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INFORMATION <br />~•~.-~ <br />.~~ <br />ver MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator <br />DATE: October 20, 2008 <br />SUBJECT: Energy City Highlighted in State of the Cities Report <br />The City of Elk River has been highlighted in the League of Minnesota Cities, 2008 State of <br />the Cities Report for the "Pursuit of Energy Efficiency". Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />was interviewed and provided a brief history of Elk River and then highlight the initiatives <br />the City has taken to be more energy efficient. The highlights include the creation of the <br />Energy City Commission, "Project Conserve", the Elk River library's Gold LEED <br />certification and Elk River Municipal Utilities accomplishments along with several others. <br />There were a total of seven (7) cities interviewed: Anoka, Apple Valley, Elk River, <br />Minneapolis, Northfield, Rushford Village and Wells. <br />Attached to this memo is the section on Elk River. To read the entire report visit: <br />http://wlv~v.lmnc.org/page/1 /sustainabilit~T-resources.jsp and then click on State of the <br />Cities Report 2008. <br />Also, as Ms. Johnson reported, the LMC will be airing an episode on TPT on October 26 at <br />6:00 p.m. highlighting Elk River as "Energy City". <br />We are certainly encouraged by this recognition and will continue to pursue additional <br />activities to support the fact that "Elk River Is Energy City." <br />