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Daryl Thompson motioned to award the Wire Cable bid to Wesco, the lowest responsive bidder, for$154,019.65 Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.4 69KV Substation Transformer Bids The 2013 budget included an upgrade to the North Substation in the electrical capital improvement projects. An upgrade to the North Substation has been on the electric distribution capital projects forecast for the past 5 years. Because of the other projects having higher priority and then the downturn in the economy and load growth, this upgrade has been postponed. In 2012, the summer load on the North Substation exceeded the operational threshold standards and load was transferred to be served from other substations for the remainder of the summer. This upgrade project turned into a top priority for 2013. The lowest bidder for a 69KV Substation Transformer was MC Sales. Discussion followed. Daryl Thompson made a motion to award the 69KV Substation Transformer to MC Sales for$591,950. Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion approved 3-0. 5.5 2013 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Legislative Conference Troy Adams and Theresa Slominski attended the 2013 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Legislative Conference February 13-15. Formed in 1931, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) has a mission to "unite and serve as a common voice for municipal utilities and to provide them with the support they need to be able to improve service to their customers and community." Although MMUA provides a"common voice" as a joint action agency representing our concerns and advocating for our needs on the legislative front, they cannot do it alone. It has become increasingly more important to provide local support in the form of a united aggregated group as well. The main topic at this meeting was the current legislative Bill on solar energy. The Bill would require municipals to compensate solar energy at a retail rate. Discussion followed about the impact this bill would have on customers and businesses. 5.6 2013 Minnesota Rural Water Association Water & Wastewater Technical Conference Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA) is a non-profit association governed by a board of directors comprised of representatives from member water systems. The association's goals and objectives are to assist communities in providing quality water supply and proper wastewater treatment to rural areas. Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission March 19,2013