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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter - Conservation and Key Accounts <br /> John Dietz—Chair Manager <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> December 13th, 2016 6.1f <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Energy City continues to work with the University of St. Thomas Sustainable <br /> Communities Partnership on local initiatives in Elk River. The solar powered picnic <br /> table is in the final stages of design. The table will be placed in Lake Orono Park. The <br /> Youth committee continues to grow in numbers and may begin a partnership with St. <br /> Anthony Village Middle School. Staff attended a special joint informational meeting with <br /> the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Minnesota Environment Quality <br /> Board. The topic of the meeting was Germany's Energy Transition: Lessons Learned and <br /> the Next Steps. <br /> • ERMU is now a participant in the EPA partnership program called Water Sense®. This <br /> partnership focuses on promoting water conservation and efficiency. This partnership is <br /> similar to the EnergyStar®partnership for electricity. In addition to smart irrigation <br /> controllers, ERMU will now offer water efficiency rebates for clothes washers, <br /> dishwashers, toilets, and faucets that meet the Water Sense criteria and are labeled with <br /> the logo. Attached is the new 2017 Water Conservation Rebate Application. <br /> • ERMU has received and accepted the American Public Power Association Demonstration <br /> of Energy & Efficiency Development Program (APPA DEED Grant) for electric vehicle <br /> charging stations and fleet vehicle assessments for the utilities and City. <br /> • Staff is in the process of evaluating equipment and service providers for the electric <br /> vehicle charging stations that will consist of one 480 volt, and one 240 volt station. The <br /> evaluation should be completed by December 31, 2016. <br /> • Staff met with representatives from ChargePoint to discuss the details of the equipment <br /> purchases and master services agreement. Staff has consulted with legal counsel and is <br /> working through the details to get the contracts and purchase agreements completed by <br /> December 31, 2016. <br /> • ERMU staff and the Utilities Commission completed the evaluation of lighting contest <br /> participants. The list of all participants and the winners were provided to the Star News <br /> 111 <br /> POWERED BY <br /> Page 1 of 2 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider POWERED To SERVE <br /> 118 <br />