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37 engineering and design for the proposed system on the Skating Center. 38 39 In November 2015, staff brought the Skating Center project to the PWETC meeting to review 4o and make a recommendation on the PPA that would help fund the installation of the proposed 41 300kW solar PV system. 42 In early 2016, Sundial Solar approached City staff with a formal proposal to install a solar 43 system on the Skating Center roof. However, in order to meet building code requirements for an 44 arena, the roof substructure would require modification in order to support the additional weight 45 of the solar panels. This work would have required shutting down the arena for several weeks, 46 which was not acceptable given the use of the arena. 47 City staff and Sundial therefore began looking at alternatives on the City Campus for a similar 48 installation. Sundial came back in July 2016 with a proposal to install solar arrays on top of City 49 Hall and the Maintenance Facility. These two installations would combine for a total of 450 kW 50 watts, which is larger than the proposed 375 kW system originally proposed for the skating 51 center. This PPA was not supported by City Council as the timing didn't work out due to the 52 beginning of the facility needs study, and the potential conflict of roof/building maintenance. 53 Now in 2018, staff are revisiting the potential solar projects with the City Hall Campus. Staff met 54 with two developer/financers to discuss solar rooftop potential, and changes in the solar market 55 from 2016. Staff received a proposal from IPS -Solar for a Community Solar Subscription 56 Agreement. Staff is proposing to commit to up to 2 megawatts of Community Solar shares. IPS 57 Solar would seek out available shares and the agreement would be amended as each individual 58 development is secured. IPS Solar will be on hand to make a short presentation and answer 59 questions. 60 61 Staff also recently attended a seminar on a new program called Solar Possible which is a 62 collaborative solar purchasing program for state agencies, local governments, and schools. This 63 program is administered by the Minnesota Department of Administration and is receiving 64 technical support from the Clean Energy Resource Team (CERTs) and the Great Plains Institute. 65 A fact sheet on this program is attached. The City is participating as an interested party and 66 should receive proposals sometime this summer. At that time, if the proposals are reasonable, 67 staff will present these to the City Council for possible consideration of rooftop solar 68 installations somewhere on campus. 69 POLICY OBJECTIVE 70 Policy 6.2 of the Roseville 2030 Comprehensive Plan indicates the City should reduce negative 71 human impacts on the environment through citywide energy conservation and reduction of 72 pollution and waste. 73 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS 74 A more thorough review of budget implications will be presented when staff presents a final 75 draft of an agreement to approve and/or a proposed solar installation on campus. Staffs goal will 76 be to present proposals that will have at least a short term break even result, if not annual energy 7 savings over an extended period of time. 78 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 79 Receive a presentation from staff updating the Council on current City Campus solar options and 80 provide guidance to staff for future actions. Page 2 of 3