August 26th and uh could we please call or have roll call please? >> Higgins. >> Matten >> here. >> Odate >> here. >> England >> here. Everybody please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for it stands nationy and justice for all. Okay, we'll move on to the approval of the agenda.
>> I move to approve today's agenda as is presented. >> Second. >> Okay, motion in a second. Any other comments? Those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed, same sign. That is approved.
>> Good morning. Good morning. >> I went to the wrong spot. You were here in spirit. I knew you were. Yeah, >> I was there on time. >> Glad to see you made it, Mike. All good. All right. Uh we will move on to the consent calendar. Uh notice to public.
All matters listed are considered routine by the commission and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the commission votes on the motion to be adopted by roll call.
We have the approval of minutes, approval of the bills and approval of save the date invitation to the commissioners and council members to attend MMUA's governance and action training on January 23rd, 2026. Is there a motion? >> Move to approve. >> Second.
>> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor or uh sorry, roll call, please. >> Higgins, >> yes. >> Mattton, >> yes. >> OD, >> yes. >> Angland, >> yes. That motion passes. All right, we
will move on to uh something pretty exciting here. So, the presentation of the Tower Award, Mr. Mayor. Well, since we're on camera, I'll switch around this way and we'll see if we can't see you guys and speak and see. Here, we'll do this. How about this? Put
these guys behind me. They're not that important. Uh, the Tower Award is award that we give out from the city uh a couple times a year and we're really lucky when we get that opportunity to do so because it's something that we take very serious and something that we feel is very
important. And today I have the honor of presenting this tower award to Kelly Dean with the public utilities department. If you'd like to step up here real quick. I'm gonna embarrass you just a little bit. >> Speech.
>> So first and foremost, just under 28 years. >> Yeah, >> I think we're going to end up one month shy of 28 years, which is incredible. One of the things I always talk about as as the mayor and as someone that loves this city is we want to be a place that people want to continue to work for. And
when we see people that have stuck it out for so long in jobs that are not always the the most appreciated and sometimes difficult. It's super uh super exciting to see that happen. And so I always like to ask I always say, you know, anybody got a good little story
that I can share? And I'm going to embarrass you real quick because the story I was told is that you yourself had told someone this that there was a time in which you had a a fellow employee that was a little stressed out, a little down on their uh on their luck, a little uh a little
agitated, and you said, "We got to just roll with it." >> And then proceeded to roll down the hallway to cheer them up. Now, when I heard that, I went straight to our IT department and I said, "You got to get me that footage." And thankfully, Max, pull up the footage for us.
>> No way. >> No, I'm just I'm I'm just kidding. We We don't >> We don't have that. Uh but just on behalf of the BPU Commission, on behalf of the entire city of Briner, I just want to thank you for your service to the city of Briner and to the residents
of our area. Thank you. >> Thank you. One photo real quick. Absolutely. And >> it's been a privilege uh to work for the
city of Brainard and all the customers. It's really been enjoyable. So, thank you. >> No, thank you. >> Okay, you may now complete your business. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Congratulations and thank you very much for all your
hard work. Okay, we will move on to public forum. This is time allocated for citizens to bring matters not on the agenda to the attention of the commission and time limits may be imposed. >> Is there anyone here for public forum
for forum that would like to speak? Anybody online that would like to speak? Okay, seeing none hearing none, we will then move on to the commission committee reports. Starting off with personnel committee.
uh we did not meet for any reason so there will be nothing to report this month. >> Okay. And as far as other personnel uh items that may be of relevance to speak to looking at uh Danny and Charlie maybe should we just speak to that now? Does
that make sense? >> Yeah. Um unfortunately I have to inform you with regret that uh Eric Klene has submitted his resignation. His last day will be September 19th. So, I'm requesting a meeting uh with the
personnel um to kind of go over what we want to try to look at and how we want to backfill that position. >> Okay, >> that's okay. >> Yeah, that sounds great. And I it'd be great if we could then have Mr. Boils and and uh Miss Schubert there as well
and uh that way we can all have a good conversation and and think of some plans for moving forward. Okay, sounds great. Anything else from personnel committee side of things? Okay, nothing. All right. Okay. Finance and operations committee.
>> We have nothing. >> You have nothing. All right. We'll move on to unfinished business and we'll discuss the attached memo. Does anybody have any questions for staff regarding uh any unfinished business? Yes, Danny. >> I I guess I'd just like to update the
commission. We did um kind of reorganize the memo. You'll see that as you look through it. So we re reorganized the memo to reflect the areas that have kind of received the most recent activity not maybe based on
what's most important as everything is important. So we are working on all topics but wanted to reiterate those changes. So you'll see that kind of change that was the priorities over the last few weeks here as we worked through it. Uh, a couple things to bring to commission's attention. So, staff have
met with block metrics. We did inform them that anything they'd like to get to commission was due by end of day Thursday and had received no response. Um, the climate vision contract, we are working with climate vision that's going
through uh legal review. So, that is on with Mr. Langel at this point and that's going through his review. the hydrogeneration updates with the change in technologies. Bar engineering is still working through the cost estimates
and changes to the civil work that would need to be done to change either the draft tube or the hydro facility to take on the new technology. We're still awaiting those updates. The reclamation and backwash project for the construction management at risk is out
for RFP. So that is uh we're looking for a request for proposals. Those are due back to staff September 4th, 2025. Uh as of to date, I have not received any uh proposals
and the rewriting of the Brainer city code which we talked about at last meeting that 705 that has gone through staff review. It is uh community director Kanvvic had it. It's reviewed it. It's now ready for legal review and
that is uh the process where we're at now. >> Great. >> Any I guess James, anything to add to that? >> Yeah, I'll just add um most likely have Joel review it. Um and then we believe it' probably be at the next meeting that the public utilities commission would give their review and potential
recommendation to city council. And uh so what we did on this one is because it's a lengthy one is we're looking to repeal and replace the entire 705. It's just one paragraph essentially um with the new ordinance and then we drafted um also a summary resolution um allowing a
sum summary publication of it within the paper. So that'll be um there for review as well. >> Last update for commission is that we did move the electric transmission service to Brainard from the unfinished business to completed because we
received response from them. They're looking for either we're going to either move forward with an interconnection study or considerations on if we're going to build capacity or not. And that would be up to commission on if we want to move forward with that. But that is the next steps there that we would need. And I'll we look staff will answer any
questions. >> I just have the one question going back to our item number one. So the no response from them does that is does that mean we just don't have a contract? Is this just a debt issue or are they in default? are I guess I'm not clear as to
where we're at with this. I mean, no contract, no promises. >> I I'm at the understanding that we do not have a signed contract and that is up for commission on the next steps. I can lean on Broyals or community
development director Kanic as they were at the meeting as to what their interpretation was, but that is where I was at. I did speak with the attorney and she said if there was really no response, that might be your response.
>> Okay. So, we could move forward with finding somebody else if if need be or continuing to increase JFK's current load. >> Commissioner, those are great questions and I think we need to do a little bit more homework. We need to just make sure
we proceed um properly legally so the city is protected. But Danny's right. We do not have a contract. The ball is in their court right now. Uh we proposed a contract. They did not like some of the language. We asked them for some some suggested language in return. We haven't
received that. So, great questions and I can I can kind of see where you're going with this, but I think we need to probably have some more conversations with our legal team just to make sure that we're doing things properly. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thanks. And then yeah, thanks for
uh referencing the electric transmission service. I saw that that was on the completed but so that was Minnesota Power getting back to us about the correct two next steps. >> Is that correct? >> Okay. Did they give any time frame on that at all? >> The balls in our court if we want to invest into that transmission study. So
I can bring more back um numbers what that would look like. I think there's also if we want to develop our own capacity plan look a long range plan too is a conversation we could have. >> Okay. Is that something that would happen in a committee meeting maybe with operations finance or what do you think?
>> I think yes. Either either one of those could take it up and start it there. Okay. Move it forward from there. >> Okay. All right. Any other comments or questions with unfinished business? Okay. Uh then we have credit card
processing. Danny. >> Thank you, Mr. President. So, long time coming. We've been researching credit card processing fees, the credit card processing transactions, uh, a lot of items over the last year. Um, we
requested quotes for processing. So, the our current provider, Global Payments, had uh, increased their fees in February. We moved forward at that time to look at other options. We requested quotes from four providers. One of the
providers was not able to integrate or continue with our software. So they were not presented. They withdrew their quote. So the three quotes that were asked for in um excuse me May and June we led to
presentations from InvoiceCloud, Tyler Payments and Global all provided demos to the staff. Global was is our current provider. They were the ones that increased their pay their costs which then narrowed it down to InvoiceCloud
and Tyler payments. We requested quotes from both of them. We received quotes from both of them. What is presented is the quotes that we had at the time of the request. In talking and coordinating with the IT department, staff is
recommending moving forward with Tyler payments based on the annual fees to BPU and the implementation that it would be required from the IT integration perspective.
Subsequent, just for full disclosure, subsequent to the packet going out, InvoiceCloud did reach out to us and submit a revised quote which um reduce the annual fees to BPU for zero to $0 just to make that uh aware of
commission. I do see that invoice cloud is online. If commission had any questions for them, I will answer any questions. >> I only have one question. Yeah. Um, uh, does is this subject to go up year after
year after year >> as far as their percentage >> just out of curiosity? I mean, every year is it going to go up, you know, t a tenth of a percent or I mean, is that in the is that in the the the the quote? >> The quote was a price freeze for a year
>> per year. uh with >> regarding the invoice cloud contract, it is um a fiveyear term at the 2.95%. So, >> thank you, >> Mike.
>> Are the um so is it a one-year term or a five-year term with Tyler? Do you know? >> Tyler has not raised their rates in five years. So, they've been maintained, but they have not stated a In the contract,
is there a term though? Is it not? >> So, it's year to year basically year-to-year renewal. >> Globals is monthtomonth. >> Okay. Um, as far as I'm concerned, I don't like um when I have vendors come back after the
fact and and rebid things. So, it would be um I would like to see us go with Tyler payments for the first for a year and then if we want to put an RFP out for for everybody to look at it again, that's what I would suggest.
>> Okay. Any other comments, commissioners? >> I agree with Mike. Tyler Fis is the one to go with. >> You want a motion? Yep. Uh I'd like to make a motion that
we go with Tyler payments for a year. >> Okay, there's a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay, there is a second discussion. Is there any possibility that we can extend that beyond one year?
Tell them we want a threeyear or I don't want to have to do this every year. >> I can ask. >> I won't be here next year, but you guys don't want to. Well, it's it's something we're doing that's new. Correct. Passing this on to the customer. >> Correct. >> So, I guess in my world, let's do it for
a year and try it. And then I bet we'll learn a lot and then after a year, we'll know if we want to go with somebody for 5 years and we can probably put that in the RFP that we're looking for a 5-year deal with somebody so we don't have to deal with it would be my comment. >> Sense,
Ellie. >> Well, I'm just concerned with the per transaction fee. I mean, there's, you know, it's a$120 and a$125 compared to nothing and 95 cents. I those add up and I'm I'm a little leerary about jumping on to Tyler when you know I get what
you're saying, Commissioner Higgins, but um, you know, I guess my question is is if this is the case and they've adjusted and either one of them are can either one of them adjust it and do a fin best and final by next month. I guess my question is is if we're looking for the
best deal and one has already moved a little bit to be a little bit more competitive, what would be the hurry to do it this month if there is an opportunity to reduce cost to the consumer? So that that's my only concern. I think these per transaction
fees will will definitely add up over time and they were so close uh total cost to the customer. They were so close um without even the annual fee being adjusted at this point. I I'd like to see what it would look like with this new adjustment. Yeah. >> The annual fee is BPU's cost. Those
transaction fees that you're referring to will be passed on to the customer. >> Right. So zero compared to a$120 per transaction fee. That does add up. So that's my only concern, but I'm willing to do it if you guys want to move forward with it. I just I think we're
>> and and I totally appreciate your your comments. Um Commissioner Mattton. I just to me it's like let's it's one year. I mean I think if we if we sign this now and we show our vendors that are that are bidding this that we're not
going to mess around. We're not going to keep kicking the can down their own and not we're going to play games. Maybe next year when they go to rebid it, they'll give us their low price first and we're not wasting a bunch of time and energy talking about it. So that's just how I do business. But I do I mean
when I talked to Danny about this this morning it's like you know yeah of course I want to go with the best deal and the cheaper price but on the other hand sometimes you pay a little more and we get a better deal at the you know we go with the five-year term with somebody later and we can get a better deal for our customers.
But I I I don't disagree with what you said. >> Yes, Mr. Chza. >> May I ask um kind of clarity on this for me anyway? Um so uh with this fee what whatever is determined um that's coming out of each account as they pay on their
credit card to subsid or reimburse utilities for the amount we pay now. I mean we're paying on each transaction and we're upwards of a half a million a year I think it was. >> Is that correct? >> North of a half a million. It's between
half a million and so this will this will not cover all of that. Right. This this will we're going to fully pass this on to the customer. So it would not be coming out of BPU's public. >> Okay. But it's each account. So there are other options for people to pay though besides their credit card. Right. >> Correct.
>> Okay. So that that answers my question. Thank you. >> You bet. Thank you. >> Okay. There's a motion in a second. Any further discussion? Okay. Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. >> Those opposed, same sign. Motion passes.
All right, we'll move on to new business. Discuss e reliability report. Mr. Hawinson, thank you. Um, this is a benchmark report that we've been doing since about 2017. I have brought this to the commission in the past, but it's been a little while since maybe some of
you have seen it. Um, this is going to go back basically benchmarking our reliability um from 20 December or excuse me, January 1st of 24 to December 31st of 24. So, it's a full uh year. Um, really what we're going for here is
we're basing it off of benchmarks of other utilities, but we're not we're putting in all of our outages. So, when you read through the packet, you'll see this part where it talks about major events. Um, so some of these brackets look a little bit different as we benchmark towards other utilities. The biggest numbers that I think that really
for you guys to review in this report is our um major event threshold being at just under 42 minutes, which means that on average all of our outages are restored within 42 minutes. Um that's a remarkable number and something we're proud of and that's um something we strive for every year. So that's going
to relate back to our advanced metering things that we do of those natures. So we can get our crews dispatched to the outages as quick as possible and then understanding our system well so we can take a customer outage of a thousand, reduce that down to 200 quickly and um lower those numbers as we move through
it. Uh the other thing that I'll note on here is our reliability. We're coming in at 99.981. Um that's pretty good. If you base that out on an average, that's basically uh each one of our customers, if you spread it across our entire distribution system, would see one outage a year for
less than an hour. Um those are pretty good numbers. Obviously, we have some spots that have more outages than others, but all in all, this is really um it's a good mark for the utility on the electric side for sure. I'll leave it at that. If you got any questions, I know it's acronym soup, so I'd be happy
to sit down with anybody after if they want to talk more about it or have more questions, feel free to look me up. >> Yeah, thank you. Certainly good news out of this report. So, uh, job well done. Any questions for Trent? >> I will follow up with you. It's just
it's interesting and just the things that you see like with underground being a a cause, you know, is that construction related? Is that just things that happen? So I I think it does it's great information and u just for me personally I think I will follow up with you but >> yeah I think uh what you'll see in the
end of the operations report each month too is is our outages each month. So that'll kind of help you understand what happened where they were how long they were >> did customers ever ask for that potential future customers >> I I have distributed this out to uh larger commercial customers when they
come and ask about how we do this is a document that I'm happy to share. We should post it on our website. >> We absolutely could do that. Yes. >> Beautiful. I love that idea. >> Okay. Any other questions? All right. Thank you very much, Trent. All right. We'll move into staff
reports. City administrator report. Mr. Broyals. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. My written memo is attached. I just wanted to talk about one thing specifically and then open it up for questions. Uh, the charter commission at the request of the city council, the charter commission met
last week. Um, as you're all well aware, the city council adopted a resolution essentially interpreting chapter 5, section 4 of the charter. Um, the charter commission wants to consider some language to codify this that intent, that resolution in the charter.
That was number one. Number two, they want to look at some suggested language for combining all of sanitary within the same department. And then number three, um, to use kind of a a surgeon's anal analogy, once we have the body open, is there anything else you want to take a
look at in the charter? They did mention one other thing, and it was fairly benign. It was more semantics, and I don't even recall. It wasn't in chapter five. It might have been in chapter five, but it was it was just semantics and related to the some language about the utility and the light department or
something. Um, I'll look back at my notes, but the charter commission did ask for staff to recommend some language and bring it back to the charter commission within 30 days. And again, we met last week. So, we'll meet that requirement. We'll visit with the charter commission again here in the
next few weeks with some ideas, and then the charter commission will presumably come up with some language that they like, vote on it, and that'll go to city council for their consideration. >> Other than that, I'm open to any questions. >> Thank you. Any questions? Yes.
>> Um I just Nick um how many people are on the charter commission and how many attended and um was that on uh video? Do you know meeting? >> I'm trying I'm looking from actually the video. I'm not I think it probably was. Sean's giving me a yes. So yes, it was on video. Um there are seven positions
on the charter commission. There's only three that are currently filled. It's James Norwood, Jan Lambert, and Andrew Ship. and all three were in tenants at the charter commission meeting last week. >> Did our council leazison show up? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Kelly Beavens is our council liaison and
he was there as well. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, you bet. Any other questions for city administrators? Okay. Thank you. City council leaison report, Mr. Chzog.
>> Um, I don't have anything. Thank you. >> Okay. Any questions for city lison? Um, I just add one thing though for our finance director on this. Um, I know these reports coming up here, but um, are we budgeting for revenue on this
credit card deal? >> Has that been worked in yet? >> We currently have budgeted revenue for that in this year's budget, undetermined for next year's budget at this time. >> Will it be a reduction in expense, too, though?
>> Correct. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Thanks. All right. HR directory report. Chris, >> so in the packet is my written report. In addition, I just have a question. Um, Charlie had talked about Mr. Klein's resignation and when I talked to him
briefly about it yesterday, he had mentioned that he planned to backfill that position with the laborer like we had done before. Um, if that is still your intent, Charlie, I'm wondering for to expedite the hiring process if we just ask the commission if they would
bless that today so that we could keep doing that and move forward. Otherwise, we'll wait two weeks for the next council meeting. Um, the as far as the retirement, I know that we're talking about some additional things there. So, I really would like the personnel committee to meet for that one, but I'm
wondering on Mr. Klein if they need to, Charlie, I'm looking for you for guidance. Yeah, and and real quick in that discussion uh backfilling position, I would like to go through uh the meeting and try to look at what may the future
might look like and how we need to um you know build our team uh for for the future. So I just like to sit down and have a quick meeting before um he graciously gave us one month. So that was very nice of him personally to do
that. And so it gives us a little bit of time to really put the uh pieces together to make a good model uh going forward. >> Thank you for that clarification. >> Yeah, great great question. Thank you. Okay, no other comments other than that,
Chris. Okay, any questions for HR director, >> Mr. Chair? Yep. Are you still looking for the U commission's uh consent to move forward or is it Charlie's answer give you some hesitation on that?
>> If Charlie wants to meet with the personnel committee, he should meet with the personnel committee. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Mr. Higgins, >> do we do exit interviews when people leave? >> If I can reply. Yeah, absolutely. Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. It temp depends on the the situation and
why someone's leaving. Uh this person from what I was told was searched out from another community. Um and um they really wanted to hire him. So I we're losing a very good guy. Um I wish we could keep him. Um I'll talk to Charlie if he'd like me to do an exit interview,
but we don't do them all the time, but we definitely do do them do them sometimes. >> I would like to have an see exit interview on this employee. >> Okay. >> If that's okay. >> We will get that done. Thank you. >> Question, >> Mike.
All right. Anything else? Okay. Thank you. Finance manager report. >> Thank you, >> Danny. >> Sorry. Should have been more specific. >> So, um, a couple things to add in in
conjunction with my report. I noticed that under the continued projects, uh, the final sentence got cut off. So the Rotary solar project, the final cost for that has not changed from what was approved by commission last July of 24. So that is still moving forward. That's
going through the council process. The finance committee, we've discussed, we're going to try to meet next week or in the next two weeks to start discussing budget items. Um, and Sean before the meeting was able to give me updated numbers on the IT integration
costs and and the the roll out of the new computers. We were originally thinking that was going to be closer to around the $90,000. It's actually going to be under $55,000. So, just for commission's consideration. Nothing further to add. I'll answer any
questions. >> I have I only have one question. what in the Rotary Solar Project was determined that it no longer needs to require commission approval. I think the last time that contract initially came
to us, it was very one-sided and I I mean uh and then it seemed like our our budget the cost for that project exceeded what we were initially thought it was going to be four years ago. Um so I'm just wondering at what point does it go from it no longer needs to come to
you to to view it to It's a city building that they're putting the solar on. So, it needs to go through the parks and city council for that approval is >> but the money is coming out of >> BPU's budget. So, I'm just wondering if
that you're saying the that dollar amount hasn't changed at all. And I I I beg to question that. I mean, over just in the course of two years, how much things have increased in cost for construction. So, I'm I'm really curious how that has remained the same. The
total construction cost I saw in the contract was the same total construction cost that was approved by commission last July of 24. >> Okay. Yes. Mike, >> are you specifically asking why the commission hasn't received that proposal
or the dollar amount why the dollar amount has not changed? >> Well, two things from memory, if memory serves me right, um there was a lot of things that were very one-sided in there that that that was the contractor that we were going to be using. I don't know that it went out for RFP. I think that was the one that they chose to use. Um
that if there were any legal issues that it was going to be taken up in courts in St. Louis County. Um I mean it was just very one-sided. So and then the the the cost and I remember Trenton Trent had uh brought up a couple of things about um just the cost of the construction at
that point. That was a year ago year or two ago. I I just can't believe that the cost has remained the same. If it has, great. But I I mean at the time we initially did that it was 25,000 then it went up to 30 and you're saying that it's hasn't changed since then. >> Correct. >> Okay. Correct.
>> All right. I just >> the individual came in yesterday and reviewed the the contract. Uh Danny and I have been working with our legal with Joe and uh he's modifi you know indicated the Rotary now is in there to sign and we've added more individuals to
sign that document because like the uh the city of Las Vegas or Brainard was not even on there. So Joe was helping us with that verbiage. >> You're still in Las Vegas. I know you said that a few times speaking to
>> I know that's funny. All right. Thanks, Mike. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Any other questions, >> Wayne? Newton. >> All right. Thanks, Danny. All right. Moving on to operations manager report.
Trent, you're up again. >> Thank you. Um, I guess I this was really a stab at trying to compare our renewables to our overall load. Um, something that commissions had asked us for and we wanted to see give you a couple different examples of how we can prepare something like this. and see if
it's something you'd like to see on a monthly basis. These are all going to be back just from July of 25 numbers. Um so I think the interesting part of some of this is if we continue to look at these on a monthly basis, you will see um especially like in the 22nd to like the
29th up there where the solar and the hydro kind of meet in a line. As summer gets shorter, hydro will start to outrun that solar. I think it's something that's beneficial for you guys to kind of see to understand that relationship with the renewables and how the reliability of that is. We can certainly
put this on a you know a yearly thing too so we can see it as that looks out as a year too. Um we just wanted to throw a couple comparisons together um on this to kind of get your general feeling of what you liked about it and give you some stats on where we're sitting today currently as April of 2025
is considered. >> Go ahead. I just think it's so funny you um I just think this was a great smart goal. It's a measurable thing that we can actually see, view, feel, and touch. And I think when a consumer sees that, when when the our state representatives
see what we're trying to at least accomplish, um this speaks volumes. I I just absolutely love I even put nicely done. Nicely done, Trent. I I think that this report was fantastic. And I think the more eyeballs on this, this is where
you should be bragging a little bit. Um, this is when we talk about marketing BPU and the the efforts that, you know, we try, you know, we try to continue to do. This is what this is what people should be seeing. So, I think that was fantastic. >> And full disclosure, disclosure, it
takes a village. So, I had lots of staff help me with this. So, this is not just a trend show by no means. >> Understandably so. But yes, I think it staff-wise, employee-wise, I think it's it's fantastic. just wanted >> I couldn't agree more. Yeah, I couldn't agree more and I think it would be and
use color and pictures which I appreciate. So, I could understand it and but I I think another thing I'd be really interesting just for our legislators to see and even our our uh customers is just the investment the the cost and for each uh type of renewable
energy. I remember Tad Johnson always talking about this. You know, what's going to be our best return on investment? And so that might be another interesting um statistic that we could potentially incorporate into this. We don't have to do that now, but um that's also just a really interesting piece to that. And then as we look ahead to the
investment we would potentially make into hydro or another solar project, you know, what what's going to be the best bang for our buck. But I agree. Great job. Is there a particular graph in here that you would like to see monthly or is this maybe more of an annual thing or?
>> Well, I like this one. >> Now that the spreadsheets are built, it's relatively easier for us to add the data into them. So, it's not a heavy lift to uh do one monthly, but I'll leave it to your discretion. >> You know, it's the peak shaving, too. I mean, how is this helping us with the
the load that we experience in the July and summer months? So, um, yeah, there's so many different things that we could we really go with this, but I think this is a great place to start. Great information, but maybe give us some time to think about it. >> Absolutely. Yep. >> Um, as far as that goes, just a quick
update. If you happen to be driving down Washington Street last night going around the intersection of Chipoa, you would have seen quite a few BPU staff out there working. We did have a water line leaking out there. It was an abandoned line um to a property that we're not sure how long it's been vacant for. We were able to dig down into
Washington Street and make those repairs last night, but long nights makes for short days. So, end of report. All right. Any questions for Trent? Well, make sure to send a thanks along to everybody working late hours. Will. Yeah.
>> Okay. Wastewater water wastewater manager report. Charlie, >> a few highlights. Um we're going to be stepping into September 1st becoming the land application cropping year for 26. Um so if you're not familiar with that,
that begins in September of the year. So we'll be starting to uh get prepared for that. Um right now um the short period of time from the last report to this report, we got down uh to livable uh levels u within that time frame. Uh so
about 450,000 gallons of storage approximately 250 to 300,000 per month we produce so we'll be there shortly. Um so we'll be preparing for that. The loss of one uh operator um very energetic operator and willing to go the mile is
going to be a a very sore position to fill. Um when we look at the drinking water standards and and lead and copper um we had gotten reduced for this last um goaround had to be due in before
September 1st. Uh we did our 30 where we're waiting on uh test results for that. Hopefully we can hang on to the corrosion control um and move forward uh with reductions. some of the things um looking at our our
graphs and trying to put in. So a picture says a thousand words and our liaison has a hard time. So hopefully if there's any input or any ways that we can do better in a verbiage that uh Jeff can follow along with us. Um I would
like that comment from draft Jeff if if you if you can >> well your explanation is sometimes harder than a picture Charlie. >> I understand that. I understand that. I do. And trust me, I've got to pick them words that from the reader that's
telling me. So, I'm hoping I'm painting a picture >> somewhat that you understand from one year to the next. I I got you, Jeff. Thank you. >> Round it up. >> I know. I asked for it. So, I'm willing to I'm willing to give it back, though.
>> So, we're understanding each other. Um, but you know, looking at the graphs and stuff, I I really do appreciate uh Jeff's input and I would really like him to uh have any comments and do it afterwards or any way I can serve better. Uh, appreciate your time and
thank you. >> All right, any questions for Charlie? >> Thanks, Charlie. All right, moving on to commissioner or commission member reports. Mike, you got anything today? >> I got nothing. Thanks, Mark.
>> Okay, Dolly. >> Um, I just wanted to extend a thank you to those that did come to our housing summit on August 6th. Uh, it was very, uh, informative and I really appreciated those that attended, uh, to be able to hear the message. Um, something I
learned uh from one of our agents the other day was some of the communities, and I don't encourage this, but some of the communities um are requiring, there's a city ordinances in a few of them. I'll get you the city names, but they're requiring uh camaring of all uh
wa uh wastewater lines coming out of properties um before the properties get transferred to the next person. Um I know that can be very expensive but they're trying to you know reduce the trying to understand any of the you know
things that are impacting their water treatment facility as well. So um I just I thought that was an interesting concept you know when we talk about the lead service lines and the disclosure piece of it that this is also part of it too and I I don't know that we have that issue nor would I encourage it because
it is an expensive test to to run but um I it was interesting to me. So but that's all I have. Thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. And I don't have anything for today. Uh motion to adjurnn. And uh just so that we're all clear, we will be adjourning to the
meeting Thursday night, this Thursday night at 5:30, joint wastewater commission uh or joint wastewater management >> management board. Thank you very much. And um that will be at the capital investment committee. So that'll be a
presentation by our one and only. Right. Okay, thank you for doing that. Uh, and then also to on September 23rd, what do we have here? >> I can speak to that, Mr. Thank you. >> So, on September 23rd, the Minnesota
House of Representatives is hearing presentations on their bonding bill for the um Minnesota House's capital investment committee. So, it's a five to 10 minute presentation. I didn't know if commissioners wanted to be in attendance or if there's going to be a quorum. So I
brought it forward for consideration. >> I think that'd be great. That's the is that the capital investment committee? Yeah. Sorry, I misspoke. Okay. Um, so that's on September 23rd. So we'll be adjourning to those two. So do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second.
>> Motion to second. Any other discussion? Hearing none. >> Have a great day everybody. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for everybody's time. We know how you get done in less