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inquired what dollar amount we set for the garage project. Troy Adams responded that $185,000 had been set aside. Notable items for the Water Department are Gary Street Water Tower interior paint update, facility improvements and replacing a pickup truck. Tom Sagstetter went over the Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) Budget. John Dietz had a question on the new Explorer in the CIP budget. Tom Sagstetter explained that the Compass will be transitioned over to the mail/bank run vehicle as the van we currently use is shot. Notable Items for the Technology Services and Administrative are the Landfill Expansion Project and the new software costs. Tom Sagstetter shared that he earmarked $40,000 for design and planning and another $200,000 in case they break ground for the expansion in 2015. Waste Management is requesting grant money from the county, and if they receive a grant, our portion would be roughly 25%. Troy Adams shared that we have the buy in to MMPA in 2018 and we'd like to use the assets we have as a buy in, therefore the Landfill Gas Plant is a perfect fit with MMPA. The first part that we already own, coupled with the phase two expansion, could potentially cover half of our buy in cost. Wade Lovelette shared some additional information on two of the bigger items in his budget, the diesel engine modification, and the purchase of a new FC300 hand held reader. Theresa Slominiski went over the Administrative portion of the budget. She offered further clarification on the $76,000 that was being budgeted for software in 2015. Theresa Slominski also explained the estimated cost of $45,000 for our portion on the phone system. 5.4 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Annual Summer Conference Update Troy Adams gave a recap on the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) Annual Summer Conference. Some of the highlights included: The Board approved the creation of a Solar and Distributed Generation Task Force, Planning for the 2015 APPA Lineworkers Rodeo, EPA Proposed Pollution Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources, Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative (SMEC) update, 2014 "UnSession" Legislative Report. They also had presentations on Electric Vehicle Tariff Design and on the effects of Roof top Solar Deployment on Local Rates. Troy Adams also shared that MMUA will have an increase in dues for next year. The application of the increase to individual members is based on a formula involving a number of factors and for ERMU results in a 2.69% increase. Also, Troy will be President Elect next year. Al Nadau also attended the conference and said that there were good sessions for Board Members and Commissioners. He was able to attend a great closed meeting on territory acquisitions. He also commented that the trade shows were very interesting with all the new products they're coming out with to save energy. Page 4 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission September 9, 2014 30