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Municipal Utilities Board June 10, 2024
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
June 10, 2024, at the Utility building with the following members present: Bartels, Carruthers,
Hansen, Hawley, President Harvey and City Council Liaisons Avery & Specker.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Hansen to nominate Tim Harvey to President
of the Board. Motion carried. Motion was made by Hawley, seconded by Carruthers to cast a
unanimous ballot for Tim Harvey to President of the Board. All members present voted in favor
of the motion.
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Bartels to nominate Doug Carruthers to Vice
President of the Board. Motion carried. Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Hansen to
cast a unanimous ballot for Doug Carruthers to Vice President of the Board. All members
present voted in favor of the motion.
Motion was made by Harvey, seconded by Hawley to nominate Seth Hansen to Secretary
of the Board. Motion carried. Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Hawley to cast a
unanimous ballot for Seth Hansen to Secretary of the Board. All members present voted in favor
of the motion.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held May 13, 2024, and May 28, 2024, were read and
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Carruthers that the following bills and claims
be approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
Agwrx Cooperative, Supplies/LP, $1563.52; AICPA Dues Processing, Membership Dues,
$700.00; Allegra, Printed Supplies, $226.43; Appeara, Supplies, $61.27; AT & T Mobility, PCS
Phone Service, $3276.40; Aureon Network Services, LNP Fees, $140.00; Avera Medical Group
Occupation, Drug Screening, $35.18; Bally Sports North, Contract Fee, $8570.14; Bendix Inc.,
Printer/Copier Maintenance, $1281.00; Bluefin Payment Systems, Credit Card Processing Fee,
$12820.38; Border States Elec Supply, Supplies, $4402.15; Border States Elec Supply,
Uniforms, $261.52; Brookings Auto Mall, Vehicle Maintenance, $74.90; Brookings Credit
Bureau & Collection Agency, Delinq. Account Collection, $336.66; Brookings Dumpster
Service, Sanitation Service, $539.72; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Office Utility Bill,
$47899.01; Buhls Dry Cleaners & Linen Supply, Rug/Supplies, $185.10; Business Track, Credit
Card Processing Fee, $8702.50; Calix Inc., Supplies, $911.82; Calix Inc., Support Agreement,
$9801.57; Card Connect, Credit Card Processing Fee, $9334.00; Carquest Auto Supply, Work
Equip Maintenance/Supplies, $204.29; CDW Government Inc, Computer Supplies, $86.26;
Cemcast Pipe & Precast, Supplies, $150.00; City of Brookings, Contract Fee, $6544.65; City of
Brookings, Park Shelter Reservations, $30.00; City of Brookings Landfill, Landfill Fee, $636.58;
Civil Design Inc, Engineering Consulting, $13585.00; Collins, Mike, CDL License, $35.00;
Complete Plumbing Inc., Labor/Supplies, $1230.16; Core & Main, Curb Stops, $706.23; Core &
Main, Supplies, $1114.25; Courtesy Plumbing Inc., Repair/Supplies, $1122.23; Credit
Collections Bureau, Delinq. Account Collection, $161.77; Crescent Electric Supply,
Systems/Cabling Inv, $1034.85; Culligan of Brookings, Bottled Water, $66.00; Cutler Law Firm,
LLP, Legal Service, $13087.00; Dakota Service & Repair, Supplies, $125.00; Dakota Supply
Group, Systems/Cabling Inv, $3729.80; DANR, Annual Water Fee, $6650.00; Decked, Supplies,
$99.74; Dept Of The Treasury, Federal Tax, $8048.67; DeZURIK, Inc., Supplies, $533.31; DHE,
LLC, Maintenance Fee, $996.63; Ditch Witch UnderCon, Supplies/Work Equip Maint, $276.02;
ePlus Technology, Inc, ISP Support Agreement, $807.92; Ethanol Products LLC, Chemicals,
$1125.47; Fastenal Company, Supplies, $42.65; Ferguson Waterworks #2516, Water Meters,
$82750.00; Foerster Supply Inc, Supplies, $1105.00; Fox Corporation, Contract Fee, $126.15;
Franz Reprographics, Plotter Maintenance, $184.42; G & R Controls, Equipment
Repair/Supplies, $1054.98; Golden West Technologies Inc., Tech Support, $6031.92; Grainger,
Supplies, $790.01; Graybar Electric Company, Supplies, $2131.13; Graybar Electric Company,
Systems/Cabling Inv, $1176.66; Gridor Const., Inc., Water Treatment Plant, $2398290.00;
Hawkins Inc, Chemicals, $8357.23; Healy Consulting, Wage Survey, $7000.00; Helsper,
McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC, Legal Service, $4050.00; Heninger, Mike, Travel, $76.70; Henkin
Schultz Comm Arts, Communications Consultant, $3500.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supplies,
$56.29; Hy-Vee #55635, Supplies, $244.48; Infinite Welding & Machine, Labor/Supplies,
$380.20; Innovative Systems, Software/Hardware Maintenance, $21900.00; Interstate
Telecommunications Cooperative, Telephone Expense, $347.87; Jackrabbit Tire Company, Work
Equipment Maintenance, $780.60; John Deere Financial, Supplies, $3.58; Lounsbery, Jeff,
Travel, $17.70; Lowe's, Supplies, $2403.05; Lowe's, Systems/Cabling Inv, $63.32; Lumen, Telco
Settlement, $272.22; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $10795.75; Mediacom LLC, Broadband Service,
$89.95; Mid South Telecom, Systems/Cabling Inv, $90.00; Midcontinent Comm., Contract Fee,
$759.85; Millborn Seeds Inc, Grass Seed/Fertilizer, $612.12; Missouri River Energy Services,
Registration, $300.00; Moss Adams LLP, Consulting Service, $870.00; MVTL Laboratories Inc.,
Wastewater Analysis, $994.20; NCTC, Systems/Cabling Inv, $15414.48; NCTC, TV Programs
Fee, $82114.32; Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Contract Fee, $12923.46; Northwestern Energy,
Natural Gas, $245.07; Office Peeps Inc, Supplies, $618.46; Oil Price Information Service, LLC,
Publication, $516.00; OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, Hardware/Software/Consulting, $591.33;
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, SCADA Network Project, $1186.45; Owen, John, Travel, $35.40;
PE Group, Engineering Consulting, $3510.00; Pests B Dead LLC, Pest Control, $190.00; Pete
Lien & Sons Inc, Chemicals, $5709.96; Plains Builders Exchange, Inc, Membership Dues,
$1256.00; Prunty Construction Co, Inc, Raw/Treated Pipelines, $581358.40; Prussman
Contracting Inc, Gravel, $5245.00; Ramsdell F&M Ltd., LP Fill, $77.16; RC First Aid, Supplies,
$164.50; Redstone Technologies Inc, Maintenance Agreement, $5376.00; Resco, Supplies,
$9517.20; Runnings, Supplies, $3790.19; Schomp's Mechanical Services, Labor/Supplies,
$602.28; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Vehicle Gasoline, $2222.45; SD Dept of Health Lab Remit
Center, Testing W-WW Samples, $3085.00; SD Dept of Rev, Enhanced 911, $8318.97; SD
Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $144413.92; Secretary of State, Notary Filing Fee, $30.00; Skinner
Striping, Asphalt, $1530.62; South Dakota One Call, Locate Fee, $767.55; Springbrook, Credit
Card Processing Fee, $2547.12; Stan Houston Equipment Co Inc, Supplies, $346.16;
Sturdevant's Auto Value, Supplies, $103.42; Swiftel Communications, Office Phone Bill,
$127007.63; Thryv, Advertising, $436.10; Travel Leaders, Air Fare, $675.20; Turfguard Lawn
Service Inc., Weed Spraying, $80.00; United Parcel Service, Freight, $33.80; Universal Service
Adm. Co, USAC Contribution, $30743.35; USA Bluebook, Supplies, $2036.72; Wagner,
Jonathan, Travel, $76.70; Watertown Public Opinion, Subscription, $204.33; Wesco,
Transformers, $101070.00; WW Tire Service Inc, Work Equipment Maintenance, $106.70; Xcel
Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $9.15; Casa Flores Salon & Spa, Telephone Refund, $32.27;
CHRISTENSEN, CALEB, Refund Check 032427-000, 928 8TH AVE 1, $96.74; Collins, Jason,
Telephone Refund, $20.23; Dahl, Brad, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $175.00; Eidem, Allan,
Telephone Refund, $199.17; Eidsness, Shannon, Telephone Refund, $175.14; Erickson, Rebecca,
Telephone Refund, $25.63; Forte Of Brookings II LLC, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $7093.00;
Groen, Michael, Telephone Refund, $155.80; Haas, Shirley, Telephone Refund, $139.72;
Hausmann Construction, Telephone Refund, $132.53; Jacobson, Allison, Telephone Refund,
$31.63; Kerr, Tom, Telephone Refund, $24.68; Larson, Matthew, Telephone Refund, $4.24;
McCombs, Alissa, Telephone Refund, $31.63; MORTENSON, JUSTIN, Refund Check 030329-
001, 1730 12TH ST S B, $343.66; My Black Hills Sleep Health Prof LLC, Telephone Refund,
$14.33; OLAUSON, LYLA, Refund Check 006568-000, 2021 ARBOR RIDGE, $159.55; Page,
Ray, Telephone Refund, $172.53; Sagehorn, Kelsey, Telephone Refund, $5.27; Shaffstall,
Bethany, Telephone Refund, $135.00; South Briar Apartments, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$180.00;
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (May): Electric, $266,218.85; Water, $125,889.62; Wastewater,
$137,601.56; Telephone, $327,113.79; Retirement, $48,668.90; Social Security, $61,676.08;
Insurance, $105,936.25; Deferred Comp, $15,570.73.
Salary Changes: J. Nutter, $27.27; M. Stearns, $24.11;
New Hire: J. Bohl, $18.18, K. Woodell, $19.18; M. Redmond, $17.34; A. Witte, $19.18; J.
Denison, $20.26; T. Everding, $21.11; C. Hubbard, $21.11; G. Nelson, $17.34; C. VanDyke,
$20.26; T. Ward, $20.26;
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hansen seconded by Bartels 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 discuss marketing or pricing
strategies and personnel. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADDENDA TO AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WITH SDSU
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 19-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 19 - 24
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 10th day of June, 2024.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hansen. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
TRANSFER OF SERVICE TERRITORY AGREEMENT WITH SIOUX VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Motion was made by Bartels that the following Resolution No. 20-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 20 - 24
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT--TRANSFER OF
SERVICE TERRITORY WITH
SIOUX VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.
(City of Brookings Resolution No. 24-025)
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that:
1. The “Agreement - Transfer of Service Territory between the City of Brookings
and Sioux Valley-Southwestern” to transfer Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric
Cooperative Inc. electric lines in the following described property be hereby
approved:
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE ¼ NW ¼) Except Outlot “A”
thereof, of Section Three (3), Township One Hundred Nine (109) North, Range
Fifty (50) West of the 5th P.M. County of Brookings, State of South Dakota.
2. The President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General
Manager be hereby authorized to execute the approved contract documents.
Adopted this 10th day of June, 2024.
ATTEST:
____________________________ ______________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the
motion.
BIDS
AWARDING OF BIDS – SURPLUS 310 JOHN DEERE BACKHOE
Bids were opened at 1:30 p.m. on June 6, 2024, for the sale of the Surplus John Deere
Tractor Backhoe and presented at this time for consideration and action. One bid was received.
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Carruthers that the bid received from RDO
Equipment in the amount of $55,000 for the sale of the Surplus 310 John Deere Backhoe be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hansen seconded by Carruthers 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:
________________________________ ______________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President