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Mounds View City Council August 25, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 for the City to have private utility improvements completed along with the street improvements 1 as this would eliminate the need to break the road up in the future. He recommended the Council 2 adopt a special assessment levy for private improvements in Area G. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8291, 5 Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Private Improvements in Area G of the Street and 6 Utility Improvement Program. 7 8 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9 10 D. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 892, an Ordinance Continuing 11 a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas Operations within 12 the City of Mounds View. 13 14 Finance Director Beer explained the City approved the continuation of a franchise fee with Xcel 15 Energy Electric and Natural Gas on a yearly basis. He reported the franchise fees were collected 16 by Xcel Energy and were then allotted equally into the General Fund and Street Improvement 17 Fund. He recommended the Council introduce Ordinance 892. It was noted the second hearing 18 would be held on September 8th and a public hearing would be held. 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce 21 Ordinance 892, an Ordinance Continuing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural 22 Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View. 23 24 Mayor Flaherty did not support fees within the City and he hoped that the Council could find 25 another funding mechanism in the future, other than franchise fees. 26 27 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28 29 E. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 893, an Ordinance Continuing 30 a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations within the 31 City of Mounds View. 32 33 Finance Director Beer explained the City approved the continuation of a franchise fee with 34 Center Point Energy on a yearly basis. It was noted Center Point Energy only services one 35 property in the City of Mounds View. He reported the franchise fees were collected by Center 36 Point Energy and were then allotted equally into the General Fund and Street Improvement Fund. 37 He recommended the Council introduce Ordinance 893. It was noted the second hearing would 38 be held on September 8th and a public hearing would be held. 39 40 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Adopt Ordinance 41 893, an Ordinance Continuing a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations 42 within the City of Mounds View. 43 44 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45