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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />April12, 2022 6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In March, the locators processed 327 locate tickets. These consisted of 2 emergency <br />tickets, 289 normal tickets, 17 updated tickets, 8 cancellations, 10 meets, and 1 <br />boundary survey. This resulted in a 267.4% increase of tickets from the previous month <br />and an 8.9% decrease from the prior March. The locators continue to infrared <br />equipment and validate data for the electric GIS maps as time allows. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 314 service ordertasks, updated the power bill, <br />attended to customer meter issues and off-peak concerns. <br /> <br />• On March 17, staff ran generators #1 & #2 without incident. Staff also performed web <br />deflections on the following day and has done maintenance on the air intakes for these <br />two engines. We are still working on procuring the replacement exhaust baffle for <br />Engine #4. We will perform web deflections on #3 & #4 later this year. <br /> <br />• Mapping department has been busy working on the GIS backlog and other projects. Our <br />GIS/Mapping Technician attended the Mid-West ESRI Utility Users Group meeting in <br />Rochester, MN, March 23-25. There was much discussion about field maps and utility <br />network this year. An interesting note was made that out of the 60 attendees, only one <br />has fully integrated Utility Network and about 6 are currently in the testing phase of <br />deployment. We will be sure to follow their progress and learn from these utilities as we <br />make plans to migrate our existing GIS from the Geometric Network to Utility Network. <br /> <br />• The substation apparatus technician has been finalizing the relay panel layouts for the <br />West substation and Station #14 panel replacement projects. Also, staff completed the <br />substation arrestor replacements for West Bank #1 & #2. Our technician also attended <br />the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association’s Substation School in Marshall, MN, April <br />5-7. Topics ranged from maintenance and inspections to testing of equipment and even <br />a session on building a substation. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />203 <br />