City of Rock Falls Utility Committee met April 24.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
B. Public Comment
C. Review of Minutes from March 27, 2023 meeting.
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve minutes from March 27, 2023 Utility Committee meeting.
MANAGEMENT/STRATEGY/CAPITAL PROJECTS
D. New Business
1. Utility Office
a. Superintendent Update
b. 601 7th Avenue
c. Review Writes-offs for January through March 2023
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve write-offs for January through March 2023 in the amount of $5,246.25 and forward to City Council for approval.
d. Review General Procedures Governing Utility Services Manual changes to Whiteside County Recorder for recording fee increase to $68.
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve changes to General Procedures Governing Utility Services Manual and increase Recording Fee to $68.00 and forward to City Council for approval.
e. Review breakdown of methods for bill paying.
2. Water Department
a. Superintendent update
b. Review of purchase of water meters from Ferguson
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve purchase of 70 water meters in the amount of $10,693.20 from Ferguson Waterworks, 1720 State St, Dekalb, IL 60115 and forward to City Council for approval.
3. Wastewater Department
a. Superintendent update
b. Suspension of Sales of Septic Dump Tickets
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve suspension of sales of septic dump tickets.
4. Electric Department
a. Superintendent Update
b. Review truck bids received.
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve purchase of truck from Terex Utilities, 3140 15th Avenue SE, Watertown, SD 57201 in the amount of $246,830 without trade-in and forward to City Council for approval.
c. Review proposal from Helm Electric for Traffic Signal Vehicle Video Detection.
ACTION REQUESTED: Waive bidding of Traffic Signal Vehicle Video Detection at the intersection of 1st Avenue & Dixon Avenue and award to Helm Electric, 1514 W Fourth St, Sterling, IL 61081 in the amount of $32,325. and forward to City Council for approval.
c. Review proposal from Kuenz America for a new Trash Rake at the HydroElectric Generating facility.
ACTION REQUESTED: Waive bidding of trash rake at the Hydro-Electric Generating facility and approve proposal by Kuenz America, 9321 Focal Point 8, Raleigh, NC 27617 for a TRCMH200 Trash Rake in the amount of $562,180. and forward to City Council for approval.
d. Hydro Update
5. City Attorney
a. City Attorney Updates
6. Utility Manager
POLICY/EDUCATION
E. Next Meeting Date May 22, 2023
F. Committee Member Items
G. Executive Session – Section 29 (c) (11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation.
H. Any action from Executive Session.
I. Adjournment
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