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Energy City Commission Minutes Page 2 May 16,2012 • b. Guest Speaker Invite Discussion Chair Setala recommended we set up guest speakers ahead of time so there is the ability to do some research before the meeting. Setterholm suggested we have 1 speaker per month at the scheduled meetings, taking turns setting up a speaker with each member. Chair Setala asked Chuba what was new in the business trade. Chuba talked about using restaurant grease for energy. Commissioner Rybak is going to try and schedule Josh Wolf to speak for the June 20, 2012 meeting. Clay Wilfarht will talk to Tescom about speaking at the August 15 meeting and Commissioner Rohlf will find a speaker for the September 19, 2012 ECC meeting. c. Website Strategy and Content Chair Setala talked about the website to help educate the community. He suggested adding an area for frequently asked questions to be added to the website. Setterholm suggested hiring someone to design the website to help make it interesting and attractive. It was discussed that the budget be looked at to determine if a technical writer could be hired. 4.3 Business &Energy Expo Recap • The Commission discussed the pros and cons of having a joint meeting with the chamber and energy expo and how to approach this in the future. It was decided that Energy City should still have a booth at the Business Expo but not try and combine the two events. 4.4 Energy Awareness Month-October Setterholm talked about having the City Council declare an Energy City day/week in October. It was discussed the Energy City Subcommittee could meet to brainstorm ideas and determine if it would be appropriate to have an Expo or have incentives such as bike to X restaurant for a free ice cream cone or discount. Another idea was continue having the students create recycled art projects and display them at participating businesses. 5. Other Business Ms. Haug gave staff updates about Project Conserve and asked for topics to be put on the website and in the newsletters such as summer energy tips Ms. Haug also reminded the commissioners of the business recycling event to be held at the Elk River library on Wednesday,May 23,2012 from noon—1:30. Commissioner Rohlf talked about the LED lighting in the parking lot of the car lot in Plymouth. He explained that the LED allows 120,000 hours of light and is a cheaper way to • go. The light gives a more directional approach. LED gives more of a sunlight appearance.