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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 12, 2024 <br />6.01f <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Installed 24 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line <br />once the customer requests service. <br />• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA), <br />was here September 25-26 and held safety meetings for all staff on fire safety and fire <br />extinguishers. <br />• New three-phase services were installed at Heritage Millwork and Collins Towing. <br />• The bore crew assisted with soil prep at the new East substation location. Over 3,200 <br />tons of Class 5 gravel was brought in to build the substation pad and driveway. <br />• We have started work extending Feeder 42 as well as installing new service to Great <br />River Energy's old refuse -derived fuel site. These are directly south of the new East <br />substation. <br />• Jay Reading, MMUA Assistant Director of Technical Services, was here on October 2 and <br />held a Job Training & Safety session on accidents and safety culture. <br />• Crews finished the rebuild jobs at the 1851" Avenue and Pinewood Golf Course areas. <br />We replaced both open concentric primary and overhead primary with new <br />underground cable. <br />• Replaced the three regulators going into Dayton. These devices maintain voltage levels <br />and require maintenance after a set amount of operations. We also lowered the <br />controls to the ground for future ease of operation. <br />• Crews are taking care of map auditing tasks when they get a chance, aiding in the <br />construction of the GIS mapping system. <br />• We will be starting some maintenance and upgrades at West Substation, Bank 1 in <br />November. <br />• We are planning winter work which involves an overhead rebuild on Feeder 65 from the <br />North substation towards the landfill, and lining up tree trimming locations. <br />• Inventory & procurement staff have been busy cleaning up the yards and buildings with <br />the construction season winding down and winter coming. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />160 <br />