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611 <br />Members Present: <br />Members Absent: <br />Others Present: <br />Staff Present: <br />Meeting of the Elk River <br />Energy City Commission <br />Elk River City Hall <br />Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 <br />Commissioners Vern Iverson, Cory Grupa, Mark Peterson, Levi <br />Aespoh, Reggie Vanlonden, and Tony Miller. <br />Commissioner Sara Youngs <br />Cody Capra, Apex Facility Solutions <br />Suzanne Fischer, Env. Services/Special Projects Director <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 Commissioner Iverson at 8:30 a.m. <br />2. Pledge of Allegiance <br />Commissioner Iverson led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />3. Oath of Office <br />Commissioner Grupa administered the Oath of Office for Commissioner Iverson as the new Chair <br />of the Commission. <br />4. ConsiderAgenda <br />Commissioner Vanlonden moved to amend the agenda to include `repurposing the old solar <br />table' and Chair Iverson added `site visits to energy companies.' Commissioner Aesoph <br />seconded the motion. <br />5.1 Consider Minutes <br />Commissioner Iverson moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Grupa. <br />6.1 Elect new Commission Vice -Chair <br />Chair Iverson nominated Commissioner Vanlonden as Vice -Chair, seconded by Commissioner <br />Peterson. Motion passed. Commissioner Vanlonden will take his Oath of Office at the next meeting. <br />Commissioner Grupa thanked Commissioner Vanlonden for accepting this position. <br />6.2 ECC Goals <br />The goals will be reviewed/revised at the next meeting. <br />6.3 Apex Facility Solutions <br />Cody Capra shared a presentation on `Sustainable Opportunities for the City of Elk River', of <br />which a copy is included with these minutes. He shared information on new funding <br />opportunities with the Inflation Reduction Act that the city could utilize for upcoming facility <br />projects. Chair Iverson asked if the city has a timeline of upcoming projects (i.e., 2025, 2030, <br />2035, etc.). Suzanne will inquire with the Building Superintendent. <br />