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J~ <br />Elk River -= <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 Phone: ?63.441.2020 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />May 5, 2009 <br />TO: Elk River Utilities Commission <br />John Dietz <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />Daryl Thompson <br />FROM: Wade Lovelette <br />SUBJ: Staff Update -Technical Services Department <br />The following is a summary of projects and/or updates over the past several weeks: <br />1. We have been using the. infrared camera on our system as time permits. <br />2. We have been making changes in the map books as the crews find errors and <br />when some- thing changes in the field. <br />We performed web deflections on the generators this month. Everything is within <br />the normal limits. We did our monthly exercise of the generators and they all ran <br />just fine. <br />4. The Security System Department had 3 new installations for the month of April. <br />Rick made 13 service calls, 7 system sales, 7 systems quotes, seven personal visits <br />and 35 phone contacts. All of this and he still had time for back surgery and a <br />week and a half off for recovery. <br />Rick and I attended a presentation on Videofied put on by RSI at Wright <br />Hennepin Electric headquarters. It is a totally wireless camera surveillance <br />system. I have included some literature about their system. It would be something <br />that we could offer to our customers in the future. <br />6. The Metering Department has been changing out meters to the ERTs. <br />We are monitoring West Substation Bank 1 for power factor since the Line <br />Department took to capacitor banks off-line. <br />8. Locate tickets are coming in regularly. <br />