Chelsea council approves three Electric Department purchases for substation and emissions monitoring

Chelsea City Council on Sept. 6 approved three purchase requests from the Electric Department for equipment required to meet emissions compliance and to support an industrial substation upgrade.

Operations Manager Stevens told council the Johnson Matthey HAPGUARD monitor is required for generator-emission compliance with Michigan DEQ/EGLE; council approved purchase and installation at a cost of $33,035.19 (motion moved by Bill Ruddock, seconded by Eric Keaton; recorded as "All Ayes").

Council also approved a purchase order for Howard 667 KVA step voltage regulators for an industrial substation upgrade at a cost of $108,896.88; lead time for manufacturing was noted as 12 months, with the device scheduled for July 2023 delivery. The motion was moved by Charles Wiseley and seconded by Tony Iannelli; vote recorded as unanimous.

A third purchase order for Mitsubishi vacuum breakers for the same substation upgrade was approved. The transcript contains an inconsistency in the dollar amount (two figures appear: $154,115 and $154,155); the motion as recorded at the time of the vote used $154,155 and the council approved the purchase (motion moved by Peter Feeney, seconded by Eric Keaton; recorded as "All Ayes").

Council members noted the vendor lead times (eleven to twelve months) and that the purchases are being placed well ahead of the 2023 upgrade schedule. The minutes record the approvals; no individual roll-call tallies were included in the meeting text beyond the unanimous voice votes.