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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 />June 14, 2022 6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In May, the locators processed 645 locate tickets. These consistedof 8 emergency <br />tickets, 541 normal tickets, 60 updated tickets, 10 cancellations, 9 meets, 12 non- <br />excavation and 5 boundary survey. This resulted in a 59.7% increase in tickets from the <br />previous month and a 12% increase from the prior May. <br /> <br />• Electrical technicians completed 302 service order tasks, updated the power bill, <br />addressed customer meter issues and off-peak concerns. <br /> <br />• On May 19, staff ran generators #1 & #2 without incident. Engines #3 & #4 were turned <br />over but not ran. <br /> <br />• Mapping department has been busy working on GIS updates as well as GPSing splices <br />and other assets. Staff provided Elk River Fire Department with updated hydrant <br />information and has updated the GIS database with information collected from our <br />annual flushing week. Also, a system wide audit of our lights began this week to ensure <br />that we have accurate data in our GIS system. <br /> <br />• The Advanced Metering Infrastructure team and our consultants completed our review <br />of the four vendor presentations. We are waiting for reference checks and information <br />for a water metering solution to be updated. We expect to have a vendor selected by <br />early July and will work through contracts at that time. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />171 <br />