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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />POwEA~'`EUD81 <br />~~ i ~1~ <br />P OH' E R E D T O S c n- <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. -Utilities Director <br />John Dietz -Chair <br />Daryl Thompson -Vice Chair <br />Al Nadeau -Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 15, 2011 6.1 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff U dates -Utilities Director <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The 2012 American Public Power Association Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. will be <br />held March 12 - 14. In the past, the Minnesota municipal utilities meet with our elected officials <br />on the last day of the event. This is an opportuniTy to take the stories from Main Street Elk River <br />directly to our elected officials with the aggregate support of municipal public power. During <br />this rally's Legislative and Resolutions Committee, ERMU also has the opportunity to vote on <br />APPA's policy on legislation, regulation, and other federal issues. It is important to have ERMU <br />and Minnesota municipal public power represented in APPA policy. The 2012 budget reflects 3 <br />from ERMU attending this rally. Rooms became available on November 1 and have already <br />been reserved. <br />Staff requested quotes for frost trenching for the upcoming winter season. Midwest Diversified <br />Utilities was the low bidder. The bid sheet is attached for reference. <br />At the October 2011 Utilities Commission meeting, the Commission directed staff to look into <br />the Elk River Dam and the possibility of transferring it to the City of Elk River. In conjunction <br />with City staff, ERMU staff has requested and received two quotes for dam inspections. This <br />dam engineering inspection is actually a line item in the City's public works 2011 budget. Upon <br />completion of a dam inspection, a replacement value and the on-going insurance cost can be <br />determined. The dam is currently insured through general liability that the Utilities pay for. <br />Also through the dam inspection process, an updated maintenance plan for the dam will be <br />established. After the inspection, the Utilities and the City will be able to determine the most <br />cost effective way to manage and operate the dam in the future that will be fair and equitable for <br />the citizens and utility customers. <br />~~ <br />m <br />