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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> December 16, 2014 4.1 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Vision Committee Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> On November 19, the newly formed Vision Committee met to begin planning for celebrating <br /> ERMU's 100th anniversary in 2015. Discussions included: <br /> • Branding, tag lines, and logos associated with the anniversary; <br /> • Advertising,marketing, social media,bill messages, and other communication options; <br /> • The book currently in preparation on the 100 year history of ERMU; <br /> • Having one big event to celebrate in lieu of many little events; <br /> • Pictures and stories spanning the history to use for displays; <br /> • A local event to be hosted at the historic power plant at the Elk River Dam; <br /> • Hockey pucks for the APPA National Convention and the local "Event"; <br /> • Coffee and cookies at the front counter. <br /> The result of the discussion gave staff some ideas on preparing a proposed budget for the 100th <br /> anniversary. The proposed 2015 budget includes $25,000 for items associated with the planning <br /> and implementation of the 100th anniversary celebration. At this time, it is unlikely that$25,000 <br /> would be used. Some significant items already identified are: <br /> $1,200 60 History Elk River Municipal Utilities books <br /> $5,000 2,000 hockey pucks with anniversary logo <br /> $10,000 The"Event"which would include: food, entertainment, advertising,kid activities <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff requests the Commission approved the $25,000 included in the proposed 2015 budget for the <br /> planning and implementation of the 100th anniversary celebration with the purchases within this <br /> $25,000 being reviewed through the Vision Committee,being approved by the General Manager, <br /> and being reported to the Commission through monthly Committee updates. <br /> PXANEAEB 1 � <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public Power Provider POWERED TO SERVE <br /> 57 <br />