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needs will be to help steer the design and the timing of the project. Once we have those things into place,the architect should be able to give us some pricing based on the square footage of the design. 5.0 NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Climate Smart Municipalities—Germany Tour 2016 Cal Portner and Kristin Mroz toured the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany from July 3-10,2016 as part of the Climate Smart Municipalities(CSM)partnership. The CSM is a 3 year grant from the Germany Transatlantic Program, also known as the Marshall Plan. Five Minnesota cites(Elk River, Morris, Warren, Duluth, and Rochester)were selected to partner with five North Rhine-Westphalia communities (Iserlohn, Saerbeck, Arnsberg, Siegen, and Munster)to collaborate on climate and energy smart projects and programs. The goal of the partnership is to help Minnesota cities achieve the state's"Next Generation Energy Act"goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions at least 30%below 2005 levels by 2025,while boosting the local economy. Kristin Mroz provided a presentation on the Climate Smart Municipalities (CSM) Germany Tour 2016. Kristin shared that a delegation of 27 members traveled to Germany where they had the opportunity to meet with German agencies. The delegation also traveled throughout the state, visiting their partner communities and touring a number of sites while learning from community leaders. Kristen touched on each of the communities they had visited and shared highlights from the tours taken. The presentation concluded with the Elk River and Energy City goals for the partnership. The German delegates will be visiting Elk River on the afternoon of October 11, 2016. 5.2 2017 Budget: 10 Year Capital Improvement Projects; Capital Projects and Equipment Purchases; and Conservation Improvement Program Troy Adams presented the preliminary 2017 Capital Improvement Projections,Capital Projects and Equipment Purchases and the Conservation Improvement Plan. Notable items for the Electric Department were Territory Acquisition costs,replacing pickup truck#31, a new substation, and construction/renovation prep for the field services building. John Dietz asked about the priority of the projects and requested that staff add numbers to identify them. There was discussion. Notable items for the Water Department were the sandblasting and painting of the filter for well#4, construction/renovation prep for the field services facilities, and the replacement of pickup trucks#25 and#26. Eric Volk shared that there may be an additional project due to the Orono bridge replacement that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)will be working on next summer. Eric explained that the water main located within their right-of-way may need to be moved at our expense. Eric will be attending a Page 3 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission September 13,2016 27