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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter- Conservation and Key Accounts <br /> John Dietz—Chair Manager <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> June 11, 2013 6.1 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Due to scheduling conflicts, Vance's lifetime achievement celebration will not be a <br /> formal event. <br /> • Landfill expansion is moving very slowly. Waste Management has had a management <br /> change at the Elk River Landfill and this changing staff has delayed any progress in the <br /> expansion so far. <br /> • Worked with Water Department to purchase rain barrels that will be sold to ERMU <br /> customers for $70. This program was very successful and will be offered in 2014 again. <br /> ERMU staff sold 27 rain barrels this year. <br /> • Attended staff training for Energy Efficiency Management. This is a certificate program <br /> that is sponsored by APPA. I have successfully completed the exam and need to <br /> complete a program business plan to obtain the certification. <br /> • Hosted Princeton Middle School for tours of the Elk River Landfill Gas to Electric Plant <br /> and the Wind Turbine. There were a total of over 130 students and faculty that attended <br /> this year. <br /> • Hosted Anoka Hennepin Technical College for a tour of GRE, Landfill Gas to Electric <br /> Facility, and Haubenschild Farm. The focus of this tour was careers in energy and <br /> environmental sciences. <br /> • Attended a Cyber Security informational meeting sponsored by the FBI and Michele <br /> Bachmann. The information focused on protective measures for securing sensitive <br /> information. For the utility this includes SCADA data and personal information <br /> maintained by ERMU for billing purposes. The focus was on isolating systems from <br /> outside access through password protection and tracking access by employees to sensitive <br /> data. This is called data access logging. This is relatively new technology, but many <br /> large companies are implementing to track when and where employees access data. <br /> • Graduated from Leadership Elk River. This was an excellent introduction into the Elk River <br /> Community and allowed me to build relationships with local business leaders. <br /> an Page 1 of l inEliii il t <br /> MATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P o ... . r r, T ._. S r x.r <br />