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<br />Page 4 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />March 14,2006 <br /> <br />6.2 Review & Consider Bids for Pad mount Switche:ear <br />Wednesday, March 8, 2006, bids were received to furnish and deliver padmount <br />switchgear for our various underground projects. The switchgear being recommended <br />represents a large deviation from past years. The existing padmount switchgear is starting to <br />show corrosion problems and paint failures along with having live front which presents a <br />hazard to employees. The live front switchgear uses fuses which are expensive, and the dead <br />front switchgear we are proposing does not require fuses. Discussion followed regarding the <br />safety and aesthetics of proposed switchgear. <br /> <br />Motion by James Tralle to approve the purchase of the proposed switchgear and award the <br />contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Cooper Power Systems in care of Border States <br />Electric. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />6.3 Review Safety Proe:ram <br />The 2005 evaluation letter from Dave Berggren ofMMUA was reviewed. Staff has been <br />very pleased with the work Dave Berggren has done for the utilities. He has made the safety <br />meetings that are required every year more interesting. He is well liked and goes above and <br />beyond the necessary training to help in specified areas. <br /> <br />6.4 Executive Session for Propose of Performance Review of General Manae:er per <br />Minnesota Statutes 13D.OS <br />This was not part of the regular meeting, see attached. <br /> <br />6.5 Tobacco Settlement Funds <br />John Dietz brought to Commission the issue of the Tobacco settlement disbursement. He <br />would like the City and Utilities to pool the funds and share in a smoking cessation program <br />together, along with other possibilities in the Wellness program. <br /> <br />Other Business <br />There was no other business. <br /> <br />The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />will be April 11, 2006. <br /> <br />President Jerry Takle adjourned the regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />Commission at 5:20 p.m. <br /> <br />After a short recess the Commission went into Executive Session per Minnesota Statutes <br />13D.05, for the performance review of General Manager, Bryan Adams. The Commission <br />made recommendations, including better communication with staff. The overall performance <br />review was satisfactory. The minutes from the Executive Session is attached. <br /> <br /> <br />Judy McSp n <br />Recording Clerk <br />