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• On May 11,Tom Sagstetter and I met with City staff to discuss potential areas for city growth and economic development. This meeting helped establish coordination between ERMU and the City in growth planning. • Dave Berg met with Tom Sagstetter,Theresa Slominski,and me on May 13 to review data collected for the cost of service study. This project is moving forward as scheduled and should provide very useful data for our upcoming 2017 budgeting process. • Mark Fuchs and I met with Connexus staff on May 27 regarding the transfer of Area 2 of our service territory transfer agreement. Generally speaking,this area is the southeast corner of Elk River south of 65th Ave. The transfer date for this area has been established as September 20, 2016.In this area there are approximately 200 customers. The general operational and system considerations for this transfer were reviewed. • On May 18,Tom Sagstetter and I were interviewed by Kimberley Mullins,Ph.D.,and Marta Monti of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota.We had been recommended to the U of M for this interview by Bob Jagusch of MMUA.The interview was part of a data collection effort to understand how municipal utilities address the"unique opportunities and challenges"associated with the interconnection of distributed energy resources. We will be provided with a copy of the report when it is completed later this year. • Great River Energy held their annual meeting at their Maple Grove offices on June 1. I was able to attend this meeting again this year. Overview of current financials,projections for rates,and an indication of direction were topics covered for the membership. • One of the strategic themes of focus for ERMU is growth.The Management Team has established a number of initiatives within this theme of growth including facilities and system growth.During this last month the Management Team has also established some project teams to analysis growth rates and growth projections. In addition to being used in our bond rating call, this data will be used during budgeting particularly in improving the accuracy and understanding the sensitivity of our 10 year capital projects projections. • Michelle Canterbury attended the Minnesota Municipal Clerks Institute May 2-6 in Plymouth, MN. Her education report is attached. ATTACHMENT: • Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Unaudited 1Q Financials—March 31,2016 • Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Capitol Letter—May 6,2016 • Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Capitol Letter—May 13,2016 • Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Capitol Letter—May 24,2016 • Michelle Canterbury Education Report I E. Page 2 of 2 IHEB[NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider POWERED T o SERVE 314