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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 14, 2016 Page 23 and over the ice surface, taking it out of commission for several months and dur- ing heavy usage months. According to the current capital improvement program (CIP) schedule, Mr. Culver noted the roof would be considered for major rehabili- tation five years from now. Therefore, Mr. Culver reported that Sundial and staff had looked to other available roofs on the city campus, resulting in the new pro- posal for two smaller arrays on the newer roof portions of the City Hall/Fire De- partment and Public Works Maintenance facilities as shown on the display. Mr. Culver reviewed and defined what would be involved in the installation as de- tailed in the various draft attachments to the RCA. Mr. Culver advised that staff and Sundial were seeking City Council action for a non-binding Letter of Intent as identified in the RCA based on the draft agreements; and emphasized that once final documents and engineering had been completed, the documents would re- turn for approval by the City Council. Discussion ensued regarding charts provided and displayed (Attachment D)p pro- visions of the PPA and annual purchases and energy savings projected; initial in- vestment and actual city costs; vested interests of the city and investor in keeping the system operational; and payoff term under a standard solar financing scenario. Councilmember McGehee noted previous presentations and arrangements for a different program and shorter period of time. Mr. Culver clarified that the city had applied for Made in Minnesota Grants for the last three years involving agreements with different solar developers who had submitted applications for the city, and if successful would have installed panels on roofs with the city receiving up to 40 K2H based on the grant provisions and an annual payment of $13,000 for ten years until the system had been paid in full. However, Mr. Culver further clarified that the city would have no money invested in those systems, financed by a developer and reimbursed through grant awards. Mr. Culver noted that only a small percentage of those applications are actually awarded; while this installation is financed independently, and not relying on a lottery or grant system. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Culver reviewed language in the second paragraph of the PPA with the Letter of Intent not binding, but was basi- cally a mutual agreement for the city and Sundial to work together in good faith while Sundial puts more money into exploring the engineering of the system. Councilmember Laliberte referenced earlier conversations tonight regarding a re- view of existing buildings on the city campus that might be repurposed; and ques- tioned how that might impact this installation. Mayor Roe noted the discussion involved the Public Works Maintenance facility, its repurposing and/or relocation, in addition to other pending City Council dis- cussions. Mayor Roe noted that he had wondered if the new Fire Station roof