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Meeting of the Elk River Energy City Commission Held at the Elk River City Hall - Outdoors Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Members Present: Chair Tom Sagstetter, Commissioners Aaron Brixius, Becky Herbert, Vern Iverson, Mike Kavanaugh, Casey Mahon, Alec Plaisted, Tim Steinbeck, and Jennifer Wagner Members Absent: Commissioners Trish Curtis and Travis Leigh Staff Present: Amanda Erickson, Environmental Coordinator 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Energy City Commission was called to order by Chair Sagstetter at 8:03 a.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Sagstetter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Consider Agenda Agenda updated to move Smart Energy Provided Item 5.3 up in the agenda as Chair Sagstetter needs to leave early. Commissioner Iverson motioned approval and seconded by Commissioner Plaisted. 4. Consider Minutes Consider minutes from the August 18, 2021 meeting. Minutes approved, motion by Commissioner Plaisted, second by Cominissioner Steinbeck. 5.1 Member updates Commissioner Steinbeck provided a brief update about GRE's demolition and deconstruction at the Elk River site, which has taken place over the last two years. GRE was able to recover or recycle approximately 93% of the material on site during the demolition. Most of the material was concrete, all of which was reclaimed. Much of the equipment on site was sold or reused as well. The hillside along the highway has been seeded with native plants again and the river side also has native plants and grasses. There are still approximately 100 GRE staff members working at this facility. Chair Sagstetter expressed interest in connecting with Commissioner Herbert regarding school curriculum related to the Smart Energy Provider and ERMU's relationship with MMPA. In the past, MMPA provided educational presentations to