HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2021_06_14Municipal Utilities Board June 14, 2021
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
June 14, 2021, via Webex with the following members present: Bartels, Carruthers, Hansen,
Harvey and Hawley.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held May 10, 2021, May 24, 2021 and May 26, 2021 were
read and approved.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Hawley that the following bills and claims
be approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
Advance Auto Parts, Supplies, $9.54; Advanced Engineering & Environmental Service,
Engineering Services, $907.25; A-I Computer Solutions, Supp, $89.97; Allegra, Printed Supp,
$2,440.35; Anderson, Chris, Travel, $49.50; Appeara, Supp, $50.80; Aqua-Tronics, Cable Fault
Locator Transmitter, $4,842.21; AT & T, Telco Settlement, $734.78; Austreim Landscaping,
Lawn Seeding, $1,214.00; Authorize.Net, Credit Card Processing Fee, $176.25; Avera
Occupational Medicine-Mitchell, Drug Screening, $72.00; B & B Manure, Sludge Removal,
$1,529.00; Badger Communications, Unreg Inventory, $8,324.72; Bally Sports North, Contract
Fee, $7,559.72; Bendix, Copier Maint, $1,884.00; Bluefin Payment Systems, Credit Card
Processing Fee, $11,402.44; Bobcat of Brookings, Supp/Equip Rental, $87.13; Border States
Electric, Supp, $6,455.19; Border States Electric, Unreg Inv, $50,067.84; Borns, Justin,
Easement, $32.50; Bowes Construction, Asphalt, $567.00; Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim,
$4,789.00; Brookings County Finance Office, License, $42.40; Brookings Credit Bureau,
Delinq. Account Collection, $761.37; Brookings Engraving, Shirts/Jacket, $267.84; Brookings
Engraving, Signs/Engraving, $36.00; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Office Utility Bill,
$51,419.95; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $1,365.00; Brookings Register, Advertising/Legals,
$1053.90; Brookings Vision Center, Safety Glasses, $350.00; Buhls Dry Cleaners & Linen,
Rug/Supp, $169.70; Calix, Annual License Renewal, $4,720.00; Calix, Support Agreement,
$14,695.00; Carquest Auto, Equip Maint, $352.47; CDW Government, Computer Supp/Support,
$152.72; CDW Government, Unreg Inv, $9,264.20; Central Bank, Employee Recognition,
$972.00; Century Business Products, Copier Maint, $1,378.61; Century Link, Tele Exp, $211.18;
CHR Solutions, Software Maint, $3,316.55; City of Brookings, Contract Fee, $6,949.13; City of
Brookings, Landfill Fee, $159.88; Core & Main, Supp, $15,803.46; Courtesy Plumbing,
Bathroom Remodel, $13,416.00; Courtesy Plumbing, Repair/Supp, $23.25; Credit Collections
Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $1,470.49; Crescent Electric, Unreg Inv, $1,151.76; Cubby's
Sports Bar& Grill, Meeting Supp, $99.55; Culligan, Bottled Water, $137.25; Dahmen, Tom,
Safety Glasses, $350.00; DeBeer Small Engine Repair, Equip Maint, $25.66; Dept of the
Treasury, Federal Tax, $7,890.81; DexYP, Advertising, $872.02; DHE, Maint Fee, $1,196.63;
Directory Resources, Software Maint, $1,250.00; Ditch Witch, Equip Maint, $615.75; Ethanol
Products, Chemicals, $1,659.04; Express Communications, Telco Settlement, $7,909.17; Farm &
Home Publishers, County Maps, $201.54; Fastenal, Supp, $55.27; First Bank & Trust, Bond
Pymt Series 2011, $36,264.59; First Bank & Trust Visa, Lodging/Car Rental, $4,083.93;
Flexible Pipe Tool, 2021 Jet/Vac Truck, $427,775.50; Flexible Pipe Tool, Sewer Camera Repair,
$3,495.70; Foerster Supply, Supp, $8,258.75; Foerster Testing Limited, Compaction Tests,
$3,425.00; Franz Reprographics, Maint/Supp, $162.62; Golden West Tech, Tech Support,
$4,945.47; Goldfield Telecom, Supp, $602.89; GP Auto, Vehicle Maint, $690.69; Grainger,
Supp, $505.04; Gray Television Group, Contract Fee, $16,951.35; Graybar Electric, Supp,
$1,405.77; Graybar Electric, Underground Conductor, $17,700.00; Graybar Electric, Unreg Inv,
$2,254.41; Hawkins Inc, Chemicals, $6,348.46; Helsper, McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC, Legal
Service, $4,475.00; Hibu-West, Advertising, $344.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $2,503.35;
Howe Inc, HVAC Maint, $14,595.94; Independent Communications, Contract Fee, $147.77;
Interstate All Battery Center, Supp, $27.90; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $568.07; Isenberg,
Joan, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $30.00; Jackrabbit Tire, Equip Maint, $169.90; Jensen, Judy,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $30.00; Jimmy Johns, Meeting Supp, $115.55; Johnson, Reva,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $30.00; Kenner Plumbing, Repairs/Supp, $42.29; KorTerra, Locate
Ticketing Software, $4,000.00; Kruse, Dan, Travel, $297.00; Level Lift, Concrete Raising,
$337.96; Lowe's, Supp, $56.94; Lumen, Telco Settlement, $272.22; Marsh & McLennan
Agency, Property Ins, $57,597.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $2,499.12; Matheson Tri-Gas, Supp,
$398.67; McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, Legal Service, $2,069.00; Mediacom, Broadband
Service, $97.84; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $688.86; Midcontinent, Contract Fee,
$523.75; Missouri River Energy, Supplemental Power, $988,869.23; Missouri River Energy,
WAPA Allocation, $217,207.98; Moss Adams, Consulting Service, $2,500.00; Mr V's
Professional Body Shop, Vehicle Maint, $1,892.47; Mullen Coughlin, Legal Service, $790.00;
MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $1,431.25; Napa Auto Parts, Supp, $168.97; Neustar Info
Service, Contract Fee, $399.95; Nexstar Broadcasting, Contract Fee, $8,191.85; Northwestern
Energy, Natural Gas, $1,940.67; Novak Sanitary Service, Shredding, $679.82; NRECA,
Publication, $72.00; Office Peeps, Supp, $512.03; One Source-The Background Check Co,
Employee Verification, $437.30; Opis Energy Group, Publication, $435.00; Owen, John, Travel,
$148.50; Pests B Dead, Pest Control, $155.00; Pete Lien & Sons, Chemicals, $14,842.62; Plains
Builders Exchange, Membership Dues, $1,238.00; Prairie Graphics, Supp/Uniforms, $1,005.00;
Prussman Contracting, Main Repairs, $2,254.20; Prussman Contracting, Sump Pump Pilot
Program, $16,336.69; Ramsdell F&M Ltd., Supp, $77.16; Redstone Tech, Maint Agreement,
$4,211.00; Reed, Jeff, Travel, $363.00; Rental Depot, Equip Rental, $23.95; Rients, Shane,
Travel, $511.50; Runnings, Supp, $1,185.22; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Gas, $4,391.68; SD Dept of
Health Lab, Testing W-WW Samples, $1,191.00; SD Dept of Rev, Enhanced 911, $8,601.95; SD
Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $145,234.70; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $16,785.79;
SDSU Dairy Plant, Meeting Supp, $193.29; Sioux Falls Utilities, Utility Bill, $110.73; Sioux
Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $1,320.00; SkillSurvey, Reference Check Responses,
$1,552.00; Sound Sensations, Light Bars, $613.93; SD Newspaper Assoc., Employment
Advertising, $388.86; SD One Call, Locate Fee, $473.55; Springbrook, Credit Card Processing
Fee, $1,947.10; Springbrook Holding, Software Support, $9,285.00; Sprint, PCS Phone Service,
$1,441.64; Strand, Chad, Travel, $324.50; Stuart C. Irby, Fiberglass Box Pads, $8,925.00;
Sturdevant Auto, Supp, $648.40; Sweeney Controls, Repair/Labor, $4,839.18; Swiden
Distributing, Supp, $268.50; Swiftel Communications, Office Phone Bill, $114,700.12; The UPS
Store, Freight, $532.82; T-Mobile, Tower Rent Reim, $93,562.96; Turfguard Lawn Service,
Weed Spraying, $990.00; Two Way Solutions, Repairs/Supp, $774.91; Uline, Supp, $818.29;
UPS, Freight, $153.42; US Postal Service, Postage, $9,000.00; Universal Service Adm., USAC
Contribution, $32,140.81; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $3,445.00; US Postmaster,
Annual Permit Fee, $558.00; USA Bluebook, Supp, $172.90; Utility Systems Science &
Software, Communication Service, $1,116.00; Vantage Point Solutions, Engineering Consulting,
$9,182.50; Water & Environmental Engineering Center, Analysis, $55.00; Wellmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield of SD, Benefit Plan Fee, $190.00; Wesco, Supp, $2,590.34; Wireless World, Supp,
$89.97; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $52.60.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Andersen, Gwen, $4.47; Balasooriya, Ovin, $134.44; Benson, Colby, $68.50; Birchem, Heather,
$699.97; Bretsch, Carey, $57.54; Broadacre Mbl Homes, $69.87; Brucker, Kari, $2.14; Carter,
Carol, $10.57; Chamberlain, Cydney, $63.00; Day, Nathan & Ashley, $39.92; Den-Wil
Investments, $22.38; Gallman, Charles, $46.17; Giegling, Beth, $68.22; Guthrie, Geoff, $63.75;
Ihnen, Katherin, $36.24; Johnson, Steven, $205.86; Jones, Isaac, $125.92; Karels, Noble, $46.17;
KB Properties, $71.50; KB Properties, $88.23; Kruse, Dwight, $65.75; McCown Gordon
Construction, $87.76; Moore Rentals, $21.62; Moore, Jessica, $383.27; Mulhair, Alicia,
$126.97; Nastase, Amy, $11.75; Ohlsen, Dylen Jeid, $26.42; Osvog, Lillian, $49.31; Posusta,
Madison, $21.38; Quanbeck, Joel, $19.43; Rigsby, Andrew, $51.90; Riles, Billie, $181.18;
Roden Rentals, $21.57; Rodriguez, Lisa, $57.54; Schulz, Andy, $42.75; SD Video/Danny's,
$13.92; Sewell, Stephen & Christine, $195.01; Solomon, Allen, $8.63; Southland Court, $57.28;
Stephens, Dabrisha, $10.64; Supa, Jacob, $85.87; Surface Preparation Technologies, $378.57;
Swift, Paul, $3.00; Taylor, Wade, $51.05; Torfason, Skuli, $24.06; Villbrandt, Trace, $54.96;
Voss, Shirley, $271.87; Wilen, Ryan, $146.68; Yan, Lin, $81.62.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (May): Electric, $237,509.02; Water, $100,271.82; Wastewater,
$96,117.98; Telephone, $335,118.53;
Retirement, $43,644.20; Social Security, $54,962.14; Insurance, $93,492.55; Deferred Comp,
$13,680.64;
Salary Changes: M. Kuechenmeister, $7,452.88; L. Julius, $15,233.33; J. Nielsen, $21.17; S.
Stulken, $23.26; A. Haberman, $31.85; B. Steffen, $38.70; T. Vander Wal, $7,995.86.
New Employees: T. Cook, $14.65; A. Fuhr, $13.70; D. Nichols, $13.70; Z. Price, $14.65; K.
Tesch, $13.70; A. Wakeman, $14.65; D. Behrens, $12.00; A. Brech, $18.32; J. Krcil, $13.51; N.
Lietz, $12.00; M. Redmond, $13.91; B. Scott, $24.78; B. Bjorklund, $18.14; D. Brutty, $18.14;
T. Dinkel, $14.75; L. Kreger, $18.14; S. Mathison, $18.14.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Hawley to adjourn to an executive session to
discuss competitive service offerings, review communication from legal counsel about pending
litigation and contractual matters. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
ADDENDA TO AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WITH SDSU
Motion was made by Hawley that the following Resolution No. 16-21 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 16 - 21
RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDENDA TO AGREEMENT
FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WITH
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the Board) that:
1. The Addenda entitled "Addenda to Agreement for Cooperative
Investigations" with South Dakota State University 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 14th day of June, 2021.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hansen. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE TRADED IN
Motion was made by Hawley that the following Resolution No. 17-21 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 17 - 21
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:
2009 International Jet Truck – Model 7000
VIN #1HTWNAZT59J073390
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 sold in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13.
Adopted this 14th day of June, 2021.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the
motion.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF WATER/SEWER MAINS AND CONNECTION INTO
THE CITY WATER/SEWER SYSTEM – PRINCE DRIVE
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels that the application for extension of
water/sewer mains and connection into the city water/sewer system requested by TK Samuelson
Enterprises, LLC in the Daktronics area – Industrial Park Addition (east side of Prince Drive), be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
The Telecommunications Regulated Strategic Priorities were reviewed with the Utility
Board. No action was taken.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hawley, seconded by Bartels to adjourn to an executive session to
discuss personnel matters. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President