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McKeown reviewed potential in-kind lease agreements, opining that developers <br /> would probably be interested in various options, as long as they were legal since <br /> there was no third party leasing available in MN; with the City of Maplewood <br /> pursuing an option with different contractors, based on regulations of the <br /> Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), restricting a municipality serving as <br /> its own developer or operator that may be outside those legal restrictions and <br /> requiring careful review. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Donna Peterson <br /> Ms. Peterson referenced the solar energy being pursued by the City of Falcon <br /> Heights at this time. <br /> Ms. McKeown advised that they were rolling with one system at this time, but <br /> that it wasn't a community solar garden, but there remained a great amount of <br /> interest in pursuing that option. Unfortunately, Ms. McKeown noted that the <br /> community of Falcon Heights had most of its living areas with gorgeous old trees, <br /> but not a lot of solar opportunities. Ms. McKeown advised that the community <br /> continued to look into the process, but with the rules not completely written, there <br /> were a number of ideas; and she continued to work with a number of communities <br /> and/or agencies in the metropolitan area to further the program. <br /> Linda Yeals, Woodbridge Avenue <br /> Ms. Yeals asked if the City of Roseville had any thoughts for soliciting <br /> community interest in solar gardens. <br /> Mr. Schwartz responded that the City Council has expressed some interest, and a <br /> representative of Metro CERT's had been invited to the June 23, 2014 to make a <br /> similar presentation to tonight's to provide further education for the City Council <br /> and community. At this time, Mr. Schwartz opined that it was unknown what <br /> level of interest there was by those decision-makers. In 2012, Mr. Schwartz <br /> reported that the City Council had approved an application for a solar rewards <br /> program to house two 40 kilowatt solar systems on the City Hall campus, but it <br /> was never funded. Similar to this program, Mr. Schwartz reported that there were <br /> a finite number of systems funded under that previous program. After the City <br /> Council heard the presentation, Mr. Schwartz stated that their decision would <br /> reflect what role they deemed best for the City of Roseville and its residents. <br /> At the request of Mr. Schwartz, Ms. McKeown summarized the various roles that <br /> cities could pursue, including serving as a host site for a community solar system, <br /> acting as a developer, performing outreach and making sure their zoning and <br /> other ordinances would support a community solar system, determining where the <br /> City would or would not like to see solar made available, whether as a community <br /> or in general. Ms. McKeown opined that this was a consideration for the near <br /> future, and provided a number of different roles for the City to play depending on <br /> where it wanted to position itself and other partners to help developers or expand <br /> Page 8 of 20 <br />