Marshall Municipal Utilities

Board Meeting Minutes

May 16, 2007

The Board of Public Works convened the regular session at 8:30 a.m. at the Marshall Municipal Utilities Business Office. Present were Jim Heinzler, President; Spencer Fricke, Vice President; Charles Hird, Secretary. Mike Mills was absent.

Board President Jim Heinzler congratulated Jerry Lawson, Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator, on 35 years of service with MMU.

The agenda was approved as amended to include discussion of the customer utility deposit policy under the Administrative Services report.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed on a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird.

Electric Distribution Director Jeff Bergstrom reported on the next 4.16 kV feeder at the power plant to be converted to 13.2 kV. On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird, the Board approved proceeding with the budgeted project of the 13.2 kV voltage conversion of Feeder 43 North Miami.

Director Bergstrom also reported on the ground source heating and cooling repair proposals. On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird, the Board accepted the alternate proposal from Beerman Heating & Cooling utilizing the existing wells at a cost of $7,500 to $9,500.

It was the consensus of the Board to proceed with the purchase of the parking lot lights and electric service for the Marshall Civic Center and Museum.

Environmental Services Director Ginny Ismay gave an update on the disinfection facility at the Water Treatment Plant. On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board gave authorization for MMU's General Manager to sign the Consent Order from EPA regarding the Water Treatment Plant chlorine facility on behalf of the Board.

The following bids were received May 10, 2007, for the manhole rehabilitation project for Underground Facilities:

			
				     Material	       Vertical Foot		Rental

	Quadex			$21.21 per foot		$23.99		     $6,659/Month
	   Spring, TX

	Strong CO., Inc.	$8,250 total		$17.10		 $930/Week or $3,420/Month
	   St. Louis, MO

On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird, the Board accepted management's recommendation and awarded the bid to Strong Co., Inc. for the manhole rehabilitation project.

Electric Production Director Jim Johnson reported that replacement of the hydrogen control panel for Unit #5 is not a budgeted item but is a safety issue. It was the consensus of the Board to replace the old system at an approximate cost of $15,000.

Administrative Services Director Ken Gieringer reported on MMU's current customer utility deposit policy. Management will further review our existing policy.

It was the consensus of the Board to waive the tipping fee for Municipal Services on recycling products accepted at MMU's drop-off facility.

On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird, accounts payable were approved and warrants ordered issued from the following funds:

	WATER OPERATING FUND		$	 80,357.96
	ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND		$	943,816.09
	SEWER REVENUE FUND		$	109,916.52
	INTERNET OPERATING FUND		$	  5,707.77
	NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND	$	  2,632.80
	ELECTRIC CONSUMERS DEPOSIT FUND	$	  6,875.00

On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:35 a.m.