4.01 ERMUSR 11-14-2023Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Tony Mauren — Governance & Communications Manager
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 14, 2023
4.01
SUBJECT:
Commission Policy Review — G.2a2 — Street Installation and Maintenance Agreement
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review the policy and provide any feedback.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
This month commissioners are reviewing policy G.2a2 — Street Installation and Maintenance
Agreement to make comments, ask questions, or recommend updates.
A memorandum of understanding between ERMU and the City was created in January of 2012
to address the material costs and labor associated with the installation and maintenance of
streetlights located within the Elk River electric service territory. The agreement was updated in
May of 2022 to clarify that ERMU will maintain the streetlights downtown, hang banners as
needed (but not annually), install and remove wreaths annually, and install and remove flags on
specified poles from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It also adds that the trail lights along Highway
10 are owned by the City and ERMU will provide the labor for maintenance. Trail light
maintenance will be provided as contributions to the City, in line with the Payment in Lieu of
Taxes and Other Donations to the City policy. In June of 2022 the map appendices were added.
ATTACHMENTS:
• ERMU Policy — G.2a2 — Street Installation and Maintenance Agreement
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