Ordinance 586 Electric Service Franchise FeeCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE 1140.586
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.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. The City of Mendota Heights Municipal Code is hereby amended to include reference to
the following Special Ordinance,
Subd. 1. Purpose. 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 electric
services within the City of Mendota Heights.
(a) Pursuant to City Ordinance 585, 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 Corporafron, 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 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 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.
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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 above.
Passed and approved: January 9, 2024.
ATTEST:
any Baue City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Stepha rn a B. Levine, Mayor
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SCHEDULE A
Franchise Fee Rates:
Electric 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
Small C & I — Non -Demand
Small C & I — Demand
Large C & I
Public Street Lighting
Municipal Pumping — Non -Demand
Municipal Pumping — Demand
Amount per month
$2.00
$20.00
$20.00
$50.00
$15.00
$2.00
$2.00
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
Kayla Tsuvh as 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 Ref./AD Number#: 71512921
Client/Advertiser: City of Mendota Heights
Kayla T.wchlya (Jan 12, 2024 o34 CT7
AFFIANT SIGNATURE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
12th day of January, 2024
True Lee
True Lee lJan 12, 2024 t036 CST7
NOTARY PUBLIC
Ramsey County, MN
My commission expires January 31, 2025
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
For Ordinances 583,584,585, and 586
Amending, the City of Mendota Heights Code Tide
13, Chapters 2 and 3
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Jant�ery 9, 2024,
the City Cmrieil of the City of Mendota Heighh
adopted ordimnces amending City Code Titfe I'L
Franchises, Chapter 2 Eledric Frar4ise one
Chapter 3 Gas FranChise;
ORDINANCE N0. SB3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS rCITY% TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.
454, GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
DfBjA %CEL 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 N€CE55ARY GAS
fNPES, MAINS AND APPURTENANCES FOR THE
TRANSMISSION 09 DISTRIBUTION OF GAS TO
THE CITY AND ITS INHARITANTS AND OTHERS
AND TRANSMITTING GAS INTO AND THROUGH
THE CITY AND TO USE THE PUBUC GROUNDS
AND PUBUC WAYS OF THE CITY FOR SUCH
PURPOSES.
ORDINANCE NO.
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
ORDINANCE N04 585
AN ORDINANCE OF THE {YFY OE MENDOTA
HEIGHTS f"£ITY"l, TO AMEND ORDINANCE N0.
463, GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION,
A ACEL 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 TRANWIS51ON
IINE$, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, LINES,
FaLTURES AND APPURFANANCES, FOR THE',
FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY,
ITS INHABITANTS AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE !,
PU$UC GROUNDS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THEI
CTTY FOR SUCH PURPOSES,
ORDINANCE NO, 586
AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRIC'
SERVICE FRANCHISE FEE ON NORTHERN STATES
POWER CQMPANY, A hUNNESOTA
CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE
CIfY OF MEDOTA HEIGHTS, DAKOTA COUNTY.
NOTICE 15 FURTHER GIVEN that, because of the
lengthy nature of each ordinance, the airy comnal
determined fl,o€ pu6lica=ion or the ordinance tides
rind a summary of the ordinances would clearly
inaarm the public of the intent and effect of Ire
ordinances,
NOi10E IS FURTHER GIVEN fkat the Ordinances
amid city trade to allow for Ike collection of gas
and elecirie otilgy franchise fees and creates a utility
f anchise fee which is a charge that is paid to the
ci&y from or) etectrit and gas utility company for the
usa of city -owned, pblic right-of-way. The gas and
eieciric utility hrm bise fee is then Passed alanq to
utility customers.
NOTICE LS FURTHER GIVEN ifiat as printed copy of
the complete ordinances is available for inspKhan
6i any person during the CiVi regular office "hours
oI Mendolo Heighie City Hall la;aled at 1101
VictPrip Cum, /elen[%to Hoghis, Minnesota or an
the city's we6site at www.mendottoheightsmn.gov
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED FOR
PUBLICATION 6y the Gly Council of the City of
Nieadoto Heights, Minnesota, ibis A 'day of
lonucry, 2024.
CITY COUNCIL OF MENE D07A HEIGHTS
Stephanie B. Levine, Mayor
A9tesh
Nancy Bauer, Ciiy CleeTk
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