HomeMy WebLinkAbout2506-16 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2016/09/19ORDINANCE NO. 2506-16
ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRIC SERVICE FRANCHISE FEE
ON NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE
WITHIN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. The City of St. Louis Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to include
reference to the following Special Ordinance.
Subd. 1. Purpose. The St. Louis Park City Council has determined that it is in the best
interest of the City to impose a franchise fee on those public utility companies that provide electric
services within the City of St. Louis Park.
(a) Pursuant to City Ordinance 2505-16, a Franchise Agreement between the City of St
Louis Park and Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, its
successors and assigns, the City has the right to impose a franchise fee on Northern
States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns, in an
amount and fee design as set forth in Section 9 of the Northern States Power Company
Franchise and in the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule A.
Subd. 2. Franchise Fee Statement. A franchise fee is hereby imposed on Northern States
Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, its successors and assigns, under its electric franchise
in accordance with the schedule attached here to and made a part of this Ordinance, commencing
with the NSPM February, 2017 billing month.
This fee is an account -based fee on each premise and not a meter -based fee. In the event
that an entity covered by this ordinance has more than one meter at a single premise, but only one
account, only one fee shall be assessed to that account. If a premise has two or more meters being
billed at different rates, the Company may have an account for each rate classification, which will
result in more than one franchise fee assessment for electric service to that premise. If the
Company combines the rate classifications into a single account, the franchise fee assessed to the
account will be the largest franchise fee applicable to a single rate classification for energy
delivered to that premise. In the event any entities covered by this ordinance have more than one
premise, each premise (address) shall be subject to the appropriate fee. In the event a question
arises as to the proper fee amount for any premise, the Company's manner of billing for energy
used at all similar premises in the city will control.
Subd. 3. Payment. The said franchise fee shall be payable to the City in accordance with
the terms set forth in Section 9 of the Franchise.
Subd. 4. Surcharge. The City recognizes that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
may allow Company to add a surcharge to customer rates of city residents to reimburse Company
for the cost of the fee.
Subd. 5. Enforcement. Any dispute, including enforcement of a default regarding this
ordinance will be resolved in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Franchise Agreement.
Subd. 6. Effective Date of Franchise Fee. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be
after its publication and ninety (90) days after the sending of written notice enclosing a copy of
Ordinance No. 2506-16 -2-
this adopted Ordinance to NSPM by certified mail. Collection of the fee shall commence as
provided above.
First Reading of Ordinance
09/06/2016
Second Reading of Ordinance
09/19/2016
Date of Publication
09/29/2016
Adopted by the City Council September 19, 2016
Attest:
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Meliss Kenne , City Jerk C)
Soren Mattick, City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2506-16
Franchise Fee Rates:
Electric Utility
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SCHEDULE A
The franchise fee shall be in an amount determined by applying the following schedule per
customer premise/per month based on metered service to retail customers within the City:
Class
Residential
Sm C & I — Non -Dem
Sm C & I — Demand
Large C & I
Public Street Ltg
Muni Pumping—N/D
Muni Pumping — Dem
Amount per month
$ 4.00
$ 8.50
$ 45.00
$ 145.00
$0
$ 8.50
$ 45.00
Franchise fees are submitted to the City on a quarterly basis as follows:
January — March collections due by April 30.
April — June collections due by July 31.
July— September collections due by October 31.
October — December collections due by January 31.
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
Charlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath,
stales or alarms that he/she is the Publisher's
Designated Agent of the newspaper(s) known
as:
SS St Louis Park
with the known office of issue being located
in the county of:
HENNEPIN
with additional circulation in the counties of:
HENNEPIN
and has full knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02.
(B) This Public Notice was printed and pub-
lished in said newspaper(s) once each
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first
insertion being on 09/29/2016 and the last
insertion being on 09/29/2016.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033
relating to the publication of mortgage
foreclosure notices: Thenewspaper complies
with the conditions described in §580.033,
solid. 1, clause (1) or (2). if the newspaper's
known office of issue is located in a county
adjoining the county where the mortgaged
premises or some part of the mortgaged
premises described in the notice are located,
a substantial portion of the newspaper's
circulation is in the latter county.
By:
Designated Agent
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before
me on 09/29/2016 by Charlene Vold.
Notary Public
'"'"A MARLENE M. MITCHELL
o Notary Public -Minnesota
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Ad ID 601498
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO, 2506-16
ORDINANCE
IMPLEMENTING AN
ELECTRIC SERVICE
FRANCHISE FEE ON
NORTHERN STATES
POWER COMPANY
(DBA XCEL ENERGY)
This ordinance states that St.
Louis Park City Council has deter-
mined that it Is in the best interest
of the City to impose a franchise
fee on those public utility compa-
nies that provide electric services
within the City of St. Louis Park
This ordinance shall take effect
15 days after publication.
Adopted by the City Council
September 19, 2916
/s/ Jake Spann,
Mayor
Published in the
St. Louis Park Sun Sailor
September 29, 2016
601498
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