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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />To: St. Anthony Village City Council <br />From: Charlie Yunker, City Manager <br />Date: June 22, 2021 City Council Meeting <br />Request: Approval of Solar Demonstration Installation on the Central Park Pavilion <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On behalf of Citizens for Sustainability (CFS) Lona Doolan has been working with the City, St. Anthony-New <br />Brighton School District, and Hennepin County to secure a grant for a solar demonstration installation on the <br />Central Park Pavilion. <br />The objective of this project is to provide Saint Anthony residents and students a learning and teaching tool on <br />solar energy. This site was identified by former City Manager Mark Casey and former Public Works Director Jay <br />Hartman as the overall best facility to install the panels. The system allows for Internet access to information on <br />electricity being generated by the panels, which can be used for educational purposes for the school district and <br />for CFS programming on environmental sustainability. <br />Ms. Doolan has secured the grant to cover the install costs of the panels and related equipment, which is <br />$4,000.00. The equipment will then be owned by the City and have an expected useful life of 25 years. The <br />installation can also be scaled to include more panels if that is desired by the City sometime in the future. <br />On June 7, 2021 Ms. Doolan presented the proposal to the Parks & Environmental Commission for feedback and <br />a formal recommendation to the City Council. The Commission supported the demonstration project, and <br />recommended that the project be approved. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Parks & Environmental Commission and staff recommends approval of the Solar Demonstration Installation <br />on the Central Park Pavilion. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• CFS Presentation <br />29