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On March 5-7, the 29th Annual MRWA Water and Wastewater Technical Conference <br /> was held in St. Cloud, MN. This conference included training tracks for water, wastewater, <br /> groundwater, and management. Troy Adams, Angela Hauge, and Eric Volk attended this <br /> conference. Discussion followed. <br /> 5.7 2013 American Public Power Association Legislative Rally <br /> Troy Adams and Al Nadeau attended the 2013 American Public Power Association <br /> Legislative Rally March 11-13 in Washington D.C. This is an opportunity to take the stories <br /> from Main Street Elk River and Minnesota directly to our elected officials with the aggregate <br /> support of municipal public power. During this rally's Legislative and Resolutions Committee, <br /> ERMU has the opportunity to vote on APPA's policy on legislation, regulation, and other federal <br /> issues. <br /> The main topics at this year's rally were tax-exempt financing and captive rail. <br /> Discussion followed on the impact these issues would have on our customers and businesses. <br /> Troy Adams stressed how important it is for municipal utilities to be at these events lobbying for <br /> our customers. <br /> 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS <br /> John Dietz requested an analysis of advertising to be reported back to the Commission. <br /> He requested to have security advertising shown separately from the other advertising. <br /> 6.1 Staff Updates <br /> Tom Sagstetter verbally added to his staff update by updating the Commission on the Landfill <br /> to Gas plant expansion. Recent conversations about the expansion have been very positive. Everyone <br /> involved is on board with getting as much electricity as possible from the gas engines. Waste <br /> Management is concerned that the Environmental Protection Agency will limit how much garbage <br /> intake there can be therefore there will be fewer gasses, but nothing has been decided yet. <br /> 6.2 Set Date for Next Meeting <br /> The next regularly scheduled Commission meeting will be on April 9, 2013. <br /> The Commission recessed the regular meeting at 4:29 p.m. <br /> 6.3 Closing of Meeting: "Meeting to be closed pursuant to MN Statute 13D.05, Subd. <br /> 3(c)(3) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real <br /> or personal property." <br /> a. Call Closed Session to Order <br /> b. Discussion <br /> Page 4 <br /> Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> March 19,2013 <br />