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MINUTES OF THE ELK RIVER ENERGY CITY COMMISSION HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL ELK RIVER, MN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011 Members Present: Bruce Sayler, John Setala, Stephen Rohlf, Tim Steinbeck, and Dennis Chuba Members Absent: Scott Hagen, Susie Overholser, Ron Touchette, and Vance Zehringer Staff Present: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator Ross Pomeroy, GreenCorps, City of Elk River Nicki Blake-Bradley, Environmental Technician Others Present: Ryan Setterholm, Center Point Energy Tim Rybak, Elk River School District 728 Call Meeting to Order Vice- Chair Setala called the meeting to order at 1:55 p.m. once a quorum was reached. Consider February 16, 2011 ECC Agenda The following items were removed from the agenda: #5 Energy Expo Update MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM #5 FROM THE MEETING AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER SAYLER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHUBA. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. 3. Consider December 15. 2010 Minutes MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 15, 2010 MINUTES BY COMMSSIONER STEINBECK AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SAYLER WITH NO CHANGES. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. 4. Election of Officers Currently, the Chair of the Commission is Vance Zehringer and the Vice-Chair is John Setala. Commissioner Rohlf questioned whether Chair Zehringer is willing to continue as chair. Ms. Haug stated that Chair Zehringer will do it if elected. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROHLF AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHUBA TO NOMINATE CHAIR ZEHRINGER AND VICE-CHAIR SETALA FOR ANOTHER TERM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. 6. Phase II Project Conserve Update Mr. Pomeroy informed the commission that energy audits are almost complete. They have conducted nearly 100. It has been a vast success, with inspectors having learned a lot. There has been an amazing response from the residents. They will do a survey at the next meeting which