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6.1f ERMUSR 03-09-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO:FROM: ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury– Executive Administrative Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: March 9, 2021 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update ACTION REQUESTED: None DISCUSSION: As part of our on-going marketing efforts to promote renewable energy and increased participation in the Residential Clean Energy Choice Program, a promotional flyerwill go out withthe March billing statements, along with2020Annual Report.Attachedis a copy of theflyer. February and Marchsocial media postsfeature a variety of topics including: the 2020 Annual Report, additional energy assistance programs, how lighting affects sleep, five low-cost ways to lower your monthly energy bills, and the application deadline for ERMU’s scholarship program. Staff will also be posting public service announcements such as dates of upcoming commission meetings, daylight saving time, and the journey lineworker career opportunity. Whoever said that public service announcements can’t be attention grabbing was wrong, be sure to check out the creative post for the journey lineworker position opening. A link to the post is provided below. This month’s featured social media post: Greetings from the Frozen Field. When it comes to our social media one of our main objectives is to find ways to connect with our customers in meaningful ways. We strive to offer our customers an opportunity to really get to know our team and see our passion for serving our community. The week we posted “Greetings from the Frozen Field” we felt it was important to spotlight members of our team who work outside during dangerously cold temperatures to keep the lights on and the water running, all with a smile on their faces. A link to the post is provided below. TheAdministration and Communications Department has been working on some electric outage and water emergency communication guidelines for alert bar messaging on our website. A special alert page has been developed for messages requiring more detailed information. Staff has been testing this website feature to ensure it works as planned for high alert situations. ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 365 As part of our Wellhead Protection Plan(WHP)goals and objectives, Communications Coordinator Mauren has been the project lead in applyingfora Source Water Protection Grant, whichis made availableby theClean Water Fund. The application,whichwas submitted on March 1, will seek to fund two new initiativesthat satisfy measuresin the WHP Plan of Action. First is the purchase of an educational display that shows a functioning cross-sectional view of a groundwater system to demonstrate its complexity and potential dangers to the system. The second is mailing Minnesota Homeowners Guide to Sealing Unused Wells a pamphlet from the Minnesota Department of Health to properties within the Drinking Water Supply Management Area. I recently attendedmy finalsession ofthe Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association FirstLine Supervision Trainingwhich washeld virtually. Topics included:Managing Time and Priorities; Rewards, Recognition and Gratitude; Building Effective Teams; and Applied Emotional Intelligence.I appreciate having had the opportunity to attend this two-yearprogramandwouldhighlyrecommend it to otherstransitioning to a supervisory position. 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