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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO:FROM: ERMU Commission Chris Sumstad– Electric Superintendent MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: April 12, 2022 6.1h SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: Installed 13 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line once the customer requests service. Tree trimming continued in the month of March for both ERMU crews and our contractor, Carr’s Tree Service. The contractor finished on April 4 and will return in November. Our crews will end theirtrimmingseason in mid-April. Crews continue to inspect electrical infrastructure across the territory to verify map accuracy. We are also checking for any equipment defects, using an infrared camera to make sure connections are not overheating, changing out old fault indicators, and making sure warning stickers are in place. Joe Schmidt from Minesota Municipal Utilities Associationwas here on March 31 for safety training on traffic control. ERMU’s field crew foreperson also certified employees in DOT flagging guidelines. Traffic control is a big part of the job, especially on the state and county roads in our territory. DOT inspections on our trucks and trailers were completed in March. nd St in Elk River – the repairs are completed. A vehicle knocked over a streetlight on 2 An underground transformer on County Road 1 and an overhead pole at County Road 33 were each hit by cars that left the road during the snow event on the morning of March 30. The box pad for the transformer will be replaced soon and the pole did not require attention from ERMU. The new line is energized for phase two of the County Road 35 rebuild project. Once sometransfers are completed that project will be done. Approximately 4500 feet remain until we reach Meadowvale Road. We removed the electric services to the old Salvation Army building and the KFC building this past month as a part of the Highway 169 Redefine project. As we look to the beginning of work on Highway 169 we have some planned projects this spring near Highway 101. We anticipate that other needs will arise as work goes on. We continue to get projects ready for the spring construction season. The frost is out, or close to it, in many locations. Our goal is to begin digging by April 15. ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 1 202