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ORDINANCE #03-XX <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING A GAS FRANCHISE FEE ON ' <br />CENTERPOINT ENERGY MINNEGASCO, A DIVISION OF CENTER.POINT <br />ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, FOR <br />PROVIDIING GAS ENERGY SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, <br />MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. DEFINTIONS. The following terms shall have the meaning given them: <br /> <br />"Companies" or "each company" means Centerpoint Energy, a Delaware <br />Corporation, its successors and assigns, and any other entity selling energy to <br />customers in the City for any use related to heating, cooling, lighting and running <br />machinery and appliances, provided that the City has the authority to require a <br />franchise fee or impose a tax on each of the foregoing. <br /> <br />"Gross revenues" means all sums received by each company's sale of energy to <br />its customers within the corporate limits of the City, excluding any surcharge or <br />similar addition to each-company's charges to customers for the purpose of <br />reimbursing for each company the cost resulting from the franchise fee, and also <br />excluding sales of energy to customers solely for use as a fuel for vehicles. <br /> <br />3. "Commercial and industrial customer" means a customer so classified by each <br /> company except as defined below. <br /> <br />"Institutional customer" means a user of energy for purposes other than <br />residential uses as defined below or other than retail or wholesale trade or <br />manufacturing or warehousing, including but not limited to churches, schools and <br />government facilities. <br /> <br />"Residential customer" means a user of energy in connection with the occupancy <br />of a residential dwelling without regard to how such user may be classified by the <br />companies. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. FRACHISE FEE. <br /> <br />1. Amount. The City hereby imposes a franchise fee.equal to the applicable <br /> <br />ORDINANCE #03- <br /> -1 - <br /> <br />-163- <br /> <br /> <br />