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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Mike Tietz—Technical Services Superintendent <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> January 9, 2018 6.1d <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • In December, The Locating department had a total of 99 locate tickets consisting of seven <br /> emergency tickets, 3 cancellations, 3 meetings, 67 normal tickets and 14 updated tickets. <br /> This is a 62%decrease in volume of tickets from the previous month. The locators have <br /> successfully transitioned to gathering GPS points daily since the middle of December. <br /> • Electric Technicians continue with updating power bill, substation checks, disconnects, <br /> reconnects, dealing with meter and off-peak issues, as well as installing new meters for <br /> commercial customers. Staff also assisted SPX personnel with the installation of the load <br /> tap changer(LTC) filter assembly on Waco Bank#2 during the last week of December. <br /> • I attended the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA)Technical & <br /> Operations Conference December 6-8 in St. Cloud, MN. The conference was very <br /> informative and I learned a great deal about Cyber Attacks and Active Threats in the <br /> Workplace. I truly appreciate the opportunity to attend. <br /> • Staff began weekly meter reading the last week of December and continues to perform <br /> meter audits around the system as time allows. Metering department staff has completed <br /> the reprogramming of demand meters with the appropriate billing cycle. I anticipate the <br /> completion of reprogramming non-demand meters by the 3`d week of January. <br /> • The power plant staff did the monthly engine run on December 21St. All engines were run <br /> with the exception of engine #4. There appears to be a malfunction of the governor on <br /> this unit. Staff will investigate this further as time permits. <br /> • Mapping department continues to enter GPS points and attribute points for all of our <br /> systems assets within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. CAD maps have also been recently <br /> updated for field staff use. Staff evaluated two GPS units in December and recommended <br /> the purchase of the Trimble units. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> 81 <br />