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Roseville adopts 20-year gas and electric franchise ordinances; council defers decision on franchise fees to Dec. 8
Summary
Council adopted franchise ordinances Nov. 24 granting 20-year gas and electric franchises and authorized publication of ordinance summaries. Councilors agreed to defer a decision on franchise fees (a proposed $3/month residential electric and $3/month gas plus commercial tiers estimated to raise $2.4M annually) until public hearings on Dec. 1 and Dec. 8.
The Roseville City Council on Nov. 24 adopted new 20-year franchise ordinances to permit a utility (identified in staff materials as Xcel/"Excel" in the packet) to construct, operate, repair and maintain gas and electric facilities in city right-of-way, and authorized publication of ordinance summaries. The vote to adopt the ordinances and to approve the summary publications passed with the supermajority required.
City Manager Pat Trojgen walked councilors through the ordinances and a linked policy decision: whether to impose municipal franchise fees.…
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