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<br />Page 4 <br />Reg ular 1l1eeting of the E lIc Ri ver [vI unici pal lJti I ities C0111111i ssion <br />Septen1ber 13,2005 <br /> <br />5.6 Purchase Digger Derricl{ Line '[ruck <br />The proposed 2006 budget contains a $180..000 itenl for trade-in on existing and purchase <br />of a nc\v Digger Derrick Line Truck. Staff is proposing to trade-in a 1996 GI\JC Digger <br />Derrick l~ruck, the last gasoline fueled heavy truck in the fleet. Bids are CUITently~ being <br />solicited and bid results \\i.ill be presented at the October ll1eeting. <br /> <br />5.7 Joint Boards/Comnlission /Council IVleeting <br />On October 10, 2005 at 6:30 pnl at the lions Park C"enter, a joint Ineeting bet\veen Elk <br />River's Board/Col11Jl1issions and City Council \\:ill be held. JOl1l1 Dietz updated the group as <br />to the council's expectations. <br /> <br />6.1 Pronosed Electric Bond Issue <br />T'he electric bond issue that \vil1 be necessary for 2006 intl-astructure projects \\'a5 <br />re\'isited. The t\\'O options discussed \\'cre conventional bonding or rvl l'vl Lii\ ~ S l\,.lid\vest <br />ConsortiU111 oflvlunicipal LJtilities (l\'lCl\/IL1) bond pool. /-\.nthony }-'Iedlofof\lCr\'lU Inade a <br />presentation. 'fhe benefits of ulilizillg l\/lC\/lLT are the lc)\ver costs. C)ueslions arose <br />concerning cOlnparil1g conventional bonding torvJCI\JlT bonding frol11 a cost perspective~ and <br />\vhat are the consequences of not dra\ving do\vn the entire bond issue. ~;\nthony Hedlof \vil1 <br />respond. <br /> <br />6.2 Re\'ic,v 2006 Health Plan Rene,val <br />l'he rlealth Insurance Rene\val for 2006 \vith Blue Cross Blue Shield reflects an increase <br />of 20.6~/o. Jodi Berge fr0I11 thcOavid Iv'fa11in i\gency addressed tbe C0111111ission via a letter <br />stating the increase and providing S0111e inforll1ation regarding our history \vith rate increases. <br />.<\.5 discussed at earlier ll1eetings, the utilities \vill be forlning a \vork task group of en1ployees <br />to look at inlplen1enting changes to absorb the increase. '[he conmlission discussed that they <br />\\:ould like to look at different options \vithin the BeBS 111enu of plans~ ultinlately \vith a <br />reduced cost to the utilities. Staff needs to research the necessity: to bid the health insurance. <br />