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ORDINANCE NO. 2244 - 03
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A FRANCHISE FEE ON XCEL ENERGY, A
MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
PURSUANT TO FRANCHISE ORDINANCE NO. 2086-97 SECTION 9-610
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS.
WHEREAS, the City of St Louis Park ("City") granted to Northern States Power
Company, a Minnesota corporation, d/b/a Xcel Energy ("Company") a franchise for the
furnishing of electric energy to the City, its inhabitants, and others, and for the use of public
ways and public grounds of the City for such purposes, pursuant to St. Louis Park Ordinance No.
2086-97;
WHEREAS, Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 states that the City may impose on
Company a franchise fee by separate ordinance duly adopted by the City Council;
WHEREAS, Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 limits the imposition of any
franchise fee to an amount determined by collecting not more than the amounts indicated in
Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 from each customer in the designated company
customer classification for metered service at each and every customer location;
WHEREAS, the City desii es to impose a franchise fee in lieu of any permit or other fees
imposed on the Company,
WHEREAS, the collection as a franchise fee of the amounts indicated below from each
customer in the designated company customer classification for metered service at each and
every customer classification is authorized under Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97
Metered Service -based Fee Schedule
Customer Classification Amount per Month
Residential $ 1 25
Small C & i and Municipal •vit'-. no demand charge $ 4.00
Small C & 1 and Municipal with demand charge $10.00
Large C & I and Municipal $65.00
WHEREAS, at least 60 days have elapsed since service on the Company by certified mail
of the written notice enclosing this proposed ordinance,
Ordinance No 2244-03 -2-
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park
1 The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance.
that
2. A franchise fee to be collected in the amounts indicated below from each
customer in the designated company customer classification for metered service at each and
every customer classification is hereby imposed on the Company commencing with its billing
month of January 2004, and paid to City quarterly:
Metered Service -based Fee Schedule
Customer Classification Amount per Month
Residential $ 1.25
Small C & 1 and Municipal with no demand charge $ 4.00
Small C & I and Municipal with demand charge $10.00
Large C & 1 and Municipal $65.00
3. The franchise fee shall be payable monthly and remitted to the City quarterly.
The Company shall pay the fee based upon the amount billed its customers subject to subsequent
reductions to account for uncollectibles or customer refunds The Company agrees to make its
billing and related records available for inspection by the City at reasonable times
This ordinance shall be effective 60 days after service on the Company by certified mail
of wntten notice enclosing the ordinance as adopted
ADOPTED this 4th day of August, 2003, by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park
Reviewed .':r Administration
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Attest:
Adopted -by .le ity Council August 4, 2003
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City Attorney
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
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Financial Officer of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor , and has full
knowledge of the facts stated below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a
qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applicable
laws, as amended.
(B) The printed public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week,
for one successive weeks; it was first published on Thursday, the 21 day of
August , 2003, and was thereafter printed and published on every Thursday to and
including Thursday, the day of , 2003; and printed below is a copy of the
lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the
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RATE INFORMATION
MERIDEL M HEDBLOM
NOTARY PUBLIC MINNESOTA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 1-31.2005
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users
for comparable space
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law
(3) Rate actually charged
$ 2.85 per line
$ 6.20 per line
1.40 per line
City of St. Louis Park
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO. 2244 - 03
CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A FRANCHISE FEE
ON XCEL ENERGY, A MINNESOTA
CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, PURSUANT TO FRANCHISE
ORDINANCE NO 2086-97 SECTION 9-610
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST LOUIS
PARK ORDAINS
WHEREAS, the City of St Louis Park ("City") granted to
Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corpora-
tion, d/b/a Xcel Energy ("Company') a franchise for the fur-
mshmg of electric energy to the City, its inhabitants, and
others, and for the use of public ways and public grounds
of the City for such purposes, pursuant to St Louis Park
Ordinance No 2086-97,
WHEREAS, Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 states
that the City may impose on Company a franchise fee by
separate ordinance duly adopted by the City Council,
WHEREAS, Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 lim-
its the imposition of any franchise fee to an amount deter-
mined by collecting not more than the amounts indicated
m Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97 from each cus-
tomer m the designated company customer classification
for metered service at each and every customer location,
WHEREAS, the City desires to impose a franchise fee in
lieu of any permit or other fees imposed on the Company,
WHEREAS, the collection as a franchise fee of the
amounts indicated below from each customer in the desig-
nated company customer classification for metered service
at each and every customer classification is authorized
under Section 9-610 of Ordinance No 2086-97
Metered Service -based Fee Schedule
Customer Classification Amount per Month
Residential $ 125
Small C & I and Municipal
with no demand charge $ 4 00
Small C & I and Municipal
with demand charge $10 00
Large C & I and Municipal $65 00
WHEREAS, at least 60 days have elapsed since service on
the Company by certified mail of the wntten notice en-
closmg this proposed ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of St Louis Park that
1 The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated
into this Ordinance
2 A franchise fee to be collected m the amounts indicat-
ed below from each customer in the designated company
customer classification for metered service at each and
every customer classification is hereby imposed on the
Company commencmg with its billing month of January
2004, and paid to City quarterly
Metered Service -based Fee Schedule
Customer'Classificatioq Amount per Month
Residential $ 125
Small C & I and Municipal
with no demand charge $ 4 00
Small C & I and Municipal
demand charge $10 00
Large C & I and Municipal $65 00
3 The franchise fee shall be payable monthly and remit-
ted to the City quarterly The Company shall pay the fee
based upon the amount billed its customers subject to sub-
sequent reductions to account for uncollectibles or cus-
tomer refunds The Company agrees to make its billing
and related records available for mspection by the City at
reasonable times
This ordinance shall be effective 60 days after service on
the Company by certified mail of written notice enclosing
the ordinance as adopted
ADOPTED this 4th day of August, 2003, by the City Coun-
cil of the City of St Louis Park
Cynthia D Reichert
City Clerk
(August 21, 2003)A3/Ord 2244-03