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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission September 8, 2009 14~` work session and will make a fmal decision at the September 21, 2009 Elk River City Council meeting. Lori Johnson stated the decision would be contingent upon the City Council approval. John Dietz moved to go along with the City Council decision of the deferral, if the City declines so would ERMU Commission for WAC fees. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams informed Commission of the upcoming CMMPA 2009 Member Summit and Dinner and an invitation was extended. Troy also gave an update on the recent MMUA summer meeting that Theresa Slominski attended with him. Another data center is interested in locating in Elk River but no final decision has been made. Vance Zehringer recently toured the American Legion building and performed a CIP audit to help with their electric consumption. Theresa Slominski reported on the PCA status that was discussed at the last ERMU Commission meeting. For the July bill ERMU will be receiving a PCA credit of over $150,000 bringing the accumulated charges from Connexus to $59,244.39 year to date. The Automatic Bill Payment flyer went out with the August bills. John Dietz questioned David Berg if the sprinkling ban applied to customers that have their own well. David affirmed. Discussion followed regarding community knowledge to this. John Dietz directed staff to send out a bill stuffier next spring regarding the sprinkling ban rules. Other Business John Dietz summarized the recent meeting with the Elk River Citizens League. A question was asked regarding the future of the Utilities. John said his response was that as long as ERMU can be competitive, selling would not be an issue. A lot of good questions were asked and Troy Adams and Vance Zehringer aided in answering their questions and concerns. Another issue John addressed is that there was concern from employees regarding this meeting. John went on to state that there is no conspiracy going on and he advised that employees should leave their paranoia at home. John Dietz commented that Troy Adams should have a performance review like the one that will be performed in a closed meeting after this regular monthly meeting. John Dietz moved to do a performance review on Troy Adams for his six months as Director of Operations in a closed meeting per MN Statute 13D.05, subd. 3. This will be conducted after the October regularly scheduled ERMU Commission meeting. Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.