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ENERGY CITY HIGH FIVE PROGRAM You have all received the new Energy City High Five Business Recognition Program via email. The program suggests 35+ eco-friendly actions fox businesses from seven different categories. The new ECHF program is simply meant to provide businesses with as many recommendations and as much information as possible so that they can make good, informed decisions about their business' efficiency. The new Energy City High Five attempts to remove the gray areas surrounding what exactly businesses can do to conserve energy and be more environmentally friendly. Staff believes that this program, coupled with the new business loan financing fox energy efficiency, go hand-in-hand and has the potential to be a great partnership between the Energy City Commission and the Economic Development Authority. WEBSITE UPGRADE DISCUSSION The Energy City website is currently in need of an upgrade. Staff is looking into switching to Woxdpxess so that city staff can make updates to the website. Woxdpxess will cost upwards of $1200 fox the switch over by the current website developer and if needed she would charge $85/hoax fox any future outside updates. Woxdpxess does offer a much higher degree of customization. Staff is researching website developers to ensure that the Energy City receives the best rate. An update to the website is vital to the Energy City High Five program. It also offers new avenues for Energy City and for any future Project Conserve uses. Staff being able to regulate the content will allow fox more timely updates and offer a higher level of service to our citizens.