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<br />includlng- bUt not limited to, a perc.,may..
<br />of gross revenue.- frqm ,Company's
<br />.'oper~tIllriswithirithe':Cil9;"iSF'a;,r!l~e~ fee.
<br />If the Gity propbsEls llUch, an aIT!~ndment,
<br />. .It shall notIfY Compa'1Y in writing,l1() less
<br />than '.six ,'(6) 'months, 'prior 'to' the
<br />anniversary date. of the then current
<br />franchise fee 'required, by, the City.
<br />Promptly thereafter" City: and Company
<br />shall attempt', 10 negotiate' a; 'mutually
<br />a~ce'piable 'l1'1odlfl~ation'to. ,',the fee
<br />amount and ~eslgnforintl!"~ed.fubJre '
<br />'conectIO(l,bt 'p~mpa,n,y. ')!.~'Citt ,and
<br />.Cofllpany,'preunable .to i~g~~eona
<br />'niodificatlon;' all dISPu\~ll :~iilnl;l~t~.~e
<br />resolved pursuant toSeetlon-Z.5'of-ihlS
<br />. fraj;chis~Ordinance;' Nothing- fn"ihis
<br />Sectlonis intended to, bea limiiation on
<br />I the' CiIy's'rlghl to rais~: revenue under
<br />MinnesOta Statutes, ,Section 21, 6B.36. .
<br />9.3 'Terms Defined. "
<br />9.3.1 "Class' shall refer to classes listed
<br />In the Fee Schedule and as defined or
<br />detennined in Company's gas, rate book
<br />on file with the CommisSion.' '
<br />9:3.2 "Fee Schedule' --referS-' -to the
<br />Schedule In section 9.1 ,sellin9 forth the
<br />various customer classes' from which a
<br />franchise fee would be collected if a
<br />separate ordinance were implemented
<br />Immediately after the effeetive date of this
<br />franchise. agreement. The Fee Schedule
<br />in the separate ordinance may include
<br />new Customer Classes added by the
<br />Company to ilS gas tariffs after the
<br />effeciive _date of ,this franchise
<br />, agreement~
<br />9.3.3 Therm shall" be a unit., of ' gas
<br />providing 100,000 Btu of heat content
<br />adjusted for billing, purposes under the
<br />rate sCl'1eduIQS1cif;tomp~rTFbn file with
<br />the eomll1lss16h:\ W;;Jl.-1 ::;<~" n:.:
<br />9.4 Col!~lo~'9fFHiT~"I'l!IRChise fee
<br />shalf,~ ,p.aY~~le,~ont~\~T:t.Shall be
<br />.bas~\., oa )he' co" rt1,pl~, e ~,!!I\f19,','_".II)O~,th, __ s
<br />during theperit:!d fcJr~ll:h -p,aYment IS to
<br />~~, made'Thij))ay~etif4h~W,~;d~,?~e
<br />,!~t'?USI')~ ~y-9!~,TI1W~1bI~!ng
<br />lt1e periOd : for . :t<'lJlt;~i;'li,e.P~Y91~1;rt 'Is
<br />rilada:The'fee~ ri;~Y:!l.e"l;!1~(lged'by
<br />,P'9il1,aIJA',~ frolTl,tliil$l ~(:t't~di,~.~: 'how,ever
<br />each'cliange shall'meet the sa'Y,e,llotlce
<br />r~uirementsand may notoccur.lT19re
<br />often. than annUClUy. Such' fOO shalfnot
<br />eiiceSd'any amounl,which the Company
<br />may leg811y charge tp ils customers pOor
<br />to.~pa1Tent)~__ the City try im~l~g_ a
<br />
<br />sUrcharge equlvaient to such fee In Its
<br />tales for gas servk:e. The Company may
<br />pay the, qlty the fee b88ed liIPotI the
<br />surcharge. blUed. subjeetto SUbsequent
<br />- reda.ictlor1ll to-account for uncollectlbles or
<br />customer refunds, The' time and manner
<br />of Collecting theftaiK:hi~-fee is subjeet to
<br />approval. of the . Public ..' utllitles- Com-
<br />mission, ,1imich the. Company. agrees, to
<br />\.!Sebes($fforIs to. obtaln., The , Company
<br />. agreeS to make lis 'recordS available for
<br />Insp.eetlon by the CiIy at reasonable
<br />tlmlls, provided lhatthe City and its
<br />designated representative agree in
<br />writing not to disclose any Information
<br />that Is not public data which would
<br />Indicate the .amount paid by any
<br />'Identlflable oustomeror any other
<br />infortnatlon regardlnll sp8elfte. c:i:.stoiners.
<br />
<br />1.:~..R.e~
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<br />;linlejS,1t la~llV-i .... ;':1it'W
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<br />,,~"f.-ui.,,~ dr',:' rit
<br />
<br />I amdtJntoi:fUjf-'_' .. " '", _,' _: of ,
<br />..... 'Einergy ~1iI...the'" nlW"'anyother.
<br />'<'- '~f,QY''$,.i''pllllr: ,,- OVlCiecrihat, ~ 'ib,'such
<br />".:'%'tpPii~~ff.ijl,rriy'~~~iwttIofity' to
<br />"'require a'fratichls6fee:or lo'imposeatax.
<br />-.'i\h8"samENll"gre'ater ,eq\!~~ 8l11ount"
<br />,'~"2"'-'be- :: '"A",''' , ...... "if~"''''':''ic3ble- --by
<br />snail m__ur~"_-''''F'__ .' ,
<br />"oom'-'riii"'amoQi'its"'Collecited_as a
<br />; ""ir~ia.~ fT9rneaeh:'#Irnil" cli$lomer,
<br />,. 'o\:b)i~~I)1P:i\i1n!l/ul() slmililrcuSto~,:,
<br />'i- the 'percentage <:if the annual bill
<br />rlipresem6d by the ,amount ~Uel:ted' for
<br />" "fi3nchise fOe ilul'poses.The-fT8iichlse
<br />- : oi't8xsMIi beappllcablettJenergy
<br />saleS"fbr"anyenergy . use related to
<br />heating, '. coOling or' IIghilrig, or to run
<br />. machinerY and appliance$, but shall not
<br />': "apply ~o en~iW'lIlIlesfor t.he purpose of
<br />providing fuel for . vehicles. If the
<br />Companyspeclftcally'Consents in writing
<br />to a franchise or separate ordinance
<br />collecting or falling to. c~lIeet a fee fr?m
<br />another energy supplier In contravention
<br />of this Section 9.5, the foregoing
<br />conditions will be waived to the extent of
<br />such written consent.
<br />SECTION 10. PROVISIONS OF
<br />ORDINANCE. .'
<br />'.' to.1' Severllbllltv. .. Every 'section,
<br />prOVIsion; or pi!ff of t1iisOrdlnanca Is
<br />declared sePllrate from every other
<br />'sectlOn,proVision;. 'or''P.aft:andt,,~~ any
<br />'sectlon; . " 'slon, 'or part shall be h\lld
<br />"INvalid '.' It'.nof a.ff.e.. ct..Ei..ri[.~ther
<br />"',t'" '. ~,:. art' "'i!'2-illdl.d
<br />:~\i;!.: :i~l iill.:,gMble t~
<br />IlV'~'rte'l1m ~.ttH!~1bM)for
<br />'Jti~:re~~''lh'i:it9.1tY(\VI'if..b,e\alf~' to
<br />~'amena'<;the',ft\iarichis8'agr~ement' to
<br />.....111'1''''86'1 a:'ffarithlse'~'fee' 'ursuant 1'to
<br />'~e;'VIJhere'a; pro'JiSion.t ~'btt\Qr
<br />.'." City,:;;#rdiha,:,ce '>Corifllcits:,w~~!/~)he.
<br />Iii ~toVi!li\;lriS of.,'thiS.,.. 9rdlnancei,,:.the
<br />:A.I~t.i~ld~s,ofthi~iOfl:l,i~e.'shall pnlva~l.
<br />+"}0:2' umlJatlorr'On ADOIIC8blllty;Thls
<br />,), 'dtdiriance~constltiJi'es' Ii" franchise
<br />'allrlkimM( betwoon the . City , and
<br />'Gompany as the only . parties and no
<br />provision of thlstranchlse shall In any
<br />way Inure to the benefit of any third
<br />person (Including trnl public at large) so
<br />'as lOl:Q\'1st1tu1e any such person as a
<br />third.. party benefICiary' of the agreement
<br />or of any one'or more of the terms heteof,
<br />or oiherWlsa give rise to any cause of
<br />action in any'person not a party hereto.
<br />SECTION .11. AMENDMENT
<br />PROCEDURE.- . . . ,."J"'t
<br />Either partytothis'tranChisfl agreement
<br />mllYat ,a(iy\tlmepropO~" ,th~\ :tt\e.
<br />. 'agreameiit b8amend8c!~I! ~?l~,efpa!"f
<br />i'r:a'gtees, W'Ih&' pllJ~6d~lImeliKlment: OF~I
<br />-"'t;"y rTiaaiflcatl6ri thereof, this Ordjri~~~ I.
<br />)TiMy.'I)&'arni<ir\dedat any tii11e bY:ttie:City
<br />passirig:a subsequenfordihance declar-
<br />ing the proVisions of the amendment,
<br />which amendatory ordinance shall
<br />become effective upon the flUng of
<br />COmpany'swrillenconsent tti8~0 with
<br />.th6CilY Clerk ilfterCity e6UnciI adoption .
<br />of thEi 'amendatory ordinance. ..,..
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<br />. P~~ and approved: S~ Larson
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<br />". "'~MIiYor of the City of
<br />NlIW Brighton, Minnesota
<br />Attut:
<br />Dim Maiers
<br />- -I CltyClerk
<br />N_ Brighton, Minnesota
<br />(BUlletin: Dee. 4, 2002) ..
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