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On March 5-7, the 29`x' Annual MRWA Water and Wastewater Technical Conference <br />was held in St. Cloud, MN. This conference included training tracks for water, wastewater, <br />groundwater, and management. Troy Adams, Angela Hauge, and Eric Volk attended this <br />conference. Discussion followed. <br />5.7 2013 American Public Power Association Leeislative Rally <br />Troy Adams and Al Nadeau attended the 2013 American Public Power Association <br />Legislative Rally March 11-13 in Washington D.C. This is an opportunity to take the stories <br />from Main Street Elk River and Minnesota directly to our elected officials with the aggregate <br />support of municipal public power. During this rally's Legislative and Resolutions Committee, <br />ERMU has the opportunity to vote on APPA's policy on legislation, regulation, and other federal <br />issues. <br />The main topics at this year's rally were tax-exempt financing and captive rail. <br />Discussion followed on the impact these issues would have on our customers and businesses. <br />Troy Adams stressed how important it is for municipal utilities to be at these events lobbying for <br />our customers. <br />6.0 OTHER BUSINESS <br />John Dietz requested an analysis of advertising to be reported back to the Commission. <br />He requested to have security advertising shown separately from the other advertising. <br />6.1 Staff Updates <br />Tom Sagstetter verbally added to his staff update by updating the Commission on the Landfill <br />to Gas plant expansion. Recent conversations about the expansion have been very positive. Everyone <br />involved is on board with getting as much electricity as possible from the gas engines. Waste <br />Management is concerned that the Environmental Protection Agency will limit how much garbage <br />intake there can be therefore there will be fewer gasses, but nothing has been decided yet. <br />6.2 Set Date for Next Meeting <br />The next regularly scheduled Commission meeting will be on April 9, 2013. <br />The Commission recessed the regular meeting at 4:29 p.m <br />6.3 Closing of Meeting: "Meeting to be closed pursuant to MN Statute 13D.05, Subd. <br />3(c)(3) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real <br />or personal property." <br />a. Call Closed Session to Order <br />b. Discussion <br />Page 4 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />March 19, 2013 <br />