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Energy City Commission Minutes Page 3 October 17,2007 . bike lanes on county roads,and offering bonuses to expo participants who use alternative methods of transportation to attend. Commissioner Chuba commented that alternative transportation is weather dependant.Alternative Commissioner Engstrom stated that all new county roads have wider shoulders that are paved to encourage alternatives (like bikes) but not actually designated as bike routes or trails.This line of thought will be discussed at the next subcommittee meeting. 7. Other The Commission discussed the following items: Membership update Attendance is notated.There have been a lot of excused absences.If there are three unexcused in a row,the commissioner could be removed from the ECC.Discussion of the need for a school board representative followed. Website discussion Chair Zehringer noted that some things need to . , ged wi regard to the website after going through the site and having some difficulty wi 11. 14,,.II articul s taff will endeavor to update the site by the next meeting.Any changes that partners fe411.4 ncle can be given to Heidi by Friday or the 24th. Commissioner Gongoll suggested lis:'' commission members by name. Federal Trademark update Nicki gave an update on the Federal Trademark application.The 11.04,,t,„fui.espondence stated that III there appears to be no issue with registering the marks federally,alth�r.°+ they require the words "Elk River"to be removed from Energy City.This is likely because any h"•demarks with the words "Elk"or "River"would be fla_• e. 4 .otential conflicts (very time consuming). Several changes ,,,,,f,,,--,- suc es . the Secretary's office which needed to be discussed by the commission ' , 4= the pos , ' 41 . ty of conducting on-line classes and technical assistance. Staff suggested that the 0- .,.'ssio ove forward with the Class 41 (educational) designation and hold off on the other suggestio u.. A the be implemented(if possible). Chamber of Commerce si• = wy 10 Commissioner Gongoll stated ne' 10'x 24'sign has been designed for Rik River with the Energy City logo on it He showed the Co . Rthe design. Goodbye to Heidi Chair Zehringer acknowledged Heidi's contributions to the Energy City Commission and informed everyone that her last day with the City is November 2nd. On behalf of the ECC,he wished her good luck in her new position at Mounds View.Heidi expressed her wishes to have been able to do more for the ECC and stated that she is very happy that a position for a dedicated part-time employee has been approved by the City Council. 8. Schedule next ECC Meeting The next ECC meeting will be held on November 21,2007 beginning at Connexus Energy in Ramsey and ending at the Andover Landfill (tour of the sterling engine plant). This will be a special meeting since it's 41110 being held off site so no changes to the agenda can occur at the meeting.Anyone with additions to the agenda should submit them to Rebecca as soon as possible. 9. Adjournment