Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly Counties Utility Coordinating Committee Meeting Providing a monthly forum for coordination, safety, standards, common concerns and the prevention of unnecessary damages to utilities within Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly Counties. Minutes Roster Kevin Johnson (PSNC Energy) Jeremy Plyler (AT & T) Dwayne Barber, (Piedmont Natural Gas) Dino Beck (Vermeer MA Atlantic) David Brinkley (Salisbury-Rowan Utys) David Chastain (Williams Gas Pipeline) Michael Connell (TW Cable) Josh Croom (Snergy One Locating) Richard Deal (USIC) Richard Deal ( USIC) Greg Edmonds (Syergy One Locating) Edward Howard (City of Monroe) John Parsons (NCNG/PNG) Ronn Posey (NC DOT) Ann Rushing (NC 811) Alice Suber (Piedmont Natural Ga Gheorghe Teodorovici (City of Salisbury-Traffic) Curt Thomas (Broad Linx Telecom) Billy Greer (Syergy One) Steve Kesler ( KESCO Irrigation) Steve Morgan (Broadlinx Telecom) OPENING Kevin Johnson-Chairperson Opened the meeting Those present introduced themselves and new members were recognized Appreciation extended to those who have served in the armed forces MINUTES Minutes are available on the website (www.ncocc.org) North Carolina 811 Report - The Center 2012 The Center 2012 Received YTD Locate Requests: Through October 31, 2012 ----- 1,139,860 Requests 3.2% increase from 2011 Tickets Transmitted YTD: Through October 31, 2012 ----- 5,434,843 Tickets 4.6% increase from 2011 NCUCC The next State UCC meeting will be on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Piedmont Natural Gas, 2611 Greengate Dr., Greensboro, NC 27406. Meeting begins at 10:00 am.
Page 2 2013 Holiday Schedule Next NC811 Board Meeting The next North Carolina One-Call Center Board Meeting will be on Friday, January 18, 2013 at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. For more information, please contact Stephanie Brown at 336-855-5760. January is Save Your Vision Month Healthy Vision at the Computer People who sit in front of a computer for long periods of time often encounter a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. Headaches, neck strain, backaches and wrist pain are common, but, sadly, the most prevalent symptoms of prolonged computer use eye strain, blurred vision and dry eye are often overlooked. While decreasing time spent at a computer may not be an option, there are ways to maximize healthy vision for comfortable use of the computer. Have a regular comprehensive eye exam to ensure your eyes are healthy and that you have the correct eyeglass or contact lens prescription (if necessary). Be certain to tell your optometrist about the computer work you do. Wear glasses that are specifically designed to function comfortably at the computer. The lenses you wear for day to day activities may not be the best for working at the computer. (1) Rest the eyes (2) Blink forcefully (3) Use a humidifier and (4) Instill artificial tears Page 2
Page 3 Ticket Volumes Cabarrus County Cabarrus 2NDR CANC NEW RXMT UPDT TOTAL 2011 19 15 1110 11 140 1295 2012 35 18 1152 15 410 1630 +/- Var 84.2% 20.0% 3.8% 36.4% 192.9% 25.9% Ticket Volumes Rowan County Rowan 2NDR CANC NEW RXMT UPDT TOTAL 2011 8 11 748 5 39 811 2012 9 7 583 9 157 765 +/- Var 12.5% -36.4% -22.1% 80.0% 302.6% -5.7% Ticket Volumes Stanly County Stanly 2NDR CANC NEW RXMT UPDT TOTAL 2011 4 4 237 5 8 258 2012 5 1 296 3 96 401 +/- Var 25.0% -75.0% 24.9% -40.0% 1100.0% 55.4%
Page 4 Events Reported in North Carolina Dec YTD Events Reported Cabarrus/Rowan/Stanly County (5) Damages December Cabarrus 4 Concord 3 Kannapolis 1 Rowan 0 Stanly 1 Albemarle 1 Grand Total 5
Page 5 November 8, 2012 Ronn Posey DOT Be sure to put a date on all priority work. Oakboro- sewer extension (off 200) Town of Badin celebrating 100 years. A lot of events are being planned throughout the year that you may be interested in attending. Harrisburg CMC Bridge Point Subdivision Project widening need some erosion control Stafford Cabarrus Woods-running along Rock River Call local maintenance yard if you have any issues Open Discussion PSNC Energy - After a brief discussion it was decided that Kevin would try to increase attendance by putting notices on WebTMS for a few months to see what kind of response is generated; 85 widening in Cabarrus County; contractor working on Popular Tent (directional bore). NCUCC is continuing their billboard campaign or 2013. Studies have shown there are more people familiar with 811 in the rural areas than in the urban areas of NC. For this reason, most billboards will be found on interstate highways this year. NC is looking at a new damage prevention law. Currently, three are no laws for white lining, mandatory participation by public utilities, 3 day work day for tickets and soft dig only in the tolerance zone. Town of Harrisburg look out for a lot of tickets duet to all of the work that will be coming on City of Salisbury in planning stages due to lack of finances to support PNG replacement work in Stanly Co. installing 30 steel Hwy 73 & Popular Tent Road. Updates will be given from time to time. At & T work being done in Cleveland (bridge Road off Graham Rd); Bringle Ferry Road; Sherrills Ford Road. Upcoming Meeting Information After some discussion, the next regular scheduled monthly meeting will be held at 10:00am on February 14 th at the Operations Center of PSNC Energy located at 1801 Trinity Church Rd., Concord Adjourn There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned.