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J� <br />City of <br />Elk Special Meeting of the Elk River City Council <br />Weer and Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />Held at the ERMU Field Services Training Room <br />Tuesday, January 10, 2023 <br />Members Present: Mayor John Dietz, Councilmembers Cory Grupa, Mike Beyer, Matt <br />Westgaard, Jennifer Wagner, ERMU Commissioners Paul Bell, Allan <br />Nadeau, and Mary Stewart <br />Members Absent: None <br />Staff Present: City Staff. City Administrator Calvin Portner, Public Works Director <br />Justin Femrite, Community Development Director Zack Carlton, and <br />Engineering Project Manager Brandon Wisner <br />ERMU Staff. General Manager Mark Hanson, Administrations <br />Director Sara Youngs, Operations Director Tom Geiser, Water <br />Superintendent Dave Ninow, Engineering Manager Chris Kerzman, <br />Executive Administrative Manager Tony Mauren, Finance Manager <br />Melissa Karpinski <br />Others Present: Attorney Jared Shepherd; WSB Water/Wastewater Engineer Ursinio <br />Puga; Ehlers Director of Fiscal Consulting Jessica Cook; Capstone <br />Homes, Inc. Community Development Manager Matthew Barker; <br />and Capstone Homes, Inc. Land Manager Heather Lorch <br />I. Call Meeting to Order <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council <br />and the Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) meeting was called to order at 5:00 <br />p.m. by Mayor Dietz. <br />2. Pledge of Allegiance <br />Pledge of Allegiance was recited. <br />3.1 Discuss Options for NE and NW Utility Services <br />Following a round of introductions, Mr. Femrite explained that the goal of the <br />meeting is for the Council and Commission to learn what improvements would be <br />necessary for the expansion of water and sewer services. He added there would be <br />discussion on financial impacts and options as well as a chance for staff to receive <br />direction on policies for providing one service or both. <br />Mr. Puga presented the Northeast and Northwest Urban Services Expansion Study <br />completed by WSB and Ehlers, Inc. It consists of descriptions of the study areas, <br />usage projections, standards of service, utility layouts, and financial discussion. <br />36 <br />