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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Rebecca Haug,Environmental Administrator DATE: December 18, 2006 SUBJECT: Update from the Energy City Commission onE 85 SUlce directiol1 \vas giv-en by tlle City COl111Cil to tlle Energy City COlmnission to researcll E 85, tlle C011111ussioners and staff llR\re been collecting inforlnation and discusslllg it during our llleetll1gs. ..:\ttached you \vill fuld a list of pros and cons and lninutes froln tlle October llleeting in \vlucll tIus \vas discussed. .!~t tlle October lneering, a ll1.0ti01l \vas ll1.ade by the cOllumssiol1 recolllil1end tlle City Council consider requirlllg all future vellicles pllrcllased by tlle City be equipped to utilize E 85. Tlus lnay or l1lay not \vork for all tlle 'lelucles tlle City purcllases but it \vould be a step in tlle right direction. Tllere are COlTI1TIunities and ev-en tlle State of IvIinnesota tllat purcllase only this ty'pe of v-elucle. Discussion follo\ved as to \Vllere tlle \Telucles \vould purcllase tlle fuel since tlle city currently does 110t ha\re all E 85 pUlnp. TIlls lnay be sOlneth..ing tlle city sllould look llltO lllstalling at tlle Street Dept. i\. lnotion \vas also l1.lade for tlle City Council to consider researching tlle legalities alld eCOnOl1.llCS of requiring ne\v gas statiol1s to be equipped \\iitll E 85. C011111llssioner Rohlf spoke \VitIl represel1tati\res froln Super ~L\lllerica since tlley are proposing to locate a gas station in dIe Lefebre-'r-e 2nd ~'\ddition de\relopl1lent. Tlley inforl11ed hun tllat it is l10t a big deal to install an E 85 pU1np. Possibly. dming the perlnitting process for a ne\v or expanding gas station, tllls could be a required condition upon appro\ral to operate in tlle City. If you \vould like dIe Energy City COlmnission to do allY furtller researcll or anytlUng else regarcfulg E 85, please feel free to contact l11e at 763.635.1068 or e-lnail me at rllallg({U,ci.ell(- ri~7er.lnn.us. Tllank you.