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ORDINANCE NO. 2395-10
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING ORDINANCE
NO. 2245-03 IMPOSING A FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTERPOINT
ENERGY MINNEGASCO, INC., A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PURSUANT TO FRANCHISE
ORDINANCE NO. 2236-03, SECTION 7.1
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS:
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park ("City") granted to Centerpoint Energy
Minnegasco, Inc. ("Company") a franchise for the transportation, distribution, manufacture and sale
of gas energy for public and private use and to use the public ground of the City of St. Louis Park for
such purposes, pursuant to St. Louis Park Ordinance No. 2236-03;
WHEREAS, Section 7.1 of Ordinance No. 2236-03 states that the City may impose on
Company a franchise fee by separate ordinance duly adopted by the City Council;
• WHEREAS, the City desires to impose a franchise fee in addition to any permit or other
fees imposed on the Company;
WHEREAS, at least 60 days have elapsed since service on the Company by certified mail of
the written notice enclosing 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 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:
Metered Service -Based Fee Schedule
Customer Classification Fee Per Account Per Month
Residential $ 2.00
Commercial - A $ 2.00
Commercial/Industrial - B $ 4.00
Commercial/Industrial - C $13.25
Small Dual Fuel A&B $13.25
Large Dual Fuel $73.00
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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
written notice enclosing the ordinance as adopted.
ADOPTED this 1" day of November, 2010, by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
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SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO 2395-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING
ORDINANCE NO. 2245-03 IMPOSING A FRANCHISE
FEE ON CENTERPOINT ENERGY MINNEGASCO,
INC , A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PURSUANT TO
FRANCHISE ORDINANCE NO 2236-03, SECTION 7.1
This ordinance Increases the franchise fees charged to
CenterPoint Energy beginning February 1, 2011
This ordinance shall be effective 60 days after service on
the Company by certified mad of written notice enclosing
the ordinance as adopted
Adopted by the City Council November 1, 2010
Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in-
spection with the City Clerk
(Nov 11, 2010) A3 Ord 4 2395-10
BY
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Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed
before me on this 11 day of
November , 2010
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Notary Public
DIANE L ELIASON
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTArly Comm Expires Jin 31 2015