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IEl1UWANDUM ^ Paul wellstone Janice Thompson October 25, 1983 Page 2 b) Work with Edgewood Community Center to better promote the weatherization workshops held at the center. c) wlark with Edgewood Community Center to find a tuition subsidy for low-income people who want to take weatherization classes. Possible resources may be NSP and Ramsey Action Program. d) Use Edgewood Community Center's Cable TV studio to air video tapes on making energy improvements. A four part series on how to make energy home improvements will be available from the Department of Energy and Economic Development in the fall of 1984. e) Tie energy improvements more closely to home remodeling. Contact local AVTI's about their class content. Edgewood Community Center may also be interested in this. f) Get names of Mounds View residents who have had audits completed from NSP and distribute follow-up information.. (This may be difficult; we learned that NSP considers these names private information.) The Jaycees or Lions Club could be asked to help with door-to-door distribution. Follow up information could come from the Department of Energy and Economic Develop- ment or perhaps from NSP. NSP may be willing to do a follow-up mailing to those who have received audits which would mean they wouldn't have to release names. g) Check with any local hardware stores or lumber yards about giving energy workshops. Another idea would be for local stores to give a discountocksho on energy conservation purchases to people who have attended an energy p and received a discount coupon. h) Check with NSP on their willingness to provide kits of weatherization materials to people who attend an energy workshop. 2. Energy efficient commercial development. Several people mentioned that most of the development in ?rounds View in the near future will be commercial. The Energy Council could work with city staff and developers to facilitate the construc- tion of energy efficient commercial buildings. Some important energy efficient characteristics of commercial buildings include natural lighting, extra levels of insulation, reflective glass, computer control energy management and other types of controls of INAC systems. Technical information on these characteristics is available from the Department of Energy and Economic Development. The Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Architects could be another information resource. Financial assistance for energy efficient commercial development will be available from the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority. (The Authority is described in the Governor's Community Energy Packet.) The need for financial incentives to increase the energy efficiency of commercial buildings could become a lobbying issue that the Energy Council could pursue with the Governor. 3. Energy staff person for the Energy Council. Many people expressed interest in having one person that they could call for impartial energy information. Don Pauley indicated that only a half time energy position would seem necessary in Mounds View. There are two options for staff assistance. The first option is the state jobs program, HEED, (Minnesota Emergency Employment Development) which is available now. Arranging for a job sharing arrangement with-n^__h_tr