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Energy City Commission Minutes Page 2 <br /> January 16,2008 <br /> to in a month from now we can each make our own list of places to call. This will be decided at a later • <br /> date. <br /> 4. Energy City Goals <br /> The ECC's goal is to try and find ways to reduce electric use,reduce gas use,water usage and decrease waste <br /> stream. Chair Zehringer wants to consider this on a city wide basis. It was discussed that a focus group <br /> would be created to work on developing a program to allow residents to participate in making changes to <br /> their electric,gas,water and waste usage. The group will be made up of Commissioners Stoutenburg, <br /> Berreman,Burandt,Klinzing and Zehringer. <br /> A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER GONGOLL "' DED BY COMMSSIONER <br /> KLINZING TO CREATE A FOCUS GROUP TO WORK WIT PILOT GROUP OF RESIDENTS <br /> TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO MAKE CHANGES TO .l S CTRIC,GAS,WATER AND <br /> WAS'1'>✓. ALL IN FAVOR.. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> 5. Energy City Coordinator Position Update <br /> Environmental Administrator,Rebecca Haug informed the ECC that the Coun. �1,.roved advertising for <br /> this position,however with Ms. Haug going on maternity leave, the advertising will ' 'half way through <br /> her leave. When Ms.Haug returns,the interviewing process will begin. There has airy been several <br /> inquiries for this position. v' <br /> 6. Energy House III Funding Optiofs <br /> Chair Zehringer informed us that the Northwest Builders Association has recently dissolved as an <br /> Association. At this time it is unclear as "~v 4irA tours are still available. The interim use permit for <br /> Energy House III expires on March 20,2 8. � r. <br /> 7. OTHER ✓ �� $���� <br /> Chair Zehringer talked about LED lighting an„ so had so.. `examples of LED lights. He informed us <br /> there will be a demo with T.F,D street lights in t city. <br /> Chair Zehringer handed out information on State4e-State ranks of wind generators. Minnesota ranks <br /> fifth in installed capacity. He gave us the list of h�w we were ranked being number one is Texas,number 2 <br /> Calif.. %s . three Iowa and number four Washington State. <br /> 8 Stiedule Next `ieeting <br /> ,� 6=,. .Next ECC mee• .*',/_ be held on February 20th,2008 at 1:30p.m.in the Uppertown Conference Room <br /> at . ''ver City Hall. ,®� da items included an Ordinance Amendment,Expo update and the Focus Az <br /> Gro committee up°., e. <br /> 9. Adjournmen <br /> The meeting wa .urned at 2:58p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted by, <br /> Lisa Kelleher • <br /> Permit Technician <br />