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Mr. Adams had nothing additional to add to his staff update. Commissioner Westgaard commented <br />that the new bi-monthly Commission update Mr. Adams has been providing has been very helpful. <br />Mr. Tietz had one change to his staff report in regards to the System Engineer. The start date for the <br />new employee has moved from October 22 to October 29. <br />Mr. Volk highlighted from his staff report that Water Operator Dave Ninow was sought after, and <br />selected, to hold a position on the St. Cloud Technical & Community College's Water <br />Environmental Technologies (WETT) Program advisory committee. <br />Also noted on Mr. Volk's staff report was that the Harley Davidson HOG Chapter recently painted <br />69 hydrants for ERMU. He shared that they are also on board for shoveling out hydrants this winter <br />should the need arise. Chair Dietz had a question on how we would recognize them for their efforts. <br />Staff responded. <br />6.2 Electric Service Territory Transfer Update <br />Mr. Adams provided an overview of the areas 5&6 electric service territory transfer that began on <br />September 13 and completed on September 18. This process was longer than past transfers <br />primarily because in this transfer Connexus retained ownership of the overhead electric distribution <br />feeder. He shared that the implementation was well planned, coordinated and executed perfectly. <br />The department heads that worked on the project shared a little bit about the process and touched on <br />the highlights and some of the challenges that were associated with the transfer. There was <br />discussion. <br />Mr. Adams complimented staff on what an excellent job they did, especially with the coordination <br />between departments. <br />6.3 Future Plannine <br />Chair Dietz announced the following: <br />b. Regular Commission Meeting — November 13, 2018 <br />6.4 Other Business <br />There was no other business. <br />7.0 ADJOURN REGULAR MEETING <br />Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Bell to adjourn the <br />regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission at 4:46 p.m. <br />Page 5 <br />Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />October 9, 2018 <br />