Minutes - Public Works Committee - 10/21/2014

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Ramsey would like to reserve the right to study the pedestrian crossing of Highway 10 with the Mississippi Crossing Further discussion: Chairperson Backous questioned if the RALF properties owned by the City would be in the first wave of revisions. Development Services Manager Gladhill responded there are different areas that will advance quicker, and it will be difficult to commit to this. He said the City's policy is to not sell those properties until it is assured the projects are underway. Councilmember Riley clarified it was RALF dollars used to purchase the properties, and not City dollars. City Administrator Ulrich concurred, and added the City does own those properties, and they are taken off the tax roll. Councilmember Riley pointed out the properties that are not necessary for the projects will be sold back to the market, and then the City can collect taxes. Development Services Manager Gladhill explained the sale dollars will not go back to the City; just the dollars collected for taxes will be brought back to the City. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Backous, Councilmembers Kuzma and Riley. Voting No: None. 5.02: Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Municipal Parking Ramp Public Works Superintendent Riemer reviewed the staff report and noted the charging station would be stationed on the first or second floor of the ramp. This is the most economical point because it is closest to the electrical system. He suggested the users not be charged for the first six months. This will allow staff to determine if it is used, and how much it is used. He explained the cost is approximately $3.00 for a full charge. Users could be charged by kilowatt, though that becomes complicated. There is the option of charging by the hour, which could discourage people from parking there for long periods of time. He noted the service will be hooked into the ramp's electrical service, which costs approximately $3000 per month. The electrical charging station may not show much of an increase in the bill. Because of the unpredictability of whether and how much it will be used, it may be better to collect data for the first six months. ChargePoint+ is selected as the network for the charging station. He explained how this system works, noting all the data is maintained by ChargePoint +. Depending on what the data shows, The City of Ramsey can choose to have different daytime and nighttime or weekend rates. Tracking of each user is handled by the service as well. Councilmember Riley confirmed all the administration of the system is handled by ChargePoint+ and nothing is handled by the City staff. Public Works Superintendent Riemer replied in the affirmative and added ChargePoint+ administers the service, and charges a 10% fee and any taxes required by law. Councilmember Kuzma commented if he needed to charge a car, he would use the station no matter what the cost, since it will likely be quite low. Councilmember Riley suggested charging a very small fee, such as $1.00 per hour. He reasoned the people that need it will see the value in it. Public Works Committee / October 21, 2014 Page 5 of 9