Winterset Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees

Utility Board Meeting April 18, 2022 NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING Government Body: Winterset Municipal Utilities Date of Meeting: April 18, 2022 Time of Meeting: 8:30 A.M. Place of Meeting: Electric Generation Plant, 321 N. 1st St. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the above-mentioned governmental body will meet at the date, time and place above set out. The tentative agenda for said meeting is as follows: AGENDA: 1. Call to order, roll call 2. Approval of agenda 3. Minutes of meetings 4. General Manager Report 5. Tom Leners, MCDG 6. Watershed discussion 7. U.S. Cellular pole contract approval 8. Water Superintendent Report 9. Electric Superintendent Report 10. Claims Added items for discussion… The Board of Trustees of the Winterset Municipal Utilities, Winterset, Iowa, met on April 18, 2022, in accordance with the above Notice & Call of Public Meeting. Chairman Gary Emmert called the meeting to order with the following members of the Board in attendance. PRESENT: Gary Emmert, Wendy Frost, Steve Montross ABSENT: None Others in attendance, Steve Benshoof, Utility Water Superintendent, Chuck Johnson, Utility Electric Superintendent, and Tom Leners. Chairman Emmert asked for approval of the agenda. Trustee Montross moved the agenda be approved. Seconded by Trustee Frost. On a voice vote the motion carried. Chairman Emmert stated the minutes from the March 21st meeting had been provided to the board. Trustee Frost moved to approve the minutes. Seconded by Trustee Montross. On a voice vote the motion carried. Mr. Wesselmann was asked to give his report to the board. Mr. Wesselmann stated that he has been working a lot with customers after the winter moratorium expired. Mr. Wesselmann stated that he was getting things in order for the anticipated 2021 audit. Mr. Wesselmann reported that he has been going through his files and purging unnecessary files. Chairman Emmert asked Mr. Leners to give his report on the MCDG. Mr. Leners reported on his monthly activities and discussed possible development opportunities with the board. Chairman Emmert stated that Mr. Streeter was unable to attend the meeting, concerning the Watershed. Mr. Wesselmann stated that he has had no communication with Mr. Streeter. Chairman Emmert asked Mr. Wesselmann to address the next agenda item, U.S. Cellular pole contract approval. Mr. Wesselmann stated that the contract for the use of poles by U.S. Cellular was ready for approval after being reviewed by the city attorney. Trustee Montross moved to approve the signing of the U.S. Cellular pole contract. Seconded by Trustee Frost. On a voice vote the motion carried. Utility Board Meeting April 18, 2022 Mr. Benshoof was asked to give the report on the water department. Mr. Benshoof presented the written report to the board and reported that they graded the lake road and opened the gates for the season. Mr. Benshoof stated that they repaired a main break on south 4th Avenue. Mr. Benshoof reported that he has completed the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report and published it. Mr. Benshoof stated that the annual water system leak detection has been completed with no leaks found. Mr. Johnson was asked to give the report on the electric department. Mr. Johnson presented the written report to the board and reported that they installed a new 3 phase service to NAPA. Mr. Johnson stated that they have been working on the IUB inspection checklist. Mr. Johnson reported that they were preparing the plant for the new generators. Mr. Johnson reported that he moved Curtis Barber to Range 3 Step 3 due to a satisfactory annual evaluation. Chairman Emmert stated that he had reviewed the claims. Trustee Emmert moved to approve the following list of claims. Seconded by Trustee Montross. Roll call vote: AYES: Emmert, Frost and Montross NAYS: None UTILITIES ELECTRIC PLANT: Breedings Hardware, safety supplies 49.20 CenturyLink, phone service 215.57 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 135.97 City of Winterset, salaries 1,689.02 City of Winterset, salaries 1,902.50 Crystal Clear Water, safety supplies 17.78 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 67.55 Iowa Assn of Municipal Utilities, superintendent mtgs 850.00 SIMECA, purchase power 205,897.66 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 36.75 DISTRIBUTION: 755 Skarshaug Testing Lab, gloves testing 465.16 Agriland FS Inc., gasoline 362.30 Bomgaars, hdw supplies safety/safety boots/clothes 311.34 Breedings Hardware, hdw supplies/safety supplies 74.84 Brittains Std Parts, vehicle maintenance 13.67 Card Services, camera monitoring 53.48 Carquest of Winterset, vehicle maint 4.29 CenturyLink, phone service 66.39 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 66.64 City of Winterset, salaries 16,935.04 City of Winterset, salaries 17,374.43 Ditch Witch-Iowa Inc., equip repairs 99.91 Fletcher Reinhardt Co, street light bulbs 372.36 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 32.49 Iowa Assn of Municipal Utilities, safety dues 4,119.58 Iowa One Call, locates 7.87 Stuart C Irby Co, line supplies 1,442.36 WESCO, line supplies 22,117.11 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 30.00 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 987.52 ACCOUNTING/COLLECTION: City of Winterset, reimb internal 300.33 City of Winterset, reimb sewer/garbage 13,835.56 City of Winterset, salaries 806.52 City of Winterset, salaries 996.81 ITRON, Inc., maint contract 996.96 Postmaster, postage 641.02 Treasurer State of Iowa, 1st qtr use tax 1,387.00 ADMINISTRATION: City of Winterset transfer 16,810.00 City of Winterset, benefits 10,442.26 Utility Board Meeting April 18, 2022 City of Winterset, benefits 3,700.84 City of Winterset, reimb HRA 2,817.18 City of Winterset, reimb internal 300.33 City of Winterset, salaries 2,367.80 City of Winterset, salaries 2,405.28 Madison Co Chamber of Commerce, EVP contribution 468.75 SALES: Matura, refund/s aukes 131.14 Verizon, cellular service 38.35 Water Fund, reimb utilities 1,914.20 TRANSFERS: Electric Revenue Bond Sinking, transfer 27,360.01 Electric System Improvement, transfer 5,500.00 ELECTRIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUND PLANT: Farabee Mechanical Inc., pay est #1 54,020.32 ELECTRIC REVENUE BOND SINKING FUND DEBT SERVICE: American State Bank, bond interest 28,710.00 UMB Bank NA, bond interest 40,216.67 WATER PLANT: Agriland FS Inc., gasoline 510.48 Bomgaars, floor mats 39.99 Breedings Hardware, hdw supplies 44.46 Calgon Carbon Corp, chemicals 2,094.29 Card Services, camera monitoring/training material/cert fee/office supplies 392.31 CCP Industries Inc., cleaning supplies 303.59 Chem-Sult Inc., chemicals 14,686.97 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 258.28 City of Winterset, salaries 7,211.61 City of Winterset, salaries 7,783.73 Fareway Stores, testing supplies 10.95 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 189.79 Hach Co, lab testing 1,101.24 Huff Well LLC, main agreement 450.00 Hughes Network Systems LLC, internet service 250.92 Jetco Inc, equip repairs 12,201.60 Key Elements Consulting, conf reg 155.00 Madison CO Environmental, annual admin fee 50.00 State Hygienic Laboratory, lab testing 563.00 United States Plastic Corp, hdw supplies 366.80 USA Blue Book, rotary pump/testing supplies 1,489.25 Verizon, data service 80.16 Westrum Leak Detection, leak detection survey 1,850.00 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 60.00 Winterset Municipal Utilities, utilities 1,914.20 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 116.76 DISTRIBUTION: AECOM Technical Services Inc., computer modeling 2,894.74 Agriland FS Inc., gasoline 510.48 Breedings Hardware, tools 40.97 Brittains Std Parts, vehicle maintenance 131.63 Card Services, cert fee 63.04 CenturyLink, phone service 66.38 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 67.43 City of Winterset, salaries 8,719.36 City of Winterset, salaries 9,783.42 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 32.48 Iowa One Call, locates 7.87 John Deere Financial, hdw supplies 138.48 Key Elements Consulting, conf reg 155.00 Martin Marietta Agg, rock 492.98 Municipal Supply Inc., line supplies 1,400.50 Van Wert Co, line supplies 6,739.36 Viking Industrial Painting, water tank maint 37,570.00 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 30.00 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 187.12 Utility Board Meeting April 18, 2022 ACCOUNTING/COLLECTION: City of Winterset, reimb internal 300.33 City of Winterset, salaries 806.51 City of Winterset, salaries 996.81 ITRON, Inc., maint contract 874.53 Postmaster, postage 641.02 ADMINISTRATION: City of Winterset, benefits 3,357.82 City of Winterset, benefits 9,579.89 City of Winterset, reimb HRA 2,817.18 City of Winterset, reimb internal 300.34 City of Winterset, salaries 2,367.80 City of Winterset, salaries 2,405.30 City of Winterset, transfers 1,190.00 Madison CO Chamber of Commerce, EVP contribution 156.25 Verizon, cellular service 38.34 TRANSFERS: Water Revenue Bond Sinking Fund, transfer 54,932.50 Water System Improvement Fund, transfer 5,000.00 TOTAL REVENUE ELECTRIC: $486,487.51 WATER: $199,706.87 The date of the next regular meeting was set for 8:30 AM, Monday, May 16, 2022, at Light Plant. Being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting was now adjourned. _______________________________ Gary Emmert, Chairman Attest: ____________________________________ Stephen Wesselmann, General Manager