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BrLU�.RV— MAYORTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL File NO. f"'
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Presented By .Leonard W. Levine r
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of its municipal charter, Section 16. O1,
et sequa, the City of Saint Paul has the authority to franchise all corporations
operating a public utility over, upon and under any street or public place and
pursuant to such authority has issued a franchise by Ordinance #15319, approved
February 7, 1973, to Northern States Power Company for its business and purpose
of conducting, distributing and supplying electricity within the limits of the City
of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, under Section 11 of the franchise ordinance the Company did
agree to pay a sum of Seventy Thousand ($70, 000) Dollars for the City to conduct
a rate hearing and to compensate advisors and consultants who would serve the
City in connection with such hearing; and
WHEREAS, Northern Sta.tes Power Company did file, on October 12, 1973,
an application under the franchise for an increase in its electrical rates, and
Leonard E. Lindquist has been appointed Hearing Examiner to conduct a hearing
and to make recommendation.s to the City CounciLin respect t�-�uch application; and --- -
WHEREAS, under Secti.on 11 of the franchise ordinance, the Council may
provide for advisors and consultants to assist the City in a rate hearing or rate
filing initiated upon peti.tion of the Company; and
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine
Meredith Against BY
�c Roecller
Tedesco
Mme.President Butler
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date . Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By + BY
WHITE �- GITV CLERK
PINK , �FINANCE COl1T1C11
BLU6► Y- MAYORTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL 2�^ �g�9
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Council Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
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WHEREAS, William M. Mahlum and John E. Brauch have had extensive
experience in the field of utility rate regulation, Mr. Mahlum having parti.cipated
in hearings involving regulation of the rates of the Northern States Power Company,
and Mr. Brauch having undertaken extensive research, investigation and examination
of the purported basis for the requested increase in electrical utility rates as filed
by the Northern States Power Company on October 12, 1973; and
WHEREAS, it is, thus, to the benefit of the community and within the purview
of the above-mentioned section of the franchise that William M. Mahlum and
John E. Brauch be appointed as advisors and consultants to Thomas J. Stearns,
Public Uti.lity Rate Expert, during the course of the hearing on the electrical rates
at an expense not to exceed Twenty Thousand ($20, 000J Dollars to further the
investigation, preparati.on, analysis, hearing, and other material aspects of the
case; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the proper city officers are authorized and directed to
enter into a contract with William M. Mahlum and John E. Brauch for consulta,nts'
and advisors' services to be provided during the term of the hearing before
Leonard E. Lindquist, and in so doing to act at the direction of and be responsible
to the City's Public Utility Rate Expert, members of the City Council, and the
City Attorney, such services to be performed in areas directed by and supervised
by the Public Utility Rate Expert, and payment of such services to be made from'
the funds provided through the franchise under Secti.on 11 thereof, provided that
Twenty Thousand ($20, 000) Dollars shall be and hereby is reserved and set aside
from those monies paid in 1973 to the City of Saint Paul by Northern States Power
Company pursuant to Section 11 of Saint Paul Ordinance #15319 with the further
COUIVCILMEN
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
Hun t
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine
Meredith Against BY
� Roedler
Tedesco
Mme.President Butler
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Maxor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
gy By
� WHITE CITY CLERK . ��(�����
� PINK , "�QANANCE GITY OF SAINT PALTL Council � s
C.ANAR1l�c- DEPARTMENT f��
BLU�, - MAVOR File NO.
� � Council Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
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provision that payments under this Resolution shall cease when Ten Thousand
($10, 000) Dollars of the monies set aside have been paid to said William M. Mahlum
and John E. Brauch and the remaining Ten Thousand ($10, 000) Dollars shall be
paid only in the event there is su.fficient money remaining in the funds available
under Section 11 of Saint Paul Ordinance #15319 after compensation for the
services of the Hearing Examiner, Leonard E. Lindquist, the Rate Expert,
Elmer Fox & Co. , and Court Reporters, Logan and Styrbicki, have been
determined and are paid.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas $Yi'�lCp/NaYs i
�camc 1 .,
Konopatzki � In Favor
Levine /
Meredit� � Against BY
Sposafioc Roedler
Tedesco
Mme.President$� Fh�Dt NOV 7 0 ��� Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date v
Certifiedi�:l�ed bY Coun ' Secr ar BY
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By
App ed by MaXor: ate i Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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Yeas Nays
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BUTLEF����,,:,�,r:�.t. �G���VJ
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'`�LEVINE
MEREDITH�4
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