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Mr. Kroll noted that staff had an old contract for reference; and advised he would provide an updated contract to the city for city review, updated as the new model contract using the City of Farmington as the example. In that revised draft contract and past presentations, Mr. Kroll noted cost differentials from 10.5 to 11 cents versus 7 cents; with more monthly yield on these two roofs versus previous projections, essentially doubling savings for demand management based on Xcel Energy billings and Sundial Solar management, while still allowing for some flexibility. At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Kroll advised that at this point the name of the financial investor isn't public knowledge, but noted the PWETC had met the investor in the past. Once the system is built, Mr. Kroll offered to share that information with the PWETC; but noted Mr. Culver could do so offline until it became generally known further into the contract negotiations. Mr. Culver advised the PWETC that the next steps would be authorization for staff to negotiate a revised contract with review by the City Attorney; at which time it would be presented to the City Council—anticipated in August or September—for their consideration and approval. Mr. Kroll agreed with the city's next steps, advising that Sundial Solar would recommend the contract go to the City Attorney for review before the City Council's stamp of approval. For their part (Sundial Solar), Mr. Kroll advised they would move toward the contract negotiation step, since their engineers had already given the roofs a precursory look to ensure they could support the solar arrays. At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Kroll stated his preference would be completion of the contract negotiations and attempt installation of the solar array yet this fall. With their engineers and installers finishing up the work in Farmington, Mr. Kroll noted it would then be easier and more cost-effective to mobilize their crew from there to Roseville the end of September or by mid- October depending on the timing of City Council approval. If that schedule isn't feasible, Mr. Kroll advised that he anticipated an early spring of 2017 installation, with either option not problematic. At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Kroll advised that production will start as soon as the solar system is turned on. As a Roseville resident, Member Seigler expressed his preference in receiving a summary sheet that showed the installation costs, investor amount, and city responsibilities; along with maximum out-of-pocket expenses for the city even if projected at "zero;" and projected increases in annual revenue that would be easier for citizens to understand the city's (e.g. taxpayer's) liability other than the more complicated spreadsheet presented tonight. Member Seigler asked that the Page 5 of 19