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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br /> REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> HELD AT UTILITIES CONFERENCE ROOM <br /> February 12,2008 <br /> Members Present: Jerry Takle,President;Jerry Gumphrey,Vice Chair;James Tralle,Trustee <br /> Staff Present: Bryan Adams,General Manager;Glenn Sundeen,Line Superintendent; <br /> David Berg,Water Superintendent; <br /> Theresa Slominski,Finance Director/Office Manager; <br /> Troy Adams,Engineering Manager;Judy McSpadden,Recording Clerk <br /> Others Present: Ray Wuolo,Barr Engineering <br /> 1. Call meeting to order February 12,2008 <br /> President Jerry Trkle called the February 12,2008,meeting to order. <br /> Jerry Takle requested 5.2 be visited first to accommodate Ray Wuolo from Barr Engineering. <br /> 5.2 Review Water Resource Options <br /> Barr Engineering was retained to do a cursory study to identify water supply alternatives <br /> for Elk River. Ray Wuolo reviewed the regional geology issues and the characteristics of our <br /> current wells and future wells. Utilization of available"drift"wells appear to be a good <br /> supplement to the Mt. Simon Hinkley aquifer wells we now use. <br /> 2. Consider Utilities Agenda <br /> James Tralle moved to approve the February 12,2008,Utilities Agenda. Jerry Gumphrey <br /> seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> 3. Consider Consent Agenda <br /> Theresa Slominski reviewed a draft of the financials. James Tralle moved to approve the <br /> Consent Agenda as follows: <br /> January Check Register <br /> January 15,2008,Minutes <br /> Financial Reports <br /> Jerry Gumphrey seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> 5.1 Staff Up-dates <br /> Bryan Adams informed the commission that the electric consumption compared to last <br /> year is 12%higher and water is up 7.7%. He also informed them that there will be new <br /> standards for brand new transformers making them 98%efficient,therefore increasing the cost <br /> 15-40%. The Public Utilities Commission(PUC)would like to digitize the electric territory <br /> maps. In this process it was identified that there have been changes that have not been <br /> reported to the PUC such as the territory acquisitions from Connexus,lot changes,etc. <br />