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• I attended the American Public Power Association (APPA) 2018 National Conference <br /> from Saturday June 16 through Wednesday June 20. I presented in a pre-conference <br /> session on governance policy with John Miner,the consultant who helped ERMU <br /> develop our updated governance polices. The session went well and I am going to do a <br /> similar presentation with John Miner during the MMUA Summer Meeting in August. I <br /> also presented with APPA staff for a session on initiative measurement and <br /> "benchmarking for excellence." This session also went well. <br /> As always,there were many great session and great speakers. I attended a session on the <br /> High Cost of Low Wages which addressed the cost of turnover of key positions and the <br /> effects of salary compression on an organizations future. I attended a session where <br /> MMPA and Shakopee Public Utilities presented the on the MMPA Education Program. <br /> This is the program where MMPA works directly with the 4th grade classes in all member <br /> cities including Elk River. Former Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama <br /> presented during a general session on cybersecurity. APPA CEO Sue Kelly spoke during <br /> the opening general session on the future of public power. I attended an extremely <br /> informative keynote speaker panel of top municipal utilities regarding challenges, <br /> opportunities, and the future of public power. The highlight of this presentation was the <br /> contributions to the discussion from Arlen Orchard, CEO&GM of Sacramento Municipal <br /> Utility District (SMUD), and their initiatives to position SMUD for quick response to <br /> rapid change. The conference closed with keynote speaker Joe Theismann talking about <br /> overcoming obstacles. Aside from the conference sessions, I spent time working on <br /> legislative advocacy issues and power agency discussions. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> 103 <br />