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01-26-1981 HUCMRegular Meeting January 26, 1981 A telephone conference was arranged for 2:00 p.m. Attending were President Filk, Mgr. Alexander, Distribution Supt. "Butch" Wentworth, Ivan Larson, Attorney Rich Peterson, Ruth Hakel and Don Swanson of Associated Consultants. Commissioner Daggett was contacted by phone. (Commissioner Tracy could not be reached for the telephone conference.) The meeting was called to order by President Filk at 2:00 p.m. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 29, 1980 and the Special Meeting of January 6, 1981 were presented. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Filk to accept the minutes in their printed form, also allow the bills as listed. The motion carried. Mgr. Alexander announced the law firm of Robins, Davis & Lyons has changed the firm name to Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan. Robert Zelle and Lawrence Hofman of this firm represent Hutchinson Utilities Commission in the pending suit with Curtiss- Wright and Rolls Royce. Correspondence was read from Lawrence T. Hofman indicating Rolls Royce interrogatory answers have been promised. Scheduling of deposition to take place within the next several weeks. Breakdown insurance was discussed. Home Insurance Company has cancelled the Boiler & Machinery coverage on our General Electric stag unit. (This does not effect the explosion coverage or coverage on other units.) Hartford Insurance Company has shown some interest in writing breakdown insurance. Another potential could possibly be coverage offered in a program thru Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association. Unit #2 generator coils have been rewrapped and reinsulated. The generator should be installed by next week. A specialist will be called in to set the governor and overspeed control. Mgr. Alexander gave a brief report on #8, which has been started on several occasions. Clean up work should be completed within next several days. He also reported repair expenses, to this date, totaling $606,888.36. A $100,000.00 payment has been received from the Home Insurance Company. Credits in the amount of $98,308.00 are pending. President Filk asked Don Swanson to review bid evaluations for furnishing and delivering 15 KV metal ciad switchgear, zig zag grounding transformer, station batteries and charger, circuit switches, voltage regulator and neutral reactor. After considerable discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Filk to accept the recommendation of Engineer Swanson and our plant personnel, it being: Bid Item Description A 15 KV metal clad switchgear B 5000 KVA zig -zag transformer C Voltage regulators (2) D Station batteries & charger E Circuit switcher F Neutral reactor Total Bid The motion was carried. The following bills were presented: Bidder Price Harold K. Scholz $94,400 United Electric $37,614 Lanick & Liljegren $59,304 Burmeister Electric $ 4,905 Burmeister Electric $22,342 Burmeister Electric $ 2,020 $220,585 MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT 1 Rufus Alexander Meeting expense - Mora, Mpls. 696.44 St. Paul Moorhead Machinery Maint. #8 2,012.48 Central Petroleum Co. Oil 318.21 United Electric Corp. Plant Supplies 218.97 Pamida, Inc. Coffee filters 11.88 H. P. Quade Meeting Expense - MMUA 98.21 Blue Cross & Blue Shield Hospitalization insurance 5,238.82 Hutch Util - petty cash Misc. supplies, postage, etc. 169.22 Susan Birkholz Meter refunds & interest 21.20 Bruce Dolezal 42.60 Delton Dragt 42.60 James Flynn E 21.40 Evelyn Fisher 42.40 Sherman A. Frinak 21.20 Multi -Amp Institute 100.00 Richard Krejci 42.40 Michael Laxen 42.40 John G. Nelson 21.30 Arvid Redmann 42.40 James Schaefer 42.40 Vylette Schott 21.30 Frances Schultze 42.60 Scott Setzepfandt 42.60 Betty Lou Siemsen 42.40 Joyce Sumner 21.40 Larry M. Williams 21.20 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal tax withheld 4,488.08 State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 3,441.05 Doug Origer Meter refund & interest 9.25 Debbie Boll 5.52 Larry Huhn 7.04 Marcia Leske 6.94 Kurt VanLuik Meter refund & interest 21.30 Dale Sturges School 50.73 Minnesota UC Fund Unemployment expense - J. Kopp 1,455.57 Hutch Util - petty cash Postage 531.77 Transport Clearings Freight 20.46 Johnson Transfer, Inc. Freight 33.87 Duncan Company Misc. maint. 114.30 Grinnell ITT Corp. Maint. - water system 269.33 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal tax withheld 4,613.59 State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 3,509.34 City of Hutchinson Contribution to City 62,500.00 State of MN Social Security withheld & exp. 5,542.60 Albrecht Oil Co. Gas 121.43 Allen Office Products Office Supplies 124.69 American Linen Supply Laundry 53.49 Anderson Chemical Co. Chemicals 203.01 Apollo Piping Supply Plant Supplies 15.00 Associated Consultants Engineering 6,987.64 B & R Growers Plants for office 23.85 Barco Bearing Co. Maint. #8 75.87 Franklin A. Boller Newspaper 12.80 Border States Elect. Distribution Inventory 817.47 Mrs. Fred Briggs Rent 20.00 Business Products Office Supplies 34.80 Chromalox Engine Inv. #3 758.44 Citizens Bank & Trust Deposit to Bond Payment Acct. 55,070.84 City of Hutchinson Insurance 3,057.00 Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 9,291.24 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 3,871.62 Colonial Life Accident insurance 75.00 Cooper Energy Services Engine Inv. #1 & #7 2,458.11 Crane Packing Co. Engine Inv. #8 177.41 A. L. Crump & Co. Engine Inv. #8 31.57 Ed Davis Business Mach. Office supplies 5.37 Ditch Witch of MN Repair - trencher 98.35 Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 50.24 Farm & Home Dist. Plant supplies 190.74 Four Seasons Services Cup inserts 33.40 Fox Valley Marking Mdse., Distribution supplies 397.70 G. T. C. Auto Parts Truck maint. 32.73 Gamble Store Supplies 6.76 General Electric Supply Distribution inventory 291.09 General Trading Co. Mdse., plant supplies 152.29 Graybar Electric Distribution inventory 605.15 H & C Electric Supply Distribution inventory 9,287.63 Walter R. Hammond Co. Tools 60.53 Home Bakery Rolls 344.70 Hutch Iron & Metal Maint. #8 3.15 The Hutchinson Leader Adv. displays 105.68 Hutch Mfg. & Sales Maint. #8 48.65 Hutch Telephone Co. Hutch Util Employee Fund Telephone Employee fund 1,249.20 114.00 Hutch Util - petty cash Office supplies, postage, etc. 298.36 Hutchinson Util. Engines 67,761.64 Utility Center 885.50 Plant 802.49 Interdepartmental Labor 865.02 Employees utility bills withheld 805.00 71,119.65 I. B. M. Maint. charge 884.55 I B E W Local 949 Union dues 370.97 Junker Sanitation Garbage 76.00 Kemske Paper Co. Office supplies 426.87 Kiene Diesel Accessories Engine inv. #7 564.28 Krasen Plumbing Maint. fuel oil system 45.34 Leef Bros., Inc. Laundry 148.86 Minnesota Supply Co. Plant Supplies 248.35 Murphy Rigging Maint. #2 6,016.12 Natural Gas Division Electric to Gas Accounts 393,332.60 Receivable - Nov. Northern States Supply Plant Supplies 38.02 Paper Service Co. Plant Supplies 152.65 Peterson - Wisdorf, Inc. Distribution inventory 1,013.90 Richard A. Peterson Retainage & Legal service 200.00 Plowman's Inc. .. Truck maint. 3.45 Power Process Equip. Plant supplies 15.12 Premier Fastener Co. Plant supplies, tool 61.53 Quast Transfer, Inc. Freight 29.36 Region 6E Comma Action Refund to Action Program 220.38 Rutz Plumbing & Heating Plant Supplies 15.75 Schramm Implement Maint. trencher 1.56 Van Dusen Plant supplies 30.32 Wally's Tire Shop Truck maint. 291.50 Warner's Industrial Plant supplies 5.63 Welders Supply Co. Maint. #8, Plant supplies 41.99 W E S C 0 Distribution inventory, mdse. 1,627.94 Plant supplies Wheeler Hardware Co. Maint. - building 28.60 Zep Mfg. Co. Plant supplies 96.00 A & B Electric Misc. supply 3.50 American Welding Supplies Plant supplies 70.06 Barco Bearing Maint. #8 159.83 Big Bear, Inc. Maint. #8 34.34 Pauline Bipes Meter reading 290.00 Border States Elec. Distribution inventory 180.60 Business Products Office supplies 32.23 Energy Economics Loop line 953.26 General Electric Co. Maint. #8 29.00 General Electric Supply Distribution inventory 812.40 Graybar Electric Co. Distribution supplies 108.09 Grimstad, Inc. Maint. #8 175.57 Heikes Hardware Hank Tool 4.84 Hickory Insulation Maint. #8 202.80 Howard Lake Nurseries Pallet racks 980.00 Hutchinson Co -op Plant supplies 16.36 Hutch Mfg. & Sales Maint. #8 222.26 Hutch Wholesale Truck maint., bldg. maint. 351.03 I. B. M. Maint. Charge 331.00 r 1 1 Jahnke's Red Owl Lanick & Liljegren Peterson - Wisdorf, Inc. Wally Pikal's Music Plaza OK Hardware Postmaster Precision Castweld A. Rifkin Company Marge Schiro Harold K. Scholz Co. Simonson Lumber Sorenson Farm Supply Sterling Electric Co. Twin City Testing United Power Assn. W. D. Enterprises Wigen Chevrolet Co. Coffee Plant supplies Distribution inventory Radio Plant supplies Postage permit Engine inv. #3 & #7 Office supplies Meter reading Loop line Maint. #8 & water system Maint. #8 Distribution inventory Water test Purchased power for Nov. Truck maint. Truck maint. NATURAL GAS DIVISION Citizens Bank & Trust State Treasurer Kerry Krueger Citizens Bank & Trust State Treasurer Hutchinson Utilities Hutchinson Utilities State of MN American Meter Division Apollo Piping Supply E.R. Berg & Assoc. Commissioner of Revenue Colonial Life First National Bank First State Federal Forbes' Auto & Service Hutch Util Employee Fund Hutchinson Util. Employee utility bill Gasoline Interdepartmental Lab I B E W Local 949 McLeod Coop Power Minvalco Inc. Northern Natural Gas R G Read & Co. Riebe Sod Co. Rutz Plumbing & Heating American Welding Supplies Circle -Hutch Utility Bd. Federal tax withheld PERA withheld & expense School Federal tax withheld PERA withheld & expense Contribution to City Due to Electric Division FICA withheld & expense Meter inventory Meters Supplies State tax withheld Accident insurance Deposit to passbook - In Pricing Deposit to passbook - Co for Deed Truck maint. Employees Fund s withheld - Nov. cremental 141.97 150.51 189.23 69.95 190.68 30.00 1,425.00 43.92 290.00 3,075.00 445.61 33.05 956.06 60.00 172,972.92 34.40 141.91 888.94 643.60 40.00 885.57 645.32 42,000.00 7,607.87 811.88 1,335.18 213.75 37.26 759.92 12.00 23,669.02 ntract 500.00 75.82 21.00 2,677.71 or Union dues Electric usage Border Station Meter repair Natural Gas purchased - Nov. Regulator Inventory Services Mdse. Supplies Natural Gas Purchased - Nov. 66.00 40.20 108.97 2,032.74 286.91 8.50 25.20 71.64 352,243.03 Hutchinson Util Insurance 173.00 Hutch Wholesale Truck maint. 14.43 Public Utilities Mains 29.85 There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Filk to adjourn at 2:40 p.m. i Ruth akel, Assistant Secretary ATTEST H. W. Filk, President 1