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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission January 10, 2012 John Dietz commented that a lot of the write-offs were apartments and that maybe the deposit amount would need to be revisited. Discussion followed regarding the time line before the disconnection. Daryl Thompson moved to approve the Fourth Quarter Write-Offs as presented. AI Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carved 3-0. 5.3 2012 Pick-ua Truck Purchases Approved in the 2012 budget were three Ford F250 pick-ups. Midway Ford was awarded the State Bid for Ford F250 pick-ups. A quote was also acquired from Elk River Ford, but their quote was $600 more per truck. Discussion followed. Al Nadeau moved to make a resolution to award the bid to Elk River Ford if they would match the State Bid. Further discussion followed. With Elk River Ford being a customer and local tax payer, the consensus was to ask Elk River Ford to match the State bid or come down within $200 per pick-up. Al Nadeau amended the motion to award the bid to Elk River Ford if they would come down to within $20(1 per pick-up. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.1 Staff Uadates Troy Adams informed the Commission that an offer has been made on some land for a data center. John Dietz asked if ERMU would have to do some infrastructure changes to support an additional data center. Troy Adams affmned. Discussion followed. David Berg reviewed the draft for the Water Conservation Rebate Application. Discussion followed. Consensus was to specify this to be a Water Conservation Program for imgation services. Tom Sagstetter said he would make the necessary changes to the application and have it ready for spring implementation. John Dietz asked Mark Fuchs the status of the Switchgear that recently blew-up. Mark Fuchs said the cabinet was at the factory and they are going through it to find out what happened. Peter Beck updated the Commissioners on the recent discussion at the City Council workshop session regarding private utility repair assessment. John Dietz said he was approached by a citizen that asked if there could be a box on the utility bill to check if they were a veteran. Discussion followed as to the legality and confidentiality of this. John Dietz said he would get more information on what this would be used for and bring back for further discussion.