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i Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Updates—General Manager DISCUSSION: • On Monday February 3rd Theresa Slominski and I participated in a bond refunding rating call with Moody's. Terri Heaton from Springsted Incorporated who had made a presentation to the Utilities Commission in January on the bond refunding assisted with the document preparation. Tim Simon and Cal Portner from the City also participated in the rating call. We will have an update on the results of that call by the time of the meeting. • Sherburne County, the City, and ERMU met on February 5th to conduct an annual meeting per our fiber optic infrastructure agreement. The meeting included discussion on maintenance and capital costs, potential future expansions and laterals, and future collaborations. A number of IT collaborations were identified for future analysis. • Great River Energy(GRE) has scheduled a meeting with Connexus, Minnesota Municipal Power Association, and ERMU to discuss potential opportunities. This meeting will be held at the GRE headquarters in Maple Grove on February 12`h. • The Elk River City Council will be hosting their annual Board and Commission Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:00pm at Rockwoods Banquet Center. The Utilities Commissioners are invited. If you have not received an invitation please let me know as the registration deadline is February 14`h. • The attached article on solar highlights one of the most common concerns for utilities; although solar is a great renewable resource, it is often subsidized by others. This will likely be a point of discussion with the State Legislators again this year. NATURE 1E1E1 11'Page 1 of 2 PoolweerlPPUdler POWERED To SERVE 182