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Mr. Culver noted some of the Councilmembers have expressed concern about owning the <br />solar garden at all and as soon as the PPA agreement is up to get the panels off the roofs, <br />so the City does not own them anymore and there is not the risk. <br />Member Misra asked if there really is a risk. <br />Mr. Culver stated the City Council is concerned about having another asset to own, <br />maintain and operate and the cost of it. <br />Member Misra asked how well the solar panels fair in Minnesota weather. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos stated the solar panels are engineered for Minnesota conditions. These <br />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 Commission. <br />Member Misra asked if Mr. Culver has had a chance to talk to other communities with the <br />solar panels in use. <br />Mr. Culver indicated he has not and will reach out to the cities to get their feedback on how <br />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 unforeseen <br />costs the cities may have experienced, especially cities that have a ground mount system. <br />He asked if the Parks and Recreation Department would maintain the property where the <br />ground array may be in City Hall. <br />Mr. Culver stated the City has a campus grounds maintenance contract with a third party. <br />The hillside the City will be putting the array on is a natural prairie grass area. <br />Member Kruse asked if there was a catastrophic event and the roof was torn off the building <br />and the City lost four months of production, what does the contract say about that. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos stated iDeal Energies sets that up as part of the insurance transaction. The <br />insurance proceeds would rebuild the asset. <br />Vice Chair Wozniak asked if the insurance is a different type than what cities typically <br />carry, loss of power production. <br />Mr. Chris Psihos stated he was not sure but thought it was a contractual obligation and a <br />lot of times those things are covered. <br />