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Page 2 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission March 20, 2007 David Berg said the maintenance on the last two filter plants were completed. A Magmeter has been installed in Well #5 completing our changeover from mechanical to electronic meters in all the Wells. Well #5 should be on-line by the end of March. Theresa Slominski reported the audit was finished. Steve McDonald of Abdo Eick & Meyers will do a formal presentation at the April meeting. The auditors would like to see a quarterly reconciliation of inventory material versus only at year end. Discussion followed regarding the wire theft that has affected the utilities this past year. James Tralle asked about installing a security camera at the plant. Staff will look into this. The new payment processing system is still being tested but will need a two month period to test. Theresa presented a Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement form from the City of Elk River and Elk River Municipal Utilities. James Tralle moved to adopt the Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement form. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.2 Review and Consider Bid Tabulation to Install UG Cable On March 8, 2007, bids were received to install the two underground feeders from the new Waco Substation to the United Health Group data center facility. Staff recommends awarding to the lowest responsive bidder, Michels Pipeline Construction. James Tralle moved to award Michels Pipeline Construction, to install the underground feeder for the Waco Substation. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.3 Review and Consider Bid Tabulation to Furnish Station Material On March 19, 2007, bids were received to furnish the substation material for the Waco Substation. Staff recommends awarding to the lowest responsive bidder, L & L Substations. James Tralle moved to award L & L Substations, to furnish Station material for the Waco Substation. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.4 Review APPA Position Papers Bryan Adams and Jerry Taale attended the APPA legislative rally held in Washington D.C. Discussion followed regarding the issues and topics that were addressed. 5.5 Review Waco Substation & Electric Feeder Schedule The material and installation schedule for the Waco Substation project was reviewed. As to date the project is on schedule. 5.6 Update Electric Revenue Bond Sale The 2007 bond issue was assigned a bond rating of A2, which is good. Our rate will be at 4.0699% for the 2007 bond issue of $2,875,000. The closing date is set for March 28~'.