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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2013 Page 6 after dropping off his building permit application he received a letter from City Planner Johnson that indicated the City's Zoning Ordinance does not allow installation of solar panels. He added that City Planner Johnson's letter also indicated that solar panels are on the City Council's list to review and consider implementation in the City Code. He stated he has never run into this and was wondering if the City Council would consider an exclusion or consider deferring to national zoning for solar panel installation so he can complete installation of the solar panels. 8 Mayor Faust stated the City would not allow an exclusion in this case to allow installation of the 9 solar panels. He further stated that this topic is one of the City Council's priorities and the City 10 Council will be considering implementation of a consistent ordinance that covers the entire City. 11 He added he was sorry that Mr. Southard was not aware of this restriction ahead of time. 12 13 Mr. Gary Lee, 2800 Anthony Lane South, appeared before the City Council and stated he is the 14 owner of Mallard Ink and has been in the City for 15 years. He stated the solar panels project is 15 an important project and represented a large outlay of cash of approximately $95,000 for the 16 solar panels and will require another outlay of approximately $100,000. He urged the City 17 Council to find the time to look at this proposal and give it priority. 18 19 Mayor Faust assured Mr. Lee that the City Council will address this issue but stated he did not 20 want to mislead him into thinking it would happen right away. 21 22 Mr. Ralph Jacobson, Innovative Power Systems, appeared before the City Council and stated he 23 has done many solar installations in the metro area. He stated he appreciated the fact that the 24 City Council is doing its due diligence related to solar and offered to provide some work that has 25 been done recently by Minnesota Solar Challenge project. 26 27 City Manager Casey stated the City is aware of the Minnesota Solar Challenge project and the 28 City would avail itself of the resources available from this project. 29 30 Mayor Faust indicated the City is committed to sustainability and wants to make sure to have 31 proper controls in place that provide consistency and quality throughout the City. 32 33 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 34 35 Mayor Faust stated he received a call from Larry Juhl indicating there are openings for the 36 Chamber of Commerce golf tournament on August 2, 2013, and encouraged anyone interested in 37 playing in the tournament to contact Mr. Juhl. 38 39 X. ADJOURNMENT. 40 41 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:03 p.m. 42 43 Respectfully submitted, 44 Barbara Hughes (TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.) 45 -z.,�_,_.. _ 46 ATTEST: t o,Gu Mayor 47 City Clerk