Laserfiche WebLink
At the September Commission meeting staff was directed to obtain a budgetary quote for <br /> the demolition of the historic water tower on Jackson Street. The purpose for the request was to <br /> determine the minimum amount of money that ERMU would need to invest into the tower. Troy <br /> Adams said if all of the foundation and footings were removed with the intent of the land being <br /> available for resale, it would cost $62,000. A budgetary quote for restoration was at around <br /> $450,000. <br /> The City of Elk River has expressed that they think they could receive a grant to pay for <br /> 75% of restoration. They would have to write the grant and we would need to receive it before <br /> giving any money upfront. Daryl Thompson asked if the City would be willing to contribute <br /> money as this landmark would be preserved for the community. John Dietz said that the City <br /> would need to get the grant before doing anything. Cal Portner will be having his staff work on <br /> getting the grant written. <br /> 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS <br /> There was no other business. <br /> 6.1 Staff Updates <br /> Mark Fuchs said that the new transformer at the North Substation went online and the Waco <br /> Substation was brought back online as well. There has been interest to purchase the old transformer <br /> and it will likely get between$50,000 and$100,000. <br /> John Dietz asked Theresa Slominski how the final shut-offs before the Cold Weather Rule <br /> went into effect were.The shut off was the same day as the meeting and Theresa Slominski had not <br /> heard of any large problems. John Dietz asked if we could do any shut offs during the winter and <br /> Theresa Slominski said as long as we were following the guidelines,we could. <br /> John Dietz also asked Theresa Slominski about a PCA credit that was given on the most <br /> recent bill. Theresa Slominski said that we will wait until December to see if we can pass on another <br /> credit to customers. If we get any charges passed along to us by Great River Energy,the credit might <br /> be eaten up and/or ERMU would have to pass along a PCA charge. <br /> Cal Portner said that there was a quarterly management meeting this morning with the City <br /> and ERMU staff. The police department presented Active Shooter training. There was a very good <br /> turnout and it was a very relevant topic given ERMU had shut offs that day. He also said that poles <br /> would need to be taken to Handke Pit for Hockey Day Minnesota and asked if ERMU staff could <br /> assist with that. Mark Fuchs said that he could get some guys to do that. <br /> 6.2 Set Date for Next Meeting <br /> The next regularly scheduled Commission meeting will be on November 12,2013. <br /> Page 5 <br /> Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> October 8, 2013 <br />