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6.1.F ERMUSR 04-14-2020UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury Executive Administrative Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: April 14, 2020 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: Per the Governance Policy G.3e DĻƓĻƩğƌ ağƓğŭĻƩ tĻƩŅƚƩƒğƓĭĻ tƌğƓƓźƓŭ ğƓķ 9ǝğƌǒğƷźƚƓ and consistent with Governance Policy G.3d aƚƓźƷƚƩźƓŭ tĻƩŅƚƩƒğƓĭĻ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ DĻƓĻƩğƌ ağƓğŭĻƩ, the Commission conducts a formal evaluation of the General Manager during the second quarter of each fiscal year. As this evaluation is typically done at a closed meeting, it presents a challenge due to the method of which were conducting our commission meetings as a result of the Governors executive orders regarding the pandemic. Staff recommends postponing the General Managers evaluation until a secure method to conduct the closed meeting can be determined, or until its feasible to conduct in person meetings again. A great deal of time has gone into our communications efforts as a result of COVID-19. Additional customer, employee, and commission communications have been implemented. Social media posts have changed direction and are now focused around the measures we have implemented to help keep our employees and community safe, while continuing to provide safe and reliable utility services. Staff has been working to get everything in place for the April 14 commission meeting that will be conducted exclusively by telephone or other electronic means. Special meeting notices and provisions will need to be made to offer the public a way to monitor the meeting and provide public comment. Testing and training on how to use the teleconferencing software has also been a focus for the administration and communications department. Information on the 2020 Water Conservation Rebates, and the Electric Vehicle Charging Program and Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate will be going out to customers with the April bills. Attached are copies of the two bill inserts. The ERMU website overhaul initiative continues to progress as planned. We are currently in stage 2 of the web development process which is the design stage. Staff ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 205 videoconferenced with the designteamatPrimeAdvertising&DesignonApril 8forthe insidepagesmockreveal.Oncethedesigns areapproved, wellbe moving onto stage 3 of the web development process which is the programming stage. Typically, at the April commission meeting we recognize the winner of ERMUs Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship Award. Although we promoted the scholarship opportunity through local high schools, social media, and our website, we only received only one submission, and as that submission did not meet essay criteria, there will be no 2020 scholarship award. ATTACHMENTS: Bill Insert Electric Vehicle Charging Program Bill Insert Water Conservation Rebates ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 2 206 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROGRAM 7ĵÎƐĪĂ ǙŢƷƐ FŉĂìƨƐĹì ·ĂĵĹìŉĂ ŽF·ž ǒĹƨĵ 100% renewable ĂŖĂƐĪǙ ĹŖ ƨĵĂ ìŢŖǑĂŖĹĂŖìĂ Ţę ǙŢƷƐ ĵŢŒĂė Fŉņ ĹǑĂƐ ~ƷŖĹìĹŻÎŉ «ƨĹŉĹƨĹĂƕ ŽF~«ž ŖŢǒ Ţ ĂƐƕ ÎŖ F· ìĵÎƐĪĹŖĪ ŻƐŢĪƐÎŒ ƨĵÎƨ ęĂÎƨƷƐĂƕ ÎŖ Î ŢƐ÷ÎãŉĂ ƨĹŒĂĸŢęĸƷƕĂ Ž¦«ž ƐÎƨĂƀ ¦Ţ ƕÎǑĂ ĂǑĂŖ ŒŢƐĂ ŒŢŖĂǙõ ìƷƕƨŢŒĂƐƕ ìÎŖ ÎŉƕŢ ƨÎņĂ Î÷ǑÎŖƨÎĪĂ Ţę Î $500 rebate ƨŢǒÎƐ÷ƕ ƨĵĂ ŻƷƐìĵÎƕĂ ÎŖ÷ ĹŖƕƨÎŉŉÎƨĹŢŖ Ţę Î 240 ǑŢŉƨ F· ìĵÎƐĪĂƐƀ ¦Ţ ŉĂÎƐŖ ŒŢƐĂ ǑĹƕĹƨ ŢƷƐ ǒĂãƕĹƨĂ Îƨ ǒǒǒƀF~«~ƀìŢŒƀ Time-of-Use RateDi erent Times = Di erent Rates Monday-Friday ¹ĵĂŖ ǙŢƷ ƕĹĪŖ ƷŻ ęŢƐ ƨĵĂ ¦« ƐÎƨĂõ ǙŢƷƐ F· NOON ìĵÎƐĪĂƐ ǒĹŉŉ ƐĂìĂĹǑĂ ĂŉĂìƨƐĹìĹƨǙ Îƨ Îŉŉ ƨĹŒĂƕ 10 AM Ţ ĂƐĹŖĪ ǙŢƷ ƨĵĂ ĂǘĹãĹŉĹƨǙ ƨŢ ìĵÎƐĪĂ ǙŢƷƐ ǑĂĵĹìŉĂ ǒĵĂŖĂǑĂƐ ǙŢƷ ŖĂĂ÷ ƨŢƀ FŉĂìƨƐĹìĹƨǙ ƷƕĂ÷ $.1270 kWh ƨŢ ìĵÎƐĪĂ ǙŢƷƐ F· Ĺƕ ãĹŉŉĂ÷ ƨĵƐŢƷĪĵ Î ƕĂŻÎƐÎƨĂ Summer Rate $.1160 kWh ŒĂƨĂƐ ǒĵĹìĵ ÎŉŉŢǒƕ ƨĵĂ ƐÎƨĂ ƨŢ ƷìƨƷÎƨĂ ãÎƕĂ÷ Winter Rate 6 AM 6 PM ŢŖ ƨĵĂ ƨĹŒĂ Ţę ÷ÎǙõ ŢƐ ÷ÎǙ Ţę ƨĵĂ ǒĂĂņ ǙŢƷƎƐĂ Summer/Winter $.0602 kWh ìĵÎƐĪĹŖĪƀ 7ĵÎƐĪĹŖĪ ŢŖ ǒĂĂņĂŖ÷ƕ ÎŖ÷ ĵŢŉĹ÷ÎǙƕ ƐĂìĂĹǑĂƕ ƨĵĂ ÿƀǥƢǥƳ ƐÎƨĂ Îƨ Îŉŉ ƨĹŒĂƕƀ 10 PM MIDNIGHT ¡ƷŒŒĂƐ ƐÎƨĂƕ ÎƐĂ Ă ĂìƨĹǑĂ fƷŖĂĸìƨŢãĂƐõ ÎŖ÷ ƨĵĂ ǒĹŖƨĂƐ ƐÎƨĂƕ ÎƐĂ ÎŻŻŉĹĂ÷ ŢǑĂŒãĂƐĸ~ÎǙƀ ÎƨĂƕ ŉĹƕƨĂ÷ ÎãŢǑĂ ÎƐĂ ƕƷãŀĂìƨ ƨŢ ƨĵĂ ÎŻŻŉĹìÎƨĹŢŖ Ţę ÎŖǙ ŻŢǒĂƐ ìŢƕƨ Î÷ŀƷƕƨŒĂŖƨƕƀ ERMUMN.COM | 763.441.2020 | 13069 ORONO PARKWAY | PO BOX 430 | ELK RIVER, MN 55330-0430 207 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER INSTALLATION REBATE APPLICATION CUSTOMER INFORMATION Name Account # Address where EV charger is installed City State Zip Phone Email ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER INFORMATION Manufacturer Amps Charger Make/Model Electric Vehicle Make/Model Participate in time-of-use program Yes No Signature Date IMPORTANT: 500 rebate towards the purchase and installation of a 240 volt EV charger for your home. ce at 763.441.2020 prior to purchasing charger to ensure rebate funds are still available. charging. All other uses are prohibited. 200 amp bypass meter socket, and inspection by a State Certi ed Electrical Inspector. Upon completion of inspection, ERMU meter technicians will install the meter. indicating the brand and model purchased. Application and receipts can be submitted via mail, fax, or electronically on our website at www.ERMUMN.com. ERMUMN.COM | 763.441.2020 | 13069 ORONO PARKWAY | PO BOX 430 | ELK RIVER, MN 55330-0430 208 WATER CONSERVATION REBATES DID YOU KNOW THAT ONLY 2.5% WATER IS FRESH WATER? The easiest and most cost- e ective way to save water is to use less. Water customers of Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) can apply for rebates on the purchase of the following WaterSense labeled and Energy Star quali ed appliances. $25 REBATE The average American family washes approximately 300 loads of laundry each year. Energy Star certi ed clothes washers use about 25% less energy and 45% less water than regular washers. $25 REBATE Did you know that a dishwasher built before 1994 wastes more than 10 gallons of water per cycle? A new, Energy Star certi ed dishwasher will save, on an average, 3,870 gallons of water over its lifetime. $10 REBATE WaterSense labeled faucets are high-performing, water-e cient xtures that will help you reduce water use by up to 40% in your home or o ce. $25 REBATE Toilets are by far the main source of water use in the home, accounting for nearly 30 percent of an average than $110 per year in water costs, and $2,200 over the lifetime of the toilet. $250 REBATE Experts estimate that as much as 50% of outdoor water is wasted due to overwatering caused by ine ciencies in irrigation methods and systems. Replacing a standard clock timer with a WaterSense labeled irrigation controller can save an average home nearly 8,800 gallons of water annually. 209 ERMUMN.COM | 763.441.2020 | 13069 ORONO PARKWAY | PO BOX 430 | ELK RIVER, MN 55330-0430 WATER CONSERVATION REBATE APPLICATION CUSTOMER INFORMATION Name Account # Address City State Zip Phone Email APPLIANCE INFORMATION Appliance Type Brand Model # Appliance Purchased (please ll out one form for each item): Clothes Washer - Must be Energy Star certi ed and have a water factor of 5.5 or less to quality for $25 rebate. Dishwasher - Must be Energy Star certi ed to quality for $25 rebate. Faucet - Must be WaterSense labeled to quality for $10 rebate. Toilet - Must be WaterSense labeled and have a rating of 1.28 gallons per ush or less to qualify for $25 rebate. Smart Irrigation Controller - Must be WaterSense labeled to qualify for a rebate of up to 50%, not to exceed $250, for the purchase and installation of a smart irrigation controller. The controller must be linked to local weather via internet or phone connection. Date of Purchase Copy of Receipt or Sales Invoice Attached IMPORTANT ce at 763.441.2020 prior to purchase to ensure funds are still available. xtures or appliances. 31. register receipt or sales invoice indicating the brand and model purchased. Application and receipts can be submitted via mail, fax, or electronically on our website at www.ERMUMN.com. 210 ERMUMN.COM | 763.441.2020 | 13069 ORONO PARKWAY | PO BOX 430 | ELK RIVER, MN 55330-0430