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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 10, 2015 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Updates—General Manager DISCUSSION: • This past month in the history of Elk River Municipal Utilities: On January 20, 1916, the gates on the dam were closed, Lake Orono began to fill, and electrons began to flow to the businesses and streetlights. A History of the Elk River Municipal Utilities written by Hess Roise and Company in 1994, states that"newspaper headlines proclaimed that the `Long Hoped For Electric Lights and Power Now [are] a Reality and Elk River People are Jubilant.' The paper observed that `...we now have a power plant so much superior to those of other small towns that it is indeed the envy of all."#acenturyofservice • I haven't heard anything more about the American Public Power Association Spring Education Conference for which I had been asked to give a presentation on the Performance Metrics and Incentive Compensation Policy that we'd developed in 2012. I hope to find out more soon. • The MMPA Board of Directors met on January 27, 2015. The duties and responsibilities of MMPA Directors were reviewed, including how they differ from those of elected officials. At the meeting, management presented a review of the Agency's planning, financial, and operations activities in 2014. Preliminary financial results for 2014 were reviewed, including net income of$7.4 million. The Board also discussed MMPA's 2013 Integrated Resource Plan, which was on the agenda for the January 29, 2015 meeting of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. • On January 23, I chaired the MMUA Solar/DG Task Force meeting in Plymouth, MN. Tom Sagstetter is also participating in the task force with me. The task force is working to develop the municipal approach to solar. The areas of focus include: Education; Development of model ordinance, interconnection agreement, and standard technical requirements; Demonstration projects,project costs, and project production data; and Rate design. • On Saturday January 31, I attended a Rotary Midterm Conference and President Elect Training in Roseville, MN. In addition to the leadership training, there was general MI L•111 [COWERED el Reil i3 Page 1 of 2 NATURE liable Public P�o v w e a e o To S E R V E Po.ver Prnvirlar 67