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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Thomas Geiser – Operations Director <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 9, 2022 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1g <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Staff has been attending meetings with Sherburne County to plan for the County Road <br />44 project. <br />• Working on 2023 Budget items along with the 2023 Fee Schedule. <br />• Attended a pre-construction meeting for the Viking Boulevard/County Road 13 <br />reconstruction project. We moved our overhead line ahead of time. <br />• We are still having issues with the incorrectly assembled fuse pads received from a <br />vendor. We are working with Irby Utilities to fix the issues. <br />• Meeting with the City and Helix Solutions to get the paperwork completed for pole <br />attachment agreements. Helix is rerouting the City’s fiber network due to the Highway <br />169 Redefine project. <br />• Meeting with vendors to look at different switchgear options, our current switchgear <br />has gone up in price by almost half over the last 18 months. We may make the switch <br />from oil filled to open air switchgears if the price is comparable. <br />• Attended the MMPA Annual Meeting along with others from ERMU staff on July 26. <br />• Attended the quarterly City meeting on July 19. It is always good to hear what’s going on <br />through all departments. <br />• Working on the 2023 Travel and Training Schedule. <br />• Attending weekly Highway 169 meetings. There are very small adjustments on the <br />electric side of things. <br />• ERMU had two bucket trucks and the electric vehicle participate in the three block <br />parties organized by the City for Night to Unite. <br />109