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• event including our lineworkers working with a tattoo artist to come up with a design to be used on the t -shirts and hats they wear at the event. Troy added that anyone who competes or works at the event will receive a shirt, and any other employees will have the opportunity to purchase one. As more than one commissioner may attend the rodeo, staff will notice of a possible quorum. 5.0 NEW BUSINESS 5.1 American Public Power Assoication 2016 Legislative Rally Update Troy Adams and Tom Sagstetter provided an update on the American Public Power Association (APPA) Legislative Rally that they recently attended in Washington D. C. Troy shared that three of the big topics this year were: the push for federal standards on solar gardens, EPA's clean power plan, and transmission. Troy added that the networking and knowledge he gained in regards to the definitions of what we can put into our CAPX and attachment O, made the time spent to attend the rally well worth it. This was Tom Sagstetters first time attending and he thought it was pretty impressive. The big conversation points for him were: community solar and keeping it local, and too much regulation too fast. There was further discussion. • 5.2 Landfill Gas Plant 2015 Operational Results Each year Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) can provide bonus payments to Sherburne County and Waste Management/Elk River Landfill provided the financial means and plant capacity factors are met. Tom Sagstetter shared that the landfill gas plant (LFG) had a capacity factor of 95.49% in 2015, and measured production of approximately 25.5 million kWh. Based on the exceeding the production standards for 2015, Waste Management/Elk River Landfill received a bonus payment of $2,584.59, and Sherburne County received a bonus payment of $20,000. Tom noted that the bonus payment to Waste Management/Elk River Landfill was lower than usual due to mechanical issues with a worn circuit breaker and finding replacement equipment that resulted in an extended period of no production from one unit. These issues have been resolved and moving forward there should not be any major sourcing problems for replacement equipment. • 5.3 Electric Vehicle Charging Opportunities Clean and renewable energy are two areas that are very important in today's energy market. The City of Elk River, Energy City Commission, and ERMU have been evaluating the possibilities of adding clean electric vehicles to the city fleet and the charging possibilities for the fleet and the Elk River community. The focus of the research so far has been on Page 4 Special meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission March 15, 2016