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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL <br /> AND ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br /> HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br /> MONDAY,JUNE 15, 2009 <br /> Members Present Mayor Klinzing,Councilmembers Zerwas,Motin,Westgaard, and <br /> Gumphrey(5:45 p.m.),ERMU Commissioners Daryl Thompson and John <br /> Dietz <br /> Members Absent: None <br /> Staff Present: City Administrator Lori Johnson,City Attorney Peter Beck,Finance <br /> Director Tim Simon,and City Clerk Tina Allard <br /> ERMU Staff: Director of Operations Troy Adams,Office Manager/Finance Director <br /> Theresa Slominski,and Special Projects Consultant Vance Zehringer <br /> Also Present: Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency(CMMPA)representatives <br /> induding:CEO Bob Schulte,Director of Operations Steve Thompson, <br /> General Counsel Mike Gavin,and R.W.Beck representatives Bob Davis <br /> and Paul Arsuaga <br /> 1. Call Meeting To Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the joint meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by <br /> the Council and by Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU). <br /> 2. Electric Utility Long-Range Planning <br /> Mr.Adams presented his staff report.He stated that ERMU has begun reviewing options <br /> for power suppliers and that one opportunity came to the forefront that needed to be <br /> addressed by Council due to a deadline for a letter of intent that must be signed by July 15, <br /> 2009,if the city had any interest in becoming a co-owner in the Big Stone II power plant <br /> project.He introduced Bob Schulte who would be providing the Council details on <br /> CMMPA and the Big Stone II project. <br /> Mr.Schulte discussed the following as outlined in his PowerPoint presentation: <br /> • What CMMPA is about <br /> • Membership <br /> • History <br /> • Agency functions <br /> • Goals <br /> • Availability of coal and natural gas <br /> • Big Stone II project <br /> o Megawatts <br /> o Transmission lines <br /> o Co-owners and ownership shares <br /> o Permitting process <br /> o 2007 MN Next Generation Energy Act <br /> o Agreements <br /> o Timelines <br />