Water & Light Commission Agendas & Packets
Regular MeetingEast Grand Forks, MN · March 19, 2025
Minutes
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of
East Grand Forks, Minnesota held on March 19, 2025, at 8:00 am in the City Council Chambers.
Present: Grinde, Quirk (Interactive Technology), Rapacz, Riopelle
Absent: None
Also present: Ron Galstad, Keith Mykleseth, Brian Johnson, Todd Grabanski, Todd Forster,
Brianna Feil, Jordan Midgarden, Corey Thompson, Tyler Tretter
It was moved by Commissioner Rapacz supported by Commissioner Quirk to approve the minutes
of the previous regular meeting held on March 5, 2025.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to authorize the
Secretary to issue payment of the recommended bills and payroll in the amount of $1,497,692.21.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
Check # Vendor Name Check Date Amount
520577 MMPA c/o Avant Energy 3/6/2025 $465,002.33
520578 Verizon Wireless 3/6/2025 $362.85
520579 Acme Electric Companies 3/19/2025 $88.13
520580 Border States Electric Supply 3/19/2025 $1,786.84
520581 Business Essentials 3/19/2025 $121.90
520582 CenturyLink 3/19/2025 $110.18
520583 Commissioner of Revenue 3/19/2025 $63,961.00
520584 Corrpro Companies Inc 3/19/2025 $3,720.00
520585 Dakota Mailing & Shipping Equip Inc 3/19/2025 $1,111.51
520586 Dakota Science Center 3/19/2025 $250.00
520587 Docu Shred Inc 3/19/2025 $54.24
520588 EGF City 3/19/2025 $663,112.91
520589 Exponent 3/19/2025 $505.00
520590 Galstad Jensen & McCann PA 3/19/2025 $567.00
520591 Gopher State One-Call 3/19/2025 $2.70
520592 Grainger 3/19/2025 $41.11
520593 Harvey, Theresa 3/19/2025 $225.00
520594 Hawkins Inc 3/19/2025 $2,940.00
520595 Hugo's #5 3/19/2025 $20.07
520596 iHeartMedia 3/19/2025 $685.00
520597 Independent Emergency Services 3/19/2025 $21.54
520598 Ixom Watercare Inc. 3/19/2025 $245.00
520599 KROX-AM 3/19/2025 $75.00
520600 Laford, Harrison 3/19/2025 $2.59
520601 Local Ace 3/19/2025 $493.83
520602 Midcontinent Communications 3/19/2025 $250.00
520603 MN Dept of Commerce 3/19/2025 $3,182.66
520604 MN Dept of Labor & Industry 3/19/2025 $100.00
520605 NetWork Center Inc 3/19/2025 $2,318.50
520606 Northdale Oil 3/19/2025 $695.64
520607 Richter, James 3/19/2025 $250.00
520608 RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc 3/19/2025 $156.75
520609 Signature Graphix & Apparel 3/19/2025 $268.25
520610 Stuart C Irby Co 3/19/2025 $2,686.49
520611 T-Mobile 3/19/2025 $101.95
520612 Valley Truck 3/19/2025 $70.80
520613 Vestis Services, LLC 3/19/2025 $114.14
520614 Water and Light Department 3/19/2025 $1,731.50
520615 Wesco Receivables Corp 3/19/2025 $1,493.67
520616 Western Area Power Administration 3/19/2025 $240,408.01
520617 Widseth Smith Nolting & Assoc Inc 3/19/2025 $37,715.85
520618 Xcel Energy 3/19/2025 $642.27
$1,497,692.21
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to approve the Plans &
Specifications for the 2025 Miscellaneous Electrical Distribution Construction Project, advertise for
bids and set bid date for April 24, 2025, at 2:00 pm.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to adjourn at 8:16 am to
the next regular meeting on April 2, 2025, at 8:00 am to be held in the City Council Chambers.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
Kristen Shipes
Commission Secretary
Agenda
WATER & LIGHT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
March 19, 2025
8:00 a.m., City Hall Council Chambers
1. Call meeting to order
2. Approve minutes from previous meeting – March 5, 2025
3. Bills and payroll
4. Comments from the public
5. Reports
a. Widseth
i. Todd
ii. Steve
b. City Attorney
6. Old Business
7. 2025 Miscellaneous Electrical Distribution Construction Projects -
Approval of Plans and Specifications
8. Department Heads
9. Commissioner’s reports
10. Adjourn to April 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.
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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of
East Grand Forks, Minnesota held on March 5, 2025, at 8:00 am in the City Council Chambers.
Present: Grinde, Quirk (Interactive Technology), Rapacz (Interactive Technology), Riopelle
Absent: None
Also present: Ron Galstad, Keith Mykleseth, Todd Grabanski, Steve Emery, Todd Forster, Jordan
Midgarden, Corey Thompson, Karla Anderson, Ray Rakoczy
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to approve the minutes
of the previous regular meeting held on February 19, 2025.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to authorize the
Secretary to issue payment of the recommended bills and payroll in the amount of $263,637.68.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to approve the
termination of the EV Charging Station Pilot Project and sign the Termination Agreement.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk supported by Commissioner Rapacz to adjourn at 8:22 am to
the next regular meeting on March 19, 2025, at 8:00 am to be held in the City Council Chambers.
Voting Aye: Grinde, Quirk, Rapacz, Riopelle
Voting Nay: None
Kristen Shipes
Commission Secretary
Rebates 3/19/25
Rebate Name Amount
Air Source Heat Pump Richter $250.00
Commercial Lighting Replacement Red River Potato Marketing $140.00
Dishwasher Harvey $50.00
Refrigerator Fore $75.00
Refrigerator Harvey $75.00
Washing Machine-Front Load Harvey $100.00
Total $690.00
Request for W&L Commission Action
Date: March 13, 2025
To: East Grand Forks Water & Light Commissioners; Keith Mykleseth, General
Manager
From: Todd Forster, Widseth Smith Nolting
RE: Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications for the 2025 Miscellaneous
Electrical Distribution Construction Projects
Background:
Approval of these Construction Plans and Specifications is required by the Commission
prior to making them available to potential bidders. We are recommending a bid date of
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT for opening of the bids. After all bids are received, it is
our intent to have the tabulation of bid results and our engineering recommendation ready
for presentation to the Commission at the May 7, 2025 meeting. A pre-bid meeting will be
held for all interested potential bidders on April 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM CDT at the DSC.
Recommendation:
1. Approval of 2025 Miscellaneous Electrical Distribution Construction Projects plans and
specifications.
2. Give authorization to go out for bids with a bid date and time of April 24, 2025 at 2:00
PM CDT.
3. Give authorization to publish the Ad for Bids in the City’s official newspaper for the
mandatory two week period.
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