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355 outreach, whether only on the City Hall campus or beyond that. Ms. McKeown 356 noted that their role could also be to work with other businesses willing to serve 357 as a host site, to facilitate meetings to discuss opportunities, and updating 358 ordinances and getting realistic standards in place to support such an effort 359 beforehand. 360 361 Stuart Roberts, Roseville resident and business owner 362 Given the previous discussion about train noise and as a resident on the north end 363 of Rice Street observing the tracks on a daily basis, Mr. Roberts opined that better 364 than 90% of the loads represented frack sand and /o ,W tank cars. Therefore Mr. 365 Roberts opined that getting into renewable energy sources was of great interest to 366 a number of residents. While it was easy not to see or hear people, Mr. Roberts 367 further opined that there were a number of residents seriously interested in doing 368 something different. However, Mr. Roberts noted that, as an example, his home 369 was not a suitable candidate for a private solar system, but similar to a number of 370 other residents whose homes were too small or not located for appropriate solar 371 panels, there was considerable interest in pursuing other options. 372 373 Mr. Roberts noted that many residents remained unaware of options such as these, 374 and discussions about those options, such as tonight's presentation, opining that 375 the room would be filled to capacity or beyond if that information was made 376 available. Mr. Roberts stated that residents wanted their City to understand the 377 interest and need for more information, and be responsive accordingly. Due to 378 the cumbersome code system currently in place, Mr. Roberts opined that it had 379 proven impossible to pursue a solar option over the last decade. Also in terms of 380 trying to get a sense of interest, Mr. Roberts suggested using the City newsletter; 381 provide e -mail notices, or other to consider other options to reach the public. Mr. 382 Roberts opined that he found the whole concept of a community solar garden 383 interesting, and while new and engaging, people often didn't understand that it 384 was so simple to seek these new and engaging options. 385 386 Given the limite mount o f space he has available, and other issues with 387 businesses in leased spaces an having no control over the building, Mr. Roberts 388 opined t t it may be hard for a property owner to put PV's on a roof, and the 389 current ru were holding up the option for a community solar garden. While it's 390 a great idea from the perspective of most people, while others thought it too 391 complicated to accomplish, Mr. Roberts encouraged the City to work on getting 392 the City's portion of the costs taken care of, and if there was enough financing 393 available for a return, it should pay for itself. Mr. Roberts expressed his 394 appreciation for having this discussion, and spoke in enthusiastic support of the 395 City pursuing the idea. 396 397 As Chair Stenlund polled the audience on their interest in being subscribers, all 398 those in attendance showed their interest in a community solar option. 399 Page 9 of 20