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Energy City Commission Minutes Page 2 November 21,2007 election year.A suggestion was made to have an Energy Forum in the Fall before elections for the • politicians to weigh in on their stance toward conservation.Mayor Klinzing volunteered to moderate the event. 4. Commissioner Reappointments Several commissioners have missed a lot of meetings and some have their commitments ending. Environmental Administrator Haug stated that three unexcused absences in a row will be cause for removal from the commission.Discussion regarding various positions occurred.Mayor Klinzing felt it is important to have the school board member. Commissioner Leonard requested that Commissioner Engstrom be placed as the regular commissioner and that she take the alternate role. She stated,,0*she feels it would be fair to him since he enjoys the commission as well Commissioners Berreman an Ci ''' are nearing the end of their commitments. Commissioner Berreman will stay on,but Commiss Ot er Kampa will be leaving.She will be sure to recommend someone for her position. Questions were ra "F, erning the status of Commissioners Rohlf and Padden. A comment was made that the time of the meeting and date (3rd Wednesday - month at 1:30)may be a bad time for the commissioners who have had a lot of absences.Environmenta , ��d�' 'strator Haug stated that she had no complaints regarding the date and time when she questioned the c." '.n prior to going to the City Council for approval to set it at the current date and time. 4 5. Andover Landfill Presentation Tom Newman,from the MPCA Clos(' . Landfill program(Site Remediation) gave a presentation on the State's closed landfill program. He . .;. cussed the installation of Sterling engines at the Andover Landfill. g` There are 112 permitted landfills in the Stale of I e cu, ently 21 MSW(municipal solid waste) landfills. Mr.Newman's work mvoly .s closure's r construction activities,groundwater pump and treat systems,erosion control, and l.m dfill gas extction.He stated the Landfill Cleanup Act was enacted in 1994,but the active gas extr .tion was a result of(or reaction to) the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.Demolition debris landfills are'•®t the closed landfill program. Active gas extraction works to control landfill gas Migration,reduce greenhouse gas emission,reduce explo .. e:.s and remove VOC's to reduce groundwater contamination.The EPA states that 75 � ti' land`s aptured. .4t ane is approx m _ 40%of the landfill gases emitted. It is of special concern because it has 21 — 4,"0 the heat reten:, capability of carbon dioxide.Methane emissions in the US are the equi 000 fof 260 million;o." els of oil. In 2006,y1St eed land I with active gas extraction removed more than 28 million pounds of methane. Pro*i: 0. 0.1= s at landfill closure and then steadily declines. Sterling engines work on poor quality landfill ' ; & low concentrations of methane (30 cubic feet per minute).They are quiet and have no fuel co sression.They are also 80% efficient. Four engines were installed and started in April,2007 at the Andover landfill. 6. Schedule next ECC Meeting The next ECC meeting will be held on December 19,2007 at Elk River City Hall. Anyone with additions to the agenda is asked to submit them to Rebecca as soon as possible. 7. Adjournment • The meeting was adjourned at 2:59 p.m. to tour the Andover landfill engine room. Respectfully submitted by, Nicola Blake-Bradley Environmental Technician