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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 12, 2024 Page 5 1 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to approve First and 2 Final Reading of Ordinance 2024-06 – Amending the St. Anthony City Code, By Amending 3 Section 154.141 Relating to Permitted Uses in the L-I, Light Industrial District. 4 5 Motion carried 4-0. 6 B.7 Resolution 24-080 – Approving Summary Publication 8 9 Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution 10 24-080 – Summary Publication for Ordinance 2024-06 – Amending the St. Anthony City Code, 11 By Amending Section 154.141 Relating to Permitted Uses in the L-I, Light Industrial District. 12 13 Motion carried 4-0. 14 15 IX.GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 16 A.17 Resolution 24-079 – Authorizing Participation in the Solar on Public Buildings Grant 18 Program and Approving Agreements with Developer for City Solar Installations. 19 20 Sustainability Coordinator Minette Saulog reviewed from May to September, Staff worked with 21 WSB to prepare a two-step grant application with the Minnesota Department of Commerce 22 under the Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program. The City was eligible for a grant award of 23 up to 60% of project costs for a solar array built on or adjacent to a public building, with an 24 opportunity to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Elective Pay tax credits worth up 25 to 30% of the project cost. 26 27 The City identified the Public Works Building and Water Treatment Facility as candidates for 28 rooftop solar installations and submitted a grant application for both project sites. Building 29 Readiness Assessments were submitted a grant application for both project sites. Building 30 Readiness Assessments were submitted in June to determine the feasibility of solar at the 31 proposed sites based on utility data, solar potential, and other analyses. Commerce notified the 32 City of its eligibility to apply for the full grant application in July. 33 34 As part of the full grant application, the City opened a competitive Request for Proposal process 35 for each site in August to find a developer partner. Applications were received and scored by 36 staff committee, and All Energy Solar was identified as the developer best qualified for both 37 projects based on the submitted proposals. All Energy Solar provided proposals for each site 38 which were included in the packet for Council consideration. 39 40 In October, the City received conditional approval for grant funding of both projects, pending 41 submission of final documents including executed agreements with the developer. All Energy 42 Solar has provided their contract agreements to the City for the City Manager’s signature. 43 Commerce will provide a contract for City approval once the executed agreements with the 44 developer are received. 45 15