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lu: City Counci: and Clerk Administrator {� <br />FROM: Rita Dockea, Energy Coordinator —a <br />LA E: March 20, 1966 <br />RE: Exxon ull Overcharge funds <br />The State of Minnesota has received $16 million as Its portion of a <br />$2.1 billion petroleum violation case. The portion ul funds received <br />by Minnesota is based on the Start e's consamption of petroleum products <br />during the period of Exxon's overcharges. <br />All Ytat�s receiving these funds are required to spend this money in <br />accordance with Section 155 of I'.L. No. 97-01, restricting expenditure <br />of these funds to five energy conservation and assistance programs: <br />State Energy Conservation Program (SECP) <br />Energv Extension Service (EES) <br />Institutional Conservation Program (1CP) (Schools b Hospitals program) <br />Low Income 4eathe[itdtlun <br />Low Income Heme Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAI') (Fuel Assistance) <br />aovernur Perpich has assembled a task force to decide how this money <br />should be divided amung these various programs. One of the members of <br />I~- this task force, vale Sullivan, is the Energy Coordinator for the City <br />of Spring Lake Park. He has drafted the attached statement and has <br />requested that the City of Mounds View and the Mounds View Energy Council <br />endorse the philosophy of that document. <br />lu reduce teduudaut stiffing and to place the responsibility of fund <br />disbursement in the community's realm, it Is important to stress the <br />need for program funding that most equitably ensures widespread <br />tund distribution. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council endorse the <br />attached goal statement for disbursement of the Exxon nil Overcnarge <br />Money. <br />