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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission August 22, 2006 5.4 Update Community Wide Internet System At the last couple of Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meetings, the possibility of providing community wide broadband Internet service for the Elk River area was discussed. Northstar Access is a reputable local provider of voice, video, and data service and were the logical people to contact. Northstar Access has decided to do a pilot study involving 45 customers in the Co Rd 33 area using unlicensed wireless broadband without any financial support form Elk River Municipal Utilities. This pilot study should be operational in a couple of months. Staff will update Commissioners of the progress. 5.5 Update ASR Well Progress The aquifer storage and recovery project finally received the go ahead from EPA. This project was feasible a few years ago however, the anticipated cost now would be approximately $1,100,000 and the cost of a new treatment plant is $1,300,000. The project is not financially feasible at this time and staff recommends tabling until future needs require this to be revisited. 6.1 Review and Consider Bid Tab for County Road 42 & Great River Centre of Otsego Cable Installation At the July 11, 2006, Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, the upcoming County Road 42 and Great River Centre electric cable installation projects were discussed. Great River Centre is the new Otsego commercial development that will house Super Target and associated businesses. County Road 42 in Otsego is also being rebuilt to accommodate Great River Centre development. At the July 11~' Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, staff was authorized to award these projects to the lowest responsive bidder to accommodate the construction schedule. Motion by James Tralle to approve staff recommendations for MP NexLevel, LLC the lowest responsive bidder, be awarded both projects. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.2 Review DNR Water Appropriation Repuest Elk River is consuming large quantities of water. This year we will be close if not exceeding our DNR appropriations of 875 million gallons. A letter to DNR was reviewed requesting the annual water appropriations be raised to 1400 million gallons. The letter also explains the reason for the increase and our conservation efforts to minimize water use. 6.3 Review 2007 Budget Schedule Staff has started the process of assembling the 2007 budget. The proposed schedule for the budgeting process was reviewed. Due to the expanding water infrastructure, an apprentice water operator is being budgeted for 2007. The need for a CAD technician/locator has been put off until the 2008 time frame.