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Page 3 Regulaz meeting of the Ells River Municipal Utilities Commission May 11, 2010 to tower allowed without an ERMiJ employee present. Legal fees should be paid by each side, not losing party pays as Sprint suggested. A Debt Service Bond provision review is necessary. Daryl Thompson moved to approve the Tower Attachment Lease Agreement with revisions as outlined by Peter Beck. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 4.5 Review Customer Deposit Policy (Follow-up) At the Febmary 9, 2010, ERMU Commission meeting, staff was directed to review the Customer Deposit Policy and related practices. At the March 9, 2010, ERMU Commission meeting, the Commission approved a revised Customer Deposit Policy. In conjunction with the revised policy, staff has been working on a commercial application/receipt. The proposed form was reviewed. Daryl Thompson asked if a personal guarantee could be required on top of a deposit for commercial accounts. John Dietz asked Peter Beck to check into the legality and revisit the issue at a future meeting. Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the Service Agreement and Deposit Receipt. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.3 Request for Reconnect Methods of Payment Chance In April, E12MLJ shut off electric services to 144 customers for non-payment of their utility bills. The cold weather rule protection expired on April 15s' and the shut-offs were done on Apri120"' and 21 S`. Of those 144 shut-offs, 14 still remain shut-off due to foreclosure or abandonment situations. Of those turned back on, 15 customers payments came back from the bank as NSF Apri126"' through Apri128a'. These customers were then disconnected again and required to make payment with cash or money order only, before being turned back on. With the implementation of credit cazds, staff recommends changing the payment requirement to be cash, money order, or credit card only. The Consensus of the Commission was this was a good idea. Daryl Thompson moved to change the policy for reconnect payments to be cash, money order or credit card only. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 4.6 Review and Consider Power Supply Options At the April 13, 2010, ERMU Commission meeting, the Commission authorized staff to enter into a resource planning study in a Power Coalition which includes Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. On Apri129, 2010, staff participated in a conference call with CMMPA and other potential Power Coalition participants. A consensus was reached by the participants regazding a Participation Agreement, direction for a Confidentiality Agreement, scope of