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and electric) and shall also include any other fee that produces a tax burden or direct financial obligation to a simple majority of property owners and/or residents of Mounds View and not specifically excluded in Section 7.03, Subd. 3b. (Amended by Ordinance 819, Adopted May 11, 2009; Effective: August 19, 2009.) b) For the purposes of this Section, the term "fee" does not include: Filing for Office fee, park or recreational participation fees, charges for photo -copying, sales of municipal liquor store products, Building and Zoning Permit or Inspection and Planning fees, or civil, criminal and banking fines and other charges collected in cases of restitution or violation of law or contract. The term "fee" does not include charges collected by the direction of the State, County or other taxation authority, or as a result of joint powers agreements. The term "fee" also does not include rental housing fees, liquor license fees, cable franchise fees, annual license fees for the operation of a regulated business, fees for services, including health and safety related Code enforcement, and other goods, services or materials routinely provided by the City that for those applicable, pursuant to MN Statute, the amount charged shall reflect the actual cost. The term "fee" shall not include any special assessments made under Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended. (Amended by Ordinance 819, Adopted May 11, 2009; Effective: August 19, 2009.) c) For the purposes of this Section, "fee increase" includes a new tax or fee, a monetary increase in an existing tax or fee, a tax or fee rate increase, an expansion in the legal defmition of a tax or fee base, and an extension of an expiring tax or fee, excluding the annual recertification of the utility franchise fee. (Amended by Ordinance 819, Adopted May 11, 2009; Effective: August 19, 2009.) d) This Section does not apply to any specific emergency measure authorized in Chapter 7 Section 7.12. or MN Statute 475.754, as amended. Subdivision 4. The City shall not levy to increase any fund reserve beyond 50% of an average of that fund's previous five years annual expenditures. The Council may raise a fund's reserve beyond 50% provided: a) the Council designates by resolution and holds a public hearing reviewing the purpose of the reserve increase and the City follows such proposed increase with the steps outlined in Subdivision 2 of this Section the year prior to the collection of such increased taxation or fee, or b). the Council modifies and adopts by resolution the Five Year Financial Plan, as defined in Chapter 7, Section 7.05, as amended, specifying the fund reserve purpose and the City follows such proposed increase with the steps outlined in Subdivision 2 of this Section the year prior to the collection of such increased taxation or fee. Moneys raised by Tax Increment Financing shall not be included in the calculation of reserve limit. This Subdivision and Section shall not limit or impair the City's ability to create Tax Increment Financing or enter into Development Agreements specified by MN Statutes 469.174 to 469.1799, as amended. This Subdivision shall not require the City to divest or expend any excess of any reserve fund(s) currently exceeding the specified limit, provided the Council, within 90 days of adopting this Section, designates by resolution the purpose of the reserve or �� adopts a modified Five Year Financial Plan reflecting the reserve purpose.