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2.0 CONSENT AGENDA(Approved By One Motion) Moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner Nadeau to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: 2.1 July Check Register 2.2 July 10,2018 Regular Meeting Minutes 2.3 July 10,2018 Closed Meeting Minutes 2.4 Summary of General Manager Performance Review 2.5 2018 Second Quarter Utilities Performance Metrics Score Card Statistics 2.6 Wage&Benefits Committee Update Motion carried 5-0. 3.0 OPEN FORUM No one appeared for open forum. 3.1 Solar Picnic Table Commissioner Westgaard provided a quick introduction and shared that Ms.Bednar had presented her budget to the City Council last night.Part of her budget included a capital outlay of$15,000 for construction and installation of a solar powered picnic table.Commissioner Westgaard shared that there was some dialog amongst the City Council on whether the Utilities would be interested in sponsoring a portion of the project. Ms.Bednar provided some background on the solar picnic table project. She shared that the solar panels,battery and design were completed via a partnership with Energy City and the University of St.Thomas.Elk River owns all the panels,batteries,design details and technical drawings.Ms. Bednar stated that what they need now is the physical structure.The picnic table requires cement footings strong enough to hold the added weight of the panels.They also need the physical table, panel installation and electrical connection for the solar panels.Commissioner Bell asked for further clarification on what the$15,000 included.Ms.Bednar responded.Ms.Bednar distributed a handout which outlined the project and showed a model of what the physical structure would look like. There was discussion. Chair Dietz reached out to the Commission to see if they would be interested in sponsoring half of the project,to be capped at$7,500. There was discussion on where this expense would be funded from.As this project wouldn't be taking place until 2019,Ms. Slominski suggested bringing this back next month for further discussion and consideration. Chair Dietz indicated that he would like to be able to let the city know in the interim whether the Commission supports sponsoring the$7,500, for their budgeting purposes.There was consensus from the Committee to do so provided staff Page 2 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission August 14,2018.