Ordinance 584 Gas Service Franchise FeeCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE N0.584
AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING A GAS SERVICE FRANCHISE FEE ON NORTHERN
STATES POWER COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, FOR PROVIDING GAS SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS,
DAKOTA COUNTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION I. The City of Mendota Heights Municipal Code is hereby amended to include reference to
the following Special Ordinance.
Subd. I. Puraose. The Mendota Heights 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 natural gas
services within the City of Mendota Heights.
(a) Pursuant to City Ordinance 583, a Franchise Agreement between the City of Mendota
Heights 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 gas franchise in
accordance with the schedule attached here to and made, a part of this Ordinance, commencing with the
NSPM April, 2024 billing month.
This fee is an account -based fee on each premise and not ameter-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 gas 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 this adopted
Ordinance to NSPM by certified mail. Collection of the fee shall commence as provided in above.
Passed and approved: January 9, 2024.
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SCHEDULE A
Franchise Fee Rates:
Gas Utility
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
Commercial Firm Non -Demand
Commercial Firm Demand
Small Interruptible
Medium and Large Interruptible
Firm Transportation
Interruptible Transportation
Amount per month
$2.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
$ n/a
$ n/a
Franchise fees are submitted to the City on a quarterly basis as follows:
January —March collections due by Apri130.
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
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
Kavla Tsuchiva, being duly sworn on oath, says:
that she is, and during all times herein state has been,
Inside Sales Representative of Northwest Publication,
LLC., Publisher of the newspaper known as the Saint
Paul Pioneer Press, a newspaper of General
circulation within the City of St. Paul and the
surrounding Counties of Minnesota and Wisconsin
including Ramsey and Kanabec.
That the notice hereto attached was cut from the
columns of said newspaper and was printed and
published therein on the following date(s):
Friday, January 12, 2024
Newspaper Re£/AD Number#: 71512921
Client/Advertiser: City of Mendota Heights
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AFFIANT SIGNATURE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
12th day of January. 2024
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My commission expires January 31, 2025
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
For Ordinances 583,584,585, and SBG
Amending the City of Mendota Heights Cade Tide
13, Chapters 2 and 3
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
he City Camcil of the
adopted ordinances omei
Franchises, Chapter 2 Elect
Chapter 3 Gas Franchise:
ri
that on Jgnuory 9, 202d,
:iry of Mendota Heights
ling City Code No 13
c Franchise and
ORDINANCE NO.583
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS )"CITY"), TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.
45b, GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
D/B/A XCEL ENERGY ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO ERECT A GAS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING, REPAIRING AND
MAINTAINING IN THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, THE NECESSARY GAS
PIPES, MAINS AND APPURTENANCES FOR THE
TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION Of GAS TO
THE CITY AND ITS INHA3ITANTS AND OTHERS
AND TRANSMITTING GAS INTO AND THROUGH
THE CITY AND TO USE THE PUBLIC GROUNDS
AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE CITY FOR SUCH
PURPOSES.
ORDINANCE N0.384
AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING A GA5 SERVICE
FRANCHISE FEE ON NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS
SU{CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR PROVIDING
GAS SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, DAKOTA COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 585
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS I"CffY"), TO AMEND ORDINANCE N0.
463, GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
D/B/A XCEL ENERGY ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT,
OPERATE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, AN ELECTRIC
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION
S. INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, LINES,
FIXTURES AND APPURTANANCES, FOR THE
FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY,
ITS INHABITANTS AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE
CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES,
ORDINANCE N0.586
AN 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 MEDOTA HEIGHTS, DAKOTA COUNTY.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN tkot, because of the
lengthy nature of each ordinance, the city council
determined that publication of the ordinance titles
and a summary of the ordinances would clearly
inform the public of the intent and effect of the
ordinances.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Ike Ordinances
amend coy code to allow for Ike collection of gas
and electric utility franchise fees and creates a utility
franchise fee which is a charge that is paid to the
city from an electric and gas utility company for the
use of ciy-marted, public right-of-way, $e gas and
elect c utility franchise fee is then passed along to
utiliy customers.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN Ihat o printed copy of
the complete ordinances is available for inspection
by any person during the Ciy's regular office hours'
of Mendota Heights Ciy Hall ocated at 1101
VicWria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota or on
thecity'saebsiteatw-mendotaheightsmn.gov
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED FOR
PUBLICATION by the City Council of the City of
Mendota Heights, Minnesota, this 41k day of
hnucry, 2024.
CITY COUNCIL Of MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Stephanie B. Levine, Mayor
At est:
Nancy Bauer, City Clerk
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