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Page 7 October 27, 1997 Mounds View City Council MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Quick to Approve Resolution No. 5168, a Resolution Approving the Final Plat of Mounds View Business Park East Second Addition for Everest Group, Ltd. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINE5S• C. Consideration of Resolution No. 5172, A Resolution Authorizing the Abatement of Nuisances at 2349 Laport Drive. MOTION/SECOND: McCarty/Quick to postpone action on Resolution No. 5172, until November 24, 1997 and instruct staff to work with the property owner to develop a voluntary abatement plan. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Council member Quick noted that this item has been before the Council several times and he is concerned that the Council come to some conclusion soon. Council member Koopmeiners also stated his concern as to the upcoming Winter season and the need to get the property cleaned up yet this Fall. D. First Reading of Ordinance No. 605, An Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Electric and Natural Gas Utility Companies for the Operation of the Utility within the City of Mounds View. Mr. Whiting explained that the Franchise Fee for the 1998 Budget needs to be reinstated. The Council discussed the city's preliminary budget and it was decided that the franchise fee needed to be reinstated, but rather than at a 3% rate, it would be at a 2-1/2% rate. This would be aone-year ordinance with the franchise fee sunsetting on 12/31/98 (this is actually a one year extension of the franchise fee). Mr. Long explained that the original ordinance (#519) passed on November 20, 1992 made the 3% franchise fee sunset on 12/31/97. The franchise fee change is allowed as per the last clause of the ordinance. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to Approve the First Reading of Ordinance No. 605, An Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Electric and Natural Gas Utility Companies for the Operation of the Utility within the City of Mounds View, and to waive the reading. ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor McCarty aye Council member Quick aye Council member Koopmeiners aye Council member Stigney aye Motion Carried (4-0) E. Consideration of Approving the Cooperative Agreement and Initial Agreement by and betwcen the City of Mounds View and Minneapolis Public Housing Authority for Silver Lake Commons. Mr. Long provided the Council with a quick update on this issue. As discussed, staff was to bring back to the Council a Cooperative Agreement and Initial Agreement in order to move forward on the Silver Lake