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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 />January 12, 2021 6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In December, the locators processed 196 locate tickets. These consisted of 1 emergency <br />ticket, 155 normal tickets, 3 non-excavation tickets, 23 updated tickets, 3 cancellations, <br />4 boundary surveys and 7 locate meets. This resulted in a 41.5% decrease of tickets <br />from the previous month and a 108.5% increase over the prior year. Ultimately, this was <br />our busiest locate year on record with a total of 5188 tickets being processed. The <br />locators continue to GPS and validate data for our electric maps. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 187 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />performed weekly substation checks, attended to customer meter issues and off-peak <br />concerns. <br /> <br />• On December 17, staff ran generators #1, #2 & #4 and used city water to cool the <br />generators again without any issues. We will continue to use city water during the <br />winter months until Lake Orono is returned to normal levels. <br /> <br />• Mapping department has completed the establishment of meter/service points for GIS <br />and staff has updated CIS with this new location data. Staff has been working with <br />mPower to clean up data and build the parent/child relationships within the GIS <br />network model in preparation for the implementation of Integrator in January 2021. The <br />planned roll-out is tentatively scheduled for the week of January 18. <br /> <br />• We posted for the Substation Apparatus Technician position on December 31 and will <br />have it open for 4 weeks. I am hopeful that we can get this position filled by March 1. <br /> <br />• In preparation for a future substation, which will be needed to feed development in the <br />southeast part of town along the Highway 10 corridor, I have been exploring land option <br />sites that would suit our needs. This substation would also provide backfeed capabilities <br />that could potentially be utilized during the Highway 169 Redefine project. We will be <br />scheduling a closed meeting in the future to further discuss this land purchase. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />107 <br />