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~. <br />Elk River ---~ <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. -Director of Operations <br />John Dietz -Chair <br />Daryl Thompson -Vice Chair <br />Al Nadeau -Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />Se tember 13, 2011 5.1 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Review 2012 Ca ital Projects & E ui ment Bud et <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In prepazation for submittal in November, Staff continues to work through the 2012 budget <br />process. The first cut of the capital budget portion of the 2012 budget has been completed for <br />commission review. The capital budget may change as the complete 2012 budget is assembled <br />and when the wholesale power costs, rate changes, and cash flow become more definite. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Attached is the following information for your review. (Note: 2012 reflects proposed capital <br />projects with subsequent years as projections.) <br />1) Electric Department Capital Budget <br />2) Electric Department Project Time Schedule <br />3) Water Department Capital Budget <br />4) Water Department Project Time Schedule <br />5) Technology Services and Administrative Capital Budgets <br />6) Landfill Gas Plant Analysis <br />The capital budget topic that typically generates the most discussion is vehicle replacement. <br />Based on past practice, vehicle would be replaced after 10 yeazs. Using this criterion for <br />replacement, there would be 1 bucket truck (Unit #5), 1 digger derrick truck (Unit #10), 1 dump <br />truck (Unit #16), and 4 pickup trucks (Units #2, #13, #20, and #22) due for replacement this <br />