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Item 3. <br />MEETING MINUTES OF THE ELK RIVER <br />ENERGY CITY COMMISSION <br />HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />ELK RIVER, MN <br />WEDNESDAY, January I8, 2012 <br />Metnbets Present: John Setala, Ryan Setterholm, Tim Steinbeck, Scott Hagen, Vance Zehringer, and Tim <br />Rybak, Matt Westgaard, Stephen Rohlf, and Bruce Sayler <br />Members Absent: Dennis Chuba <br />Staff Present: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator <br />Rachel King, Environmental Intern <br />Clay Wilfahxt, Economic Development Assistant <br />Annie Deckext, Economic Development Director <br />Others Present Tom Sagstettex, Elk Rivet Municipal Utilities <br />Mark Rathbun, Great River Energy <br />I. Call Meeting to Order <br />Chair Zehringex called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. and welcomed Rachel I{ing, Environmental Intem aad <br />Mark Rathbun, GRE facilitator and then there were introductions of the commissioners.. <br />2. Consider January 18. 2012 ECC Agenda <br />MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SAYLER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SETALA TO <br />APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. <br />3. Consider December 21. 201 I Minutes <br />MOTION BY COMMSSIONER STEINBECK AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SETTERHOLM <br />TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 21, 2011 MINUTES WITH CHANGES MADE BY CHAIR <br />ZEHRINGER. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. <br />4. SWOT ANALYSIS <br />Mark Rathbun, GRE facilitator discussed the ground rules and the meeting objectives. The ECC then did an <br />ice breaker in which each person explained how the current non-winter has affected them. Ms. Haug then <br />requested that the ECC review the mission, vision and goals with tasks hand-out to discuss possible revisions <br />and updates. Commissioner Rohlf then discussed how the mission was lacking information regazdiag energy <br />technologies making economic sense. The Commission then discussed changing the mission to the purpose <br />from the City Code. The Commission then broke into four different groups where they focused on strengths, <br />weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the Energy City program. The groups then joined together to look at <br />each focus and determine key elements of each. The key elements from the SWOT were: <br />Strang <br />• Commission lead by dedicated and knowledgeable personnel <br />• Elk River is a recognized leader through Energy City <br />• Project Conserve, Energy Expo, Awazds <br />• Environmental Learning Center <br />• Cross-section of demos <br />• Good public/private paxmesships <br />