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subject matter. It was discussed that staff should follow-up on working with the Senator on • <br /> a district heating pilot project. <br /> 5.2 Subcommittee Updates <br /> • Education Subcommittee <br /> o The Education Subcommittee met prior to the ECC meeting. They are working <br /> on a flier to be sent to the churches, small businesses and non-profits on <br /> resources to help them save money on their energy and waste bills. They are <br /> also working on coordinating presenters for upcoming ECC meetings. <br /> • Enemy Design Subcommittee <br /> o The subcommittee met on July 10,2013 and discussed the flier each <br /> commissioner received in their packet. The front cover will be changing and <br /> the flier will be brought to the August 5,2013 City Council meeting. <br /> • Demonstration Subcommittee <br /> o The subcommittee is meeting immediately after the ECC meeting. <br /> • Visionary Subcommittee <br /> o The subcommittee met on July 12,2013. The members of the subcommittee <br /> are working on summarizing sections of Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan. <br /> The summaries will help to determine the goals for the ECC and create a plan <br /> applicable to Elk River. <br /> 5.3 August 5 City Council meeting discussion <br /> The ECC is scheduled to present to the CC on August 5,2013 to provide an update on the <br /> work the ECC has been doing since 2012. Chair Setala will discuss the subcommittees and <br /> their focus areas as well as provide some highlights. Councilmember Westgaard suggested <br /> starting at the SWOT analysis and how the ECC provides value to the community by <br /> pointing out some of the specific points each subcommittee is working on. It was also <br /> suggested that the partnership with the EDA and the two energy efficiency microloans be <br /> discussed. <br /> 5.4 Presentation by Diana McKeown, CERTs <br /> Ms.McKeown gave a presentation of the programs CERTs'has and presented the Step 3 <br /> MN GreenStep Cities award to the Energy City Commission. <br /> 5.5 Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> Due to lack of time, this item was tabled. <br /> 6. Other <br /> Sherburne County Fair <br /> GRE has asked if the ECC would like to share a booth at the Sherburne County Fair. The <br /> ECC was willing to put up their display but were not able to staff the event. <br /> 7. Schedule Next ECC Meeting and Identify Agenda Items <br /> The next meeting will be held August 21,2013 at the Elk River City Hall in the Upper Town <br /> Conference Room at 8:30 a.m. Items for the agenda include: <br /> • Approval of the July 17,2013 Minutes <br /> • Subcommittee Updates <br /> • August 5,2013 City Council meeting update <br /> 4111 <br /> • Comprehensive Plan Update <br />