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489 <br />If the plan got approval, Ms. Wertz questioned if the City of Roseville would then <br />490 <br />be more apt to get solar energy in place and installed, as it wasn't applying for <br />491 <br />grant funds, but doing it in a different venue. <br />492 <br />and work with staff on potential scenarios. <br />493 <br />Mr. Schwartz responded that he found the community solar gardens a more <br />494 <br />attractive option than the previous solar awards program, with the City not <br />495 <br />eventually owning the system, providing an opportunity to have a private operator <br />496 <br />in the business of producing power or owning the system(s). Mr. Schwartz stated <br />497 <br />that he saw the City as a franchise holder in that scenario, collecting rent, with the <br />498 <br />array located on the roof of a City facility, but not owning or operating the <br />499 <br />system, and serving as more of a facilitator than a power producer. <br />500 <br />501 <br />Ms. McKeown noted that, if the City didn't own the array, it could still tap into <br />502 <br />some portion of it for its electricity, as long as it didn't own the entire array, and <br />503 <br />only hosted it, usually with a host least payment with developers. <br />504 <br />505 <br />Chair Stenlund encouraged residents to let the City Council know of the <br />506 <br />community's interest in this concept before or at une 23, 2014 meeting. <br />507 <br />508 <br />Chair Stenlund sought a ditional information ro Ms. McKeown an or Mr. <br />509 <br />Schwartz and staff going forward: <br />510 <br />1) Example scenarios for what it would take fort e' ity to move forward, since <br />511 <br />nothing was listed out at this time, but what options were available for the <br />512 <br />PWETC to make an informed recommendation to theOCity Council, with those <br />513 <br />tracks written out; including what other communities had done to -date. <br />514 <br />2) Model ordinances to review and recommend that would allow private <br />515 <br />516 <br />517 <br />518 <br />519 <br />520 <br />521 <br />522 <br />523 <br />524 <br />525 <br />526 <br />527 <br />ty and its residents in a realistic manner to not necessarily profit <br />opportunity as much as to address sustainability and renewable <br />considerations. <br />t asked that staff provide that information to the PWETC at their <br />ience to inform further discussion before making a <br />recommendation to the City Council in a timely manner. <br />528 <br />In response to item 1), since no one had yet completed the process, Ms. <br />529 <br />McKeown clarified that it would be difficult to provide specific tracks of options <br />530 <br />for cities, as nothing had been laid out yet; but offered to consult with her contacts <br />531 <br />and work with staff on potential scenarios. <br />532 <br />533 <br />Chair Stenlund supported that methodology, to provide a few pathways to move <br />534 <br />forward, understanding that the majority of it was based on guesswork at this time <br />Page 12 of 20 <br />