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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />August 22, 2023 <br />Page 3 <br />2 Personnel Costs: 70.0% of expenditures, overall costs up $353,945 or 5.71 %. <br />3 Contracted Services: 10.4% of expenditures, overall costs up $66,615. <br />4 Other Insurance Costs — 5.3% of expenditures, overall costs up by $114,862. <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />PowerPoint slides showing 2024 Proposed Levies, Impact of Debt Levy Relief, and Summary of <br />2024 Budget were reviewed. The General Fund Levy supports the following city services: <br />Administration, Police, Fire, Public Works, Finance, and Parks. <br />In 2023, the average homeowner paid $1,571 for City Services on a home valued at $396,000 or <br />$131/month. Tonight's presentation is just for the Proposed 2024 Budget & Property Tax Levy. <br />Mayor Stille asked the Council if they had any questions or comments as there is no action to be <br />taken. <br />Councilmember Jenson thanked Finance Director Rueckert for the level of detail on this <br />presentation. <br />Mayor Stille stated he has heard that police officers need to be paid well and training provided. <br />St. Anthony is doing this. The cadet program will make the department fully staffed. $600,000 is <br />going to the Police Department Budget. <br />B. Ordinance 2023-04 — Granting CenterPoint Energv Resources Corn. D/B/A CenterPoint <br />Energy Minnesota Gas ("CenterPoint Energy"), Its Successors and Assigns, A <br />Nonexclusive Franchise ("Franchise") to Construct, Operate, Repair and Maintain <br />Facilities and Equipment for the Transportation, Distribution, Manufacture and Sale of <br />Gas Energy for the Public and Private Use and to use the Public Ways and Grounds of <br />the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota, for Such Purpose: And, Prescribing Certain Terms <br />and Conditions Thereof. <br />City Manager Yunker reviewed a memorandum received from City Attorney Jay Lindgren <br />stating the City currently has a franchise ordinance allowing CenterPoint Energy a nonexclusive <br />right to use public grounds and rights of way to distribute natural gas to customers within the <br />City. The current ordinance expires soon and requires consideration of a new ordinance for a 20 <br />year period. <br />The proposed franchise ordinance is similar to the current ordinance in that it requires (1) <br />agreement with the City about location of gas utilities, (2) allows the City to charge a franchise <br />fee to be established as part of your annual fee schedule (as long as consistent with Minnesota <br />Public Utilities Commission), (3) allows the City to charge permit fees consistent with an annual <br />schedule, and (4) allows the City to require escrow deposits, prior to disturbing any public <br />ground. <br />Based on this, there should be no substantial changes to the way the franchise operates over the <br />next 20 years. <br />