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<br />ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />October 3,2000 <br />Elk River Utilities Offices <br /> <br />Members Present: John Dietz, President; George Zabee, Vice Chairman; James Tralle, Trustee <br /> <br />Staff Present: Bryan Adams, General Manager; Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent; David Berg, <br />Water Superintendent <br /> <br />Others Present: David Berg ofR.W. Beck <br /> <br />1. Call meetinl! to order at 4:00 P.M. October 3. 2000 <br /> <br />2. Consider Utilities Agenda <br /> <br />James Tralle moved to approve the Agenda. George Zabee seconded the motion. Motion <br />carried 3-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider Consent Agenda <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />George Zabee moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br />September 13,2000 Minutes <br />September 25, 2000 Minutes <br />James Tralle seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />5.1 Review and Consider Electric Rate Studv <br /> <br />David Berg of R. W. Beck reviewed the completed rate study in detail. Much discussion <br />followed. David Berg confirmed the rate study reflected projected capital expenses with <br />bonding for the abnormal capital projects. He also stated that a level of approximately <br />$2,000,000 cash reserves is appropriate for an electric utility our size. David Berg <br />recommended rate option #2 for all rate cases. Rate option #2 is a rate realignment where the <br />residential and demand class customers are neutral and see no overall increase or decrease. <br />The non-demand class will receive approximately $150,000 rate decrease. As Great River <br />Energy increases the electric wholesale rates, Elk River Municipal Utilities must implement <br />across the board retail rate increase to keep the retail rates in line and maintain the appropriate <br />level of cash reserves. Rate option #2 is as follows: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />