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<br />ELK RIVER lVIUNICIP AL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR lVIEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COlYIMISSION <br /> <br />December 12, 2006 <br /> <br />Me111bers Presellt: Jen)' Takle, Preside11t; Jo1m Dietz, Vice Chair; Janles Tral1e, Trustee <br />StaffPresellt: BrYllil AdaJ.l1S, General Manager; Glel1l1 SUlldeell, LUle Superulte11dent; <br />David Berg, Water Sllperll1tel1dent; <br />Tl1eresa Slolninski, Fil1illlce Director/Office MaJ.lager; Troy Adanls, <br />EllgiIleerlllg Manager; J tIdy McSpaddel1, Recordu1g Clerk <br />Otller Prese11t: Lori J 01111S011, City Adnlll1istrator <br /> <br />1. Call meetin2 to order December 12"1 2006 <br />Presidel1t Jerry Takle called tile Dece1nber 12, 2006, Ineeting to order. <br /> <br />2. Consider Utilities A2enda <br />Jllil1es Tral1e 1110ved to approve tIle Dece111ber 12, 2006, Utilities Age11da. JOl111 Dietz <br />secol1ded tile 1110tiol1. Motio11 carried 3 -0. <br /> <br />3. Consider COllsent A2enda <br />JOl111 Dietz qllestiolled tIle difference bet\veell tIle blldgeted aIll01Ult versus the actllal cost <br />to date ill tIle \vater departll1ent. Staffwil1100k lllto this. JOhl1 Dietz 1110ved to approve the <br />COl1sellt Age11da as follovvs: <br /> <br />NO\TeI11ber CIleck Register <br />Novell1ber 21, 2006, Special Meetulg MU111tes <br />FU1ill1cials <br /> <br />Jllil1es Tralle secollded the 1110tioll. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />5.1 Staff Up-dates <br />Bryatl Adan1s infoID1ed tIle COll111Ussiol1ers tl1at tIle Briggs property l1as been sold. Troy <br />Adanls \vilI be talmlg over the llleter deparhnent after tile first of the year wInch vvill allovv <br />David Berg to focus lTIOre 011 the "vater depmtment. A nlse coordination study is beulg <br />llpdated to COlTect issues and avoid future outages like tIle recent Olle in Otsego. COillleX1IS is <br />cl1argiI1g a fee for llpgradulg 111eters to radio read. vVe do tIns at our cost to Sll11pIify the nleter <br />readu1g process. DisCllssioll follovved regardi11g tIle positive bel1efits of tIns n1eternlg systeln. <br />GlelUl SlllldeeI1 reported tile 11e\vly placed llndergrolu1d ill Otsego is 110\V energized aJ.ld <br />staff\vill be rell1ovll1g tIle overl1ead systeIl1. Next week tIle Target Data CeIlter \vill be olwle. <br />Tllere \vere several 8111a11 olltages this past ll1011tll111ostly dlle to sqllllTels and SOl11e secoIldary <br />lllldergrolll1d vvire failllfes. <br />Troy AdalTIS said tile locatlllg Ilas slovved dO\V11 alld l11ap llpdates are being done. A l1e\V <br />color copier / printer / scanner will be installed at the plant whicll \vil111elp "vitIl the Illap book <br />updates. <br />