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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />May 11, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In April, the locators processed 595 locate tickets. These consisted of 2 emergency <br />ticket, 511 normal tickets, 3 non-excavation tickets, 7 corrections, 46 updated tickets, 4 <br />cancellations, and 22 locate meets. This resulted in a 65.7% increase of tickets from the <br />previous month and an 10.4% increase over the prior year. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians completed 175 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 April 29, staff ran engines #3 and #4 without any issues. Engines #1 and #2 were not <br />run this month as the cover gaskets need to be replaced before running. <br /> <br />• On April 20 - 22, staff participated in the annual Minnesota Municipal Utilities <br />Association Generation School. Students had the opportunity to visit the Elk River <br />Landfill Gas Plant and Connexus Energy’s Solar Peaking Facility in Ramsey. Also included <br />was hands-on training at the Princeton and/or Elk River Power Plant. We had <br />approximately 10 students attend the class at our power plant where they worked on <br />fuel timing for Generator #3. Staff found this training to be quite enlightening and has <br />requested additional training on the operation and maintenance of our generation <br />facilities. <br /> <br />• Mapping department staff has completed the mPower Integrator software <br />implementation. We are still in the process of developing a roll-out of the software so <br />field crews can utilize it on their iPads. Staff is also updating the mapping application in <br />preparation for hydrant flushing the week of May 10. <br /> <br />• The Substation Apparatus Technician installed cable supports and racking for the high <br />side relaying equipment in the power plant and is in the process of wiring <br />292