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Elk River . Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: December 17, 2013 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Updates—General Manager DISCUSSION: • The Minnesota Municipal Transmission Group (MMTG) Annual Meeting was scheduled for November 22 to be held in Mason City, IA. Due to inclement weather the meeting was changed to a conference call. This meeting was comprised of three parts: a meeting of the general membership, a speaker, and a meeting of the board of directors. The Meeting of the General Membership covered: o MMTG Annual report including MMTG's purpose, structure, and significant 2013 activities; o MMTG's membership in Transmission Access Policy Study Group (TAPS) and an update on 2013 TAPS activities; o Review of 2012 Independent Accountant's Review Report; o Adoption of 2014 dues structure—dues remain the same as 2013 for ERMU; o Election of Board of Directors for 2014 board vacancies; The Meeting of the Board of Directors covered: o Approval for a number of MMTG actions/filings: o Financial Report; o Election of Officers— I was the 2013 MMTG Executive Board of Directors Vice President and was elected President for 2014; o Update on transmission investments opportunities— BSIUBrookings swap. • The Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) 2013 Technical &Operations Conference was held December 10-12 in St. Cloud, MN. This conference included a MMUA board meeting. The MMUA board meeting included discussions on the following: o MMUA website design update; o Financial report; o General counsel updates; o Legislative updates; reutfEO er Page 1 of 2 NATURE Fellable Public P O W E R E D T o S E R V E Power Provider 76