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Meeting of the Elk River <br /> Elk Energy City Commission <br /> ti, Elk River City Hall <br /> River Wednesday, July 19, 2023 <br /> Members Present: Chair Casey Mahon, Vice Chair Vern Iverson, Cory Grupa, Mark <br /> Peterson, Levi Aespoh, Reggie Vanlonden, and Sara Youngs. <br /> Members Absent: Commissioners Tony Miller, and Jon Cappaert <br /> Staff Present: Suzanne Fischer, Env. Services/Special Projects Director, <br /> Karen Wingard, Recreation Coordinator <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Energy City Commission <br /> was called to order by Chair Mahon at 8:02 a.m. <br /> 2. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> Commissioner Mahon led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 3. Consider Agenda & Minutes <br /> Commissioner Grupa moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Aesoph. <br /> 4. There were no minutes to approve from the prior meeting. Discussion notes only. <br /> 5.1 Elect new Commission Chair <br /> Due to current Chair Mahon moving outside of Elk River, Commissioner Grupa nominated Vice <br /> Chair Iverson as the new Chair, seconded by Commissioner Vanlonden. Election of new Vice-Chair <br /> was tabled to the Sept. 20, 2023,meeting. <br /> 5.2 Status of Eagle Scout Project <br /> Karen Wingard stated that the scout has not reached out to any of the contacts provided for <br /> technical assistance and stated that this project may be too overwhelming for him. An alternative <br /> option for him to consider is to assist with the installation of a fabricated solar picnic table instead. <br /> The Commission agreed and directed staff to proceed with providing examples of various models <br /> that would be appropriate for Orono Park. Karen will visit with the scout on this change to confirm <br /> his interest level and participation. The Commission will purchase the selected model with funds in <br /> the 2023 budget. Solar table specs will be shared with ERMU staff for review and consultation. The <br /> 3 old solar panels will be listed on govdeals.com. <br /> 5.3 Budget <br /> The current budget of the ECC is $49,050, of which 15%is dedicated to staff salary. There is <br /> $20K in Operating Supplies. Some of that will be used for the new solar picnic table. There <br /> have been no expenditures YTD in the line item. The $15K grant from the Initiative <br /> Foundation was a pass through and did not have an impact on the Commission's budget. <br /> 1 <br />