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Elk River ,
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Thomas Geiser —Operations Director
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 8, 2024
6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Working through the second round of maps for the new GIS mapping system that we
plan to move forward with in the future.
• Attending Advanced Metering Infrastructure meetings weekly with other ERMU staff.
• Working through 2025 projects and 2025 equipment/material needs.
• There is one month left of Highway 169 Redefine meetings.
• Working on the 2025 Capital/Expense Budget along with the 2025 Wire Bid.
• Working with staff on our future East substation project.
• Working with staff on pole attachment agreements.
• Working with staff on security/streetlight service agreements and the 2025 Fee
Schedule.
• Starting the design process of the Highway 169 overhead rebuild from the North
substation to the landfill. We will be replacing the poles and the 4/0 aluminum
conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) lines with new poles and 336 ASCSR. This will take a
few winters to complete.
• Working with city staff on the timing for ERMU to install the wreaths on the downtown
Elk River streetlights. We are currently planning for the week of November 18.
• On September 18, Technical Service Superintendent Mike Tietz and I attended the
Central Municipal Power Agency/Services Meeting in St. Peter, MN.
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