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• Commissioner Zehringer commented that he enjoyed the Landfill Anniversary Event and questioned attendance at the event and future expansion possibilities.ERMU Representative Sagstetter explained that there were 46 people in attendance at the Event and that the gas curves are projected to support 4 additional 800 KW generators until 2038. Sagstetter stated that it seemed the Landfill was waiting for their permit to be approved before they could amend their air permit. 4.2 Project Conserve Phase IV Update ERMU Representative Sagstetter explained that Phase IV of Project Conserve will focus more on low-income residents in a one-on-one educational setting instead of larger quarterly meetings. ERMU mailed a letter and application to their list of income-eligible homes.They received seven applications back and three additional applications from other interested residents. Sagstetter also mentioned that in the future they would like to partner with an organization like Tri-Cap to help with energy saving initiatives for low-income residents. Commissioner Zehringer asked why there was such a decline in participation with this phase and questioned Commissioner Setterholm about participation in CenterPoint programs. ERMU Representative Sagstetter replied that he believed the majority of the residents that wanted to make change have been reached and that he would like to work in the future with non-profits in the area. Commissioner Setterholm said that mild winter weather has made a large impact on participation in CenterPoint programs. • 4.3 Energy City Business Education Event Staff informed the Commission that the October 24 Business Education Event on Fats,Oils and Grease Recycling was cancelled due to lack of RSVPs.This is the second event in two months to be cancelled for this reason. Staff asked for suggestions from the Commission on future actions with such events. It was suggested by Chair Setala that the Commission create videos on topics that businesses are interested in and post them on the website. Setala recommended using local businesses as examples and case studies in the videos. Other commissioners thought the videos were a good idea and would like to see Staff creates these instead of hold in person meetings. 4.4 Energy City Subcommittee Discussion Staff Haug presented a memorandum that explained the subcommittees that were envisioned during a meeting on September 26 between Staff and Chair Setala.The suggested subcommittees included a demonstration criteria subcommittee,an energy design subcommittee,an education subcommittee and a visionary subcommittee. Staff asked the commission their opinions on the suggested subcommittees and to sign up for the subcommittee they would like to participate on. Commissioner Setterholm suggested the subcommittee instead be demonstration sites, website, outreach and leadership. Setterholm stressed how a separate website subcommittee would help post information on the website to keep it updated and current. Staff King explained that the City will be getting a new website after the New Year and that • administrative access to post content will be limited to certain Staff. Staff suggested that the