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~41AYOR Bill Rlcscncr COUNCIL 12iclc Montour {y//// { John Kois J// ~~'~~/'~iq Mich acl McCi~iw U~y ~~ff//// GGGG SheIIY Boss 515 LiU.le Caiiada Road, I,i01~k: Canada, MN 5G117-1600 t1I)MfNfS1T2A'('012 (651) '766-4029 / ['AX: (65l) 766-4045 Jo<+I R. Manson www.ci.litCle-canada.met.us M1.MOT2ANDUM 'T'O: Mayor Blesener ~ Members of City Council i'T20M: Bill Dit•clcs, Public Works Superintendent llA'T'E: February 18, 2010 T2r: Booster Station Control Upgrade 'The Booster Station pumps water from St. Paul's treatment plant Co the water tower. Tt was built in 19'1'7 and still has many o#'the original conh•ols while some of them have been upgraded as needed over the years. Tn recent years we have experienced att increase in control problems at the booster station. We have ltad some phantom alarms and our soft start controls haven't been shutting down properly in some instances. We spoke with two different control companies to determine what needed to be done to have an up-to-date control panel that would eliminate many of the issues we have been experiencing. A set of specifications was developed following those meetings and both cmnpanies submitted proposals. 'T'he specifications include tearing out the existing panel door and the control compmtents on it with the exception of the Circular Chart Recorder, and removing the back chassis and ail of its cotnponents. Anew door and back chassis will be installed along with all new controls with current fiechnology. T'he new controls will allow us to store historic tower level attd putnping in#•ormation. We will have more control over the pumping operations and it will be easier to set ptunping times to honor our agreement with Xcel Lnergy that states we can only pump between 9:00 p.m. antl 9:00 a.m. 'There are ctu•rcntly three diffet•cut pieces of equipment that need to be in sync to enstu•e proper pump rmnting times. The uew controls will enable us to add some security features to the station. Sensors can be added to alert us if there is an intrusion, a low temperature situation, ot• a flood in the building.