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Page 2 Energy' Cih~ Commis ion :~linute~ Febmazy 1 G, ?Ol t will be held April Stn 7`n and Stn. The topics will be transportation, water conservation, audit information, and waste reduction. Mr. Setterholm questioned what Phase II entailed. The pilot project was described. Ms. Haug added that a grant was received for this phase. A third phase will be held for residents again, then phase four will be for businesses. The audits have run anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 hours. Costs reduce over time if the participants attend the workshops or check out the DVD of the meetings or watch on-line. The blower door test was determined to be the most important aspect of the audits. Mr. Pomeroy commented that the City may want to continue this service whether Project Conserve continues or not in the future. The workshops started in SepUOctober and will have the final meetings in August or September. A goal is to have six month "report cards" at the next meeting. 7. Business Recvcling Event -Trim Your Waste Line Mr. Pomeroy discussed the memo that he placed in the packet concerning the education series. When asked if the time of the day is bad, Commissioner Chuba agreed. Vice-Chair Setala recommended asking the Chamber of Commerce for input. Commissioner Sayler commented that in his experience, morning meetings are best attended. Comments were made that the location can't get much better. A comment was made that if it's all about lighting retrofits, it's been said before and people won't come if it's nothing new. Commissioner Sayler added that there needs to be a clear message of what's in it for them. Another suggestion was to look at how the invitations are addressed and to get a list of the energy efficiency/waste prevention person for each company. Vice-Chair Setala suggested highlighting businesses that have implemented changes for efficiency. The Energy City High Five criteria were briefly discussed. Businesses would be highlighted in the paper. 8. Ordinance Amendment Discussion Vice-Chair Setala commented that the proposed amendments that Ms. Haug sent out looked good. Ms. Haug stated she will re-send them. She would like the ordinance to be less specific for commissioners. Discussion followed regarding the potential for residential participation and title changes for people on the commission. Ms. Haug read the current rules and what the proposed amendment would be. Essentially, all the requirements of specified companies have been removed. A question was asked whether the vision is listed. An opinion was stated that it should be listed after the purpose is discussed. Another suggestion was to take out the purpose and list the section instead. Ms. Haug stated that the meeting time can be changed (as discussed in previous meetings). The Commission just needs to meet at least four times throughout the year.