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ElkRiver'�Z;E�� <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 />November 13, 2018 <br />6.1d <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />In October, the locating department had a total of 533 locate tickets consisting of six <br />emergency tickets, I I cancellations, 8 meetings, 425 normal tickets and 67 updated <br />tickets. This is a 15% increase in volume of tickets from the previous month. The locators <br />continue to gather GPS points and data as time permits. <br />Electric Technicians continue with updating the power bill, substation checks, <br />disconnects, reconnects, dealing with customer meter and off-peak issues, as well as <br />installing new meters for commercial customers. Staff collected oil samples from all <br />substation transformers and regulator banks for the yearly testing for dissolved gas <br />analysis. On October 31 staff ran Engines 1, 2, 3 & 4 without any issues. <br />The weekly meter reads continue to go well. Staff continues to revisit accounts that were <br />notified of not being in compliance with our standards to follow-up on their progress. On <br />October 15, MN Statute 21613.097 Cold Weather Rule was reinstated thus restricting the <br />disconnection of service. <br />Mapping department continues to enter GPS points and attribute points for all of our <br />systems assets within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. On October 24, staff met with <br />representatives from the City of Shoreview to discuss and demonstrate our GIS/GPS <br />systems with regard to water systems. This is a direct result from Angela Haugue's <br />presentation at the annual Minnesota American Water Works Association (MN AWWA) <br />conference in September. <br />The System Engineer started October 29 and has begun working on several projects. We <br />were unsuccessful in hiring for the Operational Technology Superintendent position. We <br />are planning to re-evaluate the position and post again after the first of the year. <br />Page I of I <br />95 <br />