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07-09-1979 HUCMRegular Meeting July 9, 19 79 All Commissioners were present, also present were Mgr. Alexander, Ruth Hakel, Ivan Larson and Counsel Peterson. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Quade. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 8, 1979 were accepted as presented The minutes of the Special meeting of June 22, 1979 were accepted as presented. The minutes of the Special Meeting of June 26, 1979 were accepted as presented. The minutes of the Special Meeting of June 27, 1979 were accepted as presented. Mgr. Alexander reported on lighting for the cooling tower and switchgear area, also that an efficient fire alarm system for the switchgear is being installed. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy that the Marley Cooling Tower Company be paid their final balance in the amount of $8,869.00 after the damaged slate areas have been repaired. Mgr. Alexander discussed two possible applicants. One being Mr. Tom Heller, educated in the electrical field and who will attend a meeting with the Utility Commission scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on July 18, 1979. The other, Mr. Owen Rasmussen is proficient in the mechanical field and may come in for an interview at a future date. A motion was made by.Commissi,oner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to allow the Commissioners and Orville Kuiken to attend the American Public Gas Convention to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 19 thru August 22, 1979. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to allow two persons to attend a school conducted by the Midwest Gas Association at the University of Iowa on August 1 thru August 3, 1979. Mgr. Alexander reported that Curtiss - Wright personnel are here conducting inspections on unit #9. pi 1 1 1 The Proposed gas rates with zero F.G.A. as of June 27, 1979 are as follows: RESIDENTIAL COMMERICAL 400 Cu. Ft. or less $2.50 Next 3600 Cu. Ft. @ 3.10 /MCF Ex. Cu. Ft. @ 2.65 /MCF SMALL INDUSTRIAL Monthly Demand - 6.00 per MCF Commodity - $2.25 per MCF LARGE INDUSTRIAL Monthly Demand @ $4.18 per MCF Commodity @ $2.25 per MCF INTERRUPTIBLE Minimum - $10.00 First 10,000 MCF @ $2.25 per MCF Excess IICF @ $2.10 per MCF 1 r HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION GRF 9 -79 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAS (FIRM) AVAILABILITY: Available to any customer who uses less than 70 MCF of gas per day. 400 Cu. Ft. or less $2.50 (minimum per month) Next 3600 Cu. Ft. @ $3.10 per MCF Ex. Cu. Ft. @ $2.65 per MCF Gas will be supplied under this rate only if natural gas can be received from Northern Natural Gas Company. This rate subject to Fuel Cost adjustment. e AVAILABILITY: RATE: HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION GSIF 9 -79 SMALL INDUSTRIAL GAS (FIRM) Available to all customers who use in excess of 200 MCF of gas per month and less than 200 MCF of gas per day. Customers applying for this rate, or changing demands must make written application at the Utility office before July 1 of the year service or changes are wanted. Anniversary date of this de- mand will be September 1 to August 31 of each year. Monthly demand charge per MCF of Billing demand $6.00 per MCF MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE: The demand charge for month. CONTRACT DEMAND: Commodity Charge Per MCF of gas delivered $2.25 per MCF The contract demand shall be the maximum daily volume of natural gas delivered to the customer. 4The contract: demand shall be agreed upon by customer and utility and set forth in the written application if received before July 1. Gas will be supplied under this rate only if natural gas can be received from Northern Natural Gas Company. PENALTY CONTRACT DEMAND: A charge of $10.00 per MCF for all gas used in excess of con- tract demand. This Rate subject to Fuel Cost adjustment. i 1 1 HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION GLIF 9 -79 LARGE INDUSTRIAL GAS (FIRM) AVAILABILITY: Available to all customers who use in excess of 200 MCF of gas per day. Customers qualifying for this rate must make written application to the Utility specifying maximum contract demand of gas needed per day before July 1 of the year the gas is needed. The anniversary date of this demand will be September 1 through August 31 of each year. Regulations do not permit new customers on this rate. Monthly Demand Charge per Commodity Charge of MCF of billing demand gas per MCF delivered $4.18 per MCF $2.25 per MCF MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE: The demand charge for month CONTRACT DEMAND: • The contract demand shall be the maximum daily volume of natural gas delivered to the customer. The contract demand shall be agreed upon by the customer and utility and set forth in the written application and received before July 1. Gas will be supplied under this rate only if natural gas can be received from Northern Natural Gas Company. PENALTY CONTRACT DEMAND: A charge of $10.00 per MCF for all gas used in excess of the contract demand. This rate subject to Fuel Cost Adjustment. HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION G -I 9 -79 INTERRUPTIBLE GAS AVAILABILITY: Available to commercial and industrial customers who have an alternate source of fuel. The customer must have been on this rate prior to January 1, 1976. Delivery of gas purchased under this rate may be curtailed as the system load changes as determined by the Utility. Minimum - $10.00 First 10,000 MCF @$2.25 per MCF Excess MCF @$2.10 per MCF This rate subject to Fuel Cost Adjustment. I r FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT (Gas) Fuel cost adjustment is based on cost of fuel delivered to utilities border station. Adjustment cost shall be based on the volumes purchased for the classifications. If propane is injected, 14.75 gallons of propane equals 1 MCF of gas when injected at an average of 1,350 BTU's per cubic foot. Fuel cost shall include item #151 and #152 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Uniform System of Accounts. Costs will be added together and divided by the amount of gas purchased by the system. Fuel Adjustment will increase by one cent (l�) per MCF sold by each whole cent (10 above ($1.90) one dollar and ninety cents per 1000 cubic feet total fuel cost. Computations of fuel adjustment shall be made monthly. The resultant adjustment, if any, shall he applicable for the next subsequent month. After a presentation of the proposed gas rates compiled by Associated Consultants, a motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to adopt the proposed gas rates. The motion was unanimous. After adoption by the City Council, these rates will be effective with the September 1, 1979 statements. Also accepted was the following paragraph which will be incorporated into the Electric Large General Service rate. The above rates are based on an assumed average monthly power factor of 90% lagging. The Commission reserves the right to monitor or install metering equipment to determine the power factor. If the power factor is below- 90% lagging, then the demand for billing purposes shall be the metered demand multiplied by 90 %, and the product therefore divided by the monitored power factor in percent. No adjustment shall be made if the power factor is above 90% lagging. The following bills were allowed: MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT Hager Jewelry 7925 200.00 Plaza OK Hardware 7926 191.84 Patchin Fertilizer Service 7929 90.00 Farmers Elevator Assn. 7930 263.45 Hutchinson Co -op 7931 3.50 McMaster -Carr Supply Company 7932 33.18 Leef Bros., Inc. 7933 165.95 Business Products Inc. 7934 33.19 Hutchinson Jaycees 7935 225.00 Gas Turbine Corporation 7936 1,273.77 Curtis L. Carlson 7937 42.60 Debra Chrast 7938 21.30 Dawn Crotteau 7939 21.30 Bruce Daniels 7940 22.40 Cynthia Gunderson 7941 21.30 Steve Horky 7942 12.28 Randall Hanke 7943 42.60 Art Krzmarzick 7944 42.60 Paul Lahr 7945 21.20 Gary Reetz 7946 21.20 Tim Saulsbury 7947 21.30 Francis Seivert 7948 21.20 Gene Wagner 7949 42.60 David Wieweck 7950 21.30 Mike Otkin 7951 41.00 Nado Bernardo 7952 .73 Barbara Ewald 7953 3.74 Jeff O'Keefe 7954 5.92 Gary Falk 7955 19.34 Leonard T. Williams 7956 18.46 Debra Mell 7957 13.32 David Mattison 7958 3.64 Lonnie Wilke 7959 15.92 Charleen Hopman 7960 11.00 Perry J. Oakes 7961 21.58 Rufus Alexander 7962 287.32 Blue Cross & Blue Shield 7963 3,940.21 Hutchinson Utilities 7964 511.34 I. B. M. 7965 292.00 Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. 7966 551.82 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 7967 358.00 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 7968 219.95 Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. 7969 12.00 PFC Equipment, Inc. 7970 375.95 Hutchinson Utilities 7973 84.67 P & B Constructors Inc, 7974 16,114.57 Marley Cooling Tower Company 7976 9,137.70 Richard A. Peterson 7977 518.00 State Treasurer 7978 2,828.83 P & B Constructors Inc. 7979 2,240.00 Texaco Inc. 7980 55.00 Madsen Insurance Agency 7981 338.00 UPA 7982 159,694.70 Standard Oil 7983 13,577.82 Phillip Anderson 7984 20.10 Judy Fossell Gardner 7985 21.60 Jude Gardner 7986 25.74 Pauline Bipes 7987 240.00 Marge Schiro 7988 240.00 Standard Oil 7989 9,051.88 Standard Oil 7990 9,051.27 Hutchinson Utilities 7991 65.76 Standard Oil 7992 31,681.56 I. B. M. 7993 357.00 State Treasurer 7995 2,862.63 Standard Oil 7996 13,577.82 Standard Oil 7997 4,525.94 Returned Checks 9999 204.93 A & B Electric 2912 10.50 Albrecht Oil Company 2913 73.27 Allen Office Products Inc. 2914 220.76 American Linen Supply Company 2915 44.10 American Welding Supplies Inc. 2916 29.75 Amoco Oil Company 2917 12.00 Anderson Chemical Company 2918 13,631.49 Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. 2919 1,135.49 Apco Oil Company 2920 9.20. Border States Electric Supply 2921 1,180.40 Mrs. Fred Briggs 2922 20.00 Brinkman Studios, Inc. 2923 65.05 Brown Boveri Corporation 2924 1,818.63 Burg - Miller Tuckpointing Inc. 2925 8,500.00 Burmeister Electric Company 2926 564.78 Burroughs Corporation 2927 848.67 C & H Distributors, Inc. 2928 493.00 Calgon Corporation 2929 3,966.02 Chicago Tube & Iron Company 2930 218.10 Coast- To -COas t 2934 15.21 Commissioner of Revenue 2935 8,875.05 Commissioner of Revenue 2936 3,081.56 Colonial Life & Accident Ins. 2937 104.50 Cooper Energy Services 2938 115.82 A. L. Crump & Company, Inc. 2939 173.91 Dale's Auto Sales 2940 190.00 Ed Davis Business Machines 2941 181.77 Dostal & Oleson Oil Company 2942 52.50 Dover Corporation 2943 1,523.06 Duncan Company 2944 102.32 Electric Motor Company 2945 45.00 Elvin Safety Supply Inc. 2946 94.09 Fabricare Cleaners of Butch 2947 61.75 Family Rexall Drug 2948 23.12 Federal Tool Company 2949 80.94 Fidelity Products Company 2950 18.65 Floor Care Supply Company 2952 34.80 Forbes' Champion Auto & Sery 2953 15.80 Four Seasons Services, Inc. 2954 49.90 G. T. C. Auto Parts 2955 15.71 General Electric Company 2956 1,944.80 Grayb ar Electric Company Inc. 2957 295.24 Grinnell ITT Corporation 2958 190.00 H & C Electric Supply Hanson Pump Service Company 2959 2960 233.66 1,450.00 Haynes Corporation 2961 2,119.50 Home Bakery 2962 328.02 Hutchinson Iron & Metal 2963 26.15 Hutchinson Telephone Company 2964 800.26 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 2965 76.00 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash. 2966 66.32 Hutchinson Util. - utility bills 2967 46,305.29 Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies 2968 61.34 I B E W Local 949 2969 253.24 International Research 2970 422.05 J.C. Penney Company 2971 832.72 Jahnke's Red Owl 2972 126.34 Jerry's Tire Company 2973 17.75 Joe's Sport Shop 2974 6.00 Dr. M. J. Juffer 2975 47.50 Junker Sanitation Service 2976 45.00 Juul Contracting Company 2977 296.93 Kato Tool & Equipment Company 2978 17.58 Krasen Hardware Hank 2979 38.41 Krasen Plumbing & Heating 2980 190.50 McLeod County Sanitary Landfill 2981 2.00 McMaster -Carr Supply Company 2982 60.89 Minnesota Valve & Fitting Co. 2983 12.40 Moorhead Machinery & Boiler 2984 1,656.87 Natural Gas Division 2985 213,290.34 Northern. States Supply Inc. 2986 145.26 Northland Electric Supply Co. 2987 101.46 Oakite Products, Inc. 2988 62.96 Chas. Olson & Sons, Inc. 2989 54.72 Paper Service Company 2990 150.98 Richard A. Peterson 2991 200.00 Phillips Petroleum Company 2992 57.35 Phoenix Publishing 2993 10.43 Plowman's Inc. 2994 91.60 Power Supply Company 2995 586.42 Precision Castweld 2996 975.00 River Warren Aggregates, Inc. 2998 17.47 Rockite Silo Inc. 2999 18.40 The Satterlee Company 3000 72.06 Harold K. Scholz Company 3001 9,421.66 Sears, Roebuck & Company 3002 255.98 Simonson Lumber 3003 162.25 Snap -On Tools Corporation 3004 56.72 Standard Oil 3005 305.47 State of Minnesota - Social Security 3006 4,219.48 Sterling Electric Company 3007 619.25 Tri- County Water Conditioning 3009 30.60 Welders Supply Company 3010 9.03 World Travel 3011 210.00 Worthington Service Corporation 3012 19,367.12 Zep Manufacturing Company 3013 23.40 NATURAL GAS DIVISION R. E. Young 1930 165.00 State Treasurer 1932 616.98 McLeod Cooperative Power Assn. 1933 19.76 Circle -Hutch Utility Board 1934 174,452.23 Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. 1936 927.58 Texgas Corporation 1937 2.48 State Treasurer 1.939 540.76 City of Hutchinson 1940 50,000.00 American Meter Division 586 3,236.81 American Welding Supplies Inc. 587 76.21 Apollo Piping Supply Inc. 588 83,898.15 Commissioner of Revenue 589 673.07 Colonial Life & Accident Ins. 590 24.00 First State Federal Savings 591 500.00 Fisher Controls Company 592 383.73 Hutchinson Utilities 593 242.77 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 594 16.00 Hutchinson Util. - utility bills 595 2,285.55 Hutchinson. Wholesale Supplies 596 37.75 I B E W Loaal 949 597 47.00 Ink Spots, Inc. 598 34.95 G. F. Nemitz Sons 599 33.19 Radar Engineers 600 18.97 Sid Harvey 601 91.14 State of Minnesota - Social Security 602 821.62 1 1 Trails End Inc. World Travel 603 15.70 604 294.00 A motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Filk to advertise for bids for a Utility Warehouse. The motion was carried. Bids will be reviewed and opened at the Utility office on August 13, 1979 at 2:00 p.m. On a motion by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. r Clinton Tracy, Secretary 1 AT�EST t K. P. Quade, President