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Page 2 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />July 17, 2012 <br />Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />3.0 OPEN MIC <br />No one appeared for open mic. <br />4.0 OLD BUSINESS <br />4.1 Power Supply Options / Resource Planning <br />In September 2008, Connexus Energy terminated the 10 -year rolling "all requirements" <br />power contract with Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU). In April 2010, the ERMU <br />Commission authorized entering into "Phase 1" of a resource planning study with a coalition <br />which includes Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. In <br />September 2010, the ERMU Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2" of a resource <br />planning study which includes the release of a Request For Proposal (RFP). The RFP was issued <br />on November 15, 2010. In May 2011, the ERMU Commission authorized entering into "Phase <br />2b" of the resource planning study which will include risk assessment of the proposals. In <br />addition to working with the Resource Planning Coalition, staff continues to explore other power <br />supply options. <br />On June 26, 2012, Commissioner Al Nadeau and General Manager Troy Adams attended a <br />Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) board meeting and plans to attend their annual <br />meeting on July 24h. On July 11, 2012, staff attended a Southern Minnesota Municipal Power <br />Agency (SMMPA) board meeting with plans to attend a Missouri River Energy Services <br />(MRES) board meeting in the near future. Staff has previously attended CMMPA annual <br />meetings. <br />5.0 NEW BUSINESS <br />5.1 Second Ouarter Write -Offs <br />Second quarter write-offs and collection efforts cover items from April through June 2012 <br />and total $41,235.52. These amounts will be submitted for collection by Assessments, <br />collections, Write -Offs, or Revenue Recapture. The Revenue Recapture (RR) program available <br />through the state and the majority of this total has been submitted to this program. Discussion <br />followed. <br />Daryl Thompson moved to approve the second quarter write-offs as presented. Al Nadeau <br />seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />