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In conclusion, Mr. Johnson reported on the very successful semi-annual clean-up day in Roseville recently held. Mr. Johnson advised that this continued to be a very popular service for residents, including shredding day —a fan favorite—with seven tons shredded in each of the last two years at the City Hall parking lot and free of charge for Roseville residents. 8. City Council Joint Meeting Agenda Mr. Freihammer provided last year's discussion items for reference, and proposed topics for this year's joint meeting between the PWETC and City Council, scheduled for June 20, 2016. Activities and Accomplishments Chair Cihacek noted the PWETC's discussion and consideration of water service issues, including a possible shared risk plan offered by a private vendor and considerable time taken as requested by the City Council, but ultimately denied by the City Council. Chair Cihacek suggested it may be incumbent for the PWETC to ask the City Council about several of those situations, where the PWETC offered a solution, but the City Council had subsequently chosen to deny the recommendation. Chair Cihacek questioned if there was a more effective or efficient way of moving forward with City Council charges to the PWETC. Member Heimerl noted the considerable time spent by the PWETC on solar issues, solar gardens and other projects. Member Heimerl opined that those remained important issues, even though still pending, including panels installed on the ice arena. Member Heimerl expressed his interest in the PWETC providing further guidance yet this year. Mr. Johnson reported that staff continued to work with several solar developers looking at the City Hall campus, based on roof age, structural make-up, and comparisons with the problematic roof structure of the skating center that slowed down that project. Mr. Johnson reported that staff was still awaiting proposals for that skating center project, and remained open to the potential, with ongoing work with the Metropolitan Council and developer to finalize specific numbers on what the City of Roseville could save and available kilowatt hours it could purchase. Mr. Johnson noted it was a slow process, but would eventually save the city money, and everyone understood it was the right thing to do while not wanting to jump in and then find out only a minimal amount of annual savings could be found. Mr. Johnson advised that once the proposals came back, staff would bring them to the PWETC. As far as the OVAL installation, Mr. Johnson advised this remained part of the overall picture depending on the developer(s) and involving the potential consideration of other buildings on the city campus and the viability of the final Page 12 of 17