"Providing Hometown Reliability"
The Board of Public Works convened the regular session at 8:30 a.m. at the Marshall Municipal Utilities Business Office. Board members present were Ken Bryant, President; Jim Heinzler, Vice President; Spencer Fricke, Secretary; and Chuck Hird, member.
The agenda was approved as amended to have the Employee Relations report as the first department report. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed on a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke.
Employee Relations Manager Megan Baldridge explained that Daniel Morton, Safety Specialist, had developed a safety briefing he would like to present to the Board. Mr. Morton described the procedure he recently initiated for all MMU departments in which a short safety briefing is held before any meetings. The purpose of this briefing is to keep fresh in everyone’s minds the safety protocols if an emergency should occur in any of MMU’s facilities. Mr. Morton read through the briefing and asked that the Board continue to review it at the beginning of each meeting. It was the consensus of the Board to add the safety briefing to the agenda for each Board meeting.
Electric Production Director Jim Johnson reported the new control system installed on Unit #9 at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is complete. The Units #7 and #8 controls at the Water Treatment Plant also need to be updated. Cummins Central Power (sole source) has submitted a proposal to install new control systems on these two units. On a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board accepted the proposal from Cummins Central Power for $55,150 to install new control systems on Units #7 and #8.
Director Johnson reported parts were received for the Recycling Center densifier and it has now been repaired.
Environmental Services Director Ginny Ismay reported that she, General Manager Gibbs, Chief Operator Kenny Clause, and Shafer, Kline and Warren representatives met with DNR on January 15 to discuss the project to reduce THMs in the potable water. Shafer, Kline and Warren will continue with the planning and design of this project.
Director Ismay indicated the UV system at the Wastewater Treatment Plant was put on line last week. It is being run to test the system and for sampling purposes. Samples taken so far have been within limits.
Electric Distribution Director Jeff Bergstrom reported Poor Boy Tree Service is scheduled to have one crew here January 27 to start on the tree trimming project. A second crew will be on site as soon as they are available. Until Poor Boy Tree Service can provide a certified arborist for this project, an adjustment will be made to the cost of their services.
General Manager Kyle Gibbs reported the MoPEP wholesale energy price dropped below $68/MW in December. MoPEP will reduce capacity payments on Units #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11 by 20% starting January 1, 2014. This should be the last scheduled reduction.
On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Fricke, accounts payable were approved and warrants ordered issued from the following funds:
WATER OPERATING FUND $ 158,583.17 ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND $ 1,543,973.59 SEWER REVENUE FUND $ 149,620.69 INTERNET OPERATING FUND $ 20,832.31 NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND $ 2,401.71
The next Board meeting will be held Thursday, January 30, 2014.
On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:16 a.m. to go into executive session to discuss matters under Mo Rev. Stat. Section 610.021 [1] (Supp. 2009) concerning legal, confidential or privileged information.
Roll call vote:
Spencer Fricke yes
Chuck Hird yes
Ken Bryant yesv
Jim Heinzler yes