6.1a ERMUSR 09-11-2018 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.— General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
September 11, 2018 6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on
August 28, 2018 at the offices of Elk River Municipal Utilities. Commissioner Al Nadeau
and I were both in attendance.
The Board was informed about the status of transition activities related to Elk River
beginning to buy power from MMPA on October 1, 2018. Most activities are complete,
with the remaining ones nearing completion.
Forty three new customers joined MMPA's Clean Energy Choice program in the last
month, bringing the total to nearly 1,600.
• I am currently servicing on a workgroup with the Minnesota Rural Electric Association
(MREA) and Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) to review the State of
Minnesota's Conservation Improvement Program (CIP). This workgroup held a meeting
on September 4 at the MMUA offices in Plymouth, MN. The group reviewed results
from the July 17 stakeholder meeting and discussed next steps with the CIP to CEEP
(Comprehensive Efficient Energy Program) initiative.
• I attended the September 6 Downtown Association meeting by their request to discuss the
ERMU's plans for the downtown street lights. A test street light was recently installed on
Main Street in front of The Bank of Elk River. This fixture is currently being evaluated
for lighting performance.
• Theresa Slominski and I met with Andy Berg and Justin Nilson from Abdo, Eick, &
Meyer for an annual audit follow-up meeting on September 5.
• Interviews for the System Engineer position on September 7 and 10. Interviews for the
Lead Bore Rig Operator position on September 12.
• Theresa Slominski, Jennie Nelson, and I had a conference call with National Information
Solutions Cooperative (NISC) to discuss software optimization and department
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efficiencies. Jennie Nelson and I are scheduled to attend the NISC Districts 5&6 meeting
in Minneapolis, MN, on September 17.
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