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<br />ORDINANCE NO.747 <br />cmr of Mouaos wEw <br />COUNtl! OF RpMSEY ' <br />STATE OF IiIgNNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENI'INQr A <br />FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTER POINT <br />ENERGY :NATURAL CiAB <br />OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF <br />MOUNDS VIE~Y FOR THL YEAR 2DOB <br />THE.. CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1 • Tate City of Mounds Vie~nr <br />Municipal Code p,~endix D ie hereby <br />arrentled to include refarsrfce ~ the <br />folipi~t-ng Special Ordinanee. <br />5ubdivisfon 1. Purpose. The (Mounds. <br />ViaNr City Council has detenaned that ff <br />i~in the best interest oYthe City reimpose <br />franchise fee on those public utility <br />companies that provide natural gas and <br />electric services within .the City of <br />Mourttis View: , <br />a. Pursuant to City OrtJinance No. 525, a <br />Franchise Agreement between tohertC~ <br />and Center Point Energy ( Y <br />Reliant, fonneHy Minnegasco), the City <br />has the right to impose a franchise fee a <br />not more than four. (4) percent on Center <br />Point in amount and fee designs "as set <br />forth in Section 4.1 of the Center.Point <br />F>'arx;itise. <br />Subd. 2. Franchise Fee State ~t•o <br />franchise fee is .hereby imp6 <br />Center Point Energy under its natural gas <br />Franchise in the amount 'of four (4.0) <br />percent of Center Point EnaBY's gross <br />revenues, as defined in Section 4.1 bf the <br />Franchise commencing with Center Point <br />Energy's January 2005 billing rtronth. <br />$ubd. 3. Payment. Tha safd franchise <br />fee .shall be payable to the City in <br />acconiance with the terms set forth in <br />Section 4.4 of the. Franchise. <br />Subd. 4. Surcharge. The City recognizes <br />that the Minnesota Publfc Utilities <br />Cornmfssion requires each .said .utility <br />company to add to its effective rates for <br />the utility service on which the. public <br />utility gross earnings fee is unposed,'a <br />surcharge to reimburse suer. utiNty <br />company tqr the cast of the fee. <br />bd. 5. Proof of Company Gross <br />revues. Center Point Energy `shall <br />ke each payment when due and shag <br />rrteny famish a complete and correct <br />temeM of .gross r~venue~~pem-ift <br />liter. Center Pant Energy <br />City and its designated representative <br />e access to the company's records for <br />purpose of verifying such statements. <br />ubd. 6. Enforcement. Any dispute, <br />;lulling enforcement of a default <br />laming this ordinance wiN be resolved <br />accordance with .the Franchise <br />ireemeM. <br />~ubd. 7. Effective Date of Franchise <br />se. Notwithstanding the effective date <br />this ordinance and notwithstanding any <br />rntrary provisions in Section 4 of the <br />anchise, the effective date of the fee <br />~Ilected under Subdivision 2 of this <br />rdinance is the later of ten. (10) days <br />fter the publication and after the sending <br />f written notice enclosing a copy of this <br />dopted ordinance upon Center Point <br />Energy by cerUFied mail. <br />Subd. 8. Sunset Clause. This ordinance <br />shall automatically sunset on pecember <br />31, 2005. <br />SECTK)N 2. This ordnance takes affect , <br />as provided herein. <br />Read by the City Council of the Cny' of <br />Mounds View this 23rd day of August, <br />2004. <br />Read and passed by the Crty CouncN of <br />the city of Mounds View this 13th day of <br />September' 2004. Jerry Liniae <br />Mayor <br />Kurt Uklch <br />City Clerk-Adminlatrator <br />APPROVERAS TO FORM: <br />Scott Riggs, City Attorney <br />(Bulletin: Sept. 22, 2004) <br />_.. <br />. ,. <br /> <br />• <br /> <br />