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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 />November 10, 2020 6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In October, the locators processed503 locate tickets. These consistedof 8 emergency <br />tickets, 402 normal tickets, 2 non-excavation tickets, 55 updated tickets, 16 <br />cancellations, 7 boundary surveys, and 13 locate meets. This resulted in a 22.6% <br />decrease of tickets from the previous month and an 8.9% increase over the prior year. <br />The locators will begin GPSing efforts again as locates begin to taper off. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 233 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 completed the task of disconnecting the remaining off- <br />peak radios on the system. The team collected information utilizing our GIS software to <br />record what types of appliances had been previously controlled and are still present. <br />This information will be used to help us develop energy savings programs in the future. <br /> <br />• On October 22, staff ran generators #1, #2 & #4 and used city water for cooling of the <br />generators again without any issues. Staff attempted to turn over Engine #3 but was <br />unsuccessful. We will continue to use city water through the winter months until lake <br />Orono returns to normal levels. <br /> <br />• Mapping department continues to update points and attributes for our systems assets <br />within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. Staff continues to assistthe water department with <br />on-call rotation support. <br /> <br />• Chris Kerzman and I attended theMinnesota PowerSystems Conference (MIPSYCON) <br />th <br /> Annual Conference virtually via ZOOM. There was a lot of great information shared <br />56 <br />by numerous presenters during the 3-dayconference. Topics ranged from Metering and <br />Substations to Distribution Automation and Emerging Technologies. I found oneof the <br />topics, Transportation Electrification Transition Challenges, to be extremely informative <br />and thought provoking as the US continues to move toward electric fleet vehicles. Thank <br />you for the opportunity to attend these conferences and broaden our knowledge. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />99 <br />