5.4. SR 08-03-2009 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

® Mter~ umber City Council 5 p ~ Benda action eetin ate repare ~ Administration Au ust 3, 2009 Rebecca Hau , Environmental Admin item ascription eviewed ~ 2009 Energy Expo Recap & 2010 Energy Expo Details e~iewed b~ ctaon guested Staff is recommending the Council approve holding the Energy Expo in 2010 and budgeting $10,000 for the event. _ackroundl iscussion Gn April 21, 2007, Ells River's Energy City Commission held its first Energy Expo at the Twin Lakes Elementary School with Paul Douglas as the keynote speaker. In 2008, the Energy Expo was held at the City Hall campus and the emphasis was on the students from Spectrum Charter School featuring their Energy Enny's and Energy Innovation Projects. ~n April ~ $, 2009, the third Energy Expo was held again at the Twin Lakes Elementary School. Joe Shuster, author of tlae bool~ Be and Fossil Fools: A Roadma to Ener Inde endence b 2040 was the l~eynote speaker. There were approximately 30 exhibitors and over 300 participants. Participants had the option of going on a bus tour of some of the Energy City demonstr•atian sites. There were about 50 people who took part in the tours. There were children's' performances for both young and older children. The Lion's Club catered the event. It is believed that participation would have been greater if it had not been the fast nice day of Spring. The Energy City Commission is interested in continuing having the Energy Expo and has begun preliminary planning for 2010. The date of the event has been set for Saturday, February 27, 2010. An earlier date in the year has been selected to reduce the number of conflicts with other expos and not to compete with nice Spring weather, will Steger has been confirmed as the keynote speal~er. Mr•. Steger is a famous Minnesota polar explorer and educator, as well as founder of the will Steger Foundation He typically charges X10,000 for presenting but is willing to only charge us X5,000 plus ~~nileage from Ely, MN where he resides. "Eyewitness to Global warming" is Stager's vivid account of the changes that he's witnessed firsthand, caused by global warming pollutants in Arctic regions during four decades of polar exploration. Mr. Steger shares stunning photographs from his expeditions along with compelling data and satellite imagery to document the deterioration in the polar ice caps. While the issue is critical, and the presentation is dramatic, Mr, Steger~'s message is one of hope and empowerment. An understanding of our role in the causes and effects of global warming make this personal. But as Mr. Steger explains, solutions are readily available and by inal~ing economically and environmentally smart choices, people can make a difference. C;:~l~ocuments and Settings~jjol~nson~1.ocal Settings~Ternporary Internet f~ile~~QT.I<49~Actior- lZequestcd-2009 e~po.doc