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! CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 5, 2002 <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />: June 5, 2002 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />. 10:00 p.m. <br />: Council Member Dahl, Carlson, <br />O'Donnell, Reinert and Mayor Bergeson <br />: None <br />Staff members present: Administration Director, Dan Tesch; unity Development <br />Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; ty LL er, Jeff Smyser; <br />Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part); Fire Chief, Milo Be ; and City Clerk, Ann <br />Blair (part) <br />CENTENNIAL UTILITIES COMMISSION rf`R BERGESON <br />Mayor Bergeson advised Linda Waite Smith ' ty Administrator, could not be present <br />this evening to address franchise fee agre <br />Mr. Ed Urchell, Centennial Utilities, ® group is present this evening to address <br />the issue of the franchise fee. The c " " eement was renewed in 1996 and at that <br />time Centennial Utilities were to "` " = ent would be a model for future agreements <br />with other utility companies. . - s the ' her utility companies do not currently have <br />fees included in their achise a: ment with the City of Lino Lakes. <br />Mr. Jim Keineth, Circle Pis Ci Council, distributed and reviewed the Lino Lakes <br />Franchise Fees Historical Pe pective noting Centennial Utilities believed the agreement <br />was a partnership with the City of Lino Lakes. <br />Mr. Urchell added that deregulation caused the price of natural gas to go up. <br />Mr. Keineth stated that in November 2000, the City Council determined they are not <br />interested in collecting franchise fees from Reliant. <br />Mr. Urchell stated Centennial Utilities wants to move forward with a franchise ordinance <br />amendment that would allow for either a volumetric measure or a per meter charge. <br />Mayor Bergeson inquired about the current franchise fee. <br />