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ElkRiver ---1 <br />Municip al Utilitie s <br />13069 Orono Parkway . P.O. Box 430 Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />October 7, 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. The Locating Department had a total of 275 locate tickets for the month of <br />September. Some of them are meets which require several trips back to the same area <br />as needed to mark utilities. <br />2. The Metering Department continues with weekly and monthly substation checks, <br />changing out meters to the radio read meters, and doing the monthly power bill. They <br />also worked with the Line Department to repair the switched capacitor banks that are <br />out on the system so that they will automatically operate when they are supposed to. <br />3. The Security Systems Department had a total of 99 phone contacts, 25 personal visits, <br />26 systems quoted, 19 sales made, 19 installs completed and 25 service calls for the <br />month of July. Another great month - it looks like the advertising is paying off! <br />4. Map books continue to be updated daily as crews add or change items in them. <br />5. Power Plant staff has performed the monthly run of the generators and everything <br />looked good. Steve Ziemer will be working on a written lock-out tag-out procedure <br />on every piece of equipment within the power plant. This is required by OSHA. <br />