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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION <br />December 13, 2005 <br />Members Present: Jerry Takle, President; John Dietz, Vice Chair; James Tralle, Trustee <br />Staff Present: Bryan Adams, General Manager; Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent; <br />David Berg, Water Superintendent; Theresa Slominski, Office Manager; <br />Judy McSpadden, Recording Clerk <br />Others Present: Lori Johnson, City of Elk River Finance and Administrative Services <br />Director <br />1. Call meeting to order December 13, 2005 <br />President Jerry Takle called the December 13, 2005, meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. <br />2. Consider Utilities Agenda <br />James Tralle moved to approve the December 13, 2005, Utilities Agenda. John Dietz <br />seconded the motion. <br />Motion carried 3-0. <br />3. Consider Consent Agenda <br />John Dietz questioned the depreciation costs on the financials, staff responded. John <br />Dietz moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br />November Check Register <br />November 9, 2005, Minutes <br />Financials <br />Jerry Takle seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />5.1 Staff Updates <br />Bryan Adams reported on the Shakopee Utilities tour with the department heads. Their <br />community is growing like Elk River and is a few years ahead of us in growth. They met with <br />staff and viewed their procedures. Bryan will be meeting with Connexus regarding the <br />territory agreement. The current agreement expires the end of 2008. The question asked is do <br />we want to negotiate a new contract for future territory take-overs? The consensus was yes. <br />There will be a supervisor added in 2006 to oversee the metering department along with the <br />CAD operator. At this time the qualifications for this position were reviewed. <br />Glenn Sundeen reviewed the jobs in progress. There were an estimated 50 new services in <br />November. Crews will be starting tree trimming. James Tralle asked if there was a housing <br />projection for 2006. Glenn responded that it would depend on the developers as some <br />developments are platted but not being built on. <br />David Berg said staff is currently doing maintenance on the wells. The security department <br />had 29 calls and 9 installs in November. A security system is being donated to the new energy <br />home being built in Elk River. <br />