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UNAPPROVED past, and explained that the two vendors were not in competition with each other. He reiterated that there would be no impact in the event of an overlap. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To adopt Resolution No. 5342, a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Produce Sales at Moundsview Square, Requested by Merryville Farm Market; Planning Case No. 554-99, with stipulations. Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. C. Public Hearing 7:15: for Second Reading of Ordinance 625 Regarding a Limited Gas Franchise Agreement for Reliant Energy Minnegasco Mayor Coughlin opened the Public Hearing at 7:45 p.m. City Attorney Long stated that Ordinance 625, as contained in the Council's packet was exactly the same as the original Franchise Ordinance discussed at the Work Session, with the exception of two changes. He referred to page 2 of the Ordinance which grants to the company a limited Franchise Agreement, the date of operation to be indicated, for a certain area. This ordinance allows for the company to operate at one specific property within the City of Mounds View, that is, Zep Manufacturing. He stated that if the company chose to add an additional location in the future, an amendment to the ordinance would be required. City Attorney Long stated that they had attempted to synchronize the ordinance with the Charter, noting that Minnegasco had commenced operations at the specified location over one year ago. He stated that due to delays of the League of Cities in attempting to draft a model ordinance for all cities, the process had taken until the present date to complete. He stated that the ordinance being considered, although not yet adopted, was the final draft, and had been reviewed by all of the engineers. Sarah Royals, representing her father, Raymond Royals, 5054 Eastwood Road, stated that her father, who was unable to attend the meeting due to his work schedule, opposed the granting of the franchise to Minnegasco. Milon Lubke, 2509 Hillview Road, an employee of Northern States Power, stated that his employer had provided great service to the community of Mounds View. He stated that, in his opinion, one company providing gas, and in this case electricity as well, allowed for a more clean operation within the community. John Tayas, representing Northern States Power, stated that it would be their preference for the City to allow Minnegasco to continue serving Zep Manufacturing by permit only. He added that the alternative would be to allow them to provide service to this location by limited permit, as proposed. Al Swintek, representing Reliant Energy Minnegasco, stated that they understood the concerns regarding the granting of the franchise, and stated that it was not their intention to extensively run gas lines within the roads of the City of Mounds View. He stated that this would not be cost effective, and would create an unnecessary duplication of service. He added that if they had wanted to do this, it would probably not meet the requirements of the new right-of-way management ordinances, or the permitting processes. He stated that they are also subject to Public Utility Commission rules regarding extended service, which would require cost effectiveness, and reiterated that this was not their intention. Mr. Swintek stated that they were interested, however, in providing service to customers who desired to receive service from them, provided that it would be cost effective and in alignment with the City's new right-of-way 7 CAADMIN\MINUTES\CC\6-28-99.CC