5.5 ERMUSR 02-08-2022UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski –General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
February 8, 2022 6.1a
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Our new Customer Service Manager, Sara Youngs, will start February 14. The new
Journey Lineworker, Alex Paschall will start February 28. With the promotion of Tony
Maurento replace Michelle Canterbury, we will be advertising fora Communications
Administrative Coordinator the weekend of February 4 and will post for two weeks.
The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on
January 25, 2022, at Chaska City Hall in Chaska, Minnesota and via videoconference.
Both Commissioner Mary Stewart and I were in attendance. A public summary of the
meeting follows:
o The Board reviewed the Agency’s financial and operating performance for
December 2021.
o The Board discussed COVID-19 and its effects on supply chains and labor
markets.
o Management reviewed 2021 performance. (Presentation attached.)
o The Board engaged in a long-term planning session on approaches for meeting
renewable goals.
o The Board discussed the status of the renewable projects the Agency is pursuing.
o There was an increase of 48 customers participating in MMPA’s residential Clean
Energy Choice program from November to December. Customer penetration of
the program for residential customers remains at 3.8%.
I met with Greg Ridderbusch, CEO of Connexus Energy, for our quarterly visit. We
discussed a variety of topics. The meeting was productive and provides great value in
establishing a positive working relationship with Connexus Energy.
We had our first 2022 session of Everyday Leadership with Kent Meyers on February 2.
This session’s topic was based on Pat Lencioni’s book The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and
the five qualities needed for a team to succeed. These qualities build upon each other
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