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ELKNIVEK <br />EN=RGYCITY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Energy City Commissioners <br />FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator <br />DATE: May 7, 2012 <br />SUBJECT: Meeting Reminder & Staff Updates -May 16, 2012 <br />This is to remind you of our upcoming meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. in the Uppextown <br />Conference Room at the Elk River City Hall. The agenda and April minutes axe attached. <br />STAFF UPDATES <br />PROJECT CONSERVE PHASE III <br />The third meetings were held on April 14, 17, and 19, 2012 and covered water and recycling. Angela Hauge, Elk <br />River Municipal Utilities and Bill Bxonder, Sherburne County Soil & Water Conservation District discussed water <br />conservation. Staff spoke about how energy is saved through recycling and the City's organics program. <br />Newsletters have been going out to past and present participants. Staffos looking for some topics far the <br />summer for the `Ask the Experts"section ofthe newsletter. Staffis also /oolong for more summer energy <br />ups. Please consoderprovoding onformatoon for the newsletters. <br />SWOT ANALYSIS <br />During the meeting, the website will be further discussed as well as the standard ECC presentation and guidelines <br />for guest speakers. Ifyou have ideas forguest speakers, p/ease bring them to the meeting: <br />BUSINESS RECYCLING EVENT <br />The City will be hosting another Business Recycling Event on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. at <br />the Elk River Library. Presentations will be given by CAER Food shelf and Trident Polymers. CAER Food Shelf <br />recently retrofitted their garbage and recycling programs and is seeing great results. Trident Polymers is a new <br />business in Elk River. They purchase and sell plastics around the world and axe interested in working with area <br />businesses to help reduce plastic waste and increase plastic recycling. Please attend and showyoursupport for <br />these partnered events with the Economic Deve%pment staff. <br />FUTURE MEETING TOPICS <br />Ifyou have any questions ox axe unable to attend, please call me at (763) 635-1068 ox a-maIl me at <br />xhaug~a.ElkRivexMN.gov <br />vowEeEO er <br />~A~-ua~ <br />