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~i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />September 8, 2006 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />Jim Tralle <br />John Dietz <br />From: Bryan Ada>ns <br />Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />Enclosed is the packet for the Tuesday, September 20, 2006, commission meeting at <br />4:00 pm. <br />Good progress is being made on our large projects. Much of staff time is being spent on <br />the budget process. This process allows us the opportunity to re-examine our goals and <br />values as we balance the needs and financial constraints of our organization. <br />APPA recently completed a study on payments and contributions by Public Power <br />Distribution Systems to state and local governments. Attached is the executive summary <br />for your review. If you desire the entire report, please let me know. In 2005 Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities contributed $388,927 in cash and $331,644 in donated services to the <br />City. Based upon Elk River electric revenues of $12,964,236, Elk River Municipal <br />Utilities donated $720,571 or 5.56% to the city. This is in line with APPA's study results <br />of a median contribution of 5.3%. <br />