6.1a ERMUSR 06-11-2019Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E. — General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 11, 2019 6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• The Board of Directors for the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on May
28, 2019 at Shakopee Public Utilities in Shakopee, Minnesota. Both Commissioner Al
Nadeau and I were able to attend.
The Board approved a right of way agreement with Le Sueur County regarding the
expansion of Highway 112 between Le Sueur and Le Center.
The Board was informed that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved
MMPA's 2019 to 2033 Integrated Resource Plan on May 23, 2019. The Commission set
the filing date for MMPA's next integrated resource plan for August 2025.
The Board approved a refurbishment and life extension project for the Agency's
Hometown Wind Program. The Board also approved the installation of a Hometown
Wind turbine in Elk River, MMPA's newest member community.
The Board discussed the status of the renewable projects the Agency is pursuing.
Participation in MMPA's residential Clean Energy Choice program increased over April,
with a market penetration that is now at 3.2%.
• 1 have continued to work with Mark Fritsch from Current Compass on data needed for
the management pay group benchmarking. Mr. Fritsch will present the report to the
Wage & Benefits Committee on June 27, and plans on presenting the report to the
commission at the July 9 regular commission meeting.
• On the afternoon of June 4, 1 facilitated the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
(MMUA) strategic planning session at their offices in Plymouth, MN. The strategic
planning session was conducted with a group of 18 individuals from the board and
senior management. The session included a brief review of governance/management
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roles and responsibilities and a review of their vision, mission, and values. The
organizational evaluation was comprised of two parts. First, we conducted a strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to assess organization health
relative to the operating environment. Second, we conducted a start, stop, more, less
analysis to assess priorities. Then we identified themes and used an affinity process to
focus initiatives which were then ranked through weighted voting. Overall, the session
was very productive. And, we were able to complete all of that work in less than five
hours.
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