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City of <br /> IP4SL LLL <br /> Minnesota,USA <br /> Regular City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive <br /> Monday, August 27, 2018 <br /> 1. Roll Call <br /> Mayor Roe called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. Voting and Seating <br /> Order: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. City Manager Patrick Trudgeon <br /> and City Attorney Mark Gaughan were also present. <br /> 2. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> 3. Approve Agenda <br /> Willmus moved, Etten seconded, approval of the agenda as presented. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> 4. Public Comment <br /> Mayor Roe called for public comment by members of the audience on any non-agenda <br /> items. <br /> Steve Olson, 1865 Eldridge Avenue West <br /> Mr. Olson stated over the last two weeks Corpus Christi Church has constructed a solar <br /> energy farm in the space between the church and his property and the property to the <br /> neighbors to the west. The solar energy farm is 150 by 150 feet and stands 10 to 15 feet <br /> tall. There are four rows of solar panels and is surrounded by a four-foot chain link <br /> fence. He indicated they did not have any notice of this and there is no reason why the <br /> church couldn't have placed the solar panels on the roof This significantly affects their <br /> property values, he was not aware of this being done anywhere else, and he felt this sets a <br /> dangerous precedent because churches have, for a variety of reasons, need to generate <br /> more income. But the church is using their property for what is essentially a commercial <br /> purpose because the area of these panels is vastly more than what the church needs for its <br /> own energy production. He noted he was not opposed to solar energy,but they would not <br /> be allowed to build a gas station, farm the land, put buildings there, and generate money <br /> for the church at the expense of the community. He was raising this as a comment and <br /> was open to any comments the Council has. <br /> Mayor Roe stated at this point he was not sure the Council had much to comment about <br /> this because Mr. Olson was bringing this to their attention. He noted staff will look into <br /> this and follow up with Mr. Olson. <br /> Councilmember McGehee confirmed she would also second looking into this because she <br /> had spoken to the City Manager a while back when the church had proposed to put a cell <br />