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Mounds View City Council August 26, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Council Member Bergeron stated he supported the Tobacco 21 Ordinance and he thanked the 2 public for coming forward to speak in favor of the Ordinance this evening. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce 5 Ordinance 961, Tobacco Sales Prohibited under Age 21 as amended. 6 7 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 8 9 Mayor Mueller paused the meeting to allow the Council Chambers to clear. 10 11 B. Public Hearing: Ordinance 962 — Second Reading and Adoption of an 12 Ordinance Granting to CenterPoint Energy Resources, a Natural Gas Utility, 13 a Delaware Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns, a Nonexclusive 14 Franchise to Construct, Operate, Repair and Maintain Facilities and 15 Equipment for the Transportation, Distribution, Manufacture, and Sale of 16 Gas Energy for Public and Private Use and to Use the Public Ways and 17 Public Ground of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, for Such Purposes; 18 and Prescribing Certain Terms and Conditions Thereof. 19 20 Finance Director Beer requested the Council approve an Ordinance renewing a franchise 21 agreement with CenterPoint Energy Resources to provide natural gas sales and distribution in the 22 City of Mounds View. He explained this agreement would impose a 4% franchise fee for use of 23 the City's right-of-way. 24 25 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 962, 26 Granting to CenterPoint Energy Resources, a Natural Gas Utility, a Delaware Corporation, Its 27 Successors and Assigns, a Nonexclusive Franchise to Construct, Operate, Repair and Maintain 28 Facilities and Equipment for the Transportation, Distribution, Manufacture, and Sale of Gas 29 Energy for Public and Private Use and to Use the Public Ways and Public Ground of the City of 30 Mounds View, Minnesota, for Such Purposes; and Prescribing Certain Terms and Conditions 31 Thereof and direct staff to publish an Ordinance summary. 32 33 ROLL CALL: Bergeron/Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller. 34 35 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 36 37 C. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 963, an Ordinance Continuing 38 a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations within the 39 City of Mounds View. 40 41 Finance Director Beer requested the Council introduce an Ordinance continuing a franchise fee 42 with CenterPoint Energy to provide natural gas services in the City of Mounds View. He 43 explained the last time the Council approved a sunset clause was in 2018 with the knowledge this 44 would have to be revisited in 2019. Staff recommended approval of the new sunset date within 45 the Ordinance.