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Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> 3.0 OPEN FORUM <br /> No one appeared for open forum. <br /> 4.0 OLD BUSINESS <br /> 4.1 Electric Service Territory <br /> As staff prepares for the acquisition of Connexus customers this fall,there are numerous areas <br /> that will be discussed with the Commission.At this point of time,the key points of discussion <br /> are: electric rates,integration of electric utility infrastructure,and customer data migration. <br /> Electric rates—Tom Sagstetter shared that we've received some phone calls from residential <br /> customers that will be affected by the takeover. The bulk of calls have been in regards to the <br /> timing and if their current budgets and online banking will carry over. ERMU will be sending a <br /> letter sometime next week to customers in the 1A area. We'll follow that up with a load <br /> management letter that will help to answer any questions they may have going from a Connexus <br /> program to ours. Tom explained that we've identified three electricians that we'll be working <br /> with to help convert some of the homes over. There was further discussion. <br /> Integration of the utility infrastructure—John Dietz wanted to know what was involved with <br /> switching them over. Mark Fuchs explained that there would be a short outage while they open <br /> up the three phase line and we match their rotation. Tom Sagstetter added that they'll take <br /> another outage when we go out and physically change their meter out. ERMU is working on a <br /> welcome packet,including a free LED lamp that we can leave on their door. There was further <br /> discussion. <br /> Customer data migration—As a majority of the customers in lA are currently our water <br /> customers,we already have them in our system.We'll be doing a mail merge and sending our <br /> first letter out to them next week. John Dietz wanted to know if we would be acquiring the <br /> different areas at the same time each year. Staff responded. <br /> 4.2 Vision Committee—100th Anniversary Planning Update <br /> Tom Sagstetter gave an update on the 100th anniversary plans. Staff requested to close the office <br /> one hour early on August 27th as they believe there will be a good number of customers that will <br /> be at the event promptly at 4:00 p.m. By closing at 3:30 p.m.the office staff would be able to <br /> change clothes,drive to the event,and finish setup before the gates open. If approved,the early <br /> closure would be posted on the entrance of ERMU and the website. The information would also <br /> Page 2 <br /> Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> August 11,2015 <br /> 22 <br />