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5.2 American Public Power Association's 2014 Reliable Public Power Provider(RP3) <br /> Designation <br /> Last September staff submitted an application for the RP3 award for the second time. We <br /> were awarded the designation in 2014 at the APPA E&O Conference. We receive a scorecard <br /> from the submittal and it highlights what was done well and what could be improved. Wade <br /> Lovelette reviewed the scorecard with the commissioners. The commissioners had a few <br /> questions, staff responded. <br /> 5.3 American Public Power Association 2014 Engineering and Operations Technical <br /> Conference and Lineworker Rodeo <br /> Mark Fuchs and Wade Lovelette attended the 2015 APPA Engineering and Operations <br /> Technical Conference and Lineworker Rodeo. They showed the commissioners a video that <br /> recapped one of the most recent Lineworker Rodeos. The 2016 Rodeo will be held in Shakopee, <br /> Minnesota so staff is trying to learn how to set everything up as it will be likely that ERMU staff <br /> will be helping tremendously with that process. The commissioners had questions, staff <br /> responded. <br /> 5.4 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association 2014 Legislative Rally <br /> As a way to increase municipal utility awareness during the legislative session, the <br /> Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association(MMUA) organizes a Legislative Rally at our State <br /> Capitol. Packaged with this rally, MMUA also provides a conference with timely and <br /> appropriate training sessions targeted at the municipal leadership demographic in attendance. <br /> This rally was held April 23-25,2014. <br /> Troy Adams told the commission that this rally was a little different than prior years <br /> because there is nothing urgent that needed to be fought for with legislatures. The talking points <br /> for the Legislature this year were: laws for utilities can't be made as though"one size fits all," <br /> and third-party retail electric sales hurt our communities. Discussion followed. <br /> 5.5 First Quarter Performance Metrics and Incentive Compensation Policy Results <br /> Theresa Slominski presented the first quarter results for the Performance Metrics and <br /> Incentive Compensation Policy Results. She reviewed the categories and although there are a <br /> few deficiencies thus far, she expects that results will be positive by the fourth quarter. <br /> Discussion followed. <br /> 5.6 Well#5 Motor Replacement and VFD Purchase <br /> Eric Volk said that staff discovered that Well #5 would not run last week. Looking at the <br /> well further, it was discovered that the motor had burned up. This was a non-budgeted item and <br /> Page 4 <br /> Special meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> May 20,2014 <br />