"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; and Spencer Fricke, Secretary. Chuck Hird, member, was absent.
The agenda was approved as presented. General Manager Kyle Gibbs reviewed the safety briefing. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed on a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke.
Electric Distribution Director Jeff Bergstrom explained there is a ten-span section of three-phase line on E. Eastwood that needs to be relocated and rebuilt. This line is 50+ years old and is located at the bottom of a hill, which makes it hard to access. On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Heinzler, the Board approved rebuilding a section of three-phase line just east of the bridge on E. Eastwood.
Director Bergstrom reported all Electric Distribution personnel helped in Slater for two days last week after the recent storm caused significant damage.
Underground Facilities Director Monty Chase reported the number one reservoir was last inspected and cleaned in 2003 and this needs to be done again. On a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board approved inspecting and cleaning the number one reservoir using in-house personnel.
Environmental Services Director Ginny Ismay reported the painters have moved from the Water Treatment Plant to the Wastewater Treatment Plant and have begun the painting there. The wet weather has slowed their progress.
Electric Production Director Jim Johnson reported the asbestos removal phase of the Power Plant roof project is almost complete. We have received the roof layout plans from Watkins.
Director Johnson reported coal is being stockpiled for Unit #5. MoPEP has submitted both Units #5 and #6 into the Southwest Power Pool (SPP); Unit #5 to run on coal and Unit #6 to run on natural gas.
Employee Relations Manager Megan Baldridge congratulated Water Treatment Plant personnel for surpassing four years with no recordable injuries.
General Manager Kyle Gibbs explained the recent high MoPEP bill was due to a couple of Power Plants experiencing unplanned outages. General Manager Gibbs indicated there would probably be a couple more months of high MoPEP bills before any significant changes are seen.
MPUA is becoming a sales member of Hometown Connections (HCI), which is the utility services subsidiary of APPA. MMU uses them to make home energy audits available to MMU customers on line.
According to new EPA CO2 rules, Missouri power plants will need to reduce CO2 emissions from 1963 lbs/MWH to 1544 lbs/MWH by 2030. Planning is mandated to start in 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Heinzler, accounts payable were approved and warrants ordered issued from the following funds:
WATER OPERATING FUND $ 117,746.44 ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND $ 1,293,381.94 SEWER REVENUE FUND $ 286,108.55 INTERNET OPERATING FUND $ 31,338.14 NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND $ 226.30 ELECTRIC CONSUMERS DEPOSIT FUND $ 9,750.00
The next Board meeting will be held Thursday, July 3, 2014.
On a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:02 a.m. to go into executive session to discuss matters under Mo Rev. Stat. Section 610.021 [1]; [9] (Supp. 2009) concerning legal, confidential or privileged information and negotiations with employee groups Roll call vote:
Spencer Fricke yes
Jim Heinzler yes
Ken Bryant yes