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transformer was made in America, and that he was very impressed with that. <br /> Mr.Adams shared that we were are in the process of launching a Facebook page and are leaning <br /> towards using it for one way communication only. The pros and cons of one way communication <br /> verses two way communication was discussed. Commissioner Stewart asked if there was a push <br /> from customers to have a Facebook page. Mr.Adams responded that there had not been a push;the <br /> intent behind launching it would be to promote our events,communicate programs,and educate the <br /> public.After discussion on who would manage the Facebook page and the time constraints in doing <br /> so, Commission consensus was to begin with one way communication. <br /> Ms. Slominski indicated in her staff report that discussions had continued on planning for multiple <br /> billing cycles in 2018. Chair Dietz asked if things were still a go to switch over to weekly billings <br /> beginning in January. Ms. Slominski shared that at this point we are committed to making the <br /> change,pending any major problems that come to light. <br /> Mr.Fuchs had nothing additional to add to his staff report. Chair Dietz asked if we had an outage <br /> over by Twin Lakes the other day. Mr. Fuchs responded that we did have one which was a result of <br /> someone hitting a guy wire with their vehicle. <br /> Mr.Tietz stated in his staff report that the locating department had a total of 423 locate tickets in <br /> July. Chair Dietz asked if this was an increase or decrease from the last couple months. Mr.Tietz <br /> stated that it was about a 29%decrease from last month. Staff explained that the decrease in the <br /> volume from the prior month is a little misleading as many of the tickets were for multiple locations. <br /> 6.2 Future Planning <br /> Chair Dietz announced the following: <br /> a. Regular Commission Meeting—September 12, 2017 <br /> b. Quorum—MMUA Summer Meeting—August 21-23, 2017 <br /> c. Quorum—Power Your Future &EV Charging Station Ribbon Cutting—September 13, <br /> 2017, 6-8 pm <br /> A notice of quorum will be posted for the MMUA Summer Meeting and the Power Your <br /> Future &EV Charging Station Ribbon Cutting Event. <br /> 6.3 Other Business <br /> There was no other business. <br /> 7.0 ADJOURN REGULAR MEETING <br /> There being no future business Chair Dietz adjourned the regular meeting of the Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities Commission at 4:53 p.m. <br /> Page 6 <br /> Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> August 8,2017 <br /> 38 <br />