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Elk River �. <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter - Conservation and Key Accounts <br /> John Dietz—Chair Manager <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> November 15, 2016 6.1f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • The Cost of Service and Rate Design Study has been finalized. Dave Berg will present <br /> the report verbally to the Commission at the November 15 meeting. <br /> • Energy City continues to collaborate with University of St. Thomas Sustainable <br /> Communities Partnership on local project initiatives in Elk River. Some of the initiatives <br /> include: Climate Adaptation; Decreasing Use of Polystyrene; Evaluating Current Solid <br /> Waste Rate Structure; Examining the Effects of Climate Change on Tree Species; <br /> Fostering Sustainable Behaviors for City Employees; and Modeling Pollutant Levels in <br /> Lake Orono after Rainfall Events. The Youth committee is active and had two meetings. <br /> The committee has undergone a name change to SustainER and is working on a project <br /> called iMatter. This is a report card that grades the city on how it has done in <br /> sustainability measures thus far. The iMatter group started in St. Louis Park and is now <br /> branching out nationally. As the Energy City Commissioner I will be traveling to <br /> Germany June 17th through June 25th as part of the Climate Smart Municipals Program. <br /> Energy City budgeted $4,000 for travel expenses for two representatives. Kristin Mroz is <br /> the other Energy City representative scheduled to travel. <br /> • Participated in the Data Center Energy Summit Educational Conference at Golden Valley <br /> County Club with the Elk River EDA. There were approximately 50 people in <br /> attendance and there were a couple of good contacts made. I spoke about energy <br /> efficiency in data centers and everything Elk River has to offer to these types of <br /> customers. The trend in the market currently is large data centers that have multiple <br /> organizations in the single building compared to the two enterprises ERMU currently <br /> serves. <br /> • ERMU received formal verbal confirmation that we were awarded a$40,000 grant from <br /> American Public Power Association Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency <br /> Developments Program (APPA DEED Grant). The bulk of the grant will be used to pay <br /> for a fleet vehicle assessment and marketing of the electric vehicle charging program and <br /> the installation of a DC Fast Charger at the corner of Joplin and Hwy 10. The grant can <br /> POWERED S T <br /> Page 1 of 2 NATURE <br /> Reliable <br /> vo <br /> Pider <br /> POWERED To S ERV E <br /> 17R <br />