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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> October 8, 2019 6.1a <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met on <br /> September 24, 2019 at Shakopee Public Utilities in Shakopee, Minnesota. Commissioner <br /> Al Nadeau was in attendance; I was unavailable to attend this meeting. <br /> The Board approved Baird, Kurtz & Dobson (BKD) LLP as MMPA's financial statement <br /> auditor for 2019. <br /> The Board received an update on the refurbishment and life extension project for the <br /> Agency's Hometown Wind turbines. <br /> The Board discussed the status of the renewable projects the Agency is pursuing. <br /> Participation in MMPA's residential Clean Energy Choice program increased over <br /> August, with a market penetration that is at 3.3%. <br /> • I will be out of the office next week for the American Public Power Association (APPA) <br /> Board and RP3 panel meetings. Mark Fuchs, Operations Director, will be in charge while <br /> I am out. I will be available by email and cell phone. <br /> • October 7 was the scheduled date for my third quarter meeting with Greg Ridderbusch, <br /> the President and CEO of Connexus Energy. <br /> • The posting for the vacant IT/OT Manager position closed on September 26.The <br /> applications were review and rated. Interviews have been scheduled for the first two <br /> weeks in October. <br /> • We received a letter from the Kissimmee Utility Authority Board of Directors thanking <br /> ERMU for sending a mutual aid crew when requested in preparation for Hurricane <br /> Page 1of2 <br /> 258 <br />