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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 8, 2024 Page 4 1 2 Motion by Councilmember Elnagdy, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Second 3 Reading of Ordinance 2024-05 – Amending Section 154.188 of the St. Anthony City Code 4 Regulating Cannabis Businesses. 5 6 Motion carried4-1(Randle). 7 8 IX.GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 9 A.10 PUD Amendment – 2401 Lowry Avenue NE. 11 12 This item has been moved to the October 22, 2024, City Council Meeting Agenda. 13 B.14 Captive Energy Solutions Tune Energy Saving Equipment. 15 16 City Manager Yunker reviewed in the latter part of 2023, information was given to staff 17 regarding energy-saving equipment that may be of benefit to the City in reducing consumption 18 and costs. It is a passive filter that is installed on electric panels to reduce the harmonics of the 19 electrical system to reduce the amount of energy needed, and the wear and tear on equipment. 20 21 Being that this is new and somewhat untested technology, staff agreed to perform a test at no 22 cost to the City and chose the Silver Lake Village Liquor Store for the test site. Energy savings 23 were identified, and the results were analyzed by Captive Energy Solutions. The results are 24 summarized in the presentation, and results from another City are also included to demonstrate 25 the consistent results in other facilities. 26 27 The cost of the equipment is about $1,500 - $1,800 per electrical panel, depending on the type of 28 panel. The City has 41 electrical panels throughout the various facilities. This is a relatively low- 29 cost approach for furthering the City’s efforts to reduce energy consumption and presents no 30 operational risk for downtime from an equipment failure given the manner of installation. 31 There is a familial relationship between the company and a City Council member. Therefore, 32 staff considered it necessary that this be brought to a meeting for disclosure before purchasing 33 any equipment. 34 35 A representative from Captive Energy Solutions appeared before the Council. He reviewed the 36 Tune Energy Saving Equipment. He reviewed the results of the Pilot test at the Silver Lake 37 Village Liquor Store. The Pilot was a success. A PowerPoint presentation was provided for 38 Council review summarizing what Tune offers. The data collected from the utility bill provided 39 for the St. Anthony Wine & Spirits located tested for January, February, and March was 40 $1,674.12. They averaged 25% of savings. It was noted there is a conflict of interest with a 41 Councilmember for this equipment which is why it is brought to Council for consideration. 42 Councilmember Jenson stated he will not vote on this matter. There are two different products 43 Tune Light and Tune Commercial. 44 45 Councilmember Elnagdy asked if the Liquor Store tested the Tune Commercial and Mr. Jenson 46 stated they were the 480 panels. The typical payback is a 10-18 month period.