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TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
City Council Chambers
December 18, 2024
4:00 p.m.
1. Members present: Mr. Kurtenbach, Mr. Young and Mr. Batemon. Mr. Van Fleet and
Ms. Wienands were absent.
2. Moved by Young seconded by Batemon, that the agenda, as presented, be approved.
Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
3. Moved by Batemon seconded by Young that the minutes of November 25, 2024,
special session, as presented be approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
4. Moved by Young seconded by Batemon, to approve the purchase of one 2024 Chevy
Colorado, in the amount of $36,421 .35 from the City of Waterloo. Voice vote-Ayes:
Three. Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, explained that this truck is for the new locator. This
vehicle was purchased by the City of Waterloo through a state bid, and we are
reimbursing the City.
5. Moved by Young seconded by Batemon, to approve the purchase of a splice trailer,
in the amount of $35,825.20 from inTech of Nappanee, IN. Voice vote-Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, provided an overview of the proposed purchase.
6. Moved by Young seconded by Batemon, to approve the purchase of vehicle tracking
equipment and software, in the amount of $5,064.23, from Samara, Inc. of San
Francisco, CA. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, shared the benefits of the equipment and software.
Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, commented that having the tracking capabilities on
city vehicles has proven to be very valuable.
7. Moved by Young seconded by Batemon, to approve a Dark Fiber Service Order with
Unite Private Networks, LLC, in the amount of $3,400 per month, to service Waterloo
Fiber facilities at 402 E. 4th Street. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, explained that this will connect our new office space to
our network at Fire Station 6.
8. Update from general manager and consultants.
Eric Lage, General Manager, shared that staff visited the new location and discussed
layout, logistics, etc. Erin is working on marketing proposals, construction and
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installations are moving forward, and we will be conducting employee evaluations
soon.
Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, shared that they have met with PDCM on developing
employee evaluation forms and said that Andy Van Fleet should be reaching out to
board members soon for comments and feedback on Eric's upcoming performance
evaluation. They are also working on disciplinary action forms, changes to the
Employee Handbook and an employee satisfaction survey.
Mike Reagan, ENTRUST Solutions, provided a construction update and discussed
task order schedules with the board members.
Kelley Felchle commented on a proposed date change to the January 2025 meeting,
which would also include a closed session. The board members agreed that January
8t" would work best for their schedules.
9. Adjourn.
With no further business before the board, it was moved by Young seconded by
Batemon that the meeting be adjourned at 4:18 p.m. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion
carried.
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Kelley Felchle
Board Secretary