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This is an excellent opportunity for the City as in the past three years he has been on expeditions during the event. The Comna:ission believes that he will be a large draw. Because of this, we are hopeful that the venue for the Energy Expo will be the Ells River High School with Mr. Steger spearing in the Zabee Auditorium. Staff is awaiting canfumatian on the use of the high school, If this is not an option, the plan is to go back to Twin Lal~es Elementary School, There will nat be bus tours offered because of the time of year. only Tricia and the Toonies will be perfo~.•ming for the younger children as CLIMB Theatre was not very well attended. The Commission is worldng on some ideas for the older children, such as constructing a landfill with candy, renting bikes used at the State Fair that produce electricity, and having solar and wind turbine demonstj.•ation kits. Also, the Commission is wowing with local coffee and sub shops to provide food and beverages during the event. Some of the prizes that have been discussed to be given away are Fall-a-watt meters, which measure the amount of electricity used. This has been a ve~.•y eye-opening piece of equipment for• the Project Conserve participants, The Recycling Association of Minnesota ~R.A.M~ is interested in having a rain barrel sale at the Energy Expo where people would pre-register for a rain barrel and picl~ it up at the event. This has been very popular at the Living Green Expo and with other community events. inanCla~ Impact ,,..-~-_ aver the past three years, the City has budgeted the following: ~ 2007 - X30,000 ® 2008 - $20,000 ® Zao9 - ~ 10,000 As depicted on the attached 2009 Energy Expa budget, the costs were kept down with publishing costing the most. with the remaining 2009 funds, staff is proposing to pay Mr. Steger X5,000 this fall. Staff is recommending the Council approve X10,000 for the 2010 Energy Expo. This will be the fif.•st year we have costs associated with a keynote spearer and using the ERAHS and Zabee Auditorium. There will also be additional casts associated with advertising the event in the metro area. An effort will be made to utilize free advertising opportunities as well. As the 201 D budget looks, it appears that there is a deficit. However, the Commission believes that Mr. Steger will draw more exhibitors and sponsors, Also, some of the expenses could be (educed depending upon which school is chosen to hold the event, and if advertising can be entizely donated, tachr~ents Financial breal~-down of 2009 Energy Expo D~•aft 2010 Energy Expo Budget C,~1)ocumcnts and Settin~s~jjohnsan~Local Settin~;s~7'emporary Intcrnct I~i~es~aLl{49~Action Requested-2009 etpa.doc