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Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />June 8, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Bell to approve the <br />Consent Agenda as follows: <br /> <br /> 2.1 May 2021 Check Register <br /> 2.2 May 11, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> 2.3 Resolution Awarding the Sale of GO Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2021C <br /> <br /> Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />3.0 OPEN FORUM <br /> <br />No one appeared for open forum. <br /> <br />4.0 POLICY & COMPLIANCE <br /> <br /> Nothing was presented for policy & compliance. <br /> <br />5.0 BUSINESS ACTION <br /> <br />5.1 Financial Report – April 2021 <br /> <br />Ms. Karpinski presented the Financial Report for April 2021. <br /> <br />Chair Dietz had clarifying questions. Staff responded. <br /> <br />Chair Dietz noted increases in expenses compared to the previous year. Staff responded <br />that many expenses were reduced during the previous year due to the COVID-19 <br />pandemic. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner Nadeau to receive the <br />April 2021 Financial Report. Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />5.2 Field Services Facility Expansion Project <br /> <br /> Mr. Kerzman updated the Commission on the progress of the Field Services Facility Expansion <br />project. He shared that staff had been in communication with residents in the adjacent <br />properties about the work being done and the expected final state of the project. <br /> <br /> Chair Dietz relayed a question about the trees on site that he had received. Staff responded <br />that the trees currently remaining on the site would stay. There was discussion. <br /> <br />There was discussion related to the steel component of the project, and some costs being <br />allocated to contingency that staff did not feel were appropriate. Staff has had multiple <br />conversations with legal counsel regarding this and informed the commission they were <br />35