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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2018 Page 26 Mr. Psihos stated the rebates are secured for the Solar Rewards program and the panels need to be built by spring 2019. The process starts once the project is ap- proved. He reviewed the project process with the Council. Mayor Roe reviewed public comment protocol. Public Comment Ms. Priscilla Martin, 2593 Western Ms. Martin stated she supported any kind of clean energy project that the Council is considering. She was glad to hear all the financial considerations because the City wants to use money wisely. Ms. Martin stated she and many residents in the City have said the City has to do something about reducing CO2 emissions, be a green city, and she is concerned about this because it is a climate crisis. She thanked everyone for all the work that has already been done. Mr. Dale Howey, 991 Parker Mr. Parker stated he put up a non-permitted system in 2004. He indicated he was in favor of this. Mr. Jim Bull, 3061 Woodbridge Street Mr. Bull stated he liked the proposal he saw at the meeting tonight. He did have a few questions. He saw something about optional maintenance agreements for the future and he did not see where the cost of maintenance was covered going for- ward in the projections. He stated his biggest concern was that solar is an emerg- ing technology. He stated the City is looking at purchasing something with a 25 to 40-year life and if there was any kind of program that would incorporate a technology refresh in five to ten years. Mayor Roe closed the public comment and asked if the Council had any addition- al comments or questions for staff on the topic. Mayor Roe thought in regard to the maintenance agreement, it would be another amount that would be subtracted from the City savings number on a nominal basis each year. Relative to the savings, it is a small number. Councilmember McGehee asked why a solar array that would be ground mounted should carry such a significant amount of insurance. Mr. Culver stated the rooftop array would be an increase of$100 a year per system. It is a nominal cost on the increase in their insurance premiums. Councilmember Etten stated the carport idea is a unique idea but would probably incur a lot of money and cost in providing a structure for that. He stated solar has been around for thirty or forty years, has certainly gotten better, it has been used in Mounds View Schools for a number of years, and is an established way of providing power to whoever is using it.