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0 MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br /> ENERGY CITY COMMISSION <br /> HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br /> ELK RIVER, MN <br /> WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008 <br /> Members Present: Bryan Adams, Denny Chuba, Vance Zehringer, Susie Overholser, Jeff <br /> Gongoll, John Setala, Mayor Stephanie Klinzing, Brian Burandt, Maureen <br /> Griffiths for Deb Walters <br /> Members Absent: Ed Stoutenburg IV, Stephen Rohlf, Todd Berreman <br /> Others Present: Peter Gruel of SacTec <br /> Staff Present: Nicola(Nicki) Blake-Bradley, Ezwzronmental Technician <br /> Lisa Kelleher, Permit Techniciiii <br /> The regular meeting of the Energy City Commission was called to brder by Chair Zehringer at <br /> 1:35 p.m. <br /> 6,. <br /> 1. Approve May 21,2008 ECC Agenda <br /> • Environmental Technician Blake-Bradley added other items to the agenda, Voss Lighting and <br /> Federal Trademark Update. Commissioners Gongoll and Burand added to the other item as <br /> well. <br /> MOTION BY MAYOR KLINZING AND SECOND BY CHAIR ZEHRINGER TO <br /> APPROVE AGENDA W11 3 HANGES. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> yr shy <br /> 2. Consider April 9,2008 ECC Minutes <br /> MOTION BY COMMI NER GflNGOLL AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER <br /> SETALA TO APPROVEIHE MIN` iT/RS 4S SUBMITTED WITH NO CHANGES. ALL IN <br /> FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED <br /> 3. Presentation by Peter Gruel of SacTec <br /> Dr. Peter Gruel was present to dis6uss the Mcgyan process, which is able to use all available <br /> lipid(fatty) feedstocks to create biodiesel. Dr. Gruel discussed the chemical reaction as well as <br /> the technology behind the process and stated that the catalyst (metal oxides) is the key to the <br /> process. This system is water independent and nearly waste free! Ninety percent of the cost for <br /> production is in feedstock with the remaining ten percent in production. A 2,000 square foot <br /> facility can produce three million gallons of biodiesel per year. Utilities are very interested in <br /> this technology due to possible carbon sequestration in algae (which has a high fatty acid <br /> content... making it ideal as a feedstock). <br /> 4. Energy Expo Follow Up Discussion <br /> • Many people attended the exhibits and children's shows again. Environmental Technician <br /> Blake-Bradley informed us of the tours that were held at the Expo. The RDF Plant had a total <br /> of 37 people who toured and the Landfill had a total of 51 who took that tour. GRE's tour had <br /> to be canceled due to a turbine being down for maintenance. The Spectrum High School <br /> contests were well attended and Spectrum would likely be interested in continuing their <br />