[0:02] Uh the roll call?
[0:04] >> Here.
[0:04] » Here.
[0:04] >> Here.
[0:05] » Here.
[0:05] >> Jones?
[0:05] » Jones?
[0:05] >> Here.
[0:06] » Here.
[0:06] >> Kapernick?
[0:07] » Kapernick?
[0:07] >> Here.
[0:07] » Here.
[0:07] >> Wallace?
[0:08] » Wallace?
[0:08] >> Here.
[0:08] » Here.
[0:08] >> Collins?
[0:09] » Collins?
[0:09] >> Here.
[0:09] » Here.
[0:09] >> Walters?
[0:10] » Walters?
[0:10] >> Here.
[0:10] » Here.
[0:10] >> Kaufman?
[0:11] » Kaufman?
[0:11] >> Here.
[0:12] » Here.
[0:12] >> We have a quorum. The meeting was
[0:14] » We have a quorum. The meeting was
[0:14] properly noticed.
[0:16] Okay.
[0:17] Uh
[0:18] Item two, we need a motion and a second
[0:20] to approve the minutes of the previous
[0:22] meeting.
[0:24] >> I'll make the motion.
[0:27] » I'll second.
[0:28] >> Did we get the minutes?
[0:30] » Did we get the minutes?
[0:30] >> I didn't see them.
[0:30] » I didn't see them.
[0:30] >> I did.
[0:32] » I did.
[0:32] >> Well, I had to look at them online.
[0:35] » Well, I had to look at them online.
[0:35] >> They're in the packet.
[0:36] » They're in the packet.
[0:36] >> They're in the packet.
[0:37] » They're in the packet.
[0:37] >> They're in the new packet, right?
[0:39] » They're in the new packet, right?
[0:39] >> Yeah, I don't think the minutes from the
[0:42] » Yeah, I don't think the minutes from the
[0:42] joint
[0:42] >> No, I don't have them.
[0:44] » No, I don't have them.
[0:44] >> That was my question. Was it the joint
[0:45] » That was my question. Was it the joint
[0:45] one?
[0:46] >> Those weren't there.
[0:47] » Those weren't there.
[0:47] >> They'll be out for next Tuesday and I'll
[0:48] » They'll be out for next Tuesday and I'll
[0:48] attach them the following meeting, but
[0:50] we did not take them that night.
[0:52] >> She did.
[0:53] » She did.
[0:53] >> Okay.
[0:54] » Okay.
[0:54] >> I'll second the motion.
[0:56] » I'll second the motion.
[0:56] Uh any further discussion?
[0:59] All in favor say aye.
[1:01] >> Aye.
[1:02] » Aye.
[1:02] >> Opposed?
[1:03] » Opposed?
[1:03] >> Good.
[1:04] » Good.
[1:04] >> Uh treasurer's report, investment of
[1:06] » Uh treasurer's report, investment of
[1:06] utility funds, questions, comments?
[1:13] The only comment I made was I find it
[1:15] interesting interest rate 3.0001
[1:18] of a percent and
[1:21] I just I just don't know my money.
[1:26] That seems
[1:28] funny.
[1:28] >> Like why bother?
[1:29] » Like why bother?
[1:29] >> Yeah, kind of like what was gone through
[1:32] » Yeah, kind of like what was gone through
[1:32] for that?
[1:32] >> Yeah, how much time did you spend?
[1:34] » Yeah, how much time did you spend?
[1:34] >> Yeah.
[1:37] Any further discussion?
[1:40] Let the minutes show the treasurer's
[1:41] report was received and filed.
[1:44] Uh item four,
[1:46] monthly electric bills for August total
[1:49] $1,022,547.11.
[1:54] The balance of the July bills total
[1:57] $1,000,000
[1:59] 11,000
[2:03] $72.11
[2:06] You need a motion and a second.
[2:09] » I'll make the motion.
[2:11] >> I'll second.
[2:13] » I'll second.
[2:13] >> Stop.
[2:14] » Stop.
[2:14] >> Uh there's a couple of WPPI community
[2:17] » Uh there's a couple of WPPI community
[2:17] funds in there.
[2:18] Um there's WPPI money for our customer
[2:22] appreciation um
[2:24] October event, our fair, our our parades
[2:27] that we participate in.
[2:30] Um Vic Cortelli was for the audit, which
[2:31] you'll see all three
[2:33] um departments
[2:35] um electric test lab is our rubber
[2:37] gloves. We had our annual fire
[2:39] extinguisher
[2:40] um inspection done for all all the
[2:42] departments. Forester is for the new
[2:46] transformer at the Olson sub. That's all
[2:49] the engineering fees and working with
[2:50] the PSC.
[2:52] Uh the Primos is a first article for
[2:55] uh 12S and 16S um meters. Um I know
[3:00] somebody mentioned tariff surcharge and
[3:02] um
[3:02] are made in Mexico and we are getting
[3:05] It's the only product that I know of
[3:07] that we get a tariff surcharge on.
[3:09] Um
[3:10] Red Shift Electric was uh 10 LED lights
[3:14] that we put out in the streets.
[3:16] It's a uh lower loom and a focus on
[3:19] energy
[3:20] um
[3:21] light that we had $190 in them.
[3:25] In each but we'll get I think total cost
[3:27] once we get our focus money back of like
[3:29] $45 a fixture. So, Jim Schwingel's been
[3:32] pushing that in in all of his
[3:34] communities that he takes care of.
[3:36] >> [clears throat]
[3:38] » [clears throat]
[3:38] >> I think that's pretty much
[3:40] » I think that's pretty much
[3:41] I would say our bill Our bill is
[3:43] our biggest expense every month.
[3:45] >> $921,000
[3:46] » $921,000
[3:47] >> A question just out of curiosity.
[3:49] » A question just out of curiosity.
[3:49] People's Community Bank audit is $9,000.
[3:53] >> That was mine, too.
[3:54] » That was mine, too.
[3:54] >> That's our new OMS system that we're
[3:55] » That's our new OMS system that we're
[3:55] using. So, on our new website, I'll talk
[3:58] about it later, customers will be able
[3:59] to view the areas of town.
[4:02] Um it's part of our new AMI
[4:05] um system, and the linemen and the
[4:08] office will be able to see exactly which
[4:10] meters out with the Open Point Outage
[4:12] Management System that we signed up for.
[4:15] And so
[4:15] >> Is that a
[4:16] » Is that a
[4:16] >> That's a one-time fee.
[4:17] » That's a one-time fee.
[4:17] >> One-time fee.
[4:18] » One-time fee.
[4:18] >> Okay.
[4:18] » Okay.
[4:18] >> So, it's joint action for all of them,
[4:21] » So, it's joint action for all of them,
[4:21] uh W P & I, it's a one-time fee.
[4:23] >> Okay.
[4:24] » Okay.
[4:24] >> We just started it a couple weeks ago.
[4:29] » Any further questions?
[4:32] Roll call, please.
[4:33] >> Jones.
[4:34] » Jones.
[4:34] >> Aye.
[4:35] » Aye.
[4:35] >> Kappernal.
[4:35] » Kappernal.
[4:35] >> Aye.
[4:36] » Aye.
[4:36] >> Wallace.
[4:36] » Wallace.
[4:36] >> Aye.
[4:37] » Aye.
[4:37] >> Collins.
[4:37] » Collins.
[4:38] >> Aye.
[4:38] » Aye.
[4:38] >> Walters.
[4:38] » Walters.
[4:38] >> Aye.
[4:39] » Aye.
[4:39] >> Hoffman.
[4:40] » Hoffman.
[4:40] >> Aye.
[4:40] » Aye.
[4:40] >> Saul.
[4:41] » Saul.
[4:41] >> Aye.
[4:42] » Aye.
[4:42] >> Carrington.
[4:43] » Carrington.
[4:43] >> Okay.
[4:44] » Okay.
[4:44] Uh
[4:46] water bill for August total $82,000 or
[4:48] $87,145.62.
[4:53] The balance of the July bills,
[4:55] $117,531.51.
[5:00] We need a motion and a second.
[5:03] » I'll make a motion.
[5:05] >> I'll second.
[5:06] » I'll second.
[5:06] >> Steve.
[5:07] » Steve.
[5:07] >> Uh the core and main is kind of a
[5:09] » Uh the core and main is kind of a
[5:09] pass-through thing, plus I made 15% on
[5:12] that. That's parts that were used by the
[5:15] plumber that was abandoning services out
[5:17] at the campus for the buildings that are
[5:18] coming down. Uh their normal supplier
[5:21] did not stock 3-in which is kind of an
[5:23] oddball size stuff for them to abandon
[5:25] those service laterals to cap them off,
[5:27] so I was able to get that for them.
[5:29] Uh just passed them off. It didn't
[5:30] actually go into my inventory. We added
[5:33] 15% handling fee on there.
[5:36] Uh Midwest Meter is the replacement
[5:38] meter for well seven. It was in my
[5:40] report last month, along with uh two and
[5:44] two, three, and six-inch meters that
[5:46] have an older style head inside of them.
[5:50] So, the multiplier
[5:52] would change into AMI. There's a
[5:54] conversion factor on top of there in
[5:56] addition to the number of zeros for
[5:57] 1,000 gallon trip. And to eliminate any
[6:00] errors in those, they were all
[6:02] lead-based meters, so we just eliminated
[6:04] them as part of our replacement. And Top
[6:08] Choice Home Inspection is the
[6:12] backflow preventers at the shop for all
[6:15] water kill station have to be
[6:16] third-party tested, so that was for that
[6:19] work to be done.
[6:20] Nothing else really
[6:22] jumps out at me there.
[6:26] Any questions?
[6:28] >> What type HydroCorp or HydroCorp?
[6:32] » What type HydroCorp or HydroCorp?
[6:32] HydroCorp?
[6:32] >> HydroCorp.
[6:34] » HydroCorp.
[6:34] They are the company that we have
[6:36] contracted with to do our commercial and
[6:39] industrial cross-connection inspections.
[6:42] We are finished with the onboarding
[6:44] process down. It was quite a lengthy
[6:46] process.
[6:48] They are going to send out letters in
[6:49] the next couple weeks, and they have two
[6:51] dates set in September to start doing
[6:53] inspections for us. And I think they
[6:55] have a half day already scheduled in
[6:57] October, also.
[6:59] So, we'll be seeing results on
[7:02] We're through the onboarding, getting
[7:03] all of our customer information,
[7:05] addresses, contacts, and the type of
[7:08] classification of them.
[7:10] >> [clears throat]
[7:12] » [clears throat]
[7:12] >> Any other questions?
[7:14] » Any other questions?
[7:14] >> Copenolle,
[7:15] » Copenolle,
[7:15] >> Copenolle,
[7:16] » Copenolle,
[7:16] >> Hi.
[7:16] » Hi.
[7:16] >> Wallace,
[7:17] » Wallace,
[7:17] >> Hi.
[7:18] » Hi.
[7:18] >> Collins,
[7:18] » Collins,
[7:18] >> Hi.
[7:19] » Hi.
[7:19] >> Walters,
[7:19] » Walters,
[7:19] >> Hi.
[7:20] » Hi.
[7:20] >> Kaufman,
[7:21] » Kaufman,
[7:21] >> Hi.
[7:21] » Hi.
[7:21] >> Saul,
[7:22] » Saul,
[7:22] >> Hi.
[7:22] » Hi.
[7:23] >> Jones,
[7:23] » Jones,
[7:23] >> Hi.
[7:27] » Okay.
[7:28] Um
[7:29] Monthly sewer bill for August total
[7:32] $157,710.32.
[7:37] Balance of the July bills total
[7:39] $242,735.95.
[7:44] We'll need a motion and a second.
[7:46] >> 5.5 safety
[7:49] » 5.5 safety
[7:49] 6. MEUW field visit
[7:52] 260728
[7:54] CURC field observations water department
[7:57] curb stop install.pdf
[8:00] 12.26 megabytes
[8:03] 6. MEUW live lines
[8:06] 7. live lines
[8:08] >> Motion to approve the service
[8:11] » Motion to approve the service
[8:11] Second.
[8:12] >> 11.5 2 megabytes
[8:15] » 11.5 2 megabytes
[8:15] >> Okay.
[8:15] » Okay.
[8:15] >> 7. APPA update
[8:18] » 7. APPA update
[8:18] 8. enter text here
[8:25] » All right, the deal gas construction
[8:27] bill on that page for street patching,
[8:30] that's the parking lot [clears throat]
[8:33] just above Scott's house
[8:35] from last year's horse main project
[8:37] going through there. So that parking lot
[8:39] is done.
[8:40] Uh when
[8:42] Gbro comes back to do Steve's project
[8:44] hopefully next week sometime while
[8:47] they're here, they're going to finish
[8:48] doing the grade work that we need to
[8:49] have done
[8:51] just to finish the drainage trench for
[8:52] the storm water to go off the end of
[8:54] that parking lot. Right now, where it's
[8:57] paved for a drainage trench, it's still
[8:59] higher than the pavement. It needs to
[9:00] get scraped down and get pitched so that
[9:02] the water can drain back towards the
[9:04] area. But again, that's all part of
[9:06] their
[9:07] punch list so to speak on that project.
[9:10] Uh
[9:11] a couple lines down, Deluxe
[9:13] Distributors, that's polymer. Again, we
[9:16] buy that a couple times a year, so
[9:17] that's three totes.
[9:19] And then all the way to the very very
[9:21] last page, I just wanted to point out a
[9:23] couple
[9:25] Aronnax Incorporated hose attachments on
[9:27] the very back page, 3,906.
[9:30] That's not only hose attachments, that
[9:32] is 1,000 ft of 3/4 in hose. So that's
[9:35] what we said with this truck. We were
[9:36] going to have 1-in hose delivered with
[9:38] it. We were going to get the 3/4-in
[9:40] hose, we could swap them, and we're
[9:42] going to be getting that switched over
[9:44] onto the unit sometime yet this week
[9:46] here, and then we'll be going on trying
[9:48] to do some tracking of our force mains
[9:50] where we don't know where they're
[9:51] located, which we found out last year
[9:54] it could be a big issue. So, we're going
[9:56] to work with the 3/4-in hose.
[9:59] And I
[10:02] think that's all I had.
[10:04] Oh, Don's tire around there for 1722.
[10:08] That was brand new tires for the skid
[10:09] steer.
[10:10] We wore those off.
[10:15] Questions?
[10:17] Roll call votes.
[10:18] >> Wallace?
[10:19] » Wallace?
[10:19] >> Aye.
[10:20] » Aye.
[10:20] >> Collins? [clears throat]
[10:20] » Collins? [clears throat]
[10:20] >> Aye.
[10:20] » Aye.
[10:20] >> Walters?
[10:21] » Walters?
[10:21] >> Aye.
[10:22] » Aye.
[10:22] >> Hoffman?
[10:22] » Hoffman?
[10:22] >> Aye.
[10:23] » Aye.
[10:23] >> Saul?
[10:23] » Saul?
[10:23] >> Aye.
[10:24] » Aye.
[10:24] >> Jones?
[10:24] » Jones?
[10:24] >> Aye.
[10:25] » Aye.
[10:25] >> Rockefeller?
[10:25] » Rockefeller?
[10:26] >> Aye.
[10:28] » Okay.
[10:30] Item five, safety.
[10:32] >> Done.
[10:33] » Done.
[10:33] Uh attached uh this what Steve Eller
[10:36] from MEUW
[10:38] uh I guess this is an example of what he
[10:39] does when he's here.
[10:41] Um Steve had a project he was working on
[10:43] and these are the uh reports we get
[10:45] back. He is also working on uh one for
[10:49] the electric when we were trenching down
[10:51] the hill from Story Drive down into
[10:53] where the new duplexes are at. The big
[10:56] trencher let go, Darren was on it. Uh
[10:58] the hydrostatic let go, and he rode it
[11:00] out to the bottom. It's up in Osseo, the
[11:03] transmission. Um the gears, everything
[11:05] was gone, has to be rebuilt, but very
[11:08] lucky that he didn't get hurt and enough
[11:10] nobody was at the bottom cuz that's
[11:12] quite an incline.
[11:13] Um but it's a '99
[11:15] trencher, but new ones are 60-70,000 and
[11:19] about 8,000 to fix it, so. But Steve has
[11:22] got um
[11:23] same kind of sheet put together, just
[11:25] waiting from the mechanic to finish it
[11:27] up
[11:30] Otherwise, safety I'm am sure. I haven't
[11:32] heard anything else. That was
[11:34] as far as from the electric side, the
[11:36] closest to
[11:37] an issue, but it wasn't, so.
[11:41] Luckily.
[11:42] >> Yeah.
[11:45] But
[11:46] this is good.
[11:47] Okay.
[11:49] MEUW lifeline.
[11:51] >> I just included it. I had, you know,
[11:53] » I just included it. I had, you know,
[11:53] after we went to, I believe the main
[11:56] conference, Scott, you know, you had
[11:58] talked to Tim Lerch Scott, and looked at
[12:00] Columbus and a few of them.
[12:02] I placed me to include it if they're,
[12:04] you know, with this format of meeting
[12:05] code, the public can read what we're
[12:07] reading. It shows what happened in
[12:10] Menasha, EF3 tornado, that 25 utilities
[12:14] public utilities come help them bring
[12:17] them either materials or linemen. They
[12:20] can reach out
[12:21] this far. They went to Sun Prairie. That
[12:23] was the closest to us, but obviously
[12:26] everybody up in that sector helped them
[12:29] cuz it was mainly Menasha that was
[12:30] affected. I believe there was five crews
[12:33] in Eagle River that same day.
[12:35] But it avoided everything else.
[12:40] You know, if you read that, it shows
[12:43] the APPA, which John, myself, and Todd
[12:46] went up for the legislative wise
[12:49] of,
[12:50] you know, APPA supports
[12:52] rate, you know, protecting the rate
[12:55] payers and
[12:57] not having them offset the cost of data
[12:59] centers and things. So, all that kind of
[13:02] readings are in there for you guys to
[13:04] read if you like, but
[13:05] lots of stuff going on behind the scenes
[13:07] that everybody can
[13:09] check out if you like.
[13:12] >> So, we're on it, Scott. So, I
[13:15] » So, we're on it, Scott. So, I
[13:15] when I recall on here, jumped out at me
[13:17] about coal plant extension orders draw
[13:20] long-term cost concerns.
[13:22] So,
[13:24] in the article, which is rather short,
[13:26] but
[13:28] full of a lot of information
[13:31] and I don't know where
[13:32] they're getting their numbers
[13:34] for cost increasing to our rate payers
[13:38] because
[13:39] these coal plants were kept open
[13:41] and so I guess I'd ask if you could
[13:45] get back to us maybe next meeting
[13:49] find the information if we're actually
[13:52] getting charged more because these
[13:54] plants that were supposed to be shut
[13:56] down on a certain date are staying open
[13:59] and operating.
[14:00] I don't understand the article it looks
[14:02] a little one-sided
[14:04] but I I'd [clears throat] like that
[14:05] information. Thank you.
[14:15] » I have a question for you Scott.
[14:17] So there's a section in there about the
[14:19] bankruptcy practices. Have you guys seen
[14:23] an increase in receiving notices of
[14:26] people filing bankruptcy?
[14:30] >> Not that is No, I would say not here.
[14:33] » Not that is No, I would say not here.
[14:33] You know we did over the last few years
[14:34] we get a few seems like every year but
[14:37] >> One maybe one a year. It's not very
[14:39] » One maybe one a year. It's not very
[14:39] many. Yeah, it's not we don't get a lot.
[14:43] >> I'm guessing in some you know
[14:45] » I'm guessing in some you know
[14:45] communities probably but seems like it's
[14:46] one or two that I've dealt with the last
[14:49] few years that I've seen and that's
[14:51] about it.
[14:55] » Okay.
[14:56] APPA update.
[14:59] >> Yeah, that was just to go along
[15:00] » Yeah, that was just to go along
[15:00] basically with MEUW about the APPA White
[15:04] House Ratepayer Protection Pledge and
[15:06] just to include that
[15:08] that we are a member [snorts] through
[15:09] WPPI of APPA
[15:12] and they're continually working in
[15:14] Washington
[15:15] on both sides trying to
[15:18] protect the ratepayers.
[15:23] » Okay.
[15:24] >> Just information really.
[15:25] » Just information really.
[15:25] >> Yeah. Yeah.
[15:26] » Yeah. Yeah.
[15:26] Along with I'm sure the
[15:28] BE SCI 765 KV transmission project.
[15:32] >> Sure. I uh it's not affecting city
[15:35] » Sure. I uh it's not affecting city
[15:35] utilities, but I have attended
[15:37] um
[15:38] the county board room. We had probably
[15:40] 200 people um in there a couple weeks
[15:42] ago. Um my parents live on a
[15:44] transmission line, so I got the letter
[15:47] um they put out last Monday. The routes,
[15:50] there's three proposed routes through
[15:52] Ripon County. They do not affect city
[15:54] utilities. Um there was a lot of our
[15:57] customers as far as city utility
[15:58] customers very concerned uh Locker,
[16:01] Ledgewood, you know, a lot of those
[16:03] folks were in the meeting. So, if they
[16:05] listen to this
[16:07] or pay attention to our packet, I just
[16:08] wanted to include it if they didn't know
[16:10] how to access it. Um but it is not going
[16:14] through
[16:15] the city limits at all. It is going
[16:16] north. The closest it gets the proposed
[16:19] route is
[16:20] um up by Waupun, just north of Waupun.
[16:23] Um
[16:23] Highway 80 and
[16:26] what is that? Double A comes out there.
[16:28] And then south it would cross just to
[16:30] the east of
[16:32] Highway 14 and 58. It'd go across Dumpy
[16:34] Holmes there.
[16:36] >> But those are two different buses, so
[16:38] » But those are two different buses, so
[16:38] >> There's three routes. They have to
[16:39] » There's three routes. They have to
[16:39] propose to the Public Service Commission
[16:42] at least two routes. And they've got
[16:44] three.
[16:45] And all of those land owners that would
[16:47] be affected have been notified.
[16:50] But this is the packet and encourage
[16:53] people if they're concerned [snorts]
[16:54] August it's a Monday from 10:00 to 1:00
[16:56] at the high school. I think it's the
[16:58] 24th that you can go out for 3 hours and
[17:01] meet with the developer.
[17:03] And I know the people that it affects,
[17:05] that's their opportunity to go see him.
[17:07] So,
[17:08] but just really informational um because
[17:11] of all the
[17:12] city utility customers that were at the
[17:15] uh
[17:17] the few meetings I've attended.
[17:20] Just more education.
[17:23] >> So, where were they cuz there was a huge
[17:26] » So, where were they cuz there was a huge
[17:26] turnout and I've heard it from multiple
[17:30] uh levels of the county is that one of
[17:33] the proposals was to run it right
[17:35] through the city.
[17:36] >> No.
[17:37] » No.
[17:37] >> Was that never an option or was that
[17:38] » Was that never an option or was that
[17:38] just
[17:40] people being
[17:41] >> they just followed all the transmission
[17:43] » they just followed all the transmission
[17:43] lines that cuz my parents are on that.
[17:45] So, that they just, you know, within 180
[17:48] ft of that, they contacted all those
[17:50] folks. So, that would be right behind
[17:52] the White House. That wouldn't come into
[17:54] town. But, in the town is just feeding
[17:57] our substation, which this voltage does
[17:59] not feed our substation. So, it wouldn't
[18:02] drop in off from the hill over here by
[18:04] Karen's off the hill.
[18:06] But,
[18:07] these are the three routes that they
[18:08] have now. I'm not saying they're not
[18:10] going to change it. I have no idea. But,
[18:11] those are the three proposed routes that
[18:13] have been reviewed.
[18:16] >> But, Melanie, that was the strategy
[18:17] » But, Melanie, that was the strategy
[18:17] [clears throat]
[18:18] of that group was to fight any
[18:21] uh power lines that are currently coming
[18:23] through our county.
[18:24] And they contact everybody to let them
[18:26] know that most likely the line's going
[18:28] to go through your property and you need
[18:29] to show up.
[18:31] It's great tactic. I've got to get to
[18:33] know these people cuz they sure stirred
[18:34] up the crowd.
[18:36] You want to get something done, these
[18:38] are the people to contact.
[18:40] >> But, I you know, just informational for
[18:42] » But, I you know, just informational for
[18:42] our customers
[18:43] that the three routes do do not enter
[18:46] the city.
[18:52] » Okay.
[18:54] Water Superintendent.
[18:56] I guess in the spirit of using mini code
[19:00] to its fullest, um the report that I
[19:04] type up for myself as notes and read off
[19:06] to you guys,
[19:08] uh I've been forwarding that to Scott
[19:09] for
[19:11] several months and last month he
[19:12] attached it in my absence and it is
[19:14] attached again this month for your
[19:16] pre-meeting reading and enjoyment. Uh
[19:19] the only thing I guess I would have to
[19:20] add to that was uh Derek has completed
[19:23] his first year with us in the last
[19:26] couple weeks.
[19:27] Uh so things are going well there. Glad
[19:30] to have him on board. And with the uh
[19:33] lead replacements we've got we're down
[19:35] to 19 lead left. I did learn that a crew
[19:39] member is going to be gone in September
[19:41] for some surgery but I've talked to both
[19:43] Scott and Todd and they're willing to
[19:45] help me
[19:46] so we can keep that process moving and
[19:48] get the rest of that lead out of the
[19:50] ground. So
[19:51] if you have any questions on my report
[19:53] and again for
[19:55] uh the the public on the TV as I'm not
[19:58] presenting that you can find that on the
[20:00] city's website and the link to tonight's
[20:02] commission agenda packet in the meeting
[20:05] packet section there.
[20:06] >> I didn't read that report but where are
[20:08] » I didn't read that report but where are
[20:08] you with your meters?
[20:10] >> Uh meters we're we just cracked 1,200 so
[20:14] » Uh meters we're we just cracked 1,200 so
[20:14] we're just over halfway.
[20:16] >> Okay.
[20:17] » Okay.
[20:17] >> I did I have placed the order this week.
[20:20] » I did I have placed the order this week.
[20:21] Uh we have an order that was made
[20:23] last year for
[20:25] two split deliveries in 2026 so I've got
[20:28] another order coming in October
[20:30] and then I just placed this week the
[20:32] order that'll be here in mid to late
[20:34] January and that should finish us up so
[20:37] hopefully by this time next year
[20:39] we're wrapped up on that project.
[20:41] >> Stephen, I have one other thing that I
[20:43] » Stephen, I have one other thing that I
[20:43] read recently about Do you have to
[20:46] publish a water quality report every so
[20:49] often?
[20:49] >> Yeah, every year we have to
[20:50] » Yeah, every year we have to
[20:51] >> Every year?
[20:51] » Every year?
[20:51] >> Yeah.
[20:52] » Yeah.
[20:52] >> Okay. And that is published for the
[20:54] » Okay. And that is published for the
[20:54] general public or just
[20:56] >> Correct. Yep, that's a DNR requirement
[20:59] » Correct. Yep, that's a DNR requirement
[20:59] of our consumer confidence report. It's
[21:02] published uh for them to look at or we
[21:05] would have to send it out. It's an 88
[21:07] page report, so the mailing expense on
[21:09] that would be fairly significant. It is
[21:11] hand delivered to
[21:13] I've got a list of about 30
[21:16] commercial customers that have a
[21:19] high
[21:21] employment
[21:22] >> Okay.
[21:24] » Okay.
[21:24] >> Yeah, I I was just curious after I heard
[21:26] » Yeah, I I was just curious after I heard
[21:26] about that I cuz I mean I don't think
[21:28] I've ever
[21:29] seen anything.
[21:31] >> But it's it's on the state website. Do
[21:33] » But it's it's on the state website. Do
[21:33] you have to do it publish it locally?
[21:35] >> Yeah, it's published
[21:37] » Yeah, it's published
[21:37] >> in the observer
[21:38] » in the observer
[21:38] >> It's one of my certification
[21:40] » It's one of my certification
[21:40] requirements is we have to say where we
[21:42] locally made it available for our local
[21:44] customers. Yes.
[21:46] >> Just an added question on that. Do you
[21:49] » Just an added question on that. Do you
[21:49] do that at each well?
[21:52] >> It's a recap of our compliance testing
[21:56] » It's a recap of our compliance testing
[21:56] from the entire system.
[21:58] >> So all the wells
[22:00] » So all the wells
[22:00] >> Their testing
[22:01] » Their testing
[22:01] is listed in there. There any issues.
[22:04] >> Okay.
[22:05] » Okay.
[22:05] >> Yeah.
[22:06] » Yeah.
[22:06] >> I I was impressed with the
[22:08] » I I was impressed with the
[22:08] the DNR representative happy with where
[22:12] we're at with our lead
[22:14] progress we've made as a city in this
[22:16] >> [cough]
[22:17] » [cough]
[22:17] >> area.
[22:19] » area.
[22:19] >> And we should be seeing that report in
[22:20] » And we should be seeing that report in
[22:20] the next week or two and certainly
[22:23] I'll share that with you when it comes
[22:24] to
[22:28] » Thank you.
[22:29] Todd.
[22:31] I don't really have anything to bring
[22:32] up. Scott asked me to provide something
[22:34] in writing to and I don't really have
[22:35] anything out of the ordinary to tell you
[22:37] this month, so
[22:39] and then I got hit with two emails today
[22:41] that uh obviously cybersecurity on
[22:43] municipal utilities is a big deal right
[22:46] now because there's been some attacks
[22:50] that it feels like we're becoming a
[22:52] bigger hot target.
[22:54] So
[22:56] » Thank you.
[23:00] » Todd.
[23:01] >> Um in the packet I included, you know,
[23:03] » Um in the packet I included, you know,
[23:03] um,
[23:04] the storm event on the 16th. We had five
[23:06] services.
[23:09] Really we've been lucky. You know, we've
[23:10] had a lot of high winds and the trees
[23:12] are super loaded right now with
[23:14] moisture, so
[23:15] um, very lucky.
[23:17] Um, talked about Open Point. Me and
[23:20] Steve in his notes, we attended the
[23:22] Valley View. There was a change order
[23:25] through that to do the grade by the
[23:27] family restaurant. Um, that'll be part
[23:29] of that project that the city will be
[23:31] doing.
[23:34] And the meeting was great.
[23:36] Me and Steve represented city and the
[23:38] utility there for that. Um, we encourage
[23:41] everybody to go out and check out our
[23:42] website.
[23:43] Um, in the notes there Megan's last day
[23:47] in the office was last week. That I
[23:49] think worked out really well. I know,
[23:51] um, in the office there was some cross
[23:52] training and she got down for the last
[23:55] three weeks, probably two weeks.
[23:58] Um, and we were able to start taking
[24:00] videos that Todd has had for years and
[24:02] start getting, um, them stored into our
[24:05] map. So,
[24:06] um, I think that's great. They're not in
[24:08] a on a CD and someday you won't have a
[24:10] CD around to be able to load a CD and
[24:12] launch that, but, um, I think it's
[24:14] Amazon storage for 10 bucks a month.
[24:17] We're able to put all these videos on
[24:19] there, so she was able to start that
[24:21] process and I know Todd's staff's going
[24:23] to continue to get all them done,
[24:25] um, through the winter.
[24:28] Uh, Devon's last day, uh, will be next
[24:31] week.
[24:32] Um, he's been doing all our mowing,
[24:34] working mainly with water and, uh, waste
[24:36] water, but, you know, mowing the
[24:38] Brewer's sub for us, so it's been a win.
[24:42] Um, we had WPPI out.
[24:44] Uh, did all of our infrared testing
[24:47] this week, uh, Monday, Tuesday.
[24:49] Um, update on our digger in the
[24:51] electric. It'll be here in December or
[24:54] January of this year. It's been on order
[24:56] for 3 years.
[24:57] Um, Um
[25:00] Story Field, the primary is in. We got
[25:02] that in this afternoon. Uh we will
[25:04] energize that, so utility-wise will be
[25:07] completed. We put in
[25:09] uh Genie One and Charter also, and we do
[25:12] bill for that. But that way it's all in
[25:14] one trench, and we don't have wires
[25:17] everywhere over there for locating in
[25:19] the future.
[25:21] Um
[25:22] and
[25:23] working on RP3 needs to be done next
[25:25] month. There's 40 questions with a lot
[25:27] of documentation, and starting to look
[25:30] at budget,
[25:31] um CPI, all those kind of things,
[25:33] because I know the city needs that.
[25:35] Um they've supplied some of the uh
[25:37] benefits
[25:39] uh increases, and CPI right now looks
[25:41] right around
[25:42] um 3 and 1/2% as of June 26th. So, just
[25:46] starting to put numbers for you so I can
[25:47] bring that to you in the next month or
[25:49] so.
[25:50] Uh other than that, um
[25:52] again, it's very lucky on electric side
[25:55] with the storms, you know, what what
[25:56] through Monday and Tuesday. South looked
[25:59] terrible at Alma and Laura winds. So,
[26:01] hopefully that stays south or north,
[26:04] not through here.
[26:06] >> Just kind of a general knowledge, and
[26:08] » Just kind of a general knowledge, and
[26:08] when is the How long is the pool open
[26:10] yet?
[26:10] >> The pool?
[26:11] » The pool?
[26:11] >> Yeah.
[26:12] » Yeah.
[26:12] >> Well, I think they start losing staff
[26:14] » Well, I think they start losing staff
[26:14] pretty soon because practice starts up.
[26:16] They start
[26:17] cutting back, it seemed like I don't
[26:18] even know if they're open for the
[26:19] holiday.
[26:20] >> See, I wondered that. It seemed like
[26:21] » See, I wondered that. It seemed like
[26:21] they were closed last year for the
[26:23] holiday, right?
[26:23] >> They usually close around the time
[26:24] » They usually close around the time
[26:24] school starts.
[26:26] >> Yeah.
[26:26] » Yeah.
[26:26] >> School starts up.
[26:27] » School starts up.
[26:27] >> Yeah,
[26:28] » Yeah,
[26:28] it's it's close.
[26:29] It's a quick season, actually.
[26:31] >> Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[26:33] » Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[26:33] They've been busy.
[26:34] >> Yeah.
[26:35] » Yeah.
[26:35] >> I don't doubt it.
[26:35] » I don't doubt it.
[26:35] >> But you hear that a lot.
[26:36] » But you hear that a lot.
[26:36] >> Yeah,
[26:37] » Yeah,
[26:37] I like that. I like it.
[26:39] >> Yeah, that's cool.
[26:41] » Yeah, that's cool.
[26:41] >> Okay.
[26:44] » Okay.
[26:44] Uh any correspondence? [clears throat]
[26:47] Public comment, members of the public
[26:49] are welcome to express their opinion on
[26:51] items that did
[26:52] appear on this agenda. You got anything
[26:54] else to
[26:55] say?
[26:56] >> I'm just here to listen.
[26:58] » I'm just here to listen.
[26:58] >> Yeah, okay. I thought maybe maybe you
[27:00] » Yeah, okay. I thought maybe maybe you
[27:00] had some opinions.
[27:07] » No.
[27:08] >> John?
[27:09] » John?
[27:09] >> I have nothing.
[27:11] » I have nothing.
[27:11] >> Well.
[27:11] » Well.
[27:11] >> I know.
[27:12] » I know.
[27:12] >> [laughter]
[27:13] » [laughter]
[27:13] >> Things going smooth.
[27:14] » Things going smooth.
[27:14] >> Yeah, that's good.
[27:15] » Yeah, that's good.
[27:15] Uh
[27:16] >> Things are going well. I was up on site
[27:17] » Things are going well. I was up on site
[27:17] at Story Field yesterday with the
[27:19] builder. He's thrilled
[27:21] about how everything's going. He told me
[27:22] his first renter is likely to be in
[27:24] place November 1st.
[27:25] >> Oh, really?
[27:26] » Oh, really?
[27:26] >> So, yeah. And if you go up there, you'll
[27:28] » So, yeah. And if you go up there, you'll
[27:28] see walls on one and he's doing the roof
[27:30] next week. He's got all of his uh
[27:32] blacktop and all of that lined up,
[27:34] curbing and gutter lined up, and he's in
[27:36] a wonderful mood up there. And they're
[27:38] getting many phone calls from
[27:40] prospective renters. So, yeah.
[27:43] That's what I have.
[27:44] >> Building building two is up today.
[27:46] » Building building two is up today.
[27:46] >> Yeah, but he told me he was going to
[27:47] » Yeah, but he told me he was going to
[27:47] start it or be doing the walls today.
[27:50] >> And then I guess the other exciting
[27:51] » And then I guess the other exciting
[27:51] thing is Panorama's moving right along,
[27:53] too. I was out there today, too.
[27:55] >> I saw that, too. And it looks real good.
[27:57] » I saw that, too. And it looks real good.
[27:57] >> Are they doing like prefab? Are we going
[28:00] » Are they doing like prefab? Are we going
[28:00] to Are the buildings built somewhere
[28:01] else?
[28:01] >> They're building it on site now.
[28:03] » They're building it on site now.
[28:03] >> That's correct.
[28:03] » That's correct.
[28:04] >> Yeah.
[28:04] » Yeah.
[28:04] >> And they're doing
[28:05] » And they're doing
[28:05] Go ahead.
[28:06] >> It's all stick built.
[28:10] » Anyway, Scotty?
[28:11] >> Nothing.
[28:12] » Nothing.
[28:12] >> No?
[28:13] » No?
[28:13] >> Uh just because it was brought up a
[28:14] » Uh just because it was brought up a
[28:14] couple times tonight about the cyber
[28:16] security,
[28:18] uh yes, be extremely vigilant.
[28:19] [clears throat]
[28:20] Uh Washburn County was the victim of a
[28:23] cyber attack except their 911. Their
[28:26] entire county has been shut down since
[28:28] last Thursday.
[28:30] Every department. 9 So, you don't call
[28:32] 911 for non-emergency stuff, too, at
[28:34] this point. And they have absolutely no
[28:36] idea when they're going to be back up
[28:38] and running.
[28:39] So, right now they have their
[28:41] surrounding counties are trying to step
[28:43] in and help
[28:44] deal with some of the traffic and the
[28:46] phone calls and stuff, but yeah, at this
[28:48] point they have absolutely no way to
[28:50] track that.
[28:52] >> We do have a cyber call for water next
[28:55] » We do have a cyber call for water next
[28:55] week. Next Tuesday. Next Tuesday to go
[28:58] over kind of a
[29:00] on our system. So, yeah.
[29:02] >> And a lot of times they start with you
[29:04] » And a lot of times they start with you
[29:04] click on a link. It's as simple as that.
[29:07] So.
[29:08] I got an email that was supposedly from
[29:10] Scott telling me that he opened a new
[29:12] bank account and he wanted me to update
[29:14] his account before
[29:16] payday. So, I I don't like what they're
[29:19] doing at all.
[29:23] » And then that happened when Todd was
[29:24] mayor quite a few times.
[29:26] >> Yeah, we had that a
[29:26] » Yeah, we had that a
[29:26] >> That we would get emails from Todd
[29:28] » That we would get emails from Todd
[29:28] saying,
[29:29] "Yes, you need to okay the mayor did
[29:31] this." They were It happened several
[29:32] times.
[29:33] >> Yeah, we would make up an email that had
[29:35] » Yeah, we would make up an email that had
[29:35] my name in it, but it's not supposed to
[29:37] be me. Nobody ever reads that far. And
[29:39] it says, "I need you right now." Some of
[29:41] them were asking for money and all this
[29:42] stuff and people were calling me going,
[29:44] "Are you in trouble? Do you need
[29:49] » The ones I got from you were usually to
[29:51] buy gift cards so we could give them out
[29:53] to the employees.
[29:54] >> Yeah, that's not exactly weird.
[29:55] » Yeah, that's not exactly weird.
[29:55] >> It was like [clears throat] he he sent
[29:56] » It was like [clears throat] he he sent
[29:57] an email to go to QuickTrip to buy gift
[29:59] cards for the employees.
[30:01] And I'm looking at this email going,
[30:02] "What?"
[30:04] But they had mine. I mean, they got the
[30:06] staff on it.
[30:07] >> See, they're all online. They can pull
[30:09] » See, they're all online. They can pull
[30:09] all the years into a database and then
[30:11] just make up something to look like me
[30:13] and just send it out. And it's people
[30:15] responded every time. People would call.
[30:17] Some people came in with the testings.
[30:19] Did you email me? What?
[30:22] >> So, they just ask you in person.
[30:25] » So, they just ask you in person.
[30:25] They do have WPI with us using them now.
[30:28] They have a fishing, you know, they have
[30:30] different trainings and
[30:32] things that we can buy that they will
[30:35] check all of us that have email accounts
[30:37] and stuff. So.
[30:38] >> Are you sure?
[30:39] » Are you sure?
[30:39] >> I know at the county we have required IT
[30:44] » I know at the county we have required IT
[30:44] security training we have to do and if
[30:46] you don't complete it, they lock you out
[30:48] of your access until you complete it.
[30:51] >> My wife can testify to that.
[31:00] » Yeah, if WPP offers it, it might be
[31:02] something that we want to look into.
[31:04] >> Sure.
[31:07] » That's it.
[31:09] >> That is not good.
[31:11] » That is not good.
[31:11] >> Agreed.
[31:13] » Agreed.
[31:13] >> Well,
[31:14] » Well,
[31:14] we need a motion.
[31:15] >> Motion to adjourn.
[31:16] » Motion to adjourn.
[31:16] >> I'll second.
[31:17] » I'll second.
[31:17] >> All in favor tonight?
[31:19] » All in favor tonight?
[31:19] Hold. Carried.