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CONNEXUS ENERGY ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEE ORDINANCE NO. 13-23 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING THE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEE ON CONNEXUS ENERGY FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSEY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City of Ramsey Code of Ordnances is hereby amended as follows: Subdivision 1. Purpose. The Ramsey 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 and electric services within the City of Ramsey. All franchise fee revenues generated through this ordinance shall be collected in lieu of special assessments for street maintenance projects, and shall be dedicated only to long-term street maintenance program projects including pavement preservation and street reconstruction projects. (a) Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 13-20, a Franchise Agreement between the City and Connexus Energy, the City has the right to impose a franchise fee on Connexus Energy in amount and fee design as authorized in Section 9.1 of the Connexus Energy Franchise. (b) Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 13-20, the City exercised its right to impose a franchise fee on Connexus Energy. This includes the right to modify the fee amount with the consent of Connexus Energy as to amount and notice period, to which Connexus Energy has consented. Subd. 2. Franchise Fee Statement. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 13-20, the franchise fee imposed on Connexus Energy under its Electric Franchise is hereby amended. The amended fee schedule is attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance, commencing with the Connexus Energy's March 2014 billing month. Subd. 3. Payment and Fee Design. The franchise fee shall be payable to the City in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 9.4 of the Franchise. a) This fee is an account based fee and not a meter based fee. An account includes all electric meters located on a single property or premises that have the same address and property owner. b) Properties with a single address and owner shall pay the largest fee that applies to any one of their meters. d) Separately metered space rented to tenants other than the owner shall pay a fee for each tenant meter.