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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 13069 Orono Parkway phone: 763.441.2020 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 Fax:763.441.8099 <br /> September 1, 2004 <br /> To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> Jerry Takle <br /> James Tralle <br /> John Dietz <br /> From: Bryan Adams <br /> Subject: MMUA Annual Meeting <br /> I had an opportunity to attend MMUA's 72o" annual meeting at Breezy Point, MN. A <br /> summary of this years meeting is as follows: <br /> Based upon 2002 electric sales, Elk River is the 13th largest electric utility in Minnesota <br /> out of 126 electric utilities. We are no longer a small municipal. An excellent <br /> presentation by Stefan Salmonson of Protective Services, where he covered terrorism and <br /> gang activity in Minnesota along with gang hardware seized in Minnesota. Due to the <br /> fact that 70%± of incarcerated gang members are illiterate, he suggests use of warning <br /> signs with more pictures and fewer words. The best strategy to protecting ones self and <br /> businesses is to pay attention to ones environment and harden your home/business so <br /> these people go elsewhere. This presenter would be a great program for our safety <br /> program. As first responders, this presenter rated electric utilities as important as <br /> police/fire. <br /> The Izaak Walton League gave a good presentation on Environmental and Energy Issue. <br /> They did admit that more generation and transmission facilities are needed which is a big <br /> step for them. They desire a huge input on how and where these facilities are <br /> constructed, in other words, not in their backyard. <br />