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pass a gl ,ss qarnlngs~ ' revenue which' would pose a fee on utilities. Upon inquiry, he stated the utili~ cot~panies would not keep the 3% they would collect. Mr. wYn!an ~tated he is opposed to the franchise fee and he hasn't heard anyone in the audienc~ ~my ~ey were in favor of it. He stated his company has also cut its work force by 20% an~l :inCased production by 80%. Greg Elfl~in, r~presentative of Midwest Gas, stated they are opposed to the franchise fee. Ms. Lemke Stated that the residents are upset because they were not notified of this proposed Mayor O:J .beftson asked if it is true that most residents did not know about this. Mr. ScL~xle~ stated that the City is trying to recover money from a benefit it provides to utility ~tJm.l:~a~ hies. The City could assess a fee which is not too burdensome adminish'~tiC~ly or it could charge on a permit by permit basis for every occurrence of service ~.l~O. vided to a utility company. This would be an "administrative headache". John Lucia, .~4341 Uranium Street N.W., Ramsey - stated what he's hearing is that the City wil[l~e ci~arging for a s~ice. The bottom line is the utility company is collecting a tax for the (~i~y. }Ie stated if it s necessary to _,m. ake up a budget shortfall, it is unfair that the residence~ get taxed and the businesses don t. CouncilTM ~ml~er Beyer felt that everyone should pay on the franchise fee and suggested 2% for comm :rcial/industrial, 3% for residential and 1% for institutions. Mr. Luci~ inqUired how much would be gained if the industrial was given the surcharge and if t~* g~n is more, why should the residential pay 3%. He suggested making residenti~'~ anfl~ industrial pay a 2% fee and schools and churches pay a 1% fee. Councilmcml~J~r Hardin stated he is not prepared to vote until he knows the amount the City is proposing t6~ generate from the fee. Motion I~~ Co~mcilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to table this case and!.c ire~t Staff to bring back options for discussion (e.g. 2% residential, 1% church and schoo for lower Motion Hardin~ Case #4: Zoning A< horse and Avenue N construct, both reqt~ were no in oppos¢i remain anal 1% business, etc.). Also reference that low income families could qualify ares. Me_gl. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer and >tin~g No: None. Absent: Councilmember Zimmerman. ~Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Maintain a Horse on ILess than Three Acres and Construct a Metal Accessory ~Structure on Less than 2.5 Acres; Case of Kristie Weinmann mitiistrator Frolik stated that City Code requires three acres for the keeping of ?-.5-acres for metal accessory structures. The Weinmanns live at 7903 - 157th W. Which is about a 2.3 acre parcel. They desire to maintain two horses and to mdlal accessory structure. They have applied for a conditional use permit for ;ts. iThe Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and there [zeflrs present to comment on the request. The Commission did receive one letter an ~o the request to maintain horses. As the author of the letter requested to nyrhous, the letter was not entered into the findings of fact. She stated that in City Council/November 10, 1992 Page 8 of 10