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implemented AMI and prepaid metering. We'd discussed NISC, staffing levels and development,the recent legislative session, and CIP. We discovered enough common ground that it may be beneficial to meet bi-annually. • In addition to discussing CIP with Connexus and MVEC, I had talked to Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association's CEO about it last month. And have had conversations with East Central Energy's CEO regarding CIP. These conversations have lead way to efforts between MMUA and Minnesota Rural Electric Association(MREA) to put together a small joint working group to discuss CIP. • I attended the American Public Power Association(APPA)National Conference on June 19-21. During the conference, APPA held an annual business meeting where the system delegates voted on a number of resolutions and voted on nominations for the APPA Board of Directors. The conference had a few excellent general sessions as well as breakout sessions. I attended breakout sessions on: Active Shooter Preparedness and Electric Vehicles. I was a presenter for one breakout session on communicating reliability. Many of the general sessions focused on the changing business model and workforce. The outgoing and incoming APPA board chairs gave very moving speeches, as did APPA President and CEO Sue Kelly. A number of Minnesota public power individuals took home national awards: Tony Ward,retired GM from Grand Rapids, received the Individual Achievement Award; Tom Kuntz, mayor of the City of Owatonna, received the Public Official Award; and Mike Willetts, MMUA Director of Safety and Training, received the Personal Service Award. The 2018 APPA National Conference will be held in New Orleans. • We will be conducting a"short term"planning session on July 12. This planning session is used to identify and prioritize projects, initiatives, and capital purchases that will roll into the 2018 budget process. The leadership team also conducts a"long term"planning session every January to maintain a rolling 5 year plan. The long term planning feeds into the short term planning each year. We will use an affinity process to prioritize and establish SMART goals for each initiative. Progress on these initiatives is tracked by management using an initiative dashboard. The projects, initiatives, and capital purchases that rise in priority are then approved by the Commission with the budget in December. ATTACHMENT: • MMPA Shakopee Energy Park Grand Opening Invitation Page 2 of 2 209