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Otsego replacing rear lot line overhead with front lot line underground; added service to some existing lots in Prestigious Woodland Hills Second Addition; tied feeder 71 and 42 together;rebuilt part of Industrial Park off of County Road 1 and added a loop feed on the primary side; installed new services for Aggregate Industries and Barton's Gravel; and installation of LED lights on Business Center Drive, Joplin and Orono Parkway. Ongoing projects included working on rusty junction boxes, replacing or removing ones no longer needed; changing out fuse pads and switchgear; and tree trimming. There was further discussion. Wade Lovelette—Some of the highlights for the department in 2014 were promoting one locator to a lead meter technician;performing infrared testing to proactively detect problems we could fix before they caused potential outages; dredged the cooling pond for the generators;became a second time recipient of the RP3 designation; installed a total of 94 new security systems, including two out of state; worked on the Emergency Action Plan for the Lake Orono Dam; and began LTC upgrades in the sub-stations. Wade also wanted to share that they were able to get 50%of our territory mapped out on the GIS system; this helped make great strides in the mapping. With that, we were able to gather some statistics: we have 425 miles of electric line with 82% of that being underground. There was further discussion. John Dietz suggested we present and/or provide a copy of our annual report to the city council. 5.4 ERMU Field Services Facilities Study Eric Volk shared that the 2015 annual budget included$200,000 for facilities improvements at the field services building. At the direction of the Commission we started looking for ways to secure our property and move all of our equipment indoors. The first step is determining what facilities we'll need to satisfy our storage requirements, and the second step will be building a driveway for our neighbors to the east. We've started seeking proposals from architects for a space needs study. The study will incorporate what we currently have and provide some options on how we can build onto that with the vision that we can do more in phases. In regards to the driveway, Eric Volk informed the Commission that we've already discussed our plans with the City of Elk River's Environmental Technician, and she's willing to work with us so we stay compliant with the wetland restrictions. There was further discussion. Staff will bring back the space needs study proposals to the next commission meeting. 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS 6.1 Staff Updates Page 5 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission May 12,2015 29