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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 />Chris Kerzman – Engineering Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 8, 2023 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• We met with a group of local municipal IT departments to discuss current trends in the <br />industry and toured the City of Rogers’ remodeled Emergency Operations Center. There <br />was good discussion on other cybersecurity initiatives and projects that our neighboring <br />cities are working on. <br /> <br />• We continue to work with City of Elk River IT staff to get budget numbers together for <br />joint projects and shared equipment for next year’s budget. The largest project will be <br />the expansion of the fiber loop. <br /> <br />• DGR Engineering is working with WEG to finalize contracts for the Otsego substation <br />transformer that was awarded last month. We are expecting delivery in spring of 2026. <br /> <br />• We have been working with STAR Energy Services to update the process for solar <br />interconnection applications and met with them last week for a review of our technical <br />requirements. <br /> <br />• We have the final punch list walkthrough scheduled with RJM for the full site on August <br />7, and continue to work through concerns with pavement issues that have come up. We <br />are expecting that the paver will complete punch list corrections during the week of <br />August 7. We will continue discussions on long term performance with RJM, the civil <br />engineer, and the special inspections contractor to understand the specifics of the <br />installation. <br />103