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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mark Hanson — General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />June 13, 2023 <br />6.1a <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Following a successful kickoff meeting last week with our meter supplier, Core & Main, we <br />have scheduled a similar kickoff meeting with TKDA, our construction services consultant, <br />on Monday, June 12. TKDA has been hired to assist us with developing bid documents, <br />selecting contractors, and providing administrative support (contract management and <br />inspection). We expect to have separate installation contractors for electric and water <br />meters. Our goal is to select both contractors by September 2023. A full communications <br />plan regarding our related public education efforts is forthcoming. <br />• A friendly reminder that Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's (MMUA) Summer <br />Conference is August 21-23 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Please get <br />your registration needs to Kathy as soon as possible. <br />Per MMUA: the Summer Conference is designed to offer must -have information to address <br />the most pressing challenges facing utilities and opportunities to network with other <br />hometown utility leaders from across the state. Our 2023 conference theme is Resiliency. <br />Sessions will focus on the flexibility and recovery characteristics of utility infrastructure and <br />operations as well as on techniques that will help utilities avoid or minimize disruptions <br />during extraordinary events. You will be able to choose from four unique conference tracks <br />(governance, leadership, electric, and water/wastewater) to maximize your learning. <br />• Last week, in my mid -month update, I described the added process our customer service <br />staff will be using to promote customer participation in the Clean Energy Choice renewable <br />energy program. Staff are asking new customers if they'd like to participate in the program <br />during the account set up process. I'm happy to report that since its implementation two <br />weeks ago, the new process has yielded seven (7) new Clean Energy Choice enrollments. <br />Kudos to our customer service staff for their great work! <br />Page Iof2 <br />