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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mike Tietz —Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />May 9, 2023 <br />6.1g <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In April, the locators processed 423 locate tickets. These consisted of 341 normal tickets, <br />4 emergency tickets, 34 updated tickets, 18 cancellations, 23 meets, 1 non -excavation, <br />and 2 corrections. This resulted in a 57.2% increase in tickets from the previous month <br />and is a 4.7% increase from the prior April. <br />• Electrical technicians completed 191 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />addressed customer meter issues and any off-peak concerns. <br />• On April 27, staff ran generators #1, #2 & #3 with no issues. Yearly oil samples were <br />taken after the run. No changes or concerns were noted. <br />• Tony Hubbard attended Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's Generation School <br />April 18-20 in Hutchinson/Glencoe, gaining knowledge that will help us with maintaining <br />our generators. He noted that we need to further develop and document our <br />maintenance program for the engines along with several other suggestions. <br />• The malfunctioning line regulator along Highway 10 east of town has been taken down <br />and sent back to the repair shop for service. Staff hopes for a fast turnaround on this <br />warranty repair so that we can have the regulator bank back online before loads start to <br />increase. Voltage regulators help support downstream voltage by maintaining a <br />constant output that is regulated to stay within a certain bandwidth. <br />• While checking capacitors on the system, one was found to be closed when it should not <br />have been, leading us to suspect a bad controller. We did some further investigating and <br />found it malfunctioned on February 14. We have been able to reset it and we will <br />continue to monitor it further. <br />Page IofI <br />179 <br />