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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 />Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 9, 2022 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In July, the locators processed 572 locate tickets. These consisted of 3 emergency <br />tickets, 465 normal tickets, 75 updated tickets, 19 cancellations, 6 meets, 3 non- <br />excavation, and 1 boundary survey. This resulted in a 12% decrease in tickets from the <br />previous month and a 5.1% increase from the prior July. <br /> <br />• Electrical technicians completed 229 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />addressed customer meter issues and off-peak concerns. They also completed the <br />inspection and reprogramming of the solar production meters within our system. <br /> <br />• On July 20, staff ran generators #1 & #2 without incident. Engines #3 & #4 were turned <br />over but not ran. The replacement exhaust bellow for Engine #4 was received but did <br />not fit. I am working with the manufacturer to get this corrected. <br /> <br />• Mapping department has been working on GIS updates, GPSing splices and assets. <br /> <br />• The substation apparatus technician has been preparing plans for upcoming equipment <br />replacement projects that we have budgeted for this year. Also, infrared scans of <br />substation and line equipment has found several loose connections as well as a faulty <br />capacitor which were able to be corrected before they started causing problems. The <br />substation recloser controls have been updated to the most recent firmware versions. <br /> <br />• In July, the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) team selected a vendor and with <br />the help of our consultants, we are drafting a Notice of Intent to Award Contract letter <br />that outlines the conditions of acceptance. Our next step will be to negotiate the terms <br />of the contract and develop an RFP for Endpoint (meters) Installation Services. I am <br />anticipating this part of the process to take approximately 2-3 months to complete. The <br />installation of the AMI system within the initial deployment area should begin towards <br />the end of 4th quarter of 2022. <br />111