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100' tempered storage building to be located at the West Substation property. Staff <br />recommended the Commission approve contracting with Structural Buildings for <br />construction of the West Substation Equipment Storage Building for the quoted amount <br />of $125,943.00. Chair Dietz had a few questions. Staff responded. <br />Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Bell to award the <br />contract for the construction of the West Substation Equipment Storage Building to <br />Structural Buildings for the quoted amount of $125,943.00. Motion carried 5-0. <br />Mr. Adams noted that although the West Substation Equipment Storage Building was a <br />budgeted item, it was brought back to the Commission for approval because it was above <br />the $100,000 threshold outlined in the Governance Policy on Procurement. Mr. Adams <br />shared that since the policy was originally adopted, State Statute has increased the <br />$100,000 threshold to $175,000. He reached out to the Commission to see what their <br />interest would be in adjusting the dollar amount in the Procurement Policy to coincide <br />with current state law. After discussion, the Commission expressed an interest in making <br />the change and directed staff to formally present this as an agenda item at an upcoming <br />Commission meeting. <br />6.0 BUSINESS DISCUSSIO <br />Chair Dietz thanked the high school students for attending the meeting, and reached out <br />to them to see if they had any questions. The students had none. <br />6.1 Staff Updates <br />Mr. Adams had nothing additional to add to his staff report. In reference to the Minnesota <br />Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) 2018 audit report, Commissioner Stewart had a question on <br />whether MMPA was a Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) member. Mr. <br />Adams responded that they are. Commissioner Stewart also had a question on the downtown <br />street lights and whether those would be used just downtown or in additional areas such as <br />the city parks. She noted that she had watched a recent Park Board meeting where they had <br />expressed an interest in using that same light fixture in Lion's Park. There was discussion. <br />Ms. Slominski had noted in her staff report that ERMU is now accepting American Express <br />credit cards due to a reasonable utility rate negotiated by NISC. Commissioner Nadeau <br />inquired as to what type of rate we had gotten. Ms. Slominski stated that it was a flat utility <br />rate, and that she would have to verify the amount and get back to the Commission. <br />Mr. Tietz had nothing additional to add to his staff report. Chair Dietz asked what the vast <br />amount of locates were for on Proctor Avenue across from Beaudry Oil. Staff responded that <br />they thought it may have something to do with the Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />Highway 10 Project study. <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />May 14, 2019 <br />Page 5 <br />M <br />