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the health insurance opt-out program of$300 per month. Motion carried 5-0. 5.5 Landfill Gas Plant Mr. Sagstetter shared that in preparation for the transition to a new wholesale power provider in 2018, staff has been working with Great River Energy (GRE) and other stakeholders on transition options for the landfill gas electric generation plant. He noted that GRE has expressed concern about the existing Purchased Power Agreement(PPA) for the delivery of the plant's electric production to GRE's system. As a result,ERMU is currently reviewing the contract with legal counsel and looking into other options for the facility with existing partners and other potential partners. There was discussion. 5.6 Jackson Street Water Tower Rehabilitation Update Last month Mr. Carlton, Planning Manager with the City of Elk River,provided an update to the Utilities Commission on the restoration status of the Jackson Street Water Tower. At that time, city staff was still waiting on a written estimate for the restoration and the required architectural drawings. Kodet Architectural Group provided an estimate of$210,600 to $320,600 for the restoration, and$7,850 for the required architectural drawings. Mr. Volk shared that City staff is now in the process of applying for a grant to fund the preparation of the architectural drawings needed to move the project forward. The grant does not require a match and will cover the $7,850 estimate to complete the first step. If the grant is awarded, notification will take place within eight weeks of the October 13 due date. There was discussion. Commissioner Westgaard asked for further clarification on where the $7,850 would be funded from. Staff responded that once the grant is approved,the utilities would pay the upfront cost of$7,850, and would later be reimbursed through the grant once the work is complete. There was further discussion. 6.0 BUSINESS DISCUSSION 6.1 Staff Updates Mr.Adams highlighted key points from his staff report regarding the electric service territory transfer that took place on September 19 and noted the magnitude and the complexity of the transfer. He commended Jennie Nelson and Mike Tietz on the outstanding job they did overseeing and facilitating multi-department efforts all while encouraging and allowing their staff to develop ideas for improving the process. He stated that he was very proud of staff and their dedication towards this major initiative. There was discussion. Mr.Tietz thanked the Commission for allowing staff the opportunity to attend the NISC Member Information Conference that was held in St.Louis,Missouri September 25-28.Commissioner Stewart commented that the summary report he provided for agenda item 6.3 was very nice. There Page 6 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission October 10,2017 25