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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION <br />HELD AT UTILITIES CONFERENCE ROOM <br />December 13, 2011 <br />Members Present: John Dietz, Chair; Daryl Thompson, Vice Chair; Al Nadeau, Trustee <br />ERMU Staff Present: Troy Adams, Utilities Director; <br />Theresa Slominski, Finance Director/Office Manager; <br />Mark Fuchs, Line Superintendent; David Berg, Water Superintendent; <br />Wade Lovelette, Technical Services Superintendent; <br />Judy McSpadden, Recording Clerk; <br />Others Present: Cal Porkier, City Administrator; <br />Peter Beck, Attorney from Gray Plant Mooty Law Finn; <br />Kyle Haemig and Shankar Karki of Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency <br />1.1 Call meeting to order December 13, 2011 <br />John Dietz called the December 13, 2011 meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. <br />2.1 Consider Utilities Agenda <br />Al Nadeau moved to approve the December 13, 2011 Utilities Agenda. Daryl Thompson <br />seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />3.1 Consider Consent Agenda <br />Daryl Thompson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br />a. November Check Register <br />b. November 15, 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes <br />c. Financial Reports <br />Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />OPEN MIC <br />No one appeared for open mic. <br />4.1 Update on Power Supply Options / Resource Planning <br />In September 2008, Connexus Energy terminated the 10 -year rolling "all requirements" power <br />contract with Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU). ERMU Commission authorized entering into <br />"Phase I" of a resource planning study in April of 2010, with a coalition which includes Central <br />Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) as a participant. In September 2010, ERMU <br />Commission authorized entering into "Phase 2" of a resource planning study which includes the <br />