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<br />Page 2 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />July 12,2005 <br /> <br />month of January. Dave also reviewed the 5th Street project. The customers with load <br />control are being checked to make sure they are working properly. Six security systems <br />were sold in the month of June. <br />Theresa Slominski discussed the upcoming budgeting process. Further discussion <br />followed regarding the IRS issues, and Commissioners were asked if they found the <br />additional spread sheets in the financials informative. Commissioners agreed it was <br />helpful to them. <br /> <br />5.2 Review & Consider Public Expenditure Policv <br />The City Council recently adopted a Public Purpose Expenditure Policy. Staffhas used <br />this policy as a model, and replaced the wording so it would be appropriate for the <br />Utilities, and has recommended adopting this policy. <br /> <br />Motion by James Tralle to approve the Public Purpose Expenditure Policy with changes. <br />John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />5.3 Review Enerl!V City Commission <br />At a previous Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting the future of Energy <br />City Commission was discussed. Since then the City has adopted an ordinance <br />establishing an Energy City Commission. No further action needed. <br /> <br />5.4 Review Otsee:o Growth & Substation <br />During the last couple of Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meetings, <br />Commissioners and staffhave discussed both the Hwy 101 intersection construction at <br />CSAH 39 & 42, and Otsego growth in general. Staffhas since met with MNDOT who <br />was insistent that small utilities not parallel MNDOT right-of-way on state right-of-way. <br />Utilities can only cross perpendicular to MNDOT right-of-way. Therefore Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities will need to abandon our existing three Hwy 101 crossings and <br />replace them deeper at the same location along with placing the CSAH 42 overhead line <br />underground. After MNDOT has finished their soil borings, they will establish the depth <br />the electric lines will be reinstalled at. The City of Otsego would like us to bury the <br />primary lines at CSAH 39 and Parrish Avenue at a cost of approximately $70,000. <br />Future meetings are scheduled with the City of Otsego regarding this project and the <br />Otsego substation. We plan to upgrade the Otsego substation next year so it will furnish <br />the needed power for future expansion. Authorization was requested to allow USG to do <br />the necessary engineering to upgrade the Otsego substation. <br /> <br />Motion by John Dietz to authorize USG to do the necessary engineering to upgrade <br />Otsego substation. James Tralle seconded the motion with Jerry Takle abstaining. <br />Motion carried 2-0. <br /> <br />5.5 Review & Consider Smith Street Rebuild <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities recently purchased the service territory acquisition area 16 <br />with 131 customers. The budgeted amount was higher than the actual acquisition cost <br />however, the underground cable is in need of replacement because the neutral is corroded <br />away. Staff is proposing to re-conductor a portion of Smith Street this year, and finish the <br />remainder next year. <br />