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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2018 Page 24 Councilmember McGehee stated based on their experience and knowledge of the panels and ability to measure them, she would ask if the Council can rely on the figures presented. Mr. Psihos stated the Council could. He indicated he could share with the Coun- cil the amount of energy the City expects to get out of the panels and the utility rates being charged at this time. He could also discuss historical changes of ener- gy charges with the Council if the Council would like. Staff does use those num- bers to calculate what the outcome should be. Mr. Ragatz continued with his presentation to the Council. Mr. Culver noted many of the tax credits on solar products are scheduled to sunset by 2022. He stated the City does not want to rush into a decision, but the Council also wants to keep in mind that the longer the City waits the lower the incentives will be. At some point, the City will probably be spending more money to fi- nance this than the City would be paying Xcel for the energy. Mr. Psihos stated he did not want to rush the Council but the time to do this is now because the rebates and incentives will be dwindling over time. Mayor Roe stated in the presentation there was talk about one of the second pro- gram units on the City Hall, but he thought the discussion was around a different proposal. Mr. Culver stated there is a proposal for both City Hall and the maintenance facil- ity. There are options for both proposals. Staff recommendations from the RCA is to do a solar rewards program on the Fire Station, City Hall and the Mainte- nance Facility. If the Council feels comfortable with the longer term of the PV Demand Credit system, then the City could do that also on the Maintenance Facil- ity. Councilmember Willmus asked if there is any staff time that would be related in any way to this. Mr. Culver stated there would be no more staff time involved other than having looked at it. He stated staff would be the liaison between the City and the solar panel company and the solar panel company would be doing the maintenance and operation. Councilmember Willmus asked if the City had an issue with the roof and need to move panels the cost would be on the City. Mr. Culver stated that was correct.