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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL <br />HELD AT TI-IE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br /> MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1996 <br /> <br />Council Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Duitsman, Councilmembers Diefz, Scheel, Farber, <br />and Holmgren <br /> <br />EDA Members Present: <br /> <br />Jeff Gongoll, Tom Bender, and Pat Dwyer <br /> <br />HRA Members Present: <br /> <br />Duane Kropuenske and Stewad Wilson <br /> <br />Utilities Commission Representative Present: Jim Tralle <br /> <br />Chamber of Commerce Representatives and Invited Guests Present: Rich Duggan, <br /> Charlie Houle, Jacki Schuelein, Dick Gongoll, Jim Simpson, <br /> Mark Ourada, State Senator District 19; Norma Swenson, <br /> BossAir; Joel Burns and Julianne Bail, Minnesota <br /> Environmental Initiative: William Popped, Technology <br /> Nodh; Ed Fore, NSP; Scott Jones and Del Overholser, <br /> ECONAR; Sandra Brekema, Minnegasco; George Sieved, <br /> Foam Enterprises, Inc.; Kevin Sieved, Industrial Coatings <br /> Co.; Jim Romansky, Tri-Star Insulation Co.; and John <br /> Plaisted, Plaisted Companies <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Paul Steinman, Director of <br />Economic Development: Steve Rohlf, Building and <br />Zoning Administrator; Michelle Dwyer, Recording Secretary <br /> <br />Call Meetin.q To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the FIk River City <br />Council was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Mayor Duitsman. <br /> <br />Consider A.qenda <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 12, 1996 CITY <br />COUNCIL AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE <br />MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />Presentation: Elk River - Sustainable City Ener.qy Showcase <br /> <br />Joel Burns, Minnesota Environmental Initiative, presented the Elk River- <br />Sustainable City Energy Showcase. The Sustainable City Energy Showcase is the <br />result of two years of planning by energy professionals from community groups, <br />utilities, energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses, academia and <br />government representatives. The Energy Showcase plans to merge the <br />experience and knowledge of Energy Alley organizations and the resources of <br />Elk River to achieve the following goals: <br /> <br /> <br />