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Cfty Council Minutes June ~, 2aa~ Page 2 5.1. Presentation of tl~.e Com rehensive Annual Financial Re ort and Audit Results for tlae Year Ended Decembe~~ 31, 200$ Mr. Simon presented the staff report. He introduced Andrew Berg of Abdo, Eick, & Meyers, who presented tla.e 2008 audit report. He stated there were no instances of non compliance and the fund balance in the General Fund is within the range recommended by the State Auditor. He noted staff successfully implemented new accounting standards, He highlighted some of the special revenue funds and all of the enterprise funds. M®VED BY COUNCTLMEMBER MOTZN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILIIZEIIiIBER WESTGAARD TOACCEPT THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, ~ODB. MOTI®N CARRIED 5~0. 5,2, Presentation b Great River Ener on District Hearin and Coolie Conce t Ms. Haug introduced Tim Siebecl~ and I~~rle Leier, rep~•esentatives from Great River Energy. Mr. Leier presented a PowerPoint demonstration outlining a proposal exploring the opportunities for district energy. District energy is using the production of steam, hot water, or chilled water at a central plant and distributing that energy via pipelines to buildings in a district for space 1leating, domestic hat water heating, and air conditioning. with ~.•ecent fiinding opportunities at both the federal and state level, GRE is proposing a partnership with the City and the school district to provide hot and cold water energy from Elk River Station to schools and City buildings ala~.a.g School Street. Steve Rohr, Energy City commissioner, spore on behalf of tl~e commission and stated tl~e commission gives this concept their full support. Mayor l~inzing, also an Energy City commissioner, stated this is an exciting opportunity to p~.•omote Energy Cit~T with an alternative means of heating and cooling buildings. Councilmember Morin asked how long a pro ject like this might take to complete. Mr. Leier stated the project could be completed fairly quicldy, perhaps in three months or so. Council agreed to move ahead with obtaining funding sources, 5.3. Review C]~tions for Focused Area Study Mr. Barnhart presented the staff report and recommended that the council wait until the MnDOT decision is made, Jerry Minor, multiple addresses along Highway 1~, presented the Council with a petition asking the City to reconsider acceptance of state grant monies to build an interchange at Highway 10 between 165th and 1715 Avenues. He thanked the Council for allowing lum to speak on behalf of the numerous businesses along Highway i0 that 11e had recently visited. He stated these business are thriving and to be careful when planning this area so as not to affect the property owners negatively. Mayor Z~linzing asked about the proposed mill and overlay project that MnDaT is proposing for 2012 and which accesses points will close along Highway 10.