Door Service, Labor/Repair, $156.06. The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds: Aspon, Lisa, $294.20; Baffour-Asamoah, Krystal & Frank, $61.55; Finicky & Oak, $13.82; Gohring, Henrietta, $15.17; Grunewaldt, Kevin, $113.07; Haich, Alicia, $70.08; Hein, April, $45.80; Jenks, Erin, $45.80; Lamoreux, Jeffrey, $167.12; Loberg, Tessa, $185.06; London, Nancy, $89.68; Lucas, Dennis, $149.72; McKeown, Gary, $13.76; Midwestern Bio Ag, $117.87; Neuberger, Harold, $7.65; Penick, Eileen, $117.48; Riley, Edna, $20.20; Rindels, Shelby, $65.61; RNR Development, $96.58; Rounds Construction, $164.47; Sayler Properties, $7.15; Teahouse Properties, $76.04; Tom, Jacqueline, $174.61; Trinity Electric, $1,560.00; Weinberg, Alberta, $5.24; Windsor Estates, $57.52; Yata, Franck, $54.68. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Department Salaries (November): Electric, $208,662.95; Water, $105,914.29; Wastewater, $85,674.68; Telephone, $502,661.44; Retirement, $54,106.21; Social Security, $62,895.56; Insurance, $116,099.38; Deferred Comp, $15,282.62; Salary Changes: L. Avila, $15.07*; L. Hutchinson, $13.30*; C. Stutelberg, $4,147.01*; A. Haberman, $26.49; B. Steffen, $29.41; New Hires: A. Casey, $10.64*; D. Cramer, $10.64*. *Plus commission. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Hansen to adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and to review communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discuss marketing or pricing strategies. All members present voted in favor of the motion. The Board reconvened in open session. SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE DESTROYED – ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 30-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 30 - 19 RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WHEREAS the City of Brookings Municipal Utilities owns property which is no longer necessary, useful or suitable for municipal purposes; and WHEREAS said property is as follows: Phone Cases 310 Phone Chargers 7 Speaker 1 Miscellaneous Wireless Equipment 19 Screen Protectors 238 Residential ONT UPS’s 32 Multiple Dwelling Unit ONT UPS 1 Set Top Boxes 180 Comtrend VDSL Modems 19 Comtrend Wireless Routers 12 Dlink Routers 6 DSL Wireless Routers 59 BEC Switch 1 Coax Bridges 63 Comtrend Switches 21 Network Bridges 2 DSL Filters 3 Arlington Mounting Plate 1 Valve Locators 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Board hereby orders that the above referenced property be declared surplus equipment to be destroyed in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: _______________________________ ______________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion. SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE TRADED IN –TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 31-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 31 - 19 RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT WHEREAS the City of Brookings Municipal Utilities owns property which is no longer necessary, useful or suitable for municipal purposes; and WHEREAS said property is as follows: 80 Calix ONT Cards NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Board hereby orders that the above referenced property be declared surplus equipment to be traded in on replacement property in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: _______________________________ ______________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion. FINAL PAYMENT ON THE WESTERN SUBSTATION FENCE Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 32-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 32 - 19 RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT ON THE WESTERN SUBSTATION FENCE BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final payment in the amount of $67,109.50 to American Fence Company be approved for the Western Substation Fence Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: _________________________________ _________________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion. CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITH MRES AND CITY OF BROOKINGS Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 33-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 33 - 19 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITH MISSOURI BASIN MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY DBA MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES AND CITY OF BROOKINGS BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the Board) that: 1. The United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration Contract for Administrative Services with Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency dba Missouri River Energy Services and the City of Brookings, South Dakota be hereby approved. 2. The President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager be hereby authorized to execute the approved contract documents. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: ____________________________ ______________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion. FINAL PAYMENT ON THE SWIFTEL HVAC UPGRADE Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 34-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 34 - 19 RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT ON THE CENTRAL OFFICE HVAC SYSTEM BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final payment in the amount of $14,950.60 to Krier and Blain Inc. be approved for the Central Office HVAC System project at Swiftel Office. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: _________________________________ _________________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion. FIRST READING OF AMENDMENT TO WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS The proposed amendment to the Water Rules and Regulations, Section 3-1 was reviewed. Motion was made by Carruthers, Bartels, seconded by Carruthers to approve the first reading of the proposed amendment to Section 3-1 of the Water Rules and Regulations. All members present voted in favor of the motion. PURCHASE APPROVAL OF NEW DUMP TRUCK THROUGH THE STATE OF SD Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels to approve the purchase of a new dump truck from I-State Truck Center (2901 W. 60th St N. Sioux Falls, SD 57107) through the State of South Dakota Office of Procurement Management bid list, IFB 1030, Contract #17111, in the amount of $108,829.00. All members present voted in favor of the motion. CANCELLING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING CHECKS Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 35-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 35 - 19 RESOLUTION CANCELLING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING CHECKS WHEREAS, Brookings Municipal Utilities has issued checks that have been outstanding for more than one hundred eighty days. WHEREAS, SDCL 9-23-21 allows for cancellation of checks not timely presented. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following checks (see listing below) be cancelled and the proper accounts be credited as follows: Electric Fund $2,758.84 Telephone Fund $3,525.28 Total $6,284.12 REPORT OF OPEN CHECKS ELECTRIC FUND 603 THROUGH DATE - 06/30/19 CHECK NO. CHECK DATE AMT. OF CHECK VENDOR NAME 131365 07/09/2018 $49.30 Kathleen Apland 131430 07/09/2018 $24.26 Kevin & Lindsey Hanson 131491 07/09/2018 $2.90 Raymond Mittan 131563 07/09/2018 $72.09 Trevor Thomas 131570 07/09/2018 $16.93 Allison Van Horn 131574 07/09/2018 $208.43 Scott Wagner 131581 07/09/2018 $47.96 Mike Williamson 132403 09/10/2018 $5.55 Samantha Brust 132595 09/10/2018 $248.90 David Wieseler 133057 10/22/2018 $100.00 Mustafa Salem Alluhaibi 133078 10/22/2018 $400.00 Bryon Burroughs 133301 11/13/2018 $4.05 Schawanna Baker 133428 11/13/2018 $176.23 Matthew Korus 133432 11/13/2018 $29.00 Evan Lemire 134274 01/14/2019 $150.00 Barbara Geise 134317 01/14/2019 $28.00 Evan Lemire 134500 01/28/2019 $400.00 Jim A Foarde 135178 03/08/2019 $77.48 David Mulbah 136291 06/10/2019 $160.35 Alan & Traci Dixon 136298 06/10/2019 $118.28 Zachary Frank 136314 06/10/2019 $8.35 Logan Lesnar 136324 06/10/2019 $430.78 Samantha Reyes REPORT OF OPEN CHECKS TELEPHONE FUND 611 THROUGH DATE - 06/30/19 CHECK NO. CHECK DATE AMT. OF CHECK VENDOR NAME 131375 07/09/2018 $17.37 Dillon Blaschko 131406 07/09/2018 $255.33 Traci Dixon 131423 07/09/2018 $6.72 Breanne Gober 131432 07/09/2018 $6.58 Ryan Hartman 131438 07/09/2018 $47.66 Sarah Hernandez 131470 07/09/2018 $113.53 Jake Larson 131471 07/09/2018 $42.47 Sylvia Larson 131473 07/09/2018 $43.34 Bailey Lear 131509 07/09/2018 $38.07 Je Wook Park 131517 07/09/2018 $102.11 Sean Pinkert 131520 07/09/2018 $43.08 Sepesitiano Pupungatoa 131521 07/09/2018 $9.04 Alanna Ragle 131527 07/09/2018 $106.78 Jennifer Rohlik 131547 07/09/2018 $45.51 Alyssa Sims 131555 07/09/2018 $14.31 Alexandra Stetter 131572 07/09/2018 $30.90 Morgan Vandervorst 131583 07/09/2018 $8.43 Amos Wipf 131586 07/09/2018 $65.39 Allen Workman 131850 08/13/2018 $54.38 Tyler Babcock 131854 08/13/2018 $46.52 Olivia Bartel 131961 08/13/2018 $2.18 Baylee Groos 132006 08/13/2018 $84.75 Shannon McCray 132126 08/13/2018 $54.38 Danica Weber 132132 08/13/2018 $209.07 Allen Workman 132425 09/10/2018 $151.37 Scott Cowan 132450 09/10/2018 $14.02 Elizabeth Fox 132462 09/10/2018 $53.38 Trent Greschke 132524 09/10/2018 $305.25 PCHS LLC 132565 09/10/2018 $20.60 Andrew Staufer 132576 09/10/2018 $28.11 Alexander Thurber 132594 09/10/2018 $99.58 Micah Wiese 132912 10/09/2018 $2.18 Cheyenne Hron 132984 10/09/2018 $25.43 Marilyn Robbins 133035 10/09/2018 $10.88 Kassandra Vanhecke 133396 11/13/2018 $27.22 Jeff Hansen 133496 11/13/2018 $58.30 Ahmed Salama 133563 11/13/2018 $42.16 Selomon Zere 133846 12/10/2018 $24.68 Brooke Lorenzen 134169 12/21/2018 $104.56 West Coast Steak & Seafood 134266 01/14/2019 $67.53 David Flanery 134316 01/14/2019 $29.06 Orpha Leibel 134416 01/14/2019 $231.11 Derek Wendt 134820 02/11/2019 $91.98 Sylvan Learning 135143 03/08/2019 $32.96 ILS-Wayport Inc 135154 03/08/2019 $6.03 Luann Kroschel 135225 03/08/2019 $2.18 Nicole Stemwedel 135255 03/25/2019 $190.00 Dean Anderson 135319 03/25/2019 $180.00 Jim Foarde 135390 03/25/2019 $3.48 Tara Reihe 135464 04/08/2019 $65.56 Tanner Carl-Berger 135862 05/13/2019 $111.83 Dalal Binhamdan 135973 05/13/2019 $4.21 Moustaf Khalaf 136066 05/13/2019 $73.77 Dmitry Suspitsyn 136319 06/10/2019 $17.67 Masonic Temple 136333 06/10/2019 $2.29 Khropa Vijayaragavan Adopted this 9th day of December 2019. ATTEST: _________________________________ _________________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion. DELINQUENT WRITE OFFS Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 36-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 36 - 19 RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO WRITE OFF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS FOR UTILITIES AND TELEPHONE DEPARTMENTS BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that pursuant to SDCL 9-22-4, the accounts attached hereto are hereby determined to be uncollectible and shall be removed from the records and disclosed on this year's financial report. Evidence of such debt shall be retained by the Utilities to support subsequent collections of said accounts. Electric $ 60,304 Telephone – Wireline $ 46,680 Telephone – Wireless $203,426 Wastewater $ 19,778 Water $ 13,918 Refuse $ 5,409 TOTAL $349,515 Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: ________________________________ _________________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion. POLICY MANUAL AMENDMENT Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 37-19 be approved. RESOLUTION NO. 37 - 19 RESOLUTION AMENDING POLICY MANUAL WHEREAS a comprehensive statement of policy governing the organizational and operational affairs of the Brookings Municipal Utility has been adopted by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the “Board”), which statement is now on file in the office of the Executive Vice President/General Manager; and WHEREAS after due consideration the Board finds that an amendment to the Personnel Policy, Section 308.03, Leave of Absence Policy; as set forth in said statement should be made. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Policy Manual be amended as shown on the attached. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ATTEST: _______________________________ ______________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion. BIDS AWARDING OF BIDS SET TOP BOXES – TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT Bids were received from Power & Telephone, Advanced Media Technology and Innovative Systems (see attached) for the Set Top Boxes. These bids were awarded per unit price per motion listed below. A detailed bid tab is available at the BMU Office. Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Pitts that the following low bids amounts as stated above be approved: Set Top Boxes: Power & Telephone Supply: Item 1.1; Item 1.2; Item 1.3; Item 5.1; Advanced Media Technology: Item 4.2; Item 4.3; Item 4.4; Item 4.5; Item 4.6; Item 4.8; Item 4.11; and Innovative Systems: Item 2.1; Item 5.2; Item 5.3; Item 5.4 Item 5.5; 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. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT BIDS FIBER OPTIC BLOWING MACHINE – TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts that authorization be given to advertise for bids for Fiber Optic Blowing Machine for the Telephone Department. All members present voted in favor of the motion. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ______________________________ _____________________________ Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President