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448 <br />Member Seigler opined that the permit process should be transparent for any <br />449 <br />application, whether residential or commercial. <br />450 <br />costs without the availability of tax credits. However, if funding was available, <br />451 <br />Mr. Schwartz clarified that the whole permitting side would flow through the <br />452 <br />City's Community Development Department, noting that the PWETC was <br />453 <br />charged by the City Council in making a determination as to how Roseville wants <br />454 <br />to participate and their role, if on public properties, where and how. Mr. Schwartz <br />455 <br />advised that the Community Development Department was already analyzing <br />456 <br />their areas, and were slated for a City Council discussion at a September 15, 2014 <br />457 <br />work session on solar issues. Mr. Schwartz noted that one Roseville church was <br />458 <br />currently looking into taking advantage of available St. Paul Port Authority <br />459 <br />monies; and that part is already in process. Mr. Schwartz clarified that the <br />460 <br />PWETC is charged with determining how the City of Roseville should participate, <br />461 <br />and provide options for public infrastructure space for a community solar system, <br />462 <br />and whether to own part of it or use if exclusively for its own energy usage needs. <br />463 <br />464 <br />Member Cihacek agreed on the need to determine the City's role, opining that the <br />465 <br />contractor option was out, but whether or not to serve in the developer role was a <br />466 <br />decision that needed to be made quickly to take advantage of the referenced <br />467 <br />programs available. Mr. Cihacek opined that he was supportive of the City <br />468 <br />serving in the role as a host entity, with the possibility of serving in the role of <br />469 <br />financier once more discussion was held on using TIF funds; with the role as <br />470 <br />regulator obvious for the City. <br />471 <br />472 <br />Member Seigler noted the need to determine which public assets were applicable <br />473 <br />and their value, how many parties were interested, and how to determine which <br />474 <br />party gets it or what criteria to use in making that determination, as well as <br />475 <br />associated costs and how to fund those costs. <br />476 <br />477 <br />At the request of Member Cihacek, Member Seigler confirmed he would be <br />478 <br />amenable to the City serving as a host, but that needed to be a decision made <br />479 <br />before the City gave away its public roof to another party and their system, and <br />480 <br />then in a few years could install their own system as a way to save money for the <br />481 <br />City, but had already given that ability away to someone else to receive the profit <br />482 <br />versus the City's own energy savings. <br />483 <br />484 <br />At the request of Member Cihacek, Member Seigler opined it wouldn't make <br />485 <br />sense for the City to consider small scale solar installations to displace its energy <br />486 <br />costs without the availability of tax credits. However, if funding was available, <br />487 <br />Member Seigler opined that the City could buy its own system or fund a small <br />488 <br />portion of different ones to take funding to create a specialist to build lots of <br />489 <br />systems. <br />490 <br />491 <br />At the request of Member Cihacek, Mr. Ross confirmed that the City could sell <br />492 <br />community solar shares, with the City as an entity owning the system and <br />493 <br />receiving the same tariff rate. <br />Page 11 of 15 <br />