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Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Page Seven <br />September 13, 199" <br />Councilmember Blanchard stated that quarterly the City raises alo,u— a11� <br />spend approximately 515,000, This means that there still is something <br />coming in on utility. It is not right to tax the residents twice. <br />Councilmember Trude stated that this utility could be abandoned for one year <br />and looked at again and the fee could be adjusted. <br />Councilmember Blanchard utilitycouldebethat after one reconsidered. year, <br />Blanchardtstated thatwould mthe <br />necessary, the utility <br />City is taxing the residents twice, once with the electric franchise an <br />once on the streetlight utility. <br />counci:lmember Trude stated that she would like to ask Mr. Brager how wise it <br />would be to spend down the fund and then reconsider it later. <br />Mayor Linke stated that when this utility Went in o effect too theand rates <br />were <br />set, now because of an excess, the rates appear <br />rates <br />could be at perhapsfthee$14r00tratehisutoolty high. Mayor <br />1Linke statedthathe <br />states that <br />would not like to see the utility eliminated altogether. <br />Councilmember Quick stated that, at the last Work Session, the Police <br />Department was asked to relook at where there is a need for street lights in <br />the City. Councilmember Quick stated that the Council should proceed <br />prudently and look at the list of where street lights are needed. <br />Councilmember Trude stated that the need for streetlights in the City ie City <br />s not <br />ts in thst portion oftotally a crime problem.`hThe <br />is uresitynto theirebilltasethey don't have street <br />complained about adding <br />lights and are paying for them. <br />Mayor Linke stated that each year in the newsletter there is an article on <br />streetlights and how residents should go about getting that information to <br />the City. <br />Councilmember Quick stated that every year the state changes rules and we <br />have to adjust every year. Councilmember Quick stated that the City should <br />prudently move forward with street lights and evaluate the situation before <br />making hasty decisions. <br />Councilmember Blanchard stated again that this ordinance should be <br />sunsetted. Councilmember Blanchard stated that this utility was to be a <br />temporary fix until the franchise fee came into effect, now, with the <br />franchise fee and utility the residents are being taxed twice. <br />Mayor Linke stated that the City uses $125,000 of the franchise fee for <br />taxes. <br />Orduno stated that the City is receiving $200,000 per year assuming 1991 was <br />an average year. .Orduno stated that in speaking to NSP, the fund will down considerably because of the cool summer this year. The fee collected <br />