2. ECCSR 02-15-2012 AGENDARegular Meeting
of the
Energy City
Commission
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
8:30 a.m.
AGENDA Elk River City Hall
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. CONSIDER AGENDA
3. MINUTES
^ January 18, 2012
4. GENERAL BUSINESS
4.1 Continue Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) Analysis
5. OTHER
Other business and updates from the CCC or stag.
6. MARCH 21 MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
7. ADJOURNMENT
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advanced nodce. Please contact the City Clerk at 763.635.1000 w make a request Examples of alternate formats may Include: large print'
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Energy City Commissioners
FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator
DATE: February 6, 2012
SUBJECT: Meeting Reminder & Staff Updates -February 15, 2012
This is to remind you of out upcoming meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 20]2 at 8:30 a.m. in
the Uppertown Conference Room at the Elk Rivet City Hall. The agenda and January minutes aze
attached.
STAFF UPDATES
PROJECT CONSERVE PHASE III
The Energy Auditors aze busy finishing up the scheduled audits and working on the reports. A
newsletter was sent out to the partidpants with a survey and a household waste experiment that was
used in Phase II. As a reminder, the next meetings axe scheduled for Saturday, Apri114, Tuesday,
Apri117 and Thursday, Apri119, 2012.
BUSINESS & ENERGY EXPO
The Business and Energy Expo is scheduled for Sunday, March 25 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to be held
at the Elk River High School Staff and the Planning Committee met with the Chamber Planning
Committee on Friday, February 3, 2012 to discuss the Expo. 650 registrations have been mailed out
with about 3 dozen already sent back. Dunn Brothers and Old Main have committed to being food
vendors. Committee members were asked to seek out more as there is room for 8.
Marketing efforts axe underway with Staz News and BOB FM. Mazketing will also be done through
Facebook, City's rolling billboard, website and cable. Committee members will also be sending
infom~ation to area thatches.
The MN Renewable Energy Soaety is interested in locating a Solaz Trailer at the event and the idea
of powering the bounce houses is being explored. Due to fire code restrictions, it will not work for
power other aspects of the expo. The trailer will cost $100 for the day so the committee is looking
into sponsors. The Committee is also looking into sponsors for an Elk River High School student
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who has created a biodiesel that will be used by Vision Transportation. If you aze interested in
sponsoring either of these, please let someone on the Committee know.
ENERGY CITY BUSINESS EDUCATION SERIES EVENT
The first Energy City Business Education Series Event of the year will be held on February 23, 2012
from 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. at the Elk River Public Library. The event will highlight Fatibault
Foods as the 2011 Energy City Business of the Yeaz and the efforts the company has taken to
receive this recognition and how it can be replicated in other businesses. Staff will also give an
overview of the progrun and discuss the Energy-Efficienry loans available and the reminder of the
Utilities rebates.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Please take a look at the SWOT Analysis information in the minutes that were completed at the
January meeting and be thinking of ways to incorporate this information into tasks.
If you have any questions or are unable to attend, please call me at (763) 635-1068 or a-mail me at
rhaugna,ci.elk-tiver.mn.us . Thank you and I look foxwazd to seeing you on February 15, 2012!
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