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<br />MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE <br />June 13, 2019 <br />Auditorium <br />Present: <br />Councilmembers Rader & Bullock <br />Also Present: <br />Dave Baas, Katelyn Milius, Michelle Nochta, Mayor Summers, Mike Foley of <br />Cuyahoga County Office on Sustainability and staff, Mike Wise of McDonald Hopkins <br />Call to Order: <br />3:03 p.m. <br />th <br />The Committee approved the minutes from its June 10meeting. <br />Communication from Councilmembers Rader, George, and Bullock regarding solar <br />energy for the City. <br />Mike Wise of McDonald Hopkins gave a presentation on the provision of solar energy for the <br />City of Lakewood.McDonald Hopkins is representing Enerlogic Solar as its client.The County <br />put out an RFPto outfit threeof its buildings withsolar energy technologyand Enerlogic <br />responded. The County’s partnership with Enerlogic allows Lakewood to obtain the same price <br />for solar energy as the County does. Enerlogic plans on offering the same pricing to non-profit <br />rd <br />organizations, as well as 3party ownership. The County program will be offered through the <br />st <br />end of 2020. The tax benefits of the energy program expire on January 1, 2020. <br />Mr. Wise reviewed a project completed by Enerlogicin Brooklyn that involved virtual net <br />meters wired into the power grid. This project involved a power purchase agreement. He also <br />provided a description of the cooperative energy purchase program, while also focusing on onsite <br />solar panels for Lakewood. He reviewed the city’s current energy costs, explaining how volume <br />and load factor into the price of the energy and the infrastructure needed. He added that a ground <br />mounted system is less expensive than a rooftop one. <br />There was discussion among members of the committee regarding instances where the power <br />grid might go down. A battery back up was suggested, but the price of it may be prohibitive. <br />Members and guests discussed the location and placement of solar panels. The City would not <br />make money off of panels placed at the waste water treatment plant, but would over time at other <br />city buildings. It was noted that Winterhurst’s tenantpays for its own power and that the City <br />would have to renegotiate its lease in order to place the panels on the roof. Roof conditions <br />would need to be examined at the site prior to placement. It was noted that the Streets <br />Department garage makes the most sense for the placement of solar panels. The roof was very <br />recently replaced and its location could allow the structure to produce more power than it <br />currently requires. Members discussed possibly connecting the project to City Hall in order to <br />divert excess power created by the garage and to not lose out on an energy credit. It was noted <br />that any excess power goes back to the grid and that the City gets a reduced credit. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />