Laserfiche WebLink
A( <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> ty of � TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> lk . <br /> River FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building and <br /> Zoning Administrator <br /> DATE: March 11, 1996 51-. <br /> SUBJECT: Sustainable City Showcase <br /> One of the projects being conducted by the Minnesota Environmental <br /> Initiative, a non profit organization, is Energy Alley. The concept behind <br /> Energy Alley is to make Minnesota internationally known for energy efficient <br /> and renewable energy technologies, similar to Medical Alley. An Energy <br /> Alley brochure is included with this memo. <br /> As part of the Energy Alley project, one city in Minnesota will be designated <br /> a Sustainable City Showcase. The Sustainable City will be a gathering place <br /> for energy related industries in Minnesota. Mr. Edward Palmer will be at <br /> • Monday night's EDA meeting to discuss the concept of Sustainable City <br /> Showcase. <br /> Mr. Palmer owns "SolarAttic" based in Otsego. SolarAttic produces and/or is <br /> researching several products based on renewable energy including a <br /> swimming pool heater, space heater, ventilation system, and water heater. <br /> All of these products use solar energy, but what is unique is that no solar <br /> panels are use. Heat is removed from the attic with the roof acting as a solar <br /> collector. <br /> Mr. Palmer would like to promote Elk River as a candidate to be the <br /> Sustainable City Showcase and is soliciting the support of the EDA. He feels <br /> we are a likely candidate because we have a good base of renewable energy <br /> related businesses. Attached to this memo, is a list of those businesses in the <br /> Elk River area. To that list you can add the Elk River Landfill when they <br /> start producing electricity from their methane gas. <br /> Staff agrees with Mr. Palmer's assessment that Elk River would be a good <br /> candidate for this program. Many of the businesses on the attached list are <br /> big corporate names that would support a city in their territories. It will be <br /> interesting to hear more from Mr. Palmer on Monday night. <br /> • <br /> s:\b&z\stever\suscty-1.doc <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />