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<br />Page 3 <br />Regular nleetillg of tile Elk River Municipal Utilities COl1ll1llSsion <br />Deceluber 12, 2006 <br /> <br />6.1 Revie\v APP A 2005 Rate Comparisons <br />On all 8lmual basis, Anlerican Public Po\ver Associatioll (APP A) cOlnpletes all Electric <br />Rate COll1parison. APP A's electric rate cOll1parison for 2005 \vas reviewed. This iruonnatioll <br />is delived froIn tIle US DepartmeIlt ofEllergy fonll EIA 816, tIlat all electric utilities file 011 an <br />aJllluaI basis. This COlllpariSOl1 reflects USA alld Mimlesota elecnic lltilities. <br />In tile past, APP A's survey reflects tile Elk River Murncipal Utilities rates around the <br />average for residelltial and conmlercial Cllstolllers al1d betvveen tile 3rd qllmiile and maximlU1l <br />for the llldllstrial class. This years' survey reflects tile Elk River MUlncipal Utilities positioll <br />as betweell tIle 3rd quartile aJld lllaxlllllU11 III all Cllstoll1er classes. <br />Iil 2005 IDld 2006, we lllcreased OlIT rates by less tIlan our \vllolesale rate lllcrease \vhile <br />passing on even less of all increase to tile delllalld (uldusnial) Cllstolners. <br /> <br />6.2 Re\Tie\v Tobacco Cessation Pro2ram <br />The tobacco cessation policy is ill developmellt aIld as soon as it is adopted by tIle City <br />C01U1Cil it \vill be presellted to tIle Utilities Conmussiol1 for approval. James Tralle asked <br />\VIlat the C1UTent slTIoklllg policy was. Glelul SUlldeell respol1ded tIlat rigllt na\v it only applies <br />to buildulgs, llild in tile tnlck only if the \Vorki11g partller objects. Jolm Dietz said tIle City has <br />a policy Of110 S1110ki1lg or Che\Vlllg ill cOl1lpallY vehicles. JOInl Dietz \VOllld like tIle Utilities to <br />adopt tIle S3111e policy. Lori JoImson said tIle City policy reads 110 tobacco III COl11p811Y <br />veIticIes. Staff ,viII revie\v tile policy alld presellt it at a future l1leetlllg. <br /> <br />Other Business <br />There was 110 ot1ler business. <br /> <br />TIle l1ext regularly scIledllled l11eetlllg oftlle Elk River Municipal Utilities COll111llssioll <br />\vilI be Tuesday, January 9,2006. <br /> <br />President Jerry Takle adjol1l1led tile regtllar llleetillg oftlle Elk River MlullcipaI Utilities <br />COll1111issioll at 5 :00 p.lll. <br /> <br />Respectfully Subllutted, <br /> <br />Jlldy McSpaddell <br />Recordillg Clerk <br />