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Action Committee for Energy Page 1 April 20,2005 • MEETING OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE FOR ENERGY HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL WEDNESDAY, May 18th, 2005 Members Present: Mark Kennedy,Susie Overholser,E.B. Stoutenburg-NRG,Vance Zehringer- ERMU,Albert Swintek—CenterPoint Energy,Sharon Kampa—SBNA,Stephanie Klinzing—Mayor of Elk River, Gary Connett- GRE,and Bryan Adams -ERMU Staff Present: Mara Anderson,Stephen Rohlf 1. Consider May 18th,2005 ACE Agenda Agenda was approved as submitted. 2. Consider April 20th,2005 Minutes Minutes were approved as submitted. 3. Energy City Commission Protocol and Timing =' v Edits made by the city attorney to the Energy Ci Com mi .ion mem. rship ordinance were considered and approved with understanding t" t future changes may be tecessary.The purpose of the Commission was discussed to make surei't¢ s inclusive •enough and the . •ttee agreed that it is. The membership was talked about again because of co terns with con of interest if a Commission member is hired to do consultant wor ‘. related businesses this' will provide up to five representatives are determine. .the City Council . the exception in part B referring to the hiring of a commission member for consultation work wa : .en out.A maximum of three unexcused absences was agreed upon sod,Commission membrs ould be held accountable for • attendance. The powers and duties of creating,. ' q oting,and nsoring demonstrations was discussed to be most e v,,e if executed oopera®'':its with local and regional groups especially schools. Creating a relate curriculum to be implemented i ea schools would be an effective tool to educate the p,- nt and fu ,population as well as pry ote Energy City. Everyone thought it might be a good idea for the Ciera`Council to tak.; . tour of the landfill or Energy House III among other projects Energy Cit as ,cia ,d with.The Is discussion about getting legislative designation;of - City7 and t i ant,-�•f the designating body. Trade marking the label "�Zg\ .ate E�MK S'i migh. so be adva. �•-ous to increase sig` iificance but might be more complicated and/or expensive. Method o .luatio it determine if goals are being met will be determined once the Coy A ision is officially ,•lished. S mal ideas were tossed around as means to which success • could bit easured all base. in goals a d overall mission of the Commission. The most essential step is to" '• track of deme trations and promotional events related to Energy City. 4. Energy City Bu•get.and Pro -dure Budget and procedure *l • be discussed at the next work session (6/13/05) or at the first fa Commission meetin• st year's budget will serve as a general starting point for negotiation. Money coming frome City Council as well as Economic Development Association should be utilized. Take advantage whenever possible of donations from interested companies to demonstrate their products,keeping in mind economic viability and technological innovation of the product. 5. Energy House III Update Sharon Kampa said Energy House III is close to securing the construction loan from the bank, looking to save money using Conservation Improvement Program money,Landfill Abatement Funds,and donations from suppliers. Marketing for the project will be supplemented by groups with • products in use in the House. High performance technologies such as radiant floor heating,state-of- the-art vinyl windows,and insulated concrete walls will bring attention to and promote the project. Energy House III will undoubtedly bring exposure to Energy City. Monitoring methods need to be