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Page 2 Energy City Commission Minutes October 19, 2011 opposed to "for profit" companies paying $125 this year and non-profits paying $30 at the Energy Expo. Non-profit organizations are offered the Chamber member cost for the Business am Lifestyle Expo. Concerns raised centered around planning already done for the next Energy Expo, losing the Energy focus, and questions about the keynote speaker. A comment was made that the ERX snow cross event (national level) will be going on the same weekend and may affect attendance at the Energy Expo. Commissioner Hagen discussed the trade-off of numbers and supported a merge by looking at the audience numbers versus the message. He noted that the same 700 people may be attending both events. Chair Zehringer arrived at 8:47 a.m. Discussion followed with a suggestion that there be an "energy alley' to keep the two entities separate or setting up a center stage with presentations on the stage and energy alley around the stage. Commissioner Setterholm expressed that he likes the idea of merging. Chair Zehringer commented that "freebies" and the sheer number of exhibitors has been the draw in the past for the Business and Lifestyle Expo. He noted that presentations were not popular in the demonstration area. Commissioner Steinbeck noted that with the controversy surrounding Energy City, perhaps . would be good to merge the two expos to show the connection. Ms. Rydberg commented that Elk River IS Energy City. Ms. Haug commented that a main concern would be the connection Energy City has with the Community Ed and ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) groups. She does not want to lose that partnership. She discussed the methods that Community Ed and ECFE have been involved in the past. The Expo planning committee will discuss and Ms.Haug added that the Chamber would be contacted following the meeting. 5. Eco-House Presentation -Chuba Company Commissioner Chuba introduced Duane Kozitka (one of the owners) from his company to give a power point presentation on the Bill Newman Residence in Brooklyn Center, MN which they call the Eco-House. Mr. Kozitka discussed lot design, preparation and development, resource efficiencies, energy efficiency, and water efficiency measures that went into the plan for building this home. SIP (Structurally Insulated Panels) and salvaged materials for reuse, recycled material use, Tmass (foam core mass poured foundation walls), geothermal, and photovoltaics were all "green" measures used in the construction of the 3,000 square foot (finished) house. 6. Energy Expo Discussion The keynote speaker will be Mike Furtman, a photographer from MN, thanks to Commissioner Setala for setting that up. The date will be March 10, 2012 at the high school. There will be a medallion hunt this year. A QR code has been created for the Expo. Fees have been raised to $125 for businesses and $30 for non-profits.