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Mounds View City Council October 13, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 15 <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2 <br /> 3 <br />K. Consideration of Resolution 6105, a Resolution Approving a Minor 4 <br />Subdivision of 7886 Sunnyside Road. 5 <br /> 6 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6105, a 7 <br />Resolution Approving a Minor Subdivision of 7886 Sunnyside Road. 8 <br /> 9 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10 <br /> 11 <br />L. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 722, an Ordinance 12 <br />Implementing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas 13 <br />Operations Within the City of Mounds View for the Year 2004. 14 <br /> 15 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that at a previous meeting Council had requested that Staff 16 <br />get an opinion from the City Attorney on damage to people’s property and how to handle that if it 17 <br />is done by the franchise holders and how that could be bonded as part of the franchise agreement. 18 <br /> 19 <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that it is his opinion that there is already a mechanism under 20 <br />Chapter 910 of the City’s Code to require a performance bond outside of the franchise and the 21 <br />franchise does not appear to conflict with the Ordinance. 22 <br /> 23 <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that Council could, in a motion form, direct Staff to pursue that 24 <br />option. 25 <br /> 26 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Direct Staff to Pursue the Recommendation of the City 27 <br />Attorney with Regard to the Bonding for Franchise Holders. 28 <br /> 29 <br /> Ayes- 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Council Member Marty was present for this vote as this occurred at the start of Council Business. 32 <br /> 33 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Stigney. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading, and 34 <br />Adopt Ordinance 722, an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and 35 <br />Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View for the Year 2004. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated that this is a continuation of the 4% franchise tax on Excel 38 <br />electric and natural gas for the year 2004. 39 <br /> 40 <br />ROLL CALL: Linke/Quick/Stigney/Gunn. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43 <br /> 44