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Municipal Utilities Board May 28, 2024
City of Brookings
A special meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 11:45 a.m. on Monday,
May 28th, 2024, via Microsoft Teams with the following members present: Bartels, Carruthers,
Hansen, Hawley and President Harvey.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Hawley that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
605 Custom Design LLC, Uniforms, $4391.50; ADP, Inc, Payroll Processing Fee, $3028.54;
Advanced Engineering & Environmental Service, Engineering Services, $9917.65; Allegra,
Printed Supplies, $64.82; Appeara, Supplies, $70.24; Avera Medical Group Occupation, Drug
Screening, $35.18; Avera Occupational Medicine-Mitchell, Drug Screening, $51.00; Banner
Associates Inc, Engineering Consulting, $2275.50; Bierschbach Equipment, Supplies, $587.73;
Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens & Prendergast, LLP, Legal Service, $562.50; Border States Elec
Supply, Supplies, $5298.35; Border States Elec Supply, Systems/Cabling Inv, $120.00; Border
States Elec Supply, Uniforms, $9789.94; Briggs, Ken, Event Supplies, $68.23; Brookings
Engraving, Supplies, $22.00; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Petty Cash, $60.00; Brookings
Municipal Utilities, Service Application Fee, $94.16; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $2100.00;
Brookings Register, Advertising/Legals, $508.96; Carquest Auto Supply, Work Equip
Maintenance/Supplies, $11.03; Carrier Management Systems Inc, Annual Support Maintenance,
$9772.50; Carrier Management Systems Inc, Subscription, $1210.00; CDW Government Inc,
Computer Supplies, $176.43; CDW Government Inc, Systems/Cabling Inv, $9076.00; Century
Business Products, Printer/Copier Maintenance, $1900.49; Chase, Paul, Travel, $141.60;
Chemco Systems LP, Supplies, $613.94; Choco Latte, Event Supplies, $120.00; City of
Brookings Landfill, Landfill Fee, $300.68; City of Vermillion, Tower Lease Payment, $770.00;
Core & Main, Supplies, $4817.93; Courtesy Plumbing Inc., Repair/Supplies, $566.20; Credit
Collections Bureau, Delinq. Account Collection, $363.36; Dakota Service & Repair, Supplies,
$8.97; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies, $1227.89; Dakota Supply Group, Systems/Cabling Inv,
$44.79; Dave's Window Cleaning, Inc, Window Service, $102.00; Decked, Supplies, $2349.98;
DGR Engineering Inc, Engineering Service, $34697.34; Double K Sales & Detailing LLC, Work
Equipment Maintenance, $1123.52; EDM International, Inc, PhaseTrakker/Freight, $6350.00;
Einspahr Auto Plaza, Vehicle Maintenance, $28.62; Electrical Engineering & Equip Co,
Generator Repair, $4723.54; Elevate Drone Services LLC, Drone Service, $200.00;
Environmental Laboratories, Inc, Water Analysis, $1020.00; Express Communications, Inc.,
Telco Settlement, $11026.59; Farmers Implement Irrigation, Supplies, $1573.58; Fastenal
Company, Supplies, $424.27; First Bank & Trust Visa, Lodging/Car Rental/Registration,
$4961.27; Flagshooter, Paint, $2850.00; Foerster Supply Inc, Supplies, $670.00; FRRPA,
FRRPA Lease, $9667.40; G & R Controls, Equipment Repair/Supplies, $697.49; Goldfield
Telecom LC, Switches/Licenses/Power Supply, $26111.00; Grainger, Supplies, $65.82; Graybar
Electric Company, Supplies, $1765.44; Graybar Electric Company, Systems/Cabling Inv,
$1234.70; H & A Enterprises, Tower Lease Payment, $922.37; Hawkins Inc, Chemicals,
$3929.00; HDR, Inc, Engineering Service, $286692.71; Helsper, McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC,
Legal Service, $3200.00; Henkin Schultz Comm Arts, Communications Consultant, $18767.25;
Highline Construction Inc., Transmission Line Repair, $19120.00; Hiltunen, Erik, Travel,
$17.70; Hiltunen, Trent, Travel, $53.10; Hometown Service & Tire LLC, Vehicle Maintenance,
$934.03; Hy-Vee #55635, Supplies, $437.82; Iconectiv, LLC, LNP Fee, $657.65; Industrial
Machine & Engineering, LLC, Repairs/Supplies, $470.00; Interstate All Battery Center,
Supplies, $938.80; Interstate TRS Fund Admin, Teleco Relay Service, $6987.26; Jackrabbit Tire
Company, Work Equipment Maintenance, $248.20; John Deere Financial, Supplies, $121.58;
KorTerra Inc, Locate Ticketing Software, $6690.00; Kruse, Dan, Travel, $318.60; L G Everist
Inc, Gravel, $171.26; Level Lift, LLC, Concrete Raising, $765.31; Lewis Drug Inc, Supplies,
$67.19; Localogy, Directory Rates/Data, $58.14; Lowe's, Supplies, $16.10; Mack, Brayton,
Travel, $53.10; Mack, Scott, Travel, $422.61; Malloy Electric, Repairs/Supplies, $434.89;
Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $254.31; Martin's Inc, Hand Pump, $250.00; McGrath North Mullin &
Kratz, Legal Service, $3531.50; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $21.22; Millennium,
Inventory, $5011.50; Missouri River Energy Services, Registration, $5100.00; Missouri River
Energy Services, Supplemental Power, $1015239.61; Missouri River Energy Services, WAPA
Allocation, $219223.72; Muth Electric Inc, Generator Wiring, $9682.00; Muth Electric Inc,
WWTP Wiring, $30718.53; MVTL Laboratories Inc., Wastewater Analysis, $957.28; Niklason
Masonary, Concrete/Supplies, $1520.00; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $494.06; NRTC,
TV Programs Fee, $91287.48; Office Peeps Inc, Supplies, $99.98; Open System International,
Inc, Annual SCADA Support, $32421.00; Owen, John, Travel, $17.70; Paragon Health &
Wellness, Drug Screening, $140.00; Pete Lien & Sons Inc, Chemicals, $5253.01; Pizza Ranch,
Employee Recognition, $89.74; Prussman Contracting Inc, Main Repair/Equipment Rental,
$1671.50; Qdoba Mexican Grill, Event Supplies, $727.25; Quadient, Inc., Postage Meter Rental,
$503.30; Ramsdell F&M Ltd., LP Fill, $14.13; RC First Aid, Supplies, $105.50; Resco,
Supplies, $147.16; Riverside Technologies, Inc., Laptops, $3848.00; Runnings, Supplies,
$415.84; Schomp's Mechanical Services, Labor/Supplies, $4029.99; Schoon's Pump N' Pak,
Vehicle Gasoline, $5097.64; Schwartz Manure Hauling & Septic Service Inc, Sludge Removal,
$1240.00; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $334.48; Sioux Falls Crane & Hoist, Inc, Crane
Service, $524.83; Skinner Striping, Asphalt, $4897.97; South Dakota One Call, Locate Fee,
$481.95; Stein Sign Display, Repair/Signs, $240.00; Stuart C. Irby, Supplies, $1406.25;
Sturdevant's Auto Value, Supplies, $9.95; Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC, Supplies,
$85.38; Thryv, Advertising, $436.02; Treatment Resources, Inc., Supplies, $750.00; Tropical
Smoothie Cafe, EFP Meeting Supplies, $80.05; United Parcel Service, Freight, $33.80; USA
Bluebook, Supplies, $445.85; Vantage Point Solutions Inc., Engineering Consulting, $1325.00;
Verizon, Phone Service, $20.02; Vermeer High Plains, Supplies, $695.00; Volkers, Matt, Travel,
$707.47; Walker & Associates Inc, Supplies, $408.00; Wesco, Supplies, $6674.80; Wesco,
Transformers, $16484.00; Winter Contracting, LLC, Interceptor Replacement Phase 3,
$983965.84; WW Tire Service Inc, Work Equipment Maintenance, $35.00; Xcel Energy/NSP,
Utility Bill, $17.91; , , $; 517 6TH ST LLC, Refund Check, $200.00; 517 6TH ST LLC, Refund
Check, $200.00; ADEE, KYLE & JULIA, Refund Check, $150.00; Airheart, Aelin, Telephone
Refund, $69.45; Bartling, Robert, Telephone Refund, $160.69; Bertram, Lori, Telephone
Refund, $185.00; Buisker, Nathan, Telephone Refund, $52.71; Carlson, Sara, Telephone Refund,
$52.71; Cutshall, David, Telephone Refund, $30.64; Eberline, Katherine, Telephone Refund,
$445.00; HALVORSON, MARK & VIRGINIA, Refund Check, $340.00; Hammon, Richard,
Telephone Refund, $62.33; Harste, Lauren, Telephone Refund, $52.71; Harvey, Ralph,
Telephone Refund, $3.83; HEREDIA, ANGEL, Refund Check, $100.00; Hoffman, Mary,
Telephone Refund, $19.72; HOFFMAN, MARY JO, Refund Check, $73.08; ID8
ARCHITECTURE LLC, Refund Check, $250.00; INNOVATION ENTERPRISE, Refund
Check, $114.78; Kelly, Alexandria, Telephone Refund, $53.42; Lee, Rick, Telephone Refund,
$7.91; Long, Brandon, Telephone Refund, $27.57; Meyer, Lee Ann, Conserve/Demand
Incentive, $25.00; MOBERG, CARL, Refund Check, $31.11; Molengraaf, Brent, Telephone
Refund, $72.86; Myers, Kaye, Telephone Refund, $65.90; NAPVIG, CATIE, Refund Check,
$47.35; Ochsner, Justin, Telephone Refund, $27.57; PETERSON, LOGAN A, Refund Check,
$36.66; POWELL, CLINTON & ANDREA, Refund Check, $450.00; R & B PROPERTIES
LLC, Refund Check, $51.58; R & B PROPERTIES LLC, Refund Check, $62.19; Sand, Dana,
Telephone Refund, $60.61; SCOOTER'S COFFEE, Refund Check, $1700.00; SIEGEL, CJ,
Refund Check, $285.00; SILVA, JOSELYN, Refund Check, $500.00; Wagner, Dale, Telephone
Refund, $19.19
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE SOLD
Motion was made by Hansen that the following Resolution No. 17-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 17 - 24
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS
EQUIPMENT TO BE SOLD
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:
2012 John Deere 310SK Tractor Backhoe
VIN #1T0310SKACE224003
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 provision of SDCL 6-13.
Adopted this 28th day of May, 2024.
ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hawley. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
WATER RATE ADJUSTMENT
Motion was made by Hawley that the following Resolution No. 18-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 18 - 24
RESOLUTION AMENDING WATER RATE SCHEDULE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Utilities
Board Rules and Regulations governing the Water Utility, Article IV, Rates and Charges,
Section 3-2 and 3-3 be amended to read as follows:
RATES AND CHARGES
WATER SYSTEM
Section 3-2. Residential
A residential user shall be defined as a domestic dwelling unit such as houses, mobile
homes, and permanent multi-family dwellings with a separate water meter.
The owner or occupant of each residential premise to which water is supplied by
Brookings Municipal Utilities shall pay a service charge per meter dependent upon the size of
meter as set forth below.
Service Charges:
Meter Size Monthly Service Charges
5/8”, 3/4” or 1” $22.00
1 ¼” or 1 ½” $69.50
2” $102.50
Service charges for all meters larger than 2” shall be made according to the Commercial
Service Charge Schedule. Service charges will be determined at the time application is
made.
Usage Charge:
The following rates shall be applicable to all water provided during the monthly billing
period:
All Cubic Feet $1.239 per 100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2023 Bond Issue $2.450/100 cu. Ft. water used
The following additional conditions shall be applicable to all water provided during the
billing periods ending in July, August and September:
Each customer will be assigned a Summer Peak Usage Adjustment Level (SPUAL). The
SPUAL will be set at an amount equal to 300% of the greater of the Winter Residential
City Monthly Average (WRCMA) or the average of the customer’s most recent usage for
the billing cycles ending in December, January, February and March at the customer’s
current residence. The WRCMA will be calculated each year (rounded up to the nearest
tenth) after the billing cycle ending in March. Usage data from the most recent previous
three year’s billing cycles ending in December, January, February and March will be
used in the calculation (12 bills in all).
Any customer who does not have water usage history with the utility at the premises at
which he or she has requested service shall be assigned the WRCMA for purposes of
computing their SPUAL.
All water consumed above the assigned SPUAL on bills dated July, August and
September will be provided at the rate of two times the published rate per 100 cu. ft. of
water.
Irrigation water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.30 1.40. The service charge shall be $7.00 per billing cycle for
billing cycles ending November through April for irrigation meters left in place during these
billing periods.
A $50.00 fee shall be applied to all reinstalled irrigation meters.
Rural water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.10.
Rural water rates for customers connected to the Aurora distribution line are determined
by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service charge by a factor of 1.10.
Section 3-3. Water – Commercial/Industrial/Institutional
A Commercial user shall include any facility operating as a business, either profit or
nonprofit, and all publicly owned facilities, except consumers listed under residential, industrial,
and institutional.
An Industrial user is an entity permitted by Brookings Municipal Utilities Industrial
Waste Pretreatment Program.
An Institutional user shall include an entity of local, state, or federal government,
including colleges, and universities, that discharge to the wastewater collection system through
one or more master connections as opposed to individual connections for each building. An
Institutional user may operate its own private collection system.
The owner or occupant of each non-residential premise to which water is supplied by
Brookings Municipal Utilities shall pay a service charge per meter dependent upon the size of
meter as set forth below.
Service Charges:
Meter Size Monthly Service Charges
5/8 ”, ¾ ” or 1 ” $ 22.00
1 ¼ ” or 1 ½ ” $ 69.50
2 ” $ 102.50
3 ” $ 200.00
4 ” $ 305.50
6 ” $ 594.00
8 ” $1,015.00
10 ” $1,445.00
Service charges will be determined at the time application is made.
Usage Charge:
The following rates shall be applicable to all water provided during the monthly billing
period:
All Cubic Feet $1.239 per 100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2023 Bond Issue $2.450/100 cu.ft. water used
The following additional conditions shall be applicable to all water provided during the
billing periods ending in July, August and September:
Each customer will be assigned a Summer Peak Usage Adjustment Level (SPUAL). The
SPUAL will be set at an amount equal to 300% of the greater of the Winter City Monthly
Average (WCMA) or the average of the customer’s most recent usage for the billing cycles
ending in December, January, February and March at the customer’s current premise. The
WCMA will be calculated each year (rounded up to the nearest tenth) after the billing cycle
ending in March. Usage data from the most recent previous three year’s billing cycles ending
in December, January, February and March will be used in the calculations (12 bills in all).
Any customer who does not have water usage history with the utility at the premises at
which he or she has requested service shall not be assigned a SPUAL until after they have
established a three month billing history.
All water consumed above the assigned SPUAL on bills dated July, August and
September will be provided at the rate of two times the published rate per 100 cu. ft. of
water.
Irrigation water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.30 1.40. The service charge shall be $7.00 per billing cycle for
billing cycles ending November through April for irrigation meters left in place during these
billing periods.
A $50.00 fee shall be applied to all reinstalled irrigation meters.
Rural water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.10.
Rural water rates for customers connected to the Aurora distribution line are determined
by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service charge by a factor of 1.10.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that
these rate changes become effective with the June 2024 billing.
Adopted this 28th day of May, 2024.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hansen. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ____________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President