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Item # 5.1. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building & Environmental Administrator -Sf? DATE: June 20, 2005 SUBJECT: Creation of an Energy City Commission As discussed at the June 13,2005 Elk River City Council Workshop meeting, an ordnance amendment to create an Energy City Commission is attached. As requested, staff added a time period for the Energy City Commission, at the end of which the city will either need to act to continue or discontinue the program. Staff also anticipated the Council wanting to consider what Energy City costs the city. The Action Committee for Energy (ACE) has not considered their budget for 2006 in detail, because the issue of becoming a formal city commission has taken priority during their meetings. The one major issue they have identified is updating the Energy City Web site as part of their effort to get the word out about Energy City. The following proposed 2006 budget is staff's attempt to project what will be needed. Again the major increase is in publishing/advertising, which reflects hiring a consultant to update the Energy City Website. It is likely that the city will not actually occur the entire amount shown in the proposed budget because member companies of ACE have indicated that they are willing to contribute to Energy City. Staff wanted to reflect what we believe will be the worse case. 2005 city budget for Energy City: Travel, Conferences and Schools Publishing/advertising Personal Services (staff time) Total $1,700 $3,000 $13AOO $18,100 Projected 2006 city budget for Energy City: Travel, conferences and schools Publishing/advertising (web site update) Personal Services (staff Time) Total $3,000 $23,000 $13 AOO $39,400