HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2024_12_23Municipal Utilities Board December 23, 2024
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
December 23, 2024, at the Utility building with the following members present: Bartels,
Carruthers, Hansen, Hawley and President Harvey.
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.
ABRA Autobody & Glass of Brookings, Vehicle Maintenance, $1719.47; ADP, Inc, Payroll
Processing Fee, $2526.77; Appeara, Supplies, $68.60; Atlas Copco Compressors LLC, Equip
Maintenance, $2815.17; Avera Medical Group Brookings, Vaccinations, $840.00; Bendix Inc.,
Printer/Copier Maintenance, $78.68; Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens & Prendergast, LLP, Legal
Service, $1168.75; Bobcat Of Brookings, Supplies, $5030.97; Border States Elec Supply,
Supplies, $1420.14; Border States Elec Supply, Uniforms, $6007.16; Briggs, Ken, Supplies,
$56.74; Briggs, Ken, Travel, $20.40; Brookings Auto Mall, Vehicle Maintenance, $230.00;
Brookings Engineer, Drainage Fee, $13464.79; Brookings Register, Advertising/Legals,
$796.95; Buhls Dry Cleaners & Linen Supply, Rug/Supplies, $185.10; Carquest Auto Supply,
Work Equip Maintenance/Supplies, $146.97; CC Bar & Grill, Event Supplies, $555.00; CDW
Government Inc, Computer Supplies, $52.85; Century Link, Telephone Expense, $262.41;
Chemco Systems LP, Supplies, $903.39; City of Brookings Landfill, Landfill Fee, $332.57; Core
& Main, Supplies, $9330.62; Crescent Electric Supply, Supplies, $1317.24; Cubby's Sports Bar
& Grill, Event Supplies, $137.90; Dahmen, Tom, Travel, $204.00; Dakota Bodies LLC, Hotstick
Box, $15382.00; Dakota Fluid Power Inc, Maintenance/Supplies, $206.91; Dakota Riggers &
Tool Supply, Supplies, $192.15; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies, $4253.93; DGR Engineering
Inc, Engineering Service, $7769.00; Drexler, Brian, Travel, $384.60; Elevate Drone Services
LLC, Drone Service, $200.00; Environmental Laboratories, Inc, Water Analysis, $1020.00;
ePlus Technology, Inc, Systems/Cabling Inv, $1902.71; Ethanol Products LLC, Chemicals,
$1810.80; Express Communications, Inc., Telco Settlement, $11535.85; Fastenal Company,
Supplies, $1791.37; First Bank & Trust Visa, Lodging/Car Rental/Registration, $6944.33;
Foerster Supply Inc, Supplies, $1056.00; FRRPA, FRRPA Lease, $9883.10; G & R Controls,
Equipment Repair/Supplies, $424.76; GCS Holdings LLC, Tower Lease Payment, $600.00;
Grainger, Supplies, $436.96; Graybar Electric Company, Supplies, $3950.07; Graybar Electric
Company, Systems/Cabling Inv, $592.88; Gridor Const., Inc., WWTP Facility Thickener,
$27400.00; H & A Enterprises, Tower Lease Payment, $922.37; Hawkins Inc, Chemicals,
$6109.00; HDR, Inc, Engineering Service, $138348.82; Hegdahl, Ethen, Travel, $102.00;
Helsper, McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC, Legal Service, $1390.00; Hireclick-Keloland
Employment, Employment Advertising, $309.00; Hy-Vee #55635, Supplies, $534.45; Iconectiv,
LLC, LNP Fee, $695.19; Interstate TRS Fund Admin, Teleco Relay Service, $8533.67; Jenne,
Inc, Systems/Cabling Inv, $114.75; Krier & Blain Inc, HVAC Maintenance, $5291.61; Kruse,
Dan, Travel, $81.60; Larson Cable Trailers Inc, Supplies, $265.57; Lewis Drug Inc, Supplies,
$198.47; Lowe's, Supplies, $1150.47; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $3392.40; May, Chuck, Travel,
$472.30; McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, Legal Service, $3800.00; Mid South Telecom,
Systems/Cabling Inv, $250.00; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $17.05; Midwest Glass LLC,
Supplies, $1229.16; Millennium, Supplies, $2756.00; MVTL Laboratories Inc., Wastewater
Analysis, $333.60; Napa Auto Parts, Supplies, $42.96; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas,
$668.02; Office Peeps Inc, Supplies, $480.43; OneNeck IT Solutions LLC,
Hardware/Software/Consulting, $285.10; Pedersen, Bryan, Travel, $533.95; Pests B Dead LLC,
Pest Control, $190.00; Pete Lien & Sons Inc, Chemicals, $10069.45; Pizza Ranch, Event
Supplies, $81.18; Prunty Construction Co, Inc, Supplies, $543.98; Ramsdell F&M Ltd., LP Fill,
$70.20; RC First Aid, Supplies, $359.00; Rental Depot, Equipment Rental, $100.00; Resco,
Supplies, $1860.02; Rients, Shane, Travel, $142.80; Runnings, Supplies, $5439.42; Runnings,
Systems/Cabling Inv, $15.99; Runnings, Uniforms, $349.92; Schomp's Mechanical Services,
Labor/Supplies, $20440.34; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Vehicle Gasoline, $4830.58; SD Water &
Wastewtr Assn, Membership Dues, $90.00; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $17572.14;
Sioux Falls Utilities, Utility Bill, $39.72; Sioux Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $1100.00;
Skinner Striping, Asphalt, $2040.82; Springbrook Holding Company LLC, TOU/AMI Software
Improvements, $3905.00; Stuart C. Irby, Supplies, $5555.25; Stuart C. Irby, Transformers,
$193582.00; Swenson, Lance, Systems/Cabling Inv, $10.61; Swenson, Lance, Travel, $61.20; T
& R Electric Supply, Repair/Supplies, $4080.00; TeKrony Custom Manufacturing LLC,
Supplies, $200.00; The UPS Store 5064, Freight, $1275.43; Thryv, Advertising, $432.00; Two
Way Solutions Inc, Repairs/Supplies, $4593.48; United Parcel Service, Freight, $50.70; USA
Bluebook, Supplies, $994.20; Vantage Point Solutions Inc., Engineering Consulting, $1295.00;
Verizon, Phone Service, $20.02; Wesco, Supplies, $4548.00; WW Tire Service Inc, Work
Equipment Maintenance, $256.50; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $18.19; Albertson, Jay,
Telephone Refund, $170.00; BAUER, CHERI, Refund Check, $25.17; DeJong, Brady,
Telephone Refund, $170.00; FOSTER, JEFFREY, Refund Check, $400.00; GRIDOR
CONSTRUCTION INC, Refund Check, $257.77; Johnson, Kaylee, Telephone Refund, $250.00;
Morson, Brent & Jessica, Telephone Refund, $170.00; OLGUIN, DANIEL, Refund Check,
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FINAL PAYMENT ON THE 6TH STREET TOWER
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 51-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 51 - 24
RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING
FINAL PAYMENT ON 6TH STREET TOWER
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final
payment in the amount of $116,842.86 to Tower Systems Inc. be approved for the 6th Street
Tower.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved.
Adopted this 23rd day of December, 2024.
ATTEST:
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Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hansen. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 TO THE PHASE 3 WATER MAIN & 34TH AVE SANITARY
SEWER PROJECT
Motion was made by Hawley, seconded by Carruthers to approve Change Order No. 2 to
the Phase 3 Water Main & 34th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Project. All members present voted in
favor of the motion.
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE PHASE 3 WATER MAIN & 34TH AVE SANITARY SEWER
PROJECT
Motion was made by Hawley that the following Resolution No. 52-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 52 - 24
RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING
FINAL PAYMENT ON PHASE 3 WATER MAIN & 34TH AVENUE
SANITARY SEWER PROJECT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final
payment in the amount of $1,882,073.82 to Prunty Construction Company Inc. be approved for
the Phase 3 Water Main & 34th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved.
Adopted this 23rd day of December, 2024.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hansen. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR PROJECT – PHASE 3
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 53-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 53 - 24
RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING
FINAL PAYMENT ON SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR PROJECT – PHASE 3
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final
payment in the amount of $1,149,859.72 to Winter Contracting LLC Construction Inc. be
approved for the Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Project – Phase 3.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved.
Adopted this 23rd day of December, 2024.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
AMENDMENT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Hawley to approve the Amendment to the
Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Union No. 426 as presented. All members voted in favor of the motion.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels to authorize the Executive Vice
President/General Manager to offer the Chief Financial Officer position to Yura Chong-Elverud.
All members voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
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Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President