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Page 4 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission January 8, 2013 Memorial Scholarship Award" program guidelines. Because ERMU is a MMUA member, the eligibility requirements would be the same as MMUA's. This program is funded by MMUA but requires the local municipal utilities to provide some administrative work to communicate with the schools and select/submit the local winner to MMUA. Staff recommends that ERMU provide a $500 scholarship for the local winner submitted to MMUA. AI Nadeau moved to sponsor the 2013 MMUA "Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship Award" program and provide a $500 ERMU Scholarship annually. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.6 2013 Vehicle Purchases Approved in the 2013 budget were a bucket truck, dump truck, pick-up, and SUV. The bucket truck purchase is on hold and will be brought back to the Commission at a future meeting. Midway Ford was awarded the state bid for 2013. Staff also obtained quotes from the local Ford dealer, Cornerstone Auto Group. Discussion followed regarding the quotes and convenience of staying local. Al Nadeau moved to purchase a dump truck, pick-up, and Explorer from Cornerstone Auto Group. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams updated the Commission on the Executive Administrative Assistant position. Staff is working with the City of Elk River on their 2013 visioning. The MMUA winter legislative conference is coming up February 13th —15th at the State Capital. APPA Rally in Washington D.C. is March l lth —14th and reservations need to be booked in the near future. Sprint Water Tower attachment lease agreement has finally been executed. Tom Sagstetter has had really good progress talking with Waste Management and Sherburne County regarding the LFG expansion. John Dietz asked Theresa Slominski about the PCA's budgeted for 2012 and 2013. Mark Fuchs notified the Commission on the newly hired Journeyman Lineman, Darren Weber. A vehicle recently hit one of ERMU's switchgear by Main Street and Great River Drive. Grant Orrock recently finished the apprenticeship program and is now officially a Journeyman Lineman. Consensus of the Commission was to commend him for this. Peter Beck announced his law office is open for business and recommends a contract in place with the same terms for ERMU. David Berg introduced Eric Volk, the new Lead Water Operator. John Dietz asked for ERMU's help in the event that Elk River would be hosting games for Hockey Day in 2014.