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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Thomas Geiser — Operations Director
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
March 12, 2024
6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Working through maps for the new GIS mapping system that we plan to move forward
with in the future.
• Attending weekly Advanced Metering Infrastructure meetings along with other ERMU
staff.
• Working through 2024 Projects and equipment that will be needed.
• The technical services superintendent, electric superintendent, and I attended the
Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) Emergency Preparedness Conference
in St. Cloud, February 21-22.
• Working with the City and Vireo Health on a design and transformer order for the
former refuse -derived fuel plant where they intend to start operations.
• Working on my management team annual reviews.
• Staff attended a MMUA Job Training & Safety meeting on March 5 regarding clearances
and switching.
• Staff are working with the City on the fiber loop from 193rd Avenue to the east around
Cleveland Street and back to Main Street.
• American Test Center did its annual testing of all company bucket and digger trucks the
week of March 4.
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