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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 Sumstad – Electric Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />July 8, 2025 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />6.1f <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Installed 19 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line <br />once the customer requests service. <br />• Safety Instructor Joe Schmidt from MMUA was here June 25-26 and held safety <br />meetings for all staff on heat stress and biting bugs. He also performed bucket truck <br />rescue training for staff that missed the original session. <br />• Underground wire replacement continues in the Deerfield Addition. Crews are currently <br />installing on Yale Street, between 191st Avenue and 192nd Lane. <br />• Crews finished the remaining electric install for Bradford Park phase one housing <br />development. The next development ready for power will be the second phase of <br />Anna’s Acres in Otsego scheduled for August. <br />• Crews will be returning to Industrial Park in Elk River to finish the new service to J&J <br />Machine as well as energize the new primary wire that the bore crew recently installed <br />at locations here. <br />• Mi-Tech Services was here the week of June 23 and inspected 344 of our wood poles <br />primarily in the NW portion of our service territory. Three poles were found to be <br />rejected. These will be changed out by our crews this year. <br />• Staff and I have been working on our Emergency Preparedness Plan. <br />• Crews removed the EV charger located in Otsego near Rockwoods Restaurant this past <br />month. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />86