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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION <br />HELD AT UTILITIES CONFERENCE ROOM <br />November 13, 2008 <br />Members Present: Jerry Takle, President; John Dietz, Vice Chair; Jerry Gumphrey, Trustee <br />Staff Present: Theresa Slominski, Finance Director/Office Manager; <br />Troy Adams, Engineering Manager, Mark Fuchs, Line Superintendent; <br />David Berg, Water Superintendent; Judy McSpadden, Recording Clerk; <br />Mike Thiry, Wade Lovelette, Troy Seter, Michael Price, Adam Freiberg, <br />Lonnie Franz, Chad Grande, Kim Sandstrom, Peggy Ferguson, <br />Dolores Andreasen <br />Staff Absent: Bryan Adams, General Manager <br />Others present: Vance Zehringer, Conservation Improvement Program Administrator; <br />Lori Johnson, City Administrator; <br />Sam Diehl and Mark Mathison, Attorneys for Gray Plant & Mooty <br />1. Call meetine to order November 13 2008 <br />President Jerry Takle called the November 13, 2008, meeting to order at 4:55 p.m. <br />2. Consider Utilities Agenda <br />Jerry Takle added Attorneys for Gray Plant & Mooty to be addressed upon their arrival. <br />Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the November 13, 2008, Utilities Agenda. John Dietz <br />seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />3. Consider Consent Agenda <br />Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br />October Check Register <br />September 30, 2008, Closed Meeting Minutes <br />October 14, 2008, Closed Meeting Minutes <br />October 14, 2008, Regular Meeting Minutes <br />Financial Reports <br />John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />5.1 Staff Uudates <br />Troy Adams reported the year to date usage for electric is up 6.6% year to date and water <br />usage is down 2.5%. Quotes were acquired for frost trenching this winter and Midwest <br />Diversified was the lowest. In a previous meeting staff was directed to look into the Street <br />Light policy. In the past there was an informal Street Light Comrnittee, comprised of Chief of <br />