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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 26, 2007 Page 22 Councilmember Pust noted that those elements should be included as part of the specifications for Requests for Proposals (RFP's) to facilitate discussions and long-term visioning. Additional discussion included primary funding sources; use and sufficiency of the Building Replacement Fund; secondary funding sources; use of and impacts for borrowing from the City's Pavement Management Plan (PMP); possible estab- lishment of a dedicated property tax levy; bonding as an option, by combining this project with other city-wide projects to justify costs for a bond issue; and estab- lishing acycle for payment and reimbursement of the PMP to avoid shortchang- ing that program. City Manager Malinen advised that Mr. Brokke had held preliminary discussions with the House Committee Chair when they visited the facility; in addition to pur- suing any available grant opportunities. Further discussion included continuing budget challenges and ongoing commit- ments and mandates; availability and use of tax increment financing (TIF) funds if and when they were decertified; and Council consensus to proceed with eventual full geothermal conversion/retrofitting of campus facilities, in addition to he Ice Arena. Mayor Klausing summarized City Council support to proceed in looking at geo- thermal; and having further discussion related to financial implications, grant sources; possible bonding; and impacts to the 2009 budget and beyond. City Manager Malinen note the need for Mr. Brokke to clarify scoping and phas- ing proposals and ramifications; and the need to size the roof units immediately or in subsequent years as they were replaced, to accommodate full geothermal con- version/build-out for the campus. Councilmember Pust opined that the apparent consensus to proceed with geo- thermal rather than conventional was evident as a base; with further information needed on how and when to incorporate the remainder of the campus, funding sources, costs, and how to help the City recoup energy savings as well. Councilmember Ihlan opined that she was not quite in agreement with Council- member Pust's perception on consensus, until she had more information on poten- tial repayments. Councilmember Ihlan further opined that, as far as her willing- ness to authorize an RFP, that would be dependent upon whether it would be phased in or not, and warranted more discussion. Councilmember Ihlan explained her rationale in needing further discussion and hearing public input was due to the need to borrow money or dedicate a tax levy; and proposed elevating this above a lot of other priorities.