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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Thomas Geiser – Operations Director <br />MEETING DATE: <br />May 11, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1g <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Staff continues to meet with T2 Utility Engineers, WSB Engineering, and MnDOT for the <br />upcoming Highway 169 Redefine project. Permits have also been sent to MnDOT and we <br />are waiting on approval so we can start construction as soon as possible. Our preference <br />would be to begin construction mid-May. <br /> <br />• Staff met with the County and Bolton & Menk, Inc. to review 60% plans for the County <br />Road 13 Project, which will bring roundabouts to Line Avenue and Tyler Street. Staff has <br />begun setting new poles for the new line location. <br /> <br />• Working with the owners of the refuse-derived fuel processing plant and Great River <br />Energy (GRE) to make the transition from GRE’s 69-kilovolt transmission line to ERMU’s <br />distribution grid. Staff has begun installation of the necessary underground for the <br />transition. <br /> <br />• Staff removed the streetlights from Proctor Road to Lowell Avenue for the Highway 10 <br />reconstruction project with MnDOT. The streetlights will be reinstalled when the project <br />is complete. <br /> <br />• The substation transformer was delivered May 5. Staff is in the process of terminating <br />the underground to transfer the power plant to the new pad mount substation <br />transformer, once this is complete, the old plant substation will be torn down so <br />earthwork can begin for the new building. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />289