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<br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330.0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />~. <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. - Director of Operations <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Jerry Gumphrey, Vice Chair <br />Daryl Thom son, Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />Se tember I5, 2010 5.3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Safety Mana ement Pro ram <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) contracts with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br />(MMUA) to provide safety training through their Safety Management Program and Job Training and <br />Safety (JTS) Program. The Safety Management Program provides required trainings on topics such as <br />blood borne pathogens and right to know. The program also provides customer and customer specific <br />trainings like Pole Top Rescue training and OSHA compliance inspections for water and electric <br />facilities. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of ten municipal in the Central Group of the Safety <br />Management Program. The JTS program provides training more specific for the electric and technical <br />service departments. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of one of five in our JTS group. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />In the 2009-2010 contract period for the MMUA Safety Management Program, ERMU's cost was <br />$16,400. For the 2010-2011 contract period, ERMU's cost would increase by $275 for a total of $16,67>. <br />The 2009-2010 contract period for the MMUA JTS Program, ERMU's cost was $6000. For the 2010- <br />2011 contract period, ERMU's cost would remain the same. See the attached service agreement <br />amendment. <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Staff recommends approving the renewal of the MMUA Safety Management Program and JTS Program <br />for the 2010-201 I contract period for a total cost of $22,675. <br />