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Page 2 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission February 12, 2008 Bryan presented an example of the water conservation item for 2008, high efficient showerheads. These will be given out at the Business Expo in April. Glenn Sundeen reported the crews are still tree trimming and are also in the process of replacing the faulty cutouts discussed last month. Glenn also discussed the Arcflash study and the differing opinions among municipalities and co-ops affected. This will be revisited when there is an agreeable decision. James Tralle asked if the lineman were safely protected, Glenn affirmed. Sherburne County has new requirements for road work. They are now requiring flaggers, cones, signs, etc, when working on a county road. James Tralle asked if laborers should be hired for this type of work thus freeing the lineman to do their jobs. Glenn responded it would be difficult to plan because it would be for short durations. Troy Adams informed commissioners of 12 security sales for the month of January. Staff continues to work with fuse coordination. Meter upgrades to radio read for electric and water are in progress. Staff has converted about 6000 of the approximate 9000 electric meters, and about 2000 of the approximate 4000 water customers. Staff is in the process of mapping updates acquiring the new GIS base maps for the GPS system. Theresa Slominski said 59 applications were received for the accountant position and nine were being contacted for phone interviews to determine five to request an in person interview. David Berg reported on the painting of the equipment in the filter plants and the inspections of filters. Maintenance of Well #7 is complete with the capacity back to normal. 5.3 Review MMUA Position Papers MMUA is in the process of developing position papers on specific issues that relate to municipal electric utilities on both state and national levels. MMUA's draft position papers were reviewed. The legislative rally is scheduled for February 25'" — 27' in Washington D.C. and March 12s' — 10 in Bloomington, MN. Commissioners were invited to attend, if possible. 5.4 Review LFG Engine Maintenance Options Previously discussed was the increased maintenance cost of the landfill engines due to high H2S in the gas. The life span of the engine heads are between four to six months instead of the expected 12 months. This problem is caused by sheetrock being buried in the MSW portion of the landfill instead of the demolition landfill. There are 11 wells affected that are causing difficulty. Typical landfill gas has less than 100 ppm (parts per million) of H2S, the 11 wells affected have 4,000 to 10,000 ppm of H2S. Discussion followed as to the options. Consensus was to table this discussion until the outcome of the landfill expansion has been approved and continue to replace the heads as are currently doing.