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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 13, 2018 Page 14 Councilmember Laliberte stated she would be supportive of this motion, noting when this was last discussed there were questions about the crossing area by the bus transit stop and widening of the sidewalk by Old Chicago. She noted the sidewalk has been changed. Councilmember McGehee stated she initially voted against this outlot and the project. In principal, she did not approve of any drive-thus in existing parking lots because it was a danger; however, the Council approved this. She thought this was a different issue and a reasonable solution now that the building is there. Mayor Roe stated he was originally supportive of the motion and resolution. At that time and still, he had a question on the nexus between the dedicated parking and the drive-thru versus just the fact that there is something taking up space in the parking lot. He indicated he continued to support approval of the drive-thru and was supportive of the motion. Attorney Gaughan stated if this vote falls on the side of removing this particular condition, it would be appropriate for the record to draft a formal resolution for consideration on the next meeting's Consent Agenda. He stated if needed, he could work with staff to draft that resolution. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte, Etten, McGehee and Roe. Nays: Willmus. Motion carried. c. Consider Approval of Community Solar Garden Subscription Agreement Public Works Director Culver and Mr. Michael Kampmeyer, IPS Solar, summa- rized the request as detailed in the RCA of this date and noted a bench handout incorporated into the RCA providing an extract of City Council meeting minutes. Mayor Roe stated to make the finances a little clearer, the table is based on as- sumed kilowatt hours of production and the City will only pay for and get credit for a portion of the actual production in any given year as opposed to the project- ed production listed on the table. Mr. Culver stated that was correct. Mayor Roe stated the actual credit and payment will be tied to actual production and he thought the notion of calling it `savings' is not correct because the savings is the solar garden production credit versus what the City isgoing to actually be paying on their bill for their own energy usage. That credit, whatever it is, will be based on how much is generated by the solar garden. In his mind, what they are calling a `savings' is actually a return on the investment in the shares. He wanted to make sure he was clear that there are two pieces to this. One piece is the in-