RPU BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Members Present: Mr. Toulouse, Mr. Landwehr, Mr. Hunziker, and Mr. Utz
Absent: Mr. Bourgeois
Also Present: None
Board President Landwehr called the meeting to order at
1. Mr. Toulouse moved to approve the minutes of the
2. Mr. Toulouse moved to approve the accounts payable report, seconded by Mr. Hunziker. All voting "AYE"
3. Mr. Schlink, Production Manager, provided a summary of the Cascade Creek Unit 2 construction costs. The project is 2.7% over budget but under the original engineering estimates for mechanical and electrical construction. The project was originally approved by the Board in 1999. Mr. Landwehr asked staff to track RPU's summer sales and provide them to the Board at the end of the summer. Mr. Toulouse moved to approve a change order with NewMech Companies for mechanical construction services, seconded by Mr. Utz. All voting "AYE"
BE IT RESOLVED by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Common Council of the said City is requested to approve Change Order No. 1 to the Cascade Creek Combustion Turbine agreement (Contract 6) between Rochester Public Utilities and NewMech Companies Inc., and that the Common Council authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the change order to provide the services and materials as defined in the change order for a revised contract amount of $1,227,836.00, which is an increase of $313,136.00 from the original contract.
4. Mr. Hunziker moved to approve a change order with Premier Electric Companies, Inc. for electrical construction services, seconded by Mr. Utz. All voting "AYE"
BE IT RESOLVED by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Common Council of the said City is requested to approve Change Order No. 1 to the Cascade Creek Combustion Turbine agreement (Contract 7) between Rochester Public Utilities and Premier Electric Companies Inc., and that the Common Council authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the change order to provide the services and materials as defined in the change order for a revised contract amount of $880,348.00, which is an increase of $256,348.00 from the original contract.
5. Since Charter Communications had not submitted a signed Pole Attachment License Agreement to RPU, no action was taken by the Board on this item.
6. Mr. Koshire, General Manager, provided the following report:
a. A special RPU Board meeting will be held at
b. A Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) board meeting will be held in the RPU community room at
c. Mr. Koshire and three members of the Board attended the annual American Public Power Association's (APPA) seminar in
7. The management/financial reports were discussed.
8. Mr. Hunziker moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Toulouse. All voting "AYE" The meeting was adjourned at
Approved by the Board: