ERMUSR MISC 06-12-2007/~
Elk River
Municip al Utilitie s
13069 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
June 7, 2007
To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
Jerry Takle
Jerry Gumphrey
Jim Tralle
From: Bryan Adams
Subject: Miscellaneous Issues
phone: 763.441.2020
Fax: 763.441.8099
Enclosed is the packet for Tuesday, June 12, 2007 commission meeting at 4:00 p.m. Please note
the time change.
MMUA is having their annual summer meeting on August 20-22, 2007 at Breezy Point Resort.
Attached is the pertinent information. I will be attending unless this commission desires
otherwise. I encourage this commission to attend.
Enclosed are the following two water issues for your review.
1) May 3I, 2007 Star Tribune, "Amid drought, bed of Lake Okeechobee burns."
2) Elk River Star News, "Rogers works to conserve water resource."
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Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
Mark your calendars
for Avg. 20-22, 2007!
MMUA's 75th Annual Summer Meeting will be held at
Breezy Point Conference Center in Breezy Point,
Minnesota. We are adding a trade show to this
year's meeting. The trade show will be held in con-
junction with a reception two hours prior to the start
of the banquet on Tuesday. We will again be having
a bike ride as well as the golf tournament on
Monday afternoon before the start of the meeting.
You will have the option of coming in early to play
golf or take a bike ride on the Paul Bunyan Trail
before enjoying the evening BBQ.
Please take time to review all the information in this
brochure. It contains everything you need to register
with MMUA and Breezy Point Conference Center for
the meeting and all of the activities.
We have programs scheduled all day on Tuesday
and Wednesday morning. This year we are starting
off Tuesday morning with our keynote speaker,
Richard Brynteson, Ph.D. professor of Organizational
Management at Concordia University, St. Paul, MN.
He will speak to us on innovational thinking in the
municipal utilities. Please refer to the program for the
remainder of the interesting speakers and topics at
this conference.
Specific questions or concerns regarding the Breezy
Point room accommodations or packages, golf, bike
ride or MMUA registrations should be directed to
Bonnie at MMUA. Call 1-800-422-01 19 (MN only)
or her direct dial number of 763-746-0707. Please
take special note of the deadlines. It is important to
get your registrations sent in as soon as possible.
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Date: Monday, August 20
Location: Breezy Point's Whitebirch Course
Registration: 1 1 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at Breezy Point Conference Center
Start time: 1:30 p.m. (shot-gun start)
Format: Best Ball Scramble Tournament
For people staying at Breezy Point:
The cost of this tournament is included as part of your
"lodging package" with Breezy Point, but you need
to indicate your request for a golf cart on the Breezy
Point registration form. You must also register yourself
and~or team on the MMUA registration form.
For people driving in for the tournament and not
staying overnight:
If you are not staying at Breezy Point, you need to
register in the "Commuters" section of the Breezy
Point registration form. The commuter cost for the
green fees, cart 8~ BBQ will be $72.
Please register by July 20, 2007.
Everyone will need to register as an individual or
as a scramble team with MMUA on the MMUA reg-
istration form. You will also need to be registered
fora "Lodging Package" or as a "Dinner (BBQ) 8~
Golf Package" with Breezy Point on their registra-
tion form. Breezy Point will not allow walk-ins. You
must be pre-registered! You do not need to attend
the meeting in order to play in the tournament.
The individual players you register will be
assigned to a team. If you have someone you
Date: Monday, August 20
Check-in: 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. at MMUA table in
Breezy Point Conference Center Lobby
Start time: 1:30 p.m.
This year we will again have two groups of riders,
but everyone will ride together for a portion of the
ride. The short ride will be Nisswa to Merrifield
and back, which is approximately 14 miles. The
long ride will travel from Nisswa to Brainerd and
back, which is approximately 32 miles. You will
ride on the Paul Bunyan Trail, which travels cross
country along lakes and woods. It is mostly flat and
was recently resurfaced.
We will have bikes (with helmets) available for you
to rent, or bring your own along.
Please register in advance on the MMUA registra-
tion form for the ride and your need for a rental
bike. High-end road bikes will be available for
anyone wanting that option. Leaders for the bike
ride will again be our friends Scott Dietz and AI
Crowser from Alexandria, Minn.
would like to play with, please note it on the registra-
tion form and we will try to accommodate you. If you
register yourself on a team, be sure to talk with those
people in advance to make sure they are not already
registered on another team.
Prizes will be awarded.
Please address any golf questions to Bonnie at 1-800-
422-01 19 or 763-746-0707.
9:00-12:30 Board of Directors Meeting
1 1:00-12:30 Check-in at Breezy Point Conference Center
front desk for golf tournament
12:00-1:15 Check-in for Bike Ride at MMUA desk in Breezy
Point Conference Center
1:30 Golf "Best Ball Scramble" Tournament
(Shot-gun Start) Whitebirch Course
1:30 Paul Bunyan Trail Bike Ride
3:00-6:15 Registration Desk Open for Conference
Registrotion
5:00 Hotel Check-in
6:30-7:30 Welcome Reception -Marina Deck
7:30-9:00 Out-door Bar-B-Q -Marina Deck
6:30-10:30 Breakfast served -Marina Restaurant
7:45-5:00 Registration Desk Open
8:15-8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30-9:30 Inspiring Innovation
Dr. Richard Brynteson, Concordia University
9:30-10:00 Refreshment Break
10:00-10:45 Building Transmission to Meet the Renewable
Energy Standard
Rick Gonzalez, PE, Excel Engineering, Inc.
10:45-1 1:45 The News from Washington
Michael Nolan, MMUA Washington
Representative
11:45 Luncheon
1:00-1:45 Harmonics 8~ Threats to Power Systems
Professor Bruce Wallenberg, U of M
1:00-1:45 Living with Complexity
Dr. Richard Brynteson, Concordia University
1:45-2:30 Delano's High Power Factor CFL Project
Hal Becker, Delano Municipal Utility and
1im Wasserman, The Energy Consortium
1:45-2:30 Generational Diversity in the Workplace
Dr. Richard Brrntesont Concordia University
2:30-3:00 Refreshment Break
3:00-3:45 Cost-Effective Biomass Power Projects
Keith Butcher, Center for Energy & Environment
3:00-3:45 Communication Technologies for Utilities
Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc.
3:45-4:30 'Madelia Model' Biomass Project
Steve Moses, Madelia Public Utility
3:45-4:30 Advanced Metering Technologies
Cannon Technologies, Inc
5:00-7:00 Trade Show and Reception
7:00-10:00 Banquet
Entertainment - "Ring of Kerry" an Irish music
group
6:30-10:30 Breakfast Served -Marina Restaurant
(Regular 8. Affiliate Members only)
8:00-8:30 Analysis and Recommendations Regarding CIP
Spending
MN Department of Commerce
8:30-9:15 Meeting the New CIP Requirements
Jim Walters, Rochester Public Utilities
9:15-10:00 Citizen Lobbying: That's You
Doug Carnival, McGrann Shea Anderson
Carnival $traughn 8~ Lamb
10:00-10:30 Refreshment Break
10:30-1 1:00 Issues Round-up
Jack Kegel, MMUA Executive Director
11:00-11:30 State 8~ Federal Legislative Developments
Brad Roos, Goverrunerd Relations Committee Chairman
Greg Oxley, MMUA Government Relations Director
Bill Black, MMUA Government Relations Rep.
Doug Carnival, Legislative Representative
1 1:30-12:00 Business Meeting
12:00 Hotel Check-out
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