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Mounds View City Council August 23, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 square feet) with a 20’x24’ expansion onto the rear of the existing garage. The applicants have 1 submitted plans for a garage expansion that would create a garage larger than what the City Code 2 allows. The City limits the size of accessory buildings, whether attached or detached from the 3 house, to a maximum of 952 square feet. Any building larger than 952 square feet must get City 4 approval of a conditional use permit. The garage the Nordby’s are proposing would be 1,008 5 square feet. The applicants indicate that they want the extra space to store their boat indoors. 6 7 Planning Associate Heller indicated the request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the 8 1,008 square foot garage satisfies the requirements as stated in Section 1106.03 and 1106.04, 9 Subdivision 6 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. The proposed garage would meet all City 10 setback requirements. Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit as requested 11 with one additional condition that all runoff water shall not affect neighboring properties. 12 13 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 14 15 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7662, a 18 Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Garage at 8191 Spring Lake Road, with one additional 19 condition addressing water runoff. 20 21 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the applicant understood the water runoff implications. Robert 22 Nordby, indicated he has discussed this additional condition with City staff. 23 24 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25 26 B. 7:10 p.m. Public Hearing Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 849 27 Implementing a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas 28 Operations within the City of Mounds View. 29 30 Finance Director Beer explained this ordinance continues the agreement with Center Point 31 Energy under which Center Point Energy will collect a franchise fee in the amount of 3.87% of 32 Center Point’s natural gas gross operating revenues for services within the City of Mounds View 33 during the year 2011. This is a 2% increase over 2010’s rate of 3.79%. The Bureau of Labor 34 Statistics released inflation numbers were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 35 13th for the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area and the 12 month rate was a 2.32% increase. The 36 charter limits the fee increase to 2% plus inflation or 5% whichever is less. 37 38 Finance Director Beer stated it has been the practice to include a sunset provision in the 39 ordinance requiring it to be re-enacted each year. Franchise fees collected under this agreement 40 are minimal due to Center Point Energy’s small customer base within the City of Mounds View. 41 Staff would request that a summary ordinance be published with the complete ordinance 42 available on-line and at City Hall. 43 44 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. 45