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tElk Riv Municipal Utilities 322 King Avenue phone: 763.441.2020 Elk River,MN 55330 Fax 7634413099 July 1, 2003 To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission John Dietz Jerry Takle James Tralle From: Bryan C. Adams Subject: Miscellaneous Issues Enclosed is the packet for the July 8, 2003, commission meeting at 4:00 p.m. Corporate Technologies did execute the site agreement to place a communication antenna on the Jackson Street Water Tower. They will start their construction in July 2003. At our July 9, 2002, Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, authorization was given to install a secondary electrical system at Orono Park. This is a good community project and help elevate some electric safety concerns with the July 4th celebration. This has been completed for this years' celebration. Safety camp was a success this year with 80 kids attending. We sponsored the Connexus Safety Trailer again this year. Our Mike Thiry, assisted the Connexus personnel with their presentation, along with presented information using one of our line trucks and did a great job. We were requested to put on the same presentation at the Sherburne County Fair and will be delighted to do so. Our 1,500,000 gallon water tower was commissioned during the week of June 23, 2003. The contractor is in the process of completing the punch list items. Enclosed is a graph reflecting the output of our two energy city electric generation projects in Elk River, the wind turbine and the LFG generation. Although it is politically correct these days to promote wind energy, our LFG generation is a far better resource. Attached is an excerpt from Pat Klaers' memo to the City Council concerning the number and value of building permits issued in the first half of 2003. These numbers are surprisingly high considering the economic times.