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Page 4 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission January 12, 1999 After further discussion of the issues it became apparent that three options are available to the Commission of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission. a. No decision at this time. b. Funding of the entire shortfall. c. Request TIF involvement. Revenue projections were discussed,particularly in regard to the Springstead Study contained in the 1999 Budget Appendix. George Zabee moved to fund the Water shortfall to a minimum of$500,000.00 to the projected $800,000.00; with the contingency that up to $300,000.00 be reserved by the City in TIF funds, should the Utility become unable to make bond payments without raising rates,based upon the above referenced study John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.5 Up-date Well#6 (verbal) Robert McCartney updated the Commission on the progress of Well#6, explaining the problems with cold weather, equipment and that drilling has increased in footage. Construction on a building will probably not begin until sometime in March. 6.1 Review and consider Part-time Customer Service Person A part-time contract customer service person was budgeted for 1999. Benefits of this service were addressed. The need for special attention to Demand customers was addressed, as well as the need for making the Utility more accessible to all our customers, keeping in mind that restructuring will happen in the future. The contract customer service person would assist the Utility, as well as help with load management and managing our electrical peaks. Compensation and hours spent working for ERMU were discussed. James Tralle stressed that we need to be pro-active, and the hiring of this person would help accomplish the task. John Dietz moved to offer part-time Contract Customer Service work for one day per week, at a cost not to exceed $12,000.00 annually. George Zabee seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.