We're holding the May 27th, 2025 meeting of the Public Utilities Commission. First item of business is the consent agenda. I'll make the motion to approve the consent agenda. I'll second that.
We've got a first and a second. Any discussion? Motion carries. Next item is reports from the officers, boards, and commissions. Um yes, uh the commissioners, uh the employee of the month, uh for the month
of April is Earl Allen. Um, Earl Allen has been employed at the Newam Wastewater Plant since 2003. Started out as a part-time laborer and then was hired as a helper in 2006. He now has a class B wastewater license and is a type 4 uh land application
license. He's a reliable employee, gets along well with others, willing to help whenever and wherever he is needed. So, congratulations to Earl Allen. I'll make the motion to recognize Earl Allen as employee of the month for April
2025. A second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. I. Opposed? Motion passes. Our next item is schedule a joint city
council public utilities commissionformational meeting. Commissioners, this is more just information letting you know that there is a meeting scheduled for June 17th at 3:30 in the chambers here. Um that ABDA will be here to go through the financial statements for the year.
Do we need a motion for that still? I'll make a motion to schedule a joint city council public utility commission information meeting at 3:30 Tuesday, June 17, 2025 in the city hall council chambers to discuss the audit financial statements for the year ended December
31st, 2024. I'll second. We've got a motion, a second. Any discussion? Motion carries. Our next item is scale computing renewal. Yes. Good afternoon. Um the quote is provided
by CDW um in the total of $7,185.61. Uh this is for licensing for our scale uh disaster recovery node. Um it was not included in the 20 2025 budget, but it is um necessary. So we'll be using it funds for
that. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve the one-year quote provided by CDW for the renewal of scale licensing and support in the amount of $7,18561. I'll second that. We have a motion and a second. Any
discussion? Motion carries. You got to vote. We have in favor. Sorry. All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Next item is purchase of a new storage
appliance. Uh yes, we are in need of a new uh storage appliance to house the uh backups. There was two quotes received, one from SHI and one from TSG with TSG being the low quote. Uh this was included in the 2025 budget and it does
come in under budget. I'll make the motion to receive an order filed the purchase of a Synology Rackstation from TSG Server and Storage Inc. in the amount of $10,55.
A second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Motion carries. All in favor say I. I. Opposed? Motion carries. Uh, next item is FR Secure
Cyber Security Program. Yes. So, this is for the the second year uh payment amount for the three-year program from FR Secure. Um, back in April of 24 at the commission meeting. Uh, we entered into a three-year cyber security program with FR Secure. Um, so this is just the
payment for year two of that program. Um, this was included in the 2025 budget. I'll make a motion to receive an order filed the purchase uh from FRS Secure LLC in the amount of $33,150 for year two of their cyber
security program. I'll second. We have a motion and a second. Is there any more discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed? Motion carries.
security cameras, the public utilities facilities phase two. Yes, commissioners. Um this is uh for phase two of our security cameras. Um last year phase one was approved and um all of the cameras in phase one have
been installed or are in service at this time. Um we did include phase three with phase 2 just to get the project done. There weren't that many um in phase three that we felt that we needed. So this will then complete the entire um
security camera project um that we had proposed. Uh we got two quotes and again um the verata system was chosen um both in flexibility, compatibility and cost. Uh there is a uh 2025 budgeted item of
$50,000 um that's in uh various departmental um building improvement capital accounts. The remaining 5,800 will come out of reserves. I'll make the motion to authorize the city manager to accept the
quote from VLCM in the amount of $55,85.35 for phase 2 installation of the Verata security camera system on NUPU facilities. I'll second that. We have a motion in a second. Any
discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Next item is fiber to the wastewater treatment plant. Yeah, this is a quote for the fiber and to install the
fiber on our um distribution poles behind say the craft facility going out to our wastewater plant. And when we go by that, we will also be tying into the capacitor bank behind craft our 20th
Street lift station. And then it'll tie into our existing fiber between our center street and south substations. We'll be tying in roughly about seventh street north south and
German right along the existing line. This will provide us with having our own private fiber going down there for a lot of internet security reasons, better speeds, better performance, just better for our
SCADA the whole way around. This is all underground, right? No, no, part of it will be underground. This this is the quote for the actual fiber and for the part that's going to be the install above ground on the poles. So when you go down to 20th South
and you look down the railroad tracks, we got a overhead line right there. It'll go on the static wire or the ground wire right down the wastewater plant. In addition to this though, from that point, we'll have to do a little bit of boring. I
think we have four bores to do that is not in this quote and some internal labor. That's why you notice this is only um 30 36,000 but we have 200,000 budgeted. Well, there's a bunch of borings like I say and some internal man
hours and stuff like that. And that'll still happen this year. Yeah. Our goal is to have it all done this year. Yep. Probably by August. Our goal Labor Day somewhere around there. Okay. I'll make a motion to authorize the city manager to accept the quote
from Wireworld for fiber cable supplies and install in the amount of $35,9365. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion carries.
Junior Pioneer Park main water Junior Pioneer Park Water main crossing. This is a feasibility study to look at if it's possible to borrow a water man. Phase one will be across Pioneer Park
going from 20th South and Broadway roughly right by south edge of the target building across the park and stopping at Shell Road or Washington
Street. This will be the survey will be done as part of this and some soil borings. We will also be looking though and doing the soil borings crossing Adams Park going over to Cottonwood Street to the I suppose that's south there to get a second feed and a second
water source go going up to the Cottonwood booster station zone is the long-term final goal of the project again this is just the feasibility see if it can be done check the soils check the grades and a very rough preliminary
design so there if it is possible There will be a full design proposal coming later on. I'll make the motion to authorize the city manager to accept the proposal from preliminary engineering services
for a water main crossing Junior Pioneer Park in the amount of $19,600. I'll second. We've got a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed.
Motion carries. Next item is engineering services for center substation transformer replacement. Yeah, this is a proposal to start the design and bidding procurement process
to replace the oldest transformer that's on our system. Um, it is approximately 60 years old. was built in 1968 and it takes ironically two years to actually get it to show up. So that's
a lead time. So it will be a full 60 by then. Um and this transformer has been had a base reading. It has been modified so we call it a 30. They added fans. They added cooling. It served its purpose for several years but it's now
time to replace it. Um, like I said, this this will be they'll develop plans and specs. We'll order it, put our down payment down this year, but it's 72 weeks at a minimum before we'll ever see the transformer show up.
So, if we order it late this year, we'll be seeing it late in 27, probably 28. So, I guess nothing happens fast. Did I read that right when it said about um they want the down payment when you
order it, but they want like $800,000 as a down payment because the job the it's usually about a third of the engineers a third of what the price tag is. So until you bid them, you never know where the bid's going to come in.
Lately, it's proposed that the transformer itself will be about 1.5 million, right? So it could be 500,000 or a little more. So, but we pay the balance of it when it shows up.
So then again, probably about late 26, early 27, we'll do the construction or the install package. But between then and now, it's just sitting in line and waiting. Waiting. I'll make a motion to approve the professional engineering proposal by PSE
Incorporated in the amount of $112,500 for the replacement of the center street substation transformer and the option to update the SPCC plan after install the transformer in the amount of $6,000 for a total cost of
$118,500 pending execution of a master con consult service contract. I'll second. We've got a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion
carries. Next item is electric utility service agreement between New Public Utilities and News Fuel Link. Yes, commissioners. Uh this is a service agreement that was um prepared by the city attorney. Um and it's um with New
Steel. They have they are installing a electric metal pre-shredder prior to their gas shredder. And one of the concerns we had about um this type of equipment being put on the line is if we
could potentially have fluctuations in KVA and it could potentially uh cause some voltage flicker. And um so this agreement basically is just saying um identifying the responsibilities that the new public utility has and the
responsibilities that um new steel has and if there is any um and that they need to comply with certain standards if they do have if we do have p power quality disturbances or any issues. This gives the um it basically outlines the
proactive um responsibility of uh new steel to um try to fix it within a certain timeline. If they can't fix the flicker issue, then uh new will have uh authority to immediately cease operations until they
can fix it. And it's just a protection uh for our system and a protection for the um for anybody that's on the same line as new steel. So, they have reviewed the document. Um, they accept it. So, um, once you guys approve it, we
can get it signed and it'll be good to go. Okay. I'll make the motion to approve the service agreement between New Public Utilities and Newm Steel, Inc. in relation to the installation of the electric metal
pre-shredder to be installed at the Newm Steel facility. I'll second a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion carries.
Region 9 Aen Germany delegation. I think so. Um yes, commissioners. Um an opportunity has arisen um for someone from the utility to attend this delegation um to
Germany. Um new has had a relationship with different regions in Germany. There's been um region 9 um individuals that have gone. There's been some um city and city council members that have have been
there. Um now we have the opportunity to actually send um some a staff member um on this delegation. Um the idea is for um trading um information and they're very Germany
is very um forward in renewable energies in um biodigesttors in clean energy things like that and um this is an opportunity to go and share um information to learn something that they have to do and potentially uh be able to
bring some information back home um you know to help here in Minnesota. So, um I we've identified the energy services representative to be a good individual to go. He he is um he basically works
with all of our solar installations, any green energy um anything that has to do in that area. He is also working with we actually have a German intern that is working in our office and he is supervising her and they're working on a
green the greenstep cities program and so there could potentially be some information that they could gather that he could gather um over there that could be helpful here uh in New um program as well. And so we have not um we have not
booked anything any um hotel or flights yet. It it's this is h actually happening in June. So um we've just estimated what we think the costs will be until we can actually book things. But you can see what the budget is there for that. Um we have adequate funds in
our travel conferences and schools budget to cover this. So um just asking for your approval to be able to send him. Is there anybody else from New? Uh there is one other individual, well actually a couple other individuals. Um
um Dave Borert, he is on region 9 and then Andrea Becker is also part of region 9. Um there's several there's some university um professors that are going um but um the energy services representative would be the only staff
member basically uh from utility or city that would be attending. I'll make the motion to approve the participation and expenses for the energy services representative to participate in the region 9 development commission's delegation to the action
region of Northrine West Falia June 22nd through June 28th of 2025. I'll second that. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I.
Opposed? Motion carries. Claims and estimates. Do you need a motion? I'll make a motion to accept the list of claims paid in the amount of 3,219,86130s. A second. We have a motion and a second. Any
discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Motion carries. Do any of the commissioners have any comments? No. You did a good job. Meeting adjourned. If I'm going to screw up something, I
might as well screw up the same thing twice.