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Home My WebLink AboutCCWkspMin 2-5-14Falcon Heights Council Workshop Minutes February 5, 2014 6:30 p.m. Members present: Mayor Lindstrom, Council Members Mercer-Taylor, Harris, Long and Gosline Members absent: City Staff present: City Administrator Bart Fischer Assistant to the Administrator Michelle Tesser 1) Recreation Budget Review Assistant to the Administrator Michelle Tesser provided the annual update on the Recreation Department to the City Council. Presentation is attached. 2) Continued Discussion with Minnesota Community Solar on a Possible Solar Panel Array at City Hall (continued discussion from August 2013 Council Workshop) Representatives from Minnesota Community Solar provided the attached presentation and answered questions about the program from Council. Council directed staff to put this on hold for the time being and not bring a draft agreement to the next Council meeting. 3) Rental License Discussion Staff discussed with Council the possible expansion of the rental license inspection program to all rental units in the City, including the resources needed to make this change. Council directed staff to continue research on this item and bring back possible options in the future. 4) At the Request of Mayor Lindstrom-Discussion on a Step Increase for the City Administrator The Mayor brought up and the Council discussed a step increase (based off of the City Administrator’s recent 2 year work anniversary) for the City Administrator. The Council agreed that this item should be placed on the next City Council meeting agenda. The workshop concluded at 8:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bart Fischer City Administrator 2/10/2014 1 2013 Park and Recreation Program Review Michelle Tesser 2000-2010 CENSUS COMPARABLES 0 200 400 600 2000 2010 423 330 351 302 271 261 10-14 yrs 5-9 yrs Under 5 2013 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS Non Resident: 506 Resident: 364 Total Number of Participant: 870 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 2001-2013 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 2001 20 02 200 3 2 004 20 05 200 6 2 007 20 08 200 9 2 010 20 11 201 2 2 013 7 3 1 2 3 1391 51 15 0 114 1 69 14 0 174 2 74 33 0 410 5 06 111 1 52 105 1 45 14 1 14 0 186 14 7 21 0 22 7 251 245 36 4 N o n R es iden t R eside nt 2/10/2014 2 2004-2013 ACTUAL REVENUES $5,7 0 0.00$5,8 0 0.00 $7,8 65.00 $1 2,200.0 0$11,8 00.00 $15,2 0 0.00 $12,5 98.00 $10,0 7 3.00 $13,71 0.00 $1 8,036.5 0 $6,00 0.00 $4,600.0 0 $5,0 0 0.00 $8,400.0 0$9,0 0 0.00 $9,7 00.00 $1 4,302.0 0 $2 2,629.00 $2 1,283.0 0 $24,0 49.50 $0.0 0 $5,000.0 0 $1 0,000.0 0 $1 5,000.0 0 $2 0,000.0 0 $2 5,000.0 0 $3 0,000.0 0 2004 20 0 5 2 0 06 2007 200 8 20 0 9 2 0 10 2011 201 2 20 1 3 Re side n t Non Resi dent 2004-2013 REVENUES Year Resident Non Resident Total 2004$5,700.00$6,000.00$11,700.00 2005$5,800.00$4,600.00$10,400.00 2006$7,865.00$5,000.00$12,865.00 2007$12,200.00$8,400.00$20,600.00 2008$11,800.00$9,000.00$20,800.00 2009$15,200.00$9,700.00$24,900.00 2010$12,598.00$14,302.00$26,900.00 2011$10,073.00$22,629.00$32,952.00 2012$13,710.00$21,283.00$34,993.00 2013$18,036.50$24,049.50$42,086.00 PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS ON REC PROGRAMS 201 3 2 012 201 1 2 7%18%1 9% 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 2 013 201 2 2 011 Y ea r Pe rcen t age INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS OFFERED 2009-2013 51 61 77 8 7 101 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 200 9 2 010 201 1 2012 201 3 To t al Individual Programs Tota l In div idu al P r ogra ms 2/10/2014 3 CITIES PARTICIPANTS 2013 A rd en Hi lls, 7 222 Fal co n Hei ghts, 2 81 Lau derda le, 58 2 3 Min n ea poli s, 36 N ew Brig hton, 711 Ro se vil le, 26 8 Sho r evi ew, 9 St. Paul and St. A ntho n y, 1 90 1 0 50 1 00 1 50 2 00 2 50 3 00 T o t al A rd en H i lls Bla ine Bro okl yn Park Colu mbi a He igh t s Fal con Hei ghts Laude r dal e Little Ca n ad a Map lewood M inne apo lis N ew Brig hton North O ak s O ro no R os evi lle Sh or ev iew S t. Pa ul and St. A nthon y(bla nk) LAUDERDALE PARTICIPANTS 26 Lauderdale Participants Registered for 53 Programs Total Spent $3,142 Total Amount Received from Lauderdale per annual agreement: $364.00 2011-2013 CITIES PARTICIPANTS 3 2 29 22 9 8 175 7 116 6 1 79 5 9 3 1 2 5 2 07 6 1 71 7 28 1 5 8 3 6 7 26 8 9 1 9 0 0 50 1 00 1 50 2 00 2 50 3 00 Arde n Hil ls F alcon H eig hts La ude rd ale Map lewoo d Min neapol is New Brighton Rosev ill e Sh or ev iew St. Pau l 201 1 201 2 201 3 NUMBER OF RETURNERS Year Returners Participants 2011-2012 117 581 2012-2013 132 655 2011-2013 72 870 2/10/2014 4 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REGISTERING FORMORETHAN 1 CLASS A YEAR Year Participants More than 1 a year 2011 581 107 2012 655 103 2013 870 153 2013 CONTRACTED PROGRAM REVENUE $8 10.7 5 $1,24 0.2 0 $1,91 0.00 $386.00 $1,193.00 $1,2 02.4 0 $‐ $50 0.0 0 $1,0 0 0.0 0 $1,5 0 0.0 0 $2,0 0 0.0 0 $2,5 0 0.0 0 201 1 2012 20 13 TK D Yo ga 2011 POPULAR AGES 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 122.534 5 678 91011121330404245Adult0.8 2011 Age Chart N on Re si de nt Resi den t 2012 POPULAR AGES 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2012 Age Chart No n R esid en t R es id en t 2/10/2014 5 2013 POPULAR AGES 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 N on R es ide nt Resid ent NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS Year Number of Scholarships 2013 40 2012 13 2011 10 2010 10 2013 COMMUNICATIONS MEASUREMENTS # of Facebook Likes Year Amount 2013 225 2012 142 2011 75 # of Tweet Followers Year Amount 2013 411 2012 325 2011 249 Current # of listserv members: 456 2/10/2014 1 © 201 3 M N Com muni t y Solar L LC | C onfi d enti al to MN C omm u nity S ola r LLC © 201 3 M N Com mun i t y Sol ar L LC | C onfi d enti al t o MN C omm unity S ola r LLC Ken Bradley Chief Executive Officer ken@mncommunitysolar.com www.mncommunitysolar.com 612-345-7188 © 2 013 MN C omm unity S ola r LLC | Co nfidentia l to MN Co mmu n ity So lar LL C Who We Are •We are the first turnkey, sustainable model for community solar. •Minnesota Community Solar is committed to economic development in our local communities. •We use Minnesota labor, manufactured products and financing, whenever possible. © 201 3 M N Com muni t y Solar L LC | C onfi d enti al to MN C omm u nity S ola r LLC Our Team •Dustin Denison, Principal & Owner •Jessica Ward-Denison, Principal & Owner •Ken Bradley, Chief Executive Officer •Peter Teigland, Vice-President of Business Development •David Wakely, Communications Director •Dana Hallstrom, Subscription Manager •Steve Coleman, Designer and Project Manager •Steve Haslach, Operations Manager •Andrea Wood, Bookkeeper © 2 013 MN C omm unity S ola r LLC | Co nfidentia l to MN Co mmu n ity So lar LL C Our Team of Experts Legal by Jeff Paulson –Pau lson Law Office LTD specializing in Energy Law. 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The rent payment could also be used towards payment for a 25-year subscription to provide clean energy to city.© 2 013 MN C omm unity S ola r LLC | Co nfidentia l to MN Co mmu n ity So lar LL C Public Relations Benefits for the City of Falcon Heights: •Hosting a community solar garden will position your City as a forward-thinking community leader and differentiate you from your competitors. •MNCS will work closely with our host sites to attract positive media and target consumers. •We’ll help create press releases, earned local and broader media coverage, and media events. 2/10/2014 3 © 201 3 M N Com muni t y Solar L LC | C onfi d enti al to MN C omm u nity S ola r LLC Minnesota Community Solar will lease your space for 25 years. •Your building’s electricity will not be affected; 100% of the generation will be transferred directly to the grid •The array will provide a shaded community area on your front lawn We will: •Insure the solar array, systems, and property •Operate and maintain the solar array •Monitor the electrical output of the system © 2 013 MN C omm unity S ola r LLC | Co nfidentia l to MN Co mmu n ity So lar LL C © 201 3 M N Com muni t y Solar L LC | C onfi d enti al to MN C omm u nity S ola r LLC© 2 013 MN C omm unity S ola r LLC | Co nfidentia l to MN Co mmu n ity So lar LL C • City of Falcon Heights will sign a 25-year lease allowing Minnesota Community Solar to submit this project to be considered for the MN Dept. of Commerce Made in Minnesota subsidy. Projects receiving funds will be chosen through a lottery conducted by the State. The lease should be signed by February 14, 2014.. •By March 15th, the Dept. of Commerce will announce which projects will receive the Made in Minnesota subsidy. If the Falcon Heights project is chosen, we will work with city staff to develop a plan to build the project and reach out to local residents in 2014. • Minnesota Community Solar will conduct site permitting and due diligence, then submit the project to the utility. • Construction will begin when the permitting process is complete. Next Steps 2/10/2014 4 © 201 3 M N Com muni t y Solar L LC | C onfi d enti al to MN C omm u nity S ola r LLC © 201 3 M N Com mun i t y Sol ar L LC | C onfi d enti al t o MN C omm unity S ola r LLC Thank you! Ken Bradley CEO ken@mncommunitysolar.com www.mncommunitysolar.com 612-345-7188