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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />January 14, 2025 <br />6.1f <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Installed 12 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line <br />once the customer requests service. <br />• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA), <br />held safety meetings December 30-31 reviewing training topics from 2024. <br />• Crews were busy between Christmas and New Year's replacing four reclosers at a few <br />different substations that have warranty issues brought to our attention by the <br />manufacturer. Many ERMU team members pitched in to get this work completed. <br />• Crews installed new primary wire across County Road 33, east of Highway 169 to a new <br />house. This was the last work for the bore rig before freeze up. <br />• 1 attended the MMUA Technical & Operations Conference held in St. Cloud December <br />10-12. Having a number of product reps attend the trade show this year in addition to <br />good networking opportunities with other utilities made for a great conference. <br />• Crews are tackling the annual testing and maintenance for hotsticks and grounds as well <br />as equipment maintenance on trenchers, plows, and excavators etc. <br />• We are making arrangements to attend the American Public Power Association Rodeo, <br />which will be held March 29 in Roseville, CA. A three -person Journeyman team will be <br />competing. <br />• The lack of snow so far this winter has minimized vehicle collisions with electrical <br />structures. Hoping for more of the same. <br />• Carr's Tree Service started line clearance for us in mid -December. They will continue <br />through March. <br />• Our crews have transitioned into winter mode, starting with tree trimming and an <br />overhead line rebuild. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />91 <br />