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Elk River <br /> I <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson— Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> September 10, 2013 6.1a <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Updates—General Manager <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • After over a year of legal and engineering work, it appears we have come to agreeable <br /> terms for Sprint's upgrades to equipment at our Johnson Street and Gary Street water <br /> towers. The amendments to the two agreements should be ready for execution at the <br /> October Commission meeting. <br /> • Vcrizon continues to work through their analysis of our Johnson Street and Gary Street <br /> water tower sites as potential locations for their 4G system upgrades. Template non- <br /> exclusive tower attachment agreements have been provided to Verizon for review. <br /> • I've been working with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) and the <br /> other Minnesota municipal utilities that submitted 3 year notice for Mid-Continent Area <br /> Power Pool (MAPP) membership withdrawal last month. We are working on terms for <br /> an early buy out without having to continue membership for 3 more years. <br /> • The Lineworker position opening that had been advertised closed on August 30. <br /> Management is currently reviewing the applicants and will be setting up interview for the <br /> week of September 16-20. Management is also working to fill a vacant Meter Technician <br /> position. This position was posted internally. This will create a need to backfill another <br /> position as a result of filling the Meter Technician position. The interviews for the Meter <br /> Technician position will be conducted the week of September 9-10 and the vacated <br /> position will be advertised externally and fill as soon as possible. <br /> • Over the past year I've been working to schedule a strategic planning session for the <br /> Utilities that would include the Commission and Management. The strategic planning <br /> was intended to develop some general long term goals to help make better informed short <br /> term policy decisions. Topics were to include but not limited to: identifying threats; <br /> financial positioning; long term power and transmission goals; the right to grow with our <br /> POWERED II <br /> 'r; Page 1 of 2 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider POWERED To S FRYE <br /> 96 <br />