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solar panels and components the group designed. Hanson will be contacting the Chamber of Commerce to discuss options for sponsorship by local businesses for the construction and will report back. 5.6 Ordinance change for ECC members Sagstetter provided a redlined version of the current city ordinance for discussion. Edits included expanding the scope of the group to include other sustainability related topics via the Energy City lens. Discussion also included allowing residents and businesses owners to apply for the Commission and expand beyond energy related businesses.The required landfill representative was removed. Edits will be finalized based on discussion and taken to City Council on June 5,2017. Motion by Herman and seconded by Chuba to approve the edits. 5.7 New member consideration Anne Anderson of McKinstry has applied to represent ISD 728 and will be going to City Council for review. 5.8 Climate Smart Municipalities Intern Jonas Scholz Jonas is working at the waste water treatment plant for his first month with Elk • River and will continue to learn about city regulations and processes moving forward. 5.9 SustainER Update Bednar met with the group twice before the summer break.The group would like to remove the required letter of recommendation for the application process to encourage more students to attend and hopefully join the group in the fall.The Commission was supportive of the change and encouraging the students to focus on projects of interest to them. 6. Next Meeting Agenda Items (August 16,2018) 6.1 June 5 City Council update 6.2 UST Energy City Branding Discussion 7. Announcements 7.1 None 7.2 GRE Pollinator Update There was some undesirable growth over the winter which has been taken care of this spring. The site should be green in the next few weeks.There is an event scheduled for June 19 to highlight the project and provide more information about the benefits of the pollinator site. 3