1997-03-12 - CC Packet - (Admin)

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r City Council Meeting February 12, 1997 MOTION by Helmbrecht, seconded by Brenner to approve pay estimate #10 for Acorn Creek. Motion carried unanimously. Lifetime Achievement Award March explained Mary Capra received a $433.78 quote for thirty frames and mats for the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Helmbrecht asked where will the funds be taken from? Brenner mentioned a $1,000 was donated to Centerville's Historical Society from the Centerville Lion's. The donation would be used to purchase the frames and mats. MOTION by Brenner, seconded by Powers - Rasmussen to approve the purchase of the thirty frames and mats. Motion carried unanimously. SET AGENDA: Eagle Pass MOTION by Brenner, seconded by Powers - Rasmussen to approve the set agenda with the discussion of Eagle Pass addition. Motion carried unanimously. APPEARANCES: Ed Wiegert - Meter Reading S,ystems US Filter/Water Pro, Inc Mr. Wiegert explained he has worked with Centerville for many years, supplying hydrants, infrastructures and the like. Mr. Wiegert was present to explain the automated technology of three meter reading systems: Touch Read, Radio Read and Phone Read. The Touch Read is a hand held unit which reads used units at each house. Radio Read has a Meter Transceiver (MXU) which sends out a marked tone to retrieve information then deactivates the battery. The Radio Read is used from a vehicle and has a $20.00 battery that last eight to ten years. The Phone Read has a Meter Interface Unit (MN) which allows the city to retrieve used units on demand, the information is sent to a computer where the data is calculated. The Phone Read system is hooked up to a RJII jack therefore does not require a battery. During installation and programming the computer uses a "call inbound technology" option which rings only to the meter not to the phone. If the city needs an immediate reading there are two retrieving options available First, the "Tone Initiator" is available if no one is home or there is no answering machine. Second, is the "Ring Initiator" letting the phone ring 128 seconds or roughly 16 rings, which activates the reading system to call the computer and give a read out. If the resident makes a call when the computer is gathering information the computer will dislodge itself from the system then try at another time. Mr. Wiegert would encourage a community like Centerville to review the opportunities available. Mr. Wiegert suggested looking at these alternatives with the city's current 2