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��i <br />Elk River , <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />April 9, 2024 <br />6.1f <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Installed 7 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line <br />once the customer requests service. <br />• Crews changed out the two metering cabinets on Business Center Drive on March 18 <br />and 19. One of the cabinets failed in early 2023 and crews found the second cabinet was <br />close to failure as they installed two new cabinets. A temporary cabinet was used over <br />the course of the last year while we waited for the two new ones to arrive. <br />• Lead Lineworker Curt Wark and Apprentice Lineworker Jack Gebhardt attended <br />Substation School March 19-21 in Shakopee. A field trip to Jordan Transformer where <br />substation transformers are remanufactured was included in the school. <br />• 1 completed employee reviews during the past month. <br />• Crews replaced a three phase pole that was struck by a vehicle on March 13. Crews also <br />replaced two fiberglass street light poles struck by vehicles in March. Overall, damage to <br />our equipment this winter was less than typical winters. <br />• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, was here <br />on March 27 and 28 and held safety training for field staff on excavation/trenching and <br />traffic control. <br />• For the Highway 169 Redefine project: Main Street closed for construction on April 1. <br />ERMU crews will be deenergizing the signal lights at Main/Highway 169 on April 8. <br />Crews will tear down a few spans of overhead near Sonic and Speedway Gas Station <br />after the shutdown. We also have some reroute work on the east side of Highway 169 <br />later in April to allow for the construction. <br />• Crews continue to tree trim, map and equipment check, as well as perform maintenance <br />items on deficiencies found during the checks. With the upcoming weather and <br />workload forecast, crews will transition to construction season mode very soon. <br />• Good luck to Matt Schwartz, Tyler Meyers, and Alex Paschall as they compete in the <br />American Public Power Association's Lineworkers Rodeo on April 6 in Lafayette, <br />Louisiana. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />