Columbus Utility Commission Meeting Thursday, August 15, 2024 06:00 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Call to Order

Roll Call

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Public Comment

• 1.Baker Tilly Presentation on Utility Financial Statements for 2022 and 2023

Consent Agenda

• 2.Approve Minutes:

  June 20, 2024

  June 20, 2024 Commission Workshop

  July 18, 2024

• COLUMBUS UTILITY COMMISSION Minutes 06.20.2024.pdf (0.02 MB)
• UC Workshop Minutes 06.20.2024.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Columbus Utility Commision Minutes 07.18.24.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 3.Outage Reports:

  July 13, 2024 - W1017 CTH K Blown Fuse due to lightning strike.

  August 6, 2024 - E. Prairie St. & S. Water St. lines down due to storm.

• Outage Report 08.15.24.pdf (1.17 MB)

• 4.Financial Reports:

  Approve the Water, Wastewater and Light Cash Disbursements Report and Accounts Payable Report - Discussion/Approval

• Financials 08.15.24.pdf (0.57 MB)

Unfinished Business

• 5.Substation #4 Low Side Bushing Replacement and Oil Report

• Substation 4 08.15.24.pdf (1.33 MB)

New Business

• 6.Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) - Discussion

• CIP 08.15.24.pdf (2.50 MB)

• 7.WWTP - HVAC Semi Annual PM and T&M Contract w/Bassett Mechanical

• WWTP Bassett.pdf (1.30 MB)

• 8.Electric Utility Approval to Order Transformers for Inventory - 2025 Budget

• Ele Transformers 08.15.24.pdf (1.10 MB)

• 9.Water Utility - Replacement of Fire Hydrant due to failed nozzle.

• Water Hydrant Replacement 08.15.24.pdf (0.59 MB)

• 10.WWTP - Purchase of New Transducers for Sand Filter Process.

• WWTP Transducers 08.15.24.pdf (1.06 MB)

Reports

• 11.Utilities Report

• Report 08.15.24.pdf (17.06 MB)

• 12.Future Agenda Topics:

  a.  Rate Case Adjustments - Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Clients

  b.  Septage Receiving Rate Adjustment

  c.  Concentration Based Multiplier on Sewerage Rate Charges

  d.  Investigation and Implementation of FOG Discharge Violations

Adjourn

*A quorum of city committees and/or commissions may be present at this meeting. No action will be taken or considered by those committees and/or commissions.