Res 1999-92 RESOLUTION NO.92- 1999
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 88-1999
CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON AMENDING THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE,
CHAPTER 409,ORDINANCE NO. 1130
WHEREAS, the City Council received Petition No. 8-1999, a referendum petition proposing the
repeal of Ordinance No. 1130: An Ordinance of the City of Fridley, Minnesota, Amending City
Code to Include a New Chapter 409,Entitled"Franchise Fees"; and
WHEREAS,the City Council declared a special election to be held on December 14, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk was authorized and directed to cause printed ballots to be prepared for
the use in said election in which the question was to be stated as:
Shall the Fridley City Code be amended to impose a franchise fee on all entities
providing electric and gas service in accordance with the franchise agreement
entered between the City and each utility provider?
WHEREAS, it has been requested that the question be stated more clearly for the voters to
understand by specifying the names of the two utility providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall be authorized and directed to
cause printed ballots to be prepared for the use in said election in which the question shall be stated
as follows:
Shall the Fridley City Code be amended to impose franchise fees on Northern States
Power Company (NSP) and Minnegasco (now known as Reliant Energy) in the
manner permitted in the Franchise Agreement between the City of Fridley and those
two utility companies?
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 8TH
DAY OF NOVEMBER 1999.
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■(: c, .j rgenson,Mayor
ATTEST: -, J
Debra A. Skogen,City C4k