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City cowicil Minutes July 20, 2015 Page 10 explained her actual allocation for 2015 was closer to 30% and will probably be lower in 2016, The Lake Orono Sedimentation Study was discussed. Ms. Mroz-Risse noted DNR approval may be required depending on the outcorne of the study. Mayor Dietz would like DNR -approval prior to conducting the study and requested staff send a letter to the DNR requesting preliminary approval before the study is completed. Energy Cio Commission Mayor Dietz questioned how Ms. Mroz-Rissc would allocate her time if she wasn't spending it on Energy City. Ms, Mroz-Risse indicated a majority of this time is spent on providing Energy City tours. Mayor Dietz questioned what benefit the tours provide to residents and if the tours could be conducted by Energy City Commissioners, Ms. Mroz-Risse explained residents can attend the tours. Mr. Portner stated the commissioners volunteer to serve on the commission and many have day jobs. Mr. Portner added the tours are an important part of marketing Elk River's Energy City designation. Mayor Dietz questioned if a volunteer could conduct the tours. Mt.. Portner explained it could be difficult to get volunteers conurtitted to the tours and staff would spend a large amount of time training the volunteers. Councilmember Wagner stated she understands the Mayor's concerns. She questioned if a volunteer could conduct the resident tours and staff conduct tours for dignitaries. She added the importance of having a knowledgeable person conducting the tours so people on the tours understand. She suggested having each Energy City Commissioner conduct one tour each year. Councilmember Westgaard suggested allocating the environmental techi-lician's time to the four program areas (Environmental, Energy City, Landfill, and Garbage) and reviewing after five years to reallocate as necessary. W J-andjill Mayor Dietz indicated he received requests from residents in favor of spraying for mosquitos and he would like to get a quote for spraying Elk River- He stated he will have someone contact Ms. Mtoz-Risse with additional information. Information Technology Mr. Pearson questioned the Council's opinion on the current iPads and whether they would like to continue using the iPads or move to a different platform. Councib-nembers Wagner and Westgaard expressed interest in utilizing their personal laptops for packets. Councilmember Olsen suggested a device with more memory but would like to see consistency amongst the Council. Mr. Pearson was directed to research different options and come back with a recommendation. INArUREJ