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Page 4 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission March 8, 2011 Commissioners. Staff is asking for reestablishment of the 2003 Elk River Municipal Utilities Resolution to grant purchase and payment of equipment, materials, and services necessary to ensure efficient operations. Daryl Thompson moved to reestablish the 2003 Elk River Utilities Commission Resolution to grant purchase and payment of equipment, materials, and services necessary to ensure efficient operations. Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams reminded the commissioners of the upcoming MMUA Legislative Conference in St. Paul March 30s' through April 1 s . Theresa Slominski Updated the Commissioners on the credit card payment system. John Dietz asked if this would reduce the NSF payments for ERMU. Staff affirmed. David Berg discussed the recent visit to the Minnesota State Capitol for soil and water conservation. Discussion followed. David Berg handed out information and pictures of the Elk River Zylstra HOG Motorcycle Club shoveling out all the buried fire hydrants in Elk River. This was greatly appreciated. ERMU received a $9,000 grant from Minnesota Department of Health for Well head protection and water conservation. David Berg said he would like to allocate $5,000 of the grant to help seal unused wells. Discussion followed regarding how much ERMU would contribute to seal the wells. Consensus of the Commission was to pay 50% of the cost with the funds crediting their water bill. Peter Beck suggested utilizing a contractor to do this service to ensure it was done right. John Dietz directed David Berg to compile more information and bring back to the next commission meeting for further discussion. Lori Johnson brought up the painting of the water tower. The plans are for the new logo to be painted on the water tower and with the colors of the new logo it was recommended for the tower to be painted white instead of tan. Consensus was to go ahead with painting the tower white with the new logo. John Dietz commented on a question asked of him at the recent monthly mayoral luncheon. Several well drillers were present. A question was asked regarding the residential properties that have their own well, if they are bound by the sprinkling ban. Troy Adams responded this was briefly discussed at a previous meeting and tabled until the April meeting. 6.2 Set Date for Next Meetine The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission will be Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.