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126 assured Chair Cihacek and the PWETC that the solar array would be a partnership 127 for both parties. 128 129 At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Kroll confirmed that under no circumstance 130 would the city ever end up owing Sundial Solar money, including large storms as 131 an example. Mr. Kroll advised that Sundial Solar would replace any damaged 132 solar panels or other equipment at no cost to the city. 133 134 Mr. Kroll clarified that it was industry practice for the system to fall under the 135 city's general liability insurance coverage, since it had been found that it was less 136 expensive for the city to add it to their coverage at a typical $5 to $7 annual 137 premium increase rather than for an independent policy since Sundial Solar had 138 no sight or security controls. Mr. Kroll used the City of Farmington, MN as an 139 example for reference. 140 141 Mr. Culver advised that, until this discussion, he was not aware of that specific 142 contract term; and Chair Cihacek noted his interest and that of the PWETC was to 143 have an accurate cost of ownership as part of the ract. 144 145 Specific to Chair Cihace 's question related to an time the city wou owe 146 money, Mr. Culver advised that the only thing he could think of paying was if the 147 city had to remove any panels from service for unanticipated roof maintenance. 148 Mr. Culver advised that there were clauses in the agreement laying out how long 149 panels could be down before the city had to reimburse for lost power generated. 150 Mr. Culver noted this was another factor in the skating center roof being removed 151 from consideration with planned maintenance within 5 to 7 years, with the system 152 possibly offline for a month, and during non -winter months when solar power 153 generation would be at its highest when that maintenance would be required. Mr. 154 Culver advised that had triggered some potential lost revenue. 155 156 With the additional space available on these two roofs, Chair Cihacek asked if any 157 maintenance could be staged with solar panels relocated for the short-term in 158 different roof locations. 159 160 Mr. Kroll advised that was possible; but also noted with both of these roofs being 161 relatively new, they were anticipated to last through the term of the contract 162 before major replacement was needed. Mr. Kroll also noted with a smaller 163 rooftop, equipment and minor repairs would most likely be down for a shorter 164 time as well. Mr. Kroll reported he would work with the investor on a new 165 contract for that maintenance window, anticipating that window would be about 2 166 weeks or 10 business days. 167 168 In looking at annual production time, and if a sunny year, Chair Cihacek noted the 169 ballast system wouldn't be tied into the roof structure anyway; with confirmation 170 by Mr. Kroll. 171 Page 4 of 19