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Page 3 Enugp Citv Commission'.~Iinutes April 20, 2011 regarding using the Parks and Recreation Program Guide and/or Constant Contact to get the word out to larger audiences. A suggestion was made to "keep it fresh" or a program will die out. Chair Zehringer commented that he is not a fan of partnering with the Business Expo because he feels the purpose of the Energy Expo would be diluted. Commissioner Sayler questioned whether there is a "drop-dead date". For a decision about whether to hold next year's event, Ms. Haug stated that it should be made soon. Chair Zehringer stated that the decision should be made at the next meeting. Commissioner Touchette suggested thinking about offering the Expo every other year. 7. Phase II 8~ Phase III Proiect Conserve Phase II is at the half way mark and 104 residences were audited. A total of 33,248 Kilowatt hours were saved for an average of 6% savings on electricity and 1,000 therms of natural gas for an average of 2.1 % savings in the first five months of the project. Water use increased over 5% overall but the percentage of people saving water was greater than those who increased water consumption. Project Conserve Phase II has some very dedicated participants. 10% of the participants have already saved over 20% on electricity, 9% have saved over 20% on water, and 9% have saved over 10% on natural gas (all in the first five months) for a total average savings of $110 each. Chair Zehringer expressed disappointment that the percentages were not higher but conceded the fact that Phase I did not look at results until the end of the project timeline. There is still time for participants to increase savings. A question was raised as to whether the data was corrected for heating and cooling degree days. The data was corrected for heating and cooling degree days. The final workshops will be held in September. Phase III is moving ahead and will target apartment dwellers and commercial buildings. A comment was made that the auditors are not currently trained for commercial energy audits at this time. 8. Ordinance Amendments Ms. Haug commented that there has been discussion in the past toward changing the structure of the ordinance due to having a smaller group. Changes centered on possibly changing term limits to stagger times as well as increasing detail on the purpose of the Energy City Commission. Commissioner Rohlf raised a question about requirements for being a commissioner. Ms. Haug stated that the verbiage states that it would be open to people who would be able to further the purpose of the Energy City Commission, which is defined in the ordinance as well. Commissioner Touchette praised the verbiage and added that he would like to keep the number of commissioners between 7 - 15 people. Commission Setala commented that with a larger group, it is harder to reach a quorum. Chair Zehringer commented that he supports verbiage "up to" with regard to the number of commissioners allowed.