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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent March 4, 2019 Amanda Bednar, Environmental Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />MMPA Hometown Solar Grant Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the 2019 Hometown Solar Grant Program Agreement with MMPA. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The city has been chosen as a recipient of the 2019 Energy Education, Hometown Solar Grant Award <br />from Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA). This grant will provide Elk River with a 5 kW solar <br />installation at City Hall to provide hands-on education about how solar power works. This grant is <br />available because Elk River Municipal Utilities is part of MMPA. Tom Sagstetter from ERMU provided <br />additional information about this program during the January 22, 2019, work session before we applied <br />for the grant. <br /> <br />The attached agreement outlines MMPA will design, construct and install the solar installation. The city <br />will own, operate and maintain the system once complete. The proposed location is east of City Hall <br />adjacent to the employee parking lot and near the path along Lake Orono. The proposed location would <br />offer high visibility to those visiting the building, the library or those simply driving down Orono <br />Parkway. It also provides a convenient connection inside the garage. We plan to utilize this for <br />educational purposes and further our goals as Energy City. The solar array will be constructed during <br />2019. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Hometown Solar Grant Program Agreement 2019 Elk River <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />