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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />October 13, 20206.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In September, the locators processed 650 locate tickets. These consistedof 6 emergency <br />tickets, 551 normal tickets, 2 non-excavation tickets, 60 updated tickets, 15 <br />cancellations and 16 locate meets. This resulted in a 5.7% increase of tickets from the <br />previous month and a 39.2% increase over the prior year. <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 220 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />performed weekly substation checks, dealt with customer meter issues and off-peak <br />concerns. The electrical techs continue disconnecting the remaining off-peak radios on <br />the system as time allows. Approximately 75% of the 496 radios have been <br />disconnected at this time. <br /> <br />• On September 16, staff ran generators #1, #2, & #4. With the Lake Orono drawdown, we <br />needed to switch to city water to cool the generators. A procedure was developed and <br />will be used until the lake level is restored in 2021. Available emergency generation <br />capacity will be diminished during this time. Thank you to water staff for their assistance <br />in determining valve configuration and operation. <br /> <br />• Mapping department continues to update points and attributes for our systems assets <br />within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. Staff continues to assist the water department with <br />on-call rotation support. <br /> <br />• The repaired voltage regulators were installed and programmed on September 11. <br />However, there was an issue with one that was still malfunctioning. It was removed <br />again from service and EIR Testing & Maintenance picked it up to further investigate the <br />issue. We are expecting to have it back in October. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />82 <br />