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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES REGULAR MEETING OF THE UTILITIES COMMISSION April 8, 2003 Members Present: John Dietz, President; James Tralle, Vice Chair; Jerry Takle Staff Present: Bryan Adams, General Manager; Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent; David Berg, Water Superintendent; Patricia Hemza, Office Manager Other Employees Present: Wade Lovelette, Mark Fuchs, Trevor Gwiazdon, Richard Wagner Others Present: Lori Johnson, Bob Pearson, City of Elk River; Steve McDonald, Auditor 1. Call meeting to order April 8, 2003 President John Dietz called the April 8, 2003 meeting to order. 2. Consider Utilities Agenda John Dietz moved to approve the Utilities Agenda for April 8, 2003, with an additional item from Bryan Adams, to be discussed under Other Business. Jerry Takle seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 3. Consider Consent Agenda James Tralle moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: March, 2003 Check Register March 18, 2003 Minutes Financials Jerry Takle seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.1 Staff Up-dates (Verbal) Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent, reported on the progress of construction project. He also discussed tree trimming, and the need for more extensive trimming in the area acquired from Connexus. He reported that more time than usual has been spent on street light maintenance. John Dietz asked Glenn Sundeen if the frost is out, to facilitate underground construction. Glenn responded that it is. David Berg, Water Superintendent reported on the Hillside Tower bidding process for cleaning, and also reviewed the metering updates being done. 5.2 Review& Consider Phone System Lori Johnson, and Bob Pearson appeared on behalf of the City of Elk River to answer any questions about the progress of awarding bids for the new phone system. Bryan Adams explained to the Commission how the system would work for the Utilities in connection with City Hall, and that the security, and reliability concerns were resolved. The cost of the Utility portion of the phone system is estimated at $19,633.90. To secure the quoted pricing, the Utility would need to purchase the system at this time, for installation in late winter, 2004.