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11-30-1987 HUCM11 % Regular Meeting November 30, 1987 Commissioner Daggett and Commissioner Beatty were present; also present were Mgr. Hakel, Counsel Peterson, Jane Hodgins, Hutchinson Leader staff writer and Sue Winter. President Daggett called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. The minutes of October 26, 1987 regular meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the minutes as written. Motion was unanimously carried. The October payables for both entities were discussed. A motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the payables as presented. Motion was unanimously carried. Mgr. Hakel presented the October financial statements. Establishing a restricted account for insurance coverage exposure costs was discussed. This will be discussed further at the December meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the financial statements as presented. Motion was unanimously carried. At this time Commissioner Lyke arrived. Mgr. Hakel presented the 1988 electric and gas budgets. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to accept the 1988 budgets. Motion was unanimously carried. Manager's Report: 1. In regard to Contract for Deed, there might be a title question. Counsel Peterson is working with Roger Dummer's attorney on this. 2. Talked with Bob Weida, Commercial Union representative, about generator #3 repair claim. Mr. Weida talked with claims department - felt an agreement had been reached with General Electric and a check should be issued this week. 3. Presented summer and fall work completed reports for electric and gas departments. 4. December meeting will be held on December 21, 1987 at 1:00 p.m. 11� Old Business: None New Business: Commissioner Beatty was approached about reconsidering pledged securities Hutchinson Utilities requires for collateral on investments. After discussion, it was decided not to change collateral requirements. Commissioner Lyke suggested writing a policy stating persons who want to be notified about Hutchinson Utilities Commission's meeting dates should make a written request to Hutchinson Utilities annually. The following are October payables: 1 I t Ar 1987 Construction Install underground primary from Armory to new sewage disposal plant and install 600 amp temporary power bank. Install underground from McKimm loop cabinet to Armory to loop feed area and new sewage disposal plant. Bury 13.8 and 4.16 KV feeders from Monroe Street East to old sewage disposal plant for new facilities being built and convert others to underground - 3 blocks. Move transformer and underground at old sewage disposal plant so new facilities could be built. Michigan Street - upgrade underground switching capabilities and loop conductors to Farmers Elevator on Arch Street - 3 blocks. Substation maintenance Plant #2 - insulators and lightning arrestors. Check padmounted transformers and switching cabinets for component thermal temperature rating. Transformer and O C B maintenance. Rose Lane - complete burying of facilities to Prospect Street from Highway 15 North - 2 blocks. School feeder from Miller Avenue South to Coke Plant between Franklin and Glen Streets. Underground all conductors. Will eventually become tie to South loop - 2 blocks. Cleared one -half dozen elm trees from near power lines for removal. Extend overhead primary for Lift Station that was built for new West Elementary School - 2 blocks. South of Second Avenue SW from Lynn Road to Pishney Lane bury conductor for conversion to underground - 3 1/2 blocks. Harmony Lane - underground for new Lift Station and convert three homes to underground - 1 1/2 blocks. 236 new and converted house services. Ambassador signs - extensive repair of two (2) signs. Annual McLeod County Fair. Installed 17 new street lights, four pending as of November 23, 1987. Jays Scrap Iron - convert to underground - 1 1/2 blocks. J S 1987 Construction (cont) Kouwe Street and Fifth Avenue NW - convert to underground - 1 1/2 blocks. Heritage Center - underground. Police Station - underground. Shady Ridge Road to Delaware Street - convert to underground - 2 1/2 blocks. Set new loop cabinet by Happy Chef and underground to SuperAmerica Station. McKimm's Transport - convert to underground - 1 block. Extend underground School Road North and Carolina Street - 2 blocks. Extend underground east of School Road North and north of Seventh Avenue NW - 1 block. Sunset Ridge - new development - underground facilities - 2 1/2 blocks. Plaza Heights - new development - underground facilities - 4 blocks. 24 Plex - North School Road underground facilities. Gopher control - poisoned twice - spring and fall. Pending for 1987 40 Plex South Jefferson Street. 80 living units east of California Street, north of Hillyard Floor Care Supply (all electric heat.) 10 single family units along north end of California Street. NATURAL GAS DIVISION WORK COMPLETED 1987 1. Sunset Heights Subdivision - 90% completed. All the lots which developers requested service, for 1987 - 1988 heating season, can be served. The remaining 10 %, not rough graded. 2. Plaza Heights Subdivision - completed. Located west of First Bank of Minnesota. 3. 3" main extension on Eighth Avenue NW - completed to tie together main on Shady Ridge and School Road. 4. 2" main extension on Campbell Lane - completed. 5. 2" main extension Clifton Heights. 6. 3" main Highway 15 to tie together 31, main by hospital and 3" main Plaza. 7. 2" main - Larry Bethke town houses by Golf Course. 8. 104 service lines installed. Total amount of pipe installed: 3/4" plastic 7,100 ft. 3/4" steel 1,988 ft. 1" steel 100 ft: 1" plastic 100 ft. 1 1/4" steel 398 ft. 2" steel 3,000 ft. 2" plastic 5,350 ft. 3" steel 98 ft. 3" plastic 1,075 ft. 4" steel 125 ft. TOTAL 19,334 ft. 9. 36 large volume meters tested. 264 residential and commercial meters changed out and tested. 10. Annual leak survey and cathodic protection survey completed. 11. Total 94 new meter sets for first 11 months of 1987. /19 OCTOBE2 PAYABLES •- ELECTRIC Firstate Federal Savings Payroll deposit plan 4,686.76 Citizens Bank & Trust Payroll deposit plan 6,897.21 First National Bank Payroll deposit plan 736.03 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal tax, FTC? withheld & exp. 8,843.53 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 4,372.77 PERA PERA withheld & expense 3,998.61 Petty Cash Postage 870.84 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 1,692.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 25.00 Petty Cash Meter deposits & interest 572.39 Dennis Hollermann 88.75 Julie Kiecker 141.68 William Fay 185.53 Marjorie I3iesen 11.45 Guillermo Rojas 32.12 Benay Johnson 79.56 IBM Corp. Mai.nt. service 315.50 Tischer Construction Refund overpayment final bill 74.53 Zee Medical_ Service Eupplies 133.20 Continental Acsura.nce Co. Life insurance 47.60 C7oodmen Accident & Life Medical insurance 5,293.49 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld. 1,692.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 25.00 PERA PERA withheld & expense 3,961.47 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp. 8,681.35 Firstate Federal Savings Pa_yr.ol.l deposit plan 4,179.46 First National Bank Payroll_ deposit plan 666.03 Citizens rank & Trust Co. Payroll deposit plan 7,100.00 American Family Life Employee insurance withheld 128.40 American Payment Centers Rent 68.00 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to Contribution Account 25,000.00 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to Bond & Int Pay't Acct 13,788.06 Colonial Life & Accident Employee insurance withheld. 156.10 Natural Gas Division Pue to Natural Gas Division 171,093.08 Accounts receivable Richar_c? Peterson Lecal retainer 400.00 PERA Employee insurance withheld 18.00 Hutch-Utilities Employee utility bills withheld 495.00 U.S. Postal Service Sump;; 110.00 IRV Corp. Office supplies 112.50 Hutch Area United Way United [play withheld 113.00 Pernille Belgum Hetcr deposit & interest 159.75 Dennis Svoboda 106.30 Be Ouah 106.00 Michael Janke 22.50 Mark Taylor 106.25 CNA Lifc insurance 220.22 MN Benefit Assn. Employee insurance withheld 10.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred ccmp withheld 25.00 ICMA Retirement Corp. Emplay e deferred comp wi_thhele 1,692.00 Firstate 7eic_al SavingG Payroll deposit plan 4,067.70 %J6 OCTOBER - ELECTRIC Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Payroll deposit plan 6,764.37 First National_ Sank Paryoll deposit plan 712.78 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp. 8,859.77 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 2,210.63 PERA PERA withheld & expense 4,025.14 UPS Postage 32.68 General Trading Co. Mdse., plant supplies 145.77 AMEX Life Assurance Employee insurance withheld 98.08 Petty Cash Meter deposit & int., mtg exp., 656.60 office supplies Hutch Telephone Co. Telephone 1,552.98 Hutch Utilities Due to Natural Gas Division 575.08 October labor Allen Office Products Office supplies 233.25 American Linen Supply Laundry 60.37 American Welding Supplies Supplies 118.22 Cash Wise Rolls 51.84 Coast to Coast Plant supplies, tools, bldg. maint. 45.80 Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 15,302.03 Corporate Benefit System Employee insurance withheld 52.00 County Market Cookies, coffee 297.77 Erickson Oil Products Plant supplies, gas 23.50 Fabricare Cleaners Laundry 91.00 Farmers Elevator Assn. Supplies 12.00 Four Seasons Services Cup inserts 47.80 Hillyard Floor Care Supply Plant supplies 76.75 Hutch Utilities Employee fund withheld 144.00 Hutch Utilities Engines 3,335.49 4,464.17 Usage plant & UC 1,128.68 IBM Corp. Maint. charges 95.00 IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 492.28 Junket- Sanitation Refuse service 84.40 Lakes Gas Co. Gas 94.82 Leef Bros., Inc. Laundry 41.78 UPA ITA Agreement 10,071.68 Welders Supply Plant supplies 39.60 Zep Manufacturing Plant supplies 646.25 Medical Insurance Expense 1,256.71 Marco Business Products Office supplies 31.95 Plaza Hardware & Gifts Plant supplies, bldg. maint., meter 79.09 maint. UPA Purchased power 436,523.20 Petersen- Wisdorf, Inc. Dist. inv. 417.60 Border States Electric Dist. inv. 1,726.90 MN Electric Supply Dist. inv., plant supplies, URD 368.99 maint. Hillyard Floor Care Supply Bldg. maint. 149.25 C -T Engineering Co. Tools 106.40 Case Power & Equipment Power operated equipment maint. 13.61 1 LJ OC1r0Bz-*_Q - ELECTRIC Black's Lineman Supply Mdse. McLeod Co -op Power Assn. Purchase Ron Wothe service McMaster -Carr Supply Too!,,_ Dept. of Lahor & Industry Inspection fees - air tank, R. L. Polk & Co. Subscription MN Electric Supply Dist. inv., mdse. Johnson Radio Comrtunicat-ion radio maint. Williams Steel & Hardware Tools Reflections Arch. Studio Utility center bldg. Joan Limvere fees Eugene Daggett Meeting expense MN Su;ppl.y M3Ge., supplies H & C Fl_e(�tr.ic Supply hi.: t.;, .nv. , mdse., I7PD expense ABM Zqu?_praen.t �. Supply 911,itck maint. American Bus i.nf ns pox ms off . _ce supplies Big Bear, Inc. Grou-nczo maint. Border States Fl.ectr.1_c Dist. .inv. , trans forr,ier. irv. Burmeister Electric Co. Transformer inv. Central Evewea-- Dist. Safety glasses Central VcGt ?Wan, Inc. Plant supplies, Copy Equipment, Inc. SuppJ_i_ss Ed Davis Business llac:h'.nes office, supplies Earl's Welding /In6ustri -al_ Plant supplies Ekstrom .Industries Electro Watchrr.an, Inc. Flcxg. :paint. Electron:�_c Center, 'Inc. Meter ?paint, Farm & Home Dist. Supplies, mdse. Farm Plan Fcu.ipment maint. Forbes Auto Store Plant supplies, truck maint. Graybar Electric Co. Dist. inv., meter inv. Guy Speaker, Co. Plant supplies H & H Industires, Inc. Bldg. maint., mdse. Hay Management Consultants Consulting fees Heath Corippny Tools Hutch Co - -ors Truck_ axpense Hutch. LFindscapi.n.1 Grounds expense Hutch Leader F_.nancial statement Hutch 1�47olesal.e Truck power operated e uip. supplies Nemske Paper Co. Of-"=.ce supplies Lystads, Inc. Supplies McLeod Co -op how'r Assn. Overhead line maint. MN Electric Supp,.y Dist;. inv., box inv. Mitchell Instrument Plaint supplies National Electric Co. Transformer maint. Nickles Machine Corp. Engine inv. #7 Olsen Chain & Cable Co. Otter Tail Power Co. Tneti_na of gloves & sleeves Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Dist. inv. Raymark Office Products off-re supplies Rockite Silo URD expense & maint., mdse. mant., 93.32 1,988.90 189.66 70.00 90.00 291.06 213.37 65.94 576.85 710.85 213.52 177.13 1,124.88 26.51 1,118.50 99.99 3,169.59 249.41 4.15 3.00 199.16 34.68 10.18 204.61 130.00 48.89 205.50 26.93 49.61 6,248.59 255.19 412.55 1,559.25 18.75 138.40 100.00 457.25 404.54 79.00 19.80 36.00 1,031.16 135.00 675.00 218.13 61.68 44.70 1,315.13 74.97 194.50 / 4/ %' OCTOBER - ELECTRIC Scientific Columbus Meter maint., meter inv. 6,885.10 Stark Electronics Supply Meter maint. 247.00 Tri- County Water Cond. Bldg. maint. 25.60 Orvis Wahl Bldg. maint., eng. maint., power 663.29 operated equip. maint. Border Staes Electric Dist. inv. 23.00 Quade Electric URD expense, supplies 77.99 OCTOBER PAYABLES - GAS ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 100.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 250.00 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp. 1,688.60 PERA PERA withheld & expense 780.91 Hutch Utilities Payroll deposit plan 3,114.91 Hutch Utilities Employee utility bills withheld 435.00 CNA Life insurance 14.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 250.00 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 100.00 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp. 1,787.85 PERA PERA withheld & expense 809.44 Hutch Utilities Payroll deposit plan 2,872.06 PERA Employee insurance withheld 9.00 Firstate Federal Savings Deposit to C/D Account 500.00 Colonial Life & Accident Employee insurance withheld 36.50 American Family Life Employee insurance withheld 22.10 Hutch Utilities Payroll deposit plan 3,154.27 PERA PERA withheld & expense 809.75 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 1,358.50 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp. 1,788.99 CNA Life insurance 64.78 Hutch Area United Way United Way withheld 12.00 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 100.00 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 250.00 Hutch Utilities Due to Municipal Electric Plant 2,011.48 October labor Hutch Utilities Due to Municipal Electric Plant 16,337.19 October expenses Circle Hutch Utility Purchased gas 164,838.08 Hutch Utilities Employee fund withheld 22.50 Hutch Utilities Usage - Peak Shaving Plant 70.00 IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 128.00 Medical Insurance Expense 553.39 Minvalco, Inc. Supplies 22.12 Plexco Fittings inv. 87.52 Wayne Mfg., Inc. Mdse. 195.69 City of Hutchinson Insurance premium 30.80 Apollo Piping Supply Fittings inv. 77.36 McLeod County Recorder Easement 1.00 1 Ivan Larson MN Municipal Utilities Apollo Piping Supply Barco Eearing Co. Brandon Tire E. J. Brooks Company Bulldog Ballantine Distran Sales Co. Dresser Measurement Div. Minvalco, Inc. North Star Gas Products Rutz Plumbing & Heating Schmeling Oil Sorensen Farm Supply / � 3 OCTOBER - GAS Meeting expense - Omaha 132.98 Supplies 2.40 Supplies 21.00 Power operated equipment maint. 21.38 Poewr operated equipment maint. 5.25 Meter expense 130.79 Power operated equipment maint. 75.40 Fittings inv. 225.90 Meter inv. 1,675.00 Meter maint. 22.54 Supplies, power operated equip maint 71.60 Peal-, shaving plant maint. 109.00 Truck expense 27.65 Power operated equipment maint. 69.18 There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to adjourn the meeting at 2:15 p.m. Motion was unanimously carried. ATTEST E. Daggett,Pre 'd nt