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having customers on this program which included: increasing system load factor, increased energy use in the colder months, and more predictable energy consumption throughout the year. Tom presented the tariff and went over the rates and explained that although the margin is a little tight it can be corrected over time. The Commission had a few questions. Staff responded. Al Nadeau made a motion to approve the proposed Elk River Municipal Utilities Commercial All Electric with Ground Source Heat Pump Tariff for all existing and future customers effective September 20,2016. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 6.0 OTHER BUSINESS 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams stated that staff recently had the opportunity to speak with a consultant regarding how we file our Attachment 0 relating to our transmission investment. Troy shared that the opportunities have changed since we originally set that up and that by doing some additional paperwork we should have the opportunity to receive a substantial amount of money back on an annual basis. Troy provided further details on the timeline and how we could maximize the financial returns. Theresa Slominski noted in her staff report that we would be conducting our last round of shutoffs October 11 before the Cold Weather Rule comes into play for the time period October 15 through April 15. The Commission inquired as to how that went and had a question on the police squad car that was located outside of our entrance the day of shutoffs. Staff responded. John Dietz reiterated the Commission's appreciation for all the hard work her staff put in to facilitate the seamless transfer of the security department. Tom Sagstetter stated that he had nothing official,but things were looking good for the electric vehicle charging grant;more to come next month. John Dietz had a few questions on the holiday lighting contest. Staff shared that they would be pre judging all of the participants to narrow it down to a more reasonable amount that the Commission would be doing the final judging of. In addition, some type of signage will be used to help identify the homes that are participating. 6.1a ERMU Commissioner Appointment—Now that the legislation has been approved to expand the Utilities Commission from three to five members a decision will need to be made on the makeup of the forthcoming appointments. As the legislation provides a provision for up to two City Council Members to be appointed to the Commission,John Dietz requested direction from the Council on what their desired makeup would be. John shared that Councilmember Matt Westgaard expressed an interest in serving on the Commission and that the City Council concurred to allow two Councilmembers to serve on the Utilities Commission. John stated that Page 8 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission October 11,2016 24