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Mounds View City Council August 9, 2021 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 A. Public Hearing: Resolution 9449, Chicken -Keeping License Request for <br />2 Shannon Ramirez at 8381 Eastwood Drive. <br />3 <br />4 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council consider a chicken -keeping license for <br />5 Shannon Ramirez at 8381 Eastwood Drive. He reported the applicant has met all City requirements <br />6 and staff recommends approval. It was noted three neighbors emailed staff in support of the <br />7 request. <br />8 <br />9 Acting Mayor Hull opened the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. <br />10 <br />11 Shannon Ramirez, 8381 Eastwood Drive, thanked the Council for their consideration. She noted <br />12 she has been a resident of Mounds View for the past two years and would like to take up chicken- <br />13 keeping. <br />14 <br />15 Council Member Meehlhause asked how many chickens Ms. Ramirez would be keeping. Ms. <br />16 Ramirez reported she would like to keep eight hens. <br />17 <br />18 Hearing no further public input, Acting Mayor Hull closed the public hearing at 6:37 p.m. <br />19 <br />20 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9449, <br />21 Chicken -Keeping License Request for Shannon Ramirez at 8381 Eastwood Drive. <br />22 <br />23 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />24 <br />25 B. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 978, an Ordinance Continuing a <br />26 Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations within the City <br />27 of Mounds View. <br />28 <br />29 Finance Director Beer requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would continue a <br />30 franchise fee with Center Point Energy Natural Gas for operations within the City of Mounds <br />31 View. He reported this franchise was continued in 2019 and had to be reconsidered every three <br />32 years. He recommended this franchise be continued for another five years. It was noted the <br />33 funding gained through franchise fees was used to assist with street maintenance. He explained <br />34 Center Point Energy had only one customer in Mounds View. <br />35 <br />36 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Cermak. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 978, <br />37 an Ordinance Continuing a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations within <br />38 the City of Mounds View. <br />39 <br />40 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />41 <br />42 C. Introduce and First Reading of Ordinance 979, an Ordinance Continuing a <br />43 Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the <br />44 City of Mounds View. <br />45 <br />46 Finance Director Beer requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would continue a <br />