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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission June 9, 2009 of that year. The results of the URGE test were reviewed. Due to the great work of Steve Ziemer, Michael Price, and Adam Freiberg, the URGE tests have steadily increased. The capacity results from this test will result in $351,648 in annual payments from GRE. 5.2 Review and Consider Bids for 191'/: Avenue Rebuild Proiect On June 4, 2009, bids were opened for the cable replacement project on 1911/2 Avenue. Staffrecommends awarding this project to Midwest Diversified Utilities, LLC, the lowest responsive bidder. Jerry Gumphrey moved to award the 1911/2 Avenue rebuild project to Midwest Diversified Utilities, LLC, the lowest responsive bidder. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.1 Staff Updates David Berg reviewed the SMART System irrigation rebate form. Troy Adams informed Commissioners that he recently checked with the Data Center that was looking into relocating in Elk River and they are still undecided. Mark Fuchs asked for Commission approval to purchase a switchgear cabinet to have as a spare because the two we have in stock are needed to replace two units in poor condition. The cost of this cabinet is approximately $25,000. John asked if this was a budgeted item. Staff responded they would have to check to see if this was included in the projected cost of the improvement project. Troy Adams added that some of the projects budgeted for this year will not be happening so there should be funds available for this purchase. Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the purchase of one Mode19 Padmount Switchgear with the cost not to exceed $25,000. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion with the condition that staff bring back the quote for formal approval at next months ERMU Commission meeting. Motion carried 3-0. Jerry Gumphrey asked if a fund has been started to replace the generators if or when they fail and parts cannot be found to repair them. Troy Adams responded no. This could be looked into further after the resource study has been done. 6.2 Set Date for Next Meeting The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission will be Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.