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<br />Page 3 <br />Regular Ineeting of the Elk R.iver 1\/lunicipal Utilities C0I11l11ission <br />Septenlber 13~ 2005 <br /> <br />Proposed 'rariff for a L.arge Denland Electric Cust0111er \vas discussed \\,'ith possible <br />rate study being conducted in spring of 2006. <br /> <br />5.4 2006 })roposcd Capital Budget <br />l'he second piece of the 2006 budgeting process \vas presented, The 2006 Capital Budget <br />tor electric. \valer~ and adnlinistration depa11I11ents \vere presented as follo\\'s: <br />1) f\dn1inistration Proposed Capital Budget <br />2) E,lecttic Proposed Capital Budget <br />Equipnlent <br />Distribution Construction~ Substations & Feeders <br />Other <br />4 th Engine at Landfill to be funded Sherburne Count)/ <br />\\later Proposed Capital Budget <br />\\1 atcr Dept <br />Electrol1ic TecI1l1ologies Dept <br /> <br />S53~OOO <br /> <br />$288~OOO <br />$4~060,OOO <br />$915~500 <br />5650,000 <br /> <br />3) <br /> <br />$422,000 <br />$97 ~500 <br /> <br />Details of tIle capital budget \vere discussed and \vill be included in final budget <br />prese.nted in Novenlber. <br /> <br />Jerry T'akle nloved~ J in1 TraUe seconded to offer up to S I OO~OOO to purchase 3 acres of <br />land at \\/aco and County Road 35 for possible future substation. rvlotion carried ]-0. <br /> <br />S.S Revie,v ,,~ntennas on \'later To,vers <br />I)rc\,'ious requests for installing C0I11111U11ication antennas on utility \vater to\vers have been <br />denied due to cost, safety~ space~ and 111aintenance issues. Elk River City council has <br />requested the utilities to reconsider due to zOlling issues. i\t the July 25, 2005 City Council <br />ll1ceting, it \vas the consensus of the council that \ve enter into negotiations \vith the <br />teleC0l11l11Ullications c0111panies to al1ovv' antelulas on our \vater to\vers instead of building <br />teleC0111111Ullicatiol1 to\vers. Bryan ..;\dalns recently lnet \vith Nextel and discussed the options <br />available. Nextel \vas going to look into the height and location requirCI11ents and get bacl< to <br />us. The concern Elk River Ivlunicipal Utilities has is the securi t}' issues~ the 111anpO\Ver stress <br />it \vQuld put on the \vater departn1ent and \vhat \\'ould Nextel be \\"j lling to pay for rental. Staff <br />\vas directed to present to the cOI1unission at a later date conditions of \vhich antellnas could <br />be placed on \vater to\vers, <br />