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Page 2 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />March 11, 2008 <br />printing the numerous bills. John Dietz asked of the cost associated with purchasing new <br />machines and bringing the bills in house versus having them out -sourced. Staff responded. John <br />Dietz also asked if there were many bank pay customers and if thought was ever given to offer <br />an incentive for customers to sign up. Jerry Takle asked the status of the final bill from Billflash. <br />Staff responded that final payment has not been made. The barcode on the payment stub is still <br />in the testing stages but seems to be working well. A new part time accountant started Monday <br />and will be a great asset to the Utilities. <br />David Berg informed of the progress of Well #9. A pumping test will be performed this <br />week and the building contractor should be on site next week. Staff is checking irrigation meters <br />prior to them being installed this spring. John Dietz questioned the status of the customers who <br />have not hooked up to the Municipal water supply. Bryan Adams responded a list will be <br />compiled and it will be noted on the abstract of the property with the County. Prior to the <br />property selling, the owner would have to connect to the municipal water supply. <br />Troy Adams reported 13 security system sales for the month of February. Staff is <br />converting meters in apartment buildings to radio read. Water tie cards that diagram the water <br />line to the customers building in the past have been documented on a recipe card and put in a <br />file. They will now be scanned and documented on the computer for future use. A new <br />handheld reader was recently purchased to cover an area that has had problems in the past with <br />radio reads. The new handheld can read this area without problems. John Dietz asked why <br />security system sales are down. Troy responded a lot of the systems are installed during home <br />construction through another company in joint venture with the builder. The monitoring fees of <br />the other companies are higher. With the advertising that is being done, more customers are <br />transferring over to our services after their monitoring contract runs out. <br />Glenn Sundeen said crews continue to trim trees along with addressing maintenance issues <br />that arise. USG recently performed an infrared study on our electrical lines and equipment. <br />Some pictures of their findings were reviewed. John Dietz asked how often this service is <br />performed. Glenn responded every three years. John Dietz also asked about the status of the <br />street lights on the Hwy 10 corridor downtown. Staff responded they are scheduled to be <br />installed by a contractor this year, and the utility would change bulbs when needed. <br />Jerry Takle recently met with Steve McDonald, auditor for Abdo Eick & Meyers, LLP. A <br />list of information was shared with the commissioners. <br />5.2 Review Are Flash Requirements <br />Approximately 20 years ago OSHA adopted 1910.269 which states clothes wom by <br />linepersons cannot make the injuries worse from arc flash. Arc flash is the light and heat energy <br />given off in an unintentional electrical contact between two energized conductors or an <br />energized conductor and ground. <br />Section 410 of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) requires employers to do an arc <br />flash assessment by January 1, 2009. The employer shall require employees to wear clothing or <br />a clothing system that has an effective arc rating not less than the anticipated level of energy. <br />NESC is more focused on the primary electrical current, however, most incidents occur with the <br />