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Councilmember Backous asked staff to provide a link on the City's home page so it is easier for <br />residents to find the information. <br />Councilmember Tossey asked if there will be another public hearing at the next meeting. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated tonight is the opportunity for public input. <br />Mayor Strommen stated the public input is tonight but residents can read the ordinances posted <br />to the City's website and provide comment to the Council prior to the next meeting when the <br />ordinances will be considered for adoption. <br />Councilmember Tossey stated the language in these two ordinances allow the ability for the City <br />to institute a franchise fee, which will be considered during the next agenda item. <br />Mayor Strommen asked whether this ordinance contains standard language that the utilities have <br />been operating under for the past 20 years. <br />City Administrator Ulrich suggested, to avoid confusion, that this public hearing be continued <br />until the public hearing is conducted on the franchise fee ordinances, as the two issues cannot be <br />co- mingled. <br />Eric Zaetsch, 6521 154 Avenue NW, stated he has not read the Council packet and it is unclear <br />to him if the franchise fee is intended to be charged against households or the fee imposed on the <br />franchise holder (utility operator) that is passed through to everybody. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated the franchise fee is a fee on the franchisee (utility operators) <br />that is then passed on to the customers /consumers. <br />Mr. Zaetsch stated that even though imposed on the franchisee, it is ultimately the customers that <br />pay it as a pass through, dollar for dollar. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that is correct and while utility companies are not required to <br />pass it through, they do pass the fee along to their customers. <br />Mr. Zaetsch asked if the utility companies have the freedom to charge larger users a higher fee, <br />or are they required to pass it through as a flat fee. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that is a topic for the next public hearing, may be answered in staff's <br />presentation, or it can be raised during that public hearing. <br />Joe Field, 8021 152n Lane NW, asked if the proposed ordinances are a renewal. He stated he <br />noticed some language had been deleted and asked if that is the only change to the existing <br />ordinance. <br />City Council / October 8, 2013 <br />Page 6 of 24 <br />