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Mr. Chris Psihos stated the solar panels are engineered for Minnesota conditions. <br />These arrays are meant to sit on a roof and do nothing but produce energy. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos reviewed weather statics and the solar panels with the <br />Commission. <br />Member Misra asked if Mr. Culver has had a chance to talk to other communities <br />with the solar panels in use. <br />Mr. Culver indicated he has not and will reach out to the cities to get their feedback <br />on how the installation went before this item goes before the City Council. <br />Member Misra thought Mr. Culver should also find out about the liability issues. <br />Vice Chair Wozniak recommended Mr. Culver to find out if there were any <br />unforeseen costs the cities may have experienced, especially cities that have a <br />ground mount system. He asked if the Parks and Recreation Department would <br />maintain the property where the ground array may be in City Hall. <br />Mr. Culver stated the City has a campus grounds maintenance contract with a third <br />party. The hillside the City will be putting the array on is a natural prairie grass <br />area. <br />Member Kruse asked if there was a catastrophic event and the roof was torn off the <br />building and the City lost four months of production, what does the contract say <br />about that. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos stated iDeal Energies sets that up as part of the insurance <br />transaction. The insurance proceeds would rebuild the asset. <br />Vice Chair Wozniak asked if the insurance is a different type than what cities <br />typically carry, loss of power production. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos stated he was not sure but thought it was a contractual obligation <br />and a lot of times those things are covered. <br />Mr. Culver stated the Commission will review this again in September if the <br />Commission wants to make a formal recommendation to bring forward to the <br />Council. <br />Member Misra thought the City was moving on the right track and she thought they <br />have talked about this for awhile and it seems like staff has reviewed this and the <br />risk did not seem that great to her with all of the items that are in place. She thought <br />the City reducing its carbon footprint is a brilliant idea, especially if someday the <br />City can declare the skating center carbon neutral. She thought that was a huge <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />