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Relationships <br />This has been the most challenging but..... rewarding period in my working relationship with the <br />commission and the member cities. I'm sure every one of you has multiple stories to tell about <br />this period. I jokingly tell friends that some day we will all tell our grand kids what we did <br />during the great Virus War of 2020. <br />Having said that I now want to qualify my statement by saying that I'm so happy that I don't have <br />the challenges of a City Administrator, City Clerk, First Responder or any of the other jobs in <br />municipal government, but I'm so proud that I work with all of you. <br />We have all faced incredible challenges during this time. Residents have no idea what all of you <br />are doing behind the scenes for them to keep the water running, the sewers working, the streets <br />clear etc. I'm in a unique position where I've watched all of you do heroic jobs holding your <br />cities together during unprecedented times. I'm in awe of all of you. The residents have no idea <br />how good they have it! Seriously You don't get the credit you deserve. <br />For me the challenge has been trying to get parts when I need to keep things running. Most of my <br />equipment suppliers have either shut down, are working with skeleton crews or have gone out of <br />business. It has become nearly impossible to find replacement parts. <br />I jokingly tell people I feel like the Professor on Gilligan's Island making things work with <br />coconuts and seashells. <br />Which brings bring me to my word of the day "Relationships. The few vendors that are left have <br />been priceless and the relationships we have developed over the years are paying off in ways I <br />could never have imagined. <br />Michigan has one of the most restrictive "Shelter in Place" orders in the US. Leightronix the <br />vendor that supplies our playback and streaming equipment has given me their personal cell <br />numbers and found a way to give support in spite of the order. AV Solutions, Minneapolis, <br />picked up equipment on a Friday night and delivered it back repaired on Sunday morning so that <br />we'd have it available for a Monday council meeting. <br />This is what I mean by "Relationship". <br />It's during times like these that you find out who your friends are. <br />Nexus Server Upgrades <br />We recently replaced the servers for the Ultra Nexus Channel Playback Servers in Big Lake and <br />Buffalo. Next up we are replacing them in Delano, Monticello, Elk River and Maple Lake. These <br />units were older Windows 7 computers are now upgraded to Windows 10. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />