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Action Committee for Energy Page 2 March 23,2005 benefit of a commission is it would be harder for the city to walk away where as there is 110 nothing stopping that now. Bill Poppert(via cell phone) discussed MEI's reorganization. Energy Alley will continue to exist however their name might change. At this time there is not a MEI staff person for Energy Alley. It was suggested that Energy City should put something in writing to Energy Alley. John likes the idea of the City having the identity of"Energy City". Stephanie suggested that ACE draft a proposal to the City Council to make"Energy City" identity of City and this group be the Commission. If the City Council isn't in favor of this, ACE will meet again and determine what the next step is. Arne would like to see the City obtain this as its identity because no other city in the state has it. The continuation of demonstrations and bringing more businesses to the city should be the main focus. The discussion of setting up a subcommittee to draft a proposal to the City Council was discussed. Bryan asked if the City is going to use this for economic development and that he doesn't see the benefit unless we determine what the ultimate goal is. Vance commented that the PR value from this is invaluable. The majority of the Committee agreed. A MOTION WAS MADE BY RENEE AND SECONDED BY VANCE TO PUT TOGETHER A SUBCOMMITTEE TO DRAFT A PROPOSAL TO THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE"ENERGY CITY"AS A CITY DESIGNATION TO BE RUN BY THE CITY WITH A COMMISSION. 1111 MOTION CARRIED. The subcommittee members who volunteered are Stephanie,Arne,Del,Renee,Deb,Vance, and Steve. The subcommittee will meet on March 30,2005 at 1:30 p.m.in the Elk River Municipal Utilities Conference Room. 11. Schedule next ACE meeting and Identify Agenda Items It was decided that the next ACE meeting would be held at Elk River City Hall on Wednesday,April 20,2005 at 1:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca Haug Environmental Technician