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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 13069 Orono Parkway <br /> P.O. Box 430 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> (763) 441-2020 <br /> UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Wade Lovelette—Superintendent of Technical <br /> John Dietz, Chair Services <br /> Daryl Thompson, Vice Chair <br /> Allan Nadeau, Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> February 12, 2013 6.1 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> The Locating department had a total of 66 locate tickets for the month of January; three of them <br /> being emergency tickets, five cancelations, one meet, 48 normal, four updated tickets, one non- <br /> excavation and one boundary survey. The locating staff is also doing energy audits. <br /> Jeff continues using the infrared camera in the field to see if there are any hot spots on our <br /> system that need immediate attention. He has found several items that needed to be changed or <br /> fixed because they were heating. This saved future outages. <br /> In January, the Security Systems Department had a total of 109 phone contacts, 18 new systems <br /> quoted, eight system sales made, 14 installs completed, 25 service calls made and 18 personal <br /> visits. <br /> Meter Technicians continue with the meter reading, power bill, substation checks and off-peak <br /> issues. They are also involved with the energy audits. <br /> The power plant staff did the monthly run of the generators a couple of minor issues came up and <br /> repairs were made. Steve also completed the building safety checks and engine run reports to <br /> GRE. <br /> The Scada project is basically completed. Everything works very well. <br /> N, IMBED 11 <br /> NATURE <br /> Reliable Public P O W E R E D T o S E R V E <br /> Power Provider <br />