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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Mark Fuchs—Electric Superintendent <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> October 9, 2018 6.1 c <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Had 13 new house services. <br /> • Continue working on collecting data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time permits. <br /> • We started putting the infrastructure in Area 7 for the territory we'll be acquiring in 2019. <br /> • Acquired Areas 5&6 from Connexus on September 18. There is still a lot of work to do to <br /> get this project finished up. We are now in the process of changing out locks,removing <br /> tags from poles, and adding new signage to underground equipment. Throughout this <br /> process,we'll be verifying what's in the map book to make sure it's correct. <br /> • In Areas 5&6 we have to transfer customers from the old overhead primary infrastructure <br /> that we acquired from Connexus to the new underground infrastructure that we installed. <br /> • Michels Pipeline completed the joint trenching in Miske Meadows 5th Addition. There <br /> are a total of 58 lots in the addition. We are in the process of getting the infrastructure <br /> terminated in Miske Meadows 4th and 5th additions. <br /> • Continue to remove poles that are located in the rear lot line in Otsego. <br /> • Working on the installation of a three phase underground service for Jackson Hills <br /> Apartments; this is a 40 unit apartment located at Jackson Avenue and 6th Street. <br /> • Changed out 11 street light fixtures to LED in the Meadowvale Heights Addition. <br /> • Installed some single phase primary underground wire on 5th Street to allow for the <br /> removal of a rusty single phase junction box. <br /> • Changed out a three phase pole on Parish Avenue in Otsego that was stuck by lighting. <br /> • Hooked up the permanent service for the new tennis courts at the high school. <br /> • Scott Thoreson, Matt Schwartz and Jake Koehler attended Minnesota Municipal Utilities <br /> Association(MMUA) overhead school September 11-14 in Marshall, MN. During the <br /> overhead school, MMUA held their second annual Minnesota Lineworkers Rodeo and <br /> Matt and Jake participated. Scott helped out as a judge for the rodeo and as an instructor <br /> for the overhead school. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 67 <br />