Winterset Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees

Utility Board Meeting August 15, 2022 NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING Government Body: Winterset Municipal Utilities Date of Meeting: August 15, 2022 Time of Meeting: 8:00 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. Farabee Pay Estimate #3 8. 2021 Audit Report 9. Water Superintendent Report 10. Electric Superintendent Report 11. Claims Added items for discussion… The Board of Trustees of the Winterset Municipal Utilities, Winterset, Iowa, met on August 15, 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, Mike Ham, Asst. Utility Water Superintendent, Jay Gibson, Asst. Utility Electric Superintendent, Rick Streeter, and Tom Leners. Chairman Emmert asked for approval of the agenda. Trustee Frost moved the agenda be approved. Seconded by Trustee Montross. On a voice vote the motion carried. Chairman Emmert stated the minutes from the July 18th 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 with the city administrator on the Finance Officer position. Mr. Wesselmann stated that he was looking into participating with an online bill pay company. Mr. Wesselmann reported that he continued to work with Mr. Benshoof in city hall. 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. Mr. Leners discussed internet coverage in Winterset, with board and staff. Chairman Emmert asked Mr. Streeter to address the next agenda item, Watershed discussion. Mr. Streeter indicated he was working with a landowner on terrace repairs and indicated that the board may hear from them. Mr. Streeter reported that he attended the county fair and met with several watershed owners. Chairman Emmert asked Mr. Wesselmann to address the next agenda item, Farabee Pay request #3. Mr. Wesselmann stated that he had received a pay request from Farabee Mechanical for the amount of $309,537.41. Mr. Wesselmann reported that Utility Board Meeting August 15, 2022 the engineer had certified it for payment. Trustee Montross moved to approve the payment of $309,537.41 to Farabee Mechanical. The motion seconded by Trustee Frost. On a voice vote the motion carried. Chairman Emmert asked Mr. Wesselmann to address the next agenda item, 2021 Audit report. Mr. Wesselmann reviewed the audit report with board and discussed the findings. Mr. Wesselmann discussed the recommendations in the audit report with the board. Mr. Ham was asked to give the report on the water department. Mr. Ham presented the written report to the board and reported that they had the antenna raised on Tower #2 to improve communication with the water plant. Mr. Ham stated that they have been working on the service line inventory. Mr. Ham reported that they had a new valve installed at the AGS tank. Mr. Ham stated that the lake was about 8” down from full. Mr. Ham informed the board that he was moving Logan Allen from Range 1 Step 5 to Range 2 Step 4 due to a satisfactory evaluation. Mr. Gibson was asked to give the report on the electric department. Mr. Gibson presented the written report to the board and reported that the contractors were finishing up with the new generators and anticipated a startup on August 29th. Mr. Gibson stated that they helped prep the fairgrounds electric for the county fair. Mr. Gibson reported that they prepped the intersection of 10th St. and Hwy. 92 for contractors boring under the highway. Chairman Emmert stated that Trustee Frost had reviewed the claims. Trustee Frost 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, shipping/hdw supplies/tools 156.92 Card Services, camera monitoring 29.95 CenturyLink, phone service 225.31 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 136.62 City of Winterset, salaries 1,808.22 City of Winterset, salaries 2,014.83 Crystal Clear Water, safety supplies 46.83 DeWild Grant Reckert & Assoc, engineer fees 3,049.00 Granite Telecommunications 68.89 IA Division of Labor, boiler inspection 40.00 SIMECA, purchase power 330,627.99 Treasurer State of Iowa, tank reg 40.00 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 36.75 Ziegler Inc., grease bearing 20.55 DISTRIBUTION: Agriland FS Inc., gasoline 2,529.09 Aqua-Tronics Inc., locator 949.83 Bomgaars, grass seed 28.87 Border States Electric Supply, line supplies 37.47 Breedings Hardware, hdw supplies 136.82 Card Service’s door switch/camera monitoring 62.04 Central Iowa Power Coop, market program/property taxes 30,894.67 CenturyLink, phone service 67.03 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 76.57 City of Winterset, salaries 18,002.02 City of Winterset, salaries 18,030.61 Ditch Witch-Iowa Inc, equip repairs 70.64 Electrical Engineering & Equip, fuses/busing 387.69 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 32.49 Iowa Assn of Municipal Utilities, energizers 576.36 Iowa One Call, locates 24.75 Madison CO Treasurer, property taxes 612.00 R & B Tire and Auto Inc., tire repairs 321.00 Simon Welding, equip repairs 37.45 Utility Board Meeting August 15, 2022 Skarshaug Testing Lab, glove cleaning 87.66 Suart C Irby Co, equip testing 2,402.69 WESCO, line supplies/wrench 2,010.29 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 30.00 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 1,429.10 ACCOUNTING/COLLECTION: Adrian Eggers, deposit refund/interest 125.63 City of Winterset, reimb internal 240.90 City of Winterset, reimb sewer/reimb garbage 18,724.64 City of Winterset, salaries 1,151.72 City of Winterset, salaries 853.84 Clearent LLC, CR/DB fees 2,796.05 Cody Ladd, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Elizabeth Maher, deposit refund/interest 126.26 Greg Sheffield, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Holden Thomas, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Kaitlyn Mapes, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Kara Campfield, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Keane Wren, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Kelley Berch, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Lynn Abrahamsom, deposit refund/interest 128.45 Malcom Kirk, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Miranda Phelps, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Nathan Balch, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Norma Emerson, deposit refund/interest 125.63 Postmaster, postage 120.32 Postmaster, postage 708.44 Postmaster, postage 8.36 Treasurer State of Iowa, 2nd qtr use tax 3,308.21 ADMINISTRATION: Card Services, pens 413.46 City of Winterset, benefits 10,567.86 City of Winterset, benefits 3,857.78 City of Winterset, reimb HRA expenses 1,767.03 City of Winterset, reimb internal 240.89 City of Winterset, salaries 2,266.60 City of Winterset, salaries 2,304.10 City of Winterset, transfer 16,810.00 Faller Kincheloe & Co PLC CPAS 3,500.00 IA Municipalities Workers Comp, work comp premium 1,883.99 Integrity Financial Group, add’l policy/generators 1,582.00 Madison CO Chamber of Commerce, EVP contribution 468.75 Verizon, cellular service 38.42 Water Fund, reimb utilities 4,050.60 Winterset Madisonian, pub 60.00 SALES: Matura, refund/ S Johnson/project share 667.91 St Joseph’s Catholic Church, overpmt refund 8,149.86 TRANSFERS: Electric Revenue Bond Sinking, transfer 27,360.01 Electric System Improvement, transfer 5,500.00 ELECTRIC REVENUE BOND SINKING DEBT SERVICE: UMB Bank NA, reg fee 600.00 ELECTRIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT FUND PLANT: Farabee Mechanical Inc., pay est #3 309,537.41 Harold K Scholz Co, generator control system 283,000.00 Martin Marietta Agg, rock 103.45 ELECTRIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT FUND PLANT: Farabee Mechanical Inc., pay est #2 178,795.00 WATER PLANT: Agriland FS Inc., gasoline/weedkiller 762.83 Bomgaars, hose/clamp 93.26 Utility Board Meeting August 15, 2022 Breedings Hardware, hdw supplies 75.50 Calgon Carbon Corp, chemicals 2,094.29 Card Services, camera monitoring/software 27.80 Chem-Sult Inc., shipping/chemicals/pump/rebuild kit 30,676.27 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 175.88 City of Winterset, salaries 8,663.05 City of Winterset, salaries 9,504.76 DPC Industries Inc., chemicals 1,486.36 Electrical Engineering & Equip, gas valve 2,370.00 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 194.72 Hughes Network System LLC, internet service 250.92 National Access Long Distance, long distance 27.38 Pit Pros Inc., sludge hauling 19,716.30 State Hygienic Laboratory, lab testing 517.00 USA Blue Book, testing supplies 2,237.39 Verizon, data service 80.16 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 60.00 Winterset Municipal Utilities, utilities 4,050.60 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 98.50 DISTRIBUTION: Agriland FS Inc., gasoline 379.84 Boldman Survey Consultants, land survey 690.00 Carquest of Winterset, grease 12.26 CenturyLink, phone service 67.03 CINTAS First Aid & Safety, first aid supplies 76.72 City of Winterset, salaries 8,201.77 City of Winterset, salaries 9,394.68 Core & Main LP, clamp 292.46 Granite Telecommunications, phone service 32.48 Iowa One Call, locates 24.75 JETCO Inc., tower antenna repairs 1,826.20 Lincoln Concrete & Structures, street patches 4,553.00 Municipal Pipe Services Inc., insertion valve 10,500.00 Municipal Supply Inc., marking paint 109.85 Simon Welding Inc., beam 200.30 Viking Industrial Painting, water tank maint 3,382.00 Wiegert Disposal, garbage service 30.00 Winterset Oil Co, gasoline 212.40 ACCOUNTING/COLLECTION: City of Winterset, reimb internal 240.90 City of Winterset, salaries 1,151.72 City of Winterset, salaries 853.84 Clearent LLC, CR/DB fees 2,796.04 Postmaster, postage 120.32 Postmaster, postage 708.44 Postmaster, postage 8.35 ADMINISTRATION: City of Winterset, benefits 3,530.90 City of Winterset, benefits 9,744.26 City of Winterset, reimb HRA expenses 1,767.02 City of Winterset, reimb internal 240.89 City of Winterset, salaries 2,266.62 City of Winterset, salaries 2,304.12 City of Winterset, transfer 1,190.00 Faller Kincheloe & Co PLC CPAS, audit fee 3,500.00 IA Municipalities Workers Comp, work comp premium 2,635.49 Madison Co Chamber of Commerce, EVP contribution 156.25 Verizon, cellular service 38.42 Winterset Madisonian, pub 60.00 TRANSFERS: Water Revenue Bond Sinking Fund, transfer 54,932.50 Water System Improvement Fund, transfer 5,000.00 WATER REVENUE BOND SINKING FUND DEBT SERVICE: UMB Bank NA, reg fee 600.00 Utility Board Meeting August 15, 2022 TOTAL REVENUE ELECTRIC: $439,175.58 WATER: $200,687.29 The date of the next regular meeting was set for 8:30 AM, Monday, September 19, 2022, at Light Plant. Being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting was now adjourned. _______________________________ Gary Emmert, Chairman Attest: ____________________________________ Stephen Wesselmann, General Manager