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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission January 13, 2009 planned to cover grass types, sprinkling systems, etc. to educate the public on these matters. Jerry Takle asked David if the wells are recovering yet and David responded not as of yet. Mark Fuchs updated the Commission on the projects that have been completed to date. They are Waterfront East pole removal, Feeder 42 out of Station 14, Deerfield I"and 2"d in Area 18, and Otsego Auto Care. The Minnesota School of Business on 193`d Avenue and the Church of Later Day Saints in Otsego have their temporary services set. The crews are starting the tree trimming process along with the replacement of the cutouts, testing of the tools, and maintenance issues such as the discovery of a bad regulator on County Road 30. Mark discussed the possibility of purchasing a couple of used gas pumps that were previously used by Hennepin County. The cost of the two units would be $4500 which is considerably less than the new ones that were discussed at the December 2008 ERMU Commission meeting. This would also tie in with the City of Elk River's program. Consensus was to present this at next months meeting for final approval. Troy Adams reported 11 security sales for December. This year there will be an ad in the Elk River Current for security systems. Due to locating being down, staff is working on mapping, meter replacement, and tree trimming. The meter department has been working on the off peak programs. At the previous meeting it was mentioned that some leaks were found in two of the substation transformers. Waukesha will be here January 20th to repair their transformer and although contact has been made with Virginia Transformer they have not set a date as of yet. As an update on the safety program, the City of Elk River has chosen to go through the Anoka Tech for their training. The cost of the new contract with MMUA for ERMU was $16,000 a year for two days a month with the option to go to one day a month along with a 30 day cancellation clause. Troy also announced he recently was informed that he did pass his professional engineering exam. Lori Johnson informed the Commission that she appreciates working with ERMU staff. 5.1 Review of Human Resources Function / Closure of Workplace Investigation and Update on Employee Handbook — Attorney's Mark Mathison and Sam Diehl Mark Mathison of Gray Plant & Mooty reported he has the signed agreements for the Consultant, Bryan Adams, and needs the Commissioners approval. The previous resolution was split for better documentation. The new agreements are called Transition and Employment Agreement, and Vacation and Sick Pay Reimbursement Agreement. Jerry Gumphrey moved to adopt the two documents for Bryan Adams employment called Transition and Employment Agreement, and Vacation and Sick Pay Reimbursement Agreement. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.