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Troy Adams gave a recap on the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association(MMUA) <br /> Annual Summer Conference. <br /> Troy Adams also announced that he was elected to the MMUA Executive Board of <br /> Directors. This high honor demonstrates how other utilities and board members recognize <br /> ERMU for what the company means to the Public Power community. <br /> 5.3 Triple Feeder Rebuild Contractor Bids <br /> The Triple Feeder Rebuild project was bid back in August, but some of the bids that <br /> came in were unsigned. The Commission had directed staff to rebid the project. For the new bid, <br /> Underground Piercing came in low again. Staff recommended awarding the bid to Underground <br /> Piercing. Al Nadeau asked why the line item bids were such different dollar amounts for each <br /> company. Mark Fuchs said that the labor is probably noted differently with each company. <br /> Daryl Thompson made a motion to award the Triple Feeder Rebuild bid to Underground <br /> Piercing. Al Nadeau seconded the bid. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> 5.4 Integrity Testing <br /> In May, a large customer performed integrity testing on their equipment outside of the <br /> times listed on the Integrity Testing Policy and also failed to notify staff. The Integrity Testing <br /> Policy was adopted in January 2009. The customer called to inquire if there was anything the <br /> utilities could do to relieve some of the demand charges. <br /> John Dietz made a motion to approve a one-time 50% reduction in demand charges due to <br /> Integrity Testing. Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> 5.5 Sprint Contract <br /> Sprint is upgrading to 4G in this area and is requesting to put equipment onto the water towers. <br /> After many revisions, the Sprint lease contracts are completed. Staff is requesting the <br /> commission approve the contracts. <br /> Al Nadeau made a motion to approve the amendments regarding the Sprint lease. Daryl <br /> Thompson seconded the motion. Motion approved 3-0. <br /> 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS <br /> There was no other business. <br /> 6.1 Staff Updates <br /> Troy Adams announced that Tom Sagstetter passed his Energy Efficiency Management <br /> Certification class. He had to write a business plan as a final project and received an excellent score. <br /> The Commission joined staff in congratulating Tom. <br /> Page 3 <br /> Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> September 10,2013 <br />