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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Mike Tietz—Technical Services Superintendent <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> December 11, 2018 6.Id <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • In November,the locating department had a total of 254 locate tickets consisting of six <br /> emergency tickets, 8 cancellations, 4 meetings, 183 normal tickets and 46 updated tickets. <br /> This is a 53%decrease 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 has begun infrared imaging of the <br /> feeder circuits coming out of Station#14 substation looking for any potential equipment <br /> failures. On November 29 Engines 1, 2, 3 &4 were ran with only one minor issue which <br /> will be corrected before the next run in December. <br /> • On November 29, the annual generation audit was performed by Minnesota Municipal <br /> Utilities Association (MMUA)with staff at the Power Plant and Landfill Gas Plant <br /> facilities. Significant improvements have been made over last year's audit resulting in <br /> just a few remaining items still needing attention. <br /> • The weekly meter reads continue to go well. Staff has been revisiting accounts that were <br /> notified of not being in compliance with our standards to follow-up on their progress. <br /> • Mapping department continues to enter GPS points and attribute points for all of our <br /> systems assets within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. <br /> • On December 4-6, I attended the MMUA Technical& Operations Conference in St. <br /> Cloud, MN. Sessions of interest were: Safety First, Restoration Second; Cybersecurity: <br /> Understanding the Risks & Threats; and Making the Industry Great Again with <br /> Organizational Culture. I found much value in these sessions and greatly appreciate the <br /> opportunity to attend the conference. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 133 <br />