President Jim Schroeder called the meeting to order.
Moved by Geoff Baker, seconded by Paul Johnson, to approve the agenda. Approved unanimously.
Moved by Jeanne Sheehan, seconded by Paul Johnson, to approve the regular meeting minutes of November 8, 2011. Approved unanimously.
Moved by Paul Johnson, seconded by Geoff Baker, to approve the vendor’s payable list, additional bills and expenses, and authorize warrants to be drawn for their payment. Approved unanimously.
Sherry Lunt, Customer Services Supervisor, presented information on Austin Utilities Deposit Policy with clarification to Section 106.2 Customer Request to Disconnect.
The board thanked Ms. Lunt for clarifying Section 106.2 and the following motion ensued:
Moved by Jeanne Sheehan, seconded by Geoff Baker, to approve the Austin Utilities Deposit Policy as presented. Approved unanimously.
Todd Jorgenson, Gas/Water/Engineering Operations Director, reported bids were received for Construction of a New Municipal Well on December 8, 2011, at which time the bids were opened, read and tabulated. Staff recommends approval of the bid amount for the 90 day completion from Mark J. Traut Wells, Inc. in the amount of $468,350.00.
Moved by Paul Johnson, seconded by Jeanne Sheehan, to approve the 90 day completion bid Mark J. Traut Wells, Inc., in the amount of $468,350.00. Approved unanimously.
President Schroeder complimented and thanked Todd Jorgenson and his team for a job well done.
Mark Nibaur, General Manager, presented information on Austin Utilities/Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Termination Agreement. The Agreement finalizes the terms pertaining to the Downtown Plant and the Northeast Plant Capacity Purchase Agreements between both parties.
Moved by Jeanne Sheehan, seconded by Geoff Baker, to approve the Termination Agreement between Austin Utilities and Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency. Approved unanimously.
Mark Nibaur, General Manager, updated the Board on the following business:
- Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Meeting
- Sherco power outage
- Austin Utilities safety report
- Austin Utilities retirements (Vernell Larson, Jim Perrin, Larry Thomas, Charles Peterson)
The next Regular Board meeting was established for January 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Jim Schroeder thanked everyone for a great year!
Moved by Thomas C. Baudler, seconded by Paul Johnson, to adjourn. |
