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of ver MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator DATE: September 10, 2007 SUBJECT: 2007 Energy Expo Recap On Apri121, 2007, Elk River's Energy City Commission held its first Energy Expo at the Twin Lakes Elementary School. It is estimated that approximately 700 people attended the event. During Paul Douglas' presentation, the gymnasium was packed with over 300 people and the exhibitor area was also busy with people. Both of the children's performances were full to capacity and I have received many compliments and suggestions on how to make the event even better. On the attached spreadsheet, there is a list of some of the exhibitors. Several of the donators also had booths at the event. Many lessons were learned from the first year event. In 2007, the City budgeted $30,000 but thanks to the many sponsors and exhibitors who brought in $16,650, the city's total was approximately $13,471.01. A financial suirunary of the 2007 Energy Expo is attached. The hope is to make the event bigger and better in 2008. It is anticipated that the exhibitor rate will increase and more donations will be received. Staff also plans to continue with the same marketing firm, Wolf Marketing, to reduce costs as they have experience from the 2007 event. If the Council recommends continuing to have the Energy Expo in 2008, it was suggested that the sessions be in the morning and tours be offered in the afternoon. It was also suggested that we condense the number of sessions and increase the time for the tours, especially for Great River Energy (GRE) and Resource Recovery Technologies (RRT). The Commission would like to have the opportunity to demonstrate the new library and to accomplish this, have been discussing having the 2008 Energy Expo at the City Hall campus. The proposed budget includes $20,000 for the 2008 Energy Expo. S:\B&E\REBECCA\Enexgy City\Energy City Recap.doc