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FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Finance Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at <br />the Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NV~, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Chairperson David Elvig <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Finance Officer Diana Lurid <br /> <br />CAI,L TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig called the regular meeting of the Finance Committee to order at 5:36 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />There was llOllC. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case#l: <br /> <br />Introduction to Repeal Ordinances #03-44 and #03-45 Implementing a Gas <br />Franchise Fee on CenterPoint Energy, Minnegasco, a Division of CenterPoint <br />Energy Resources Corp., a Delaware Corporation, for Providing Gas Energy <br />Service within the City of Ramsey, and Implementing an Electric Franchise <br />Fee on Connexus Energy, a Minnesota Cooperative and the City of Anoka, a <br />Municipal Electric Distributor, for Providing Electric Energy Service within <br />the City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund reviewed at the August 10, 2004 City Council meeting, the direction of the <br />Council was to terminate the franchise fee at the end of the third quarter. The termination of the <br />fi'anchisc fee requires the formal repeal of the ordinances. Connexus Energy, City of Anoka, and <br />Centerpoint Energy have all been contacted regarding the termination of the fi'anchise fee and <br />will cease the billing of the fee effective September 30, 2004. The ordinance will be sent to them <br />once it is adopted, which will be in the middle of October. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to recommend <br />that the City Council adopt an ordinances repealing Ordinance #03-44 and Ordinance #03-45 <br />implementing a gas franchise fee on Centerpoint Energy, Minnegasco, and an electric franchise <br />fee on Connexus Energy and City of Anoka Electric. <br /> <br />Finance Committee/August 24, 2004 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />