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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission April 12, 2011 Center's usage and contracts. Staff has been cross training the locators for meter reading. The water department has about 900 more meters to upgrade or change -out. 5.3 Review and Consider Trailer Purchase Trailer bids were recently received for the directional bore rig that was approved at the March ERMU Commission meeting. Staff recommends purchasing the trailer from St. Joseph Equipment, the lowest bidder. AI Nadeau moved to award the trailer purchase to St. Joseph Equipment for $15,476.50. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.4 Review and Consider 1't Quarter Write -Offs Correction from the Agenda — This should be the approval of the I" Quarter write-offs. The 1" Quarter Write-offs were reviewed. These amounts cover items from October 2010 through March 2011, totaling $19,664.08. Over $16,000 of this will be sent to a collection agency for further collection efforts and $3,402.09 will be assessed this fall for the assessable services of water, sewer, and trash. Daryl Thompson moved to approve the 1" quarter write-offs as presented. Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.5 MMUA Legislative Rally Update Troy Adams gave an update of the MMUA Legislative Rally he recently attended. No action taken. 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams asked for the Commissioners approval to start looking into a replacement for the Marketing and CIP Consultant, Vance Zehnnger. Discussion followed regarding the time line. Consensus of the Commission was to start the process. Theresa Slominski updated the Commissioners on how smoothly the afterhours CRC transition went. The credit card payment activity continues to rise. David Berg discussed the progress of the Abandoned Well Sealing Cost Share Agreement. Every year ERMU is required to send out a Water Quality Report to all water customers. David Berg said he would like to get the community involved with the design for next year. There would be a contest for anyone 18 years and under that would be awarded a $50 prize if their picture was chosen for the cover of the report. Consensus of the Commission was to go forward with this.