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of <br />fiver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: <br />FROM <br />DATE: <br />Mayor 8~ City Council <br />Stephen Rohlf, Building & Environmental Administrator <br />June 20, 2005 <br />SUBJECT: Creation of an Energy City Commission <br />As discussed at the June 13, 2005 Elk River City Council Workshop meeting; an <br />ordnance amendment to create an Energy City Commission is attached. As requested, <br />staff added a time period for the Energy City Commission, at the end of which the city <br />will either need to act to continue or discontinue the program. <br />Staff also anticipated the Council wanting to consider what Energy City costs the city. <br />The Action Committee for Energy (ACE) has not considered their budget for 2006 in <br />detail, because the issue of becoming a formal city commission has taken priority during <br />their meetings. The one major issue they have identified is updating the Energy City <br />Website as part of their effort to get the word out about Energy City. <br />The following proposed 2006 budget is staff's attempt to project what will be needed. <br />Again the major increase is in publishing/advertising, which reflects hiring a consultant <br />to update the Energy City Website. It is likely that the city will not actually occur the <br />entire amount shown in the proposed budget because member companies of ACE have <br />indicated that they are willing to contribute to Energy City. Staff wanted to reflect what <br />we believe will be the worse case. <br />2005 city budget for Energy City: <br />Travel, Conferences and Schools $1,700 <br />Publishing/advertising $3,000 <br />Personal Services (staff time) $13,400 <br />Total $18,100 <br />Projected 2006 city budget for Energy City: <br />Travel, conferences and schools $3,000 <br />Publishing/advertising (website update) $23,000 <br />Personal Services (staff Time) $13,400 <br />Total $39,400 <br />