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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 13, 2018 Page 18 great deal of time talking about solar energy or various forms of it over the last couple of years and these kinds of agreements, at this point, are relatively com- mon. He did not have a concern with this since there is not a real risk to the City as they invest and get a return on their investment. Councilmember Etten stated when and if they ever do put something on their campus, that is something people have been doing for decades and the neighboring school district and homeowners have been doing for years. Long term, he hoped to put something on top of their campus buildings or somewhere on their campus. Councilmember McGehee agreed with all that was stated and was happy with this approach as a first step. She stated if they want to look at something on the City campus later, she would be fine with that. She liked the parking lot covers , not- ing it might be something the Public Works, Environment & Transportation Commission could bring back to the Council at a later time. . She appreciated all of the work that has gone into this solar proposal. Councilmember Willmus indicated he would be supporting this. Councilmember Laliberte concurred. Mayor Roe stated it was mentioned there is a point where the tax credits and pro- grams that get more solar into the grid ends, and caps the amount of solar that is a percentage of the energy being generated to serve their needs in this area. He hoped that going forward, the success of these types of subscription programs ac- tually encourage decision makers who put programs in place to look at expansion and continuation of these types of programs so they can continue to add solar, wind, and other non-fossil fuel sources into their energy generation mix. Mayor Roe stated that would be to the benefit of their community more broadly. He ex- plained that is especially why he is more supportive of this approach, because it is paying for increased solar capacity in the system, which means less fossil fuel is used for energy generation and anything they can do to help that is encouraging. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:15 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:24 p.m. d. Receive the 2019 City Manager Recommended Budget City Manager Trudgeon and Finance Director Miller briefly reviewed the recom- mended budget.