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262523� WHI7E r CITY CLERK ����^� PINK - FINANCE CO1111C11 ''�"� � CE�UERV-MAYORTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALIL File NO. :� ` � y C ncil Resolutio� Presented By � '� Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has established a workable, efficient and relatively inexpensive rate regulation procedure under its franchise issued to Northern States Power Company for electric and gas services supplied to the consumers of the City of Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota is considering a bill for state regulation of both electric and gas services of all privately owned pub- lic utilities within the State of Minnesota, such bill now pending before the House of itepresentatives Committee on Governmental Operations and entitled House File #1835; and WHEREAS, the pending legislation would have rate reg�ulation adminis- tered by the Public Service Commission of the State of Minnesota at a cost far in excess of what it now costs the consumer of the City of Saint Paul with the additional prospect of loss of control over the electric and gas rates by the consumers through their elective body, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul did unanimously approve a motion in its proceedings on October 26, 1973, that Thomas J. Stearns, Public Utility Rate Expert and Assistant City Attorney, express its disapproval of and opposition to House File ##1835; now, therefore, be it COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas �'t►1� Nays �nnb� Konopatzki In Favor Levine Meredith Against By �c Roedler Tedesco Mme.President�lt�r- HqIIt Form Appro d ity orney Adopted by Council: Date �,: Certified Passed by Council Secretary By By Approved by MaXor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council i By By WH17E �� CITV CLERK CO1111C11 262523 PINK - FINANCE 9�C.UERY���EPAOR�TMENT GITY OF SAINT PA�LTL File NO. � " � � Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul that its proper officers are directed to advise representatives of the I�ouse of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the Committee on Governmental Operations of the House of Representati�r�s that the City of Saint Paul opposes state regulation of gas and electric utility rates and opposes the bills now pending before the legislative bodies which would afford regulation of such rates entirely by the Public Service Commission or any other commission created for that purpose at the level of the state government; and further be it RESOLVED, that if the Minnesota State Legislature should consider approving leg�islation that will permit regulation of rates of privately owned public utilities by administrative bodies of the State of Minne- sota, it should either exempt the cities of the first class from such regulation or permit the City of Saint Paul and other cities of the first class and the surrounding communities which have joint agreements with said cities of the first class to have the option of reg�ulating their rates under such joint agreements or by virtue of the councils of the cities of the first class themselves, which regulation shall be conducted pursuant to the terms of the agreements and/or franchises issued to privately owned public utilities, including the Northern States Power Company. COUIVCILMEN Yeas Bii'�l@P Nays Requested by Department of: �rtt— Konopatzki � In Favor Levine Meredith � Against By �oc Roedler Tedesco Mme.President�les �t �OV 9 'Q�— Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certif'ed Pa s d by Cou ' e BY By Approv d by Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY PUBLISHED NOV 1 ? �9Z�? . • c ���a,�-a3 ' �'� ���L/ hiR. MAYOR AND LAI)IES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL: I AM CLIFFORD SCHUTT, PRESIDENT OF THE BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, WITH WHO�Z YOU ARE ALL FA:�IILIAR. IT IS INDEED A PLEASURE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO REAFFIRM ITS SUPPORT OF YOUR ACTION OF OCTOBER 26 TAKEN IN OPPOSITION TO H.F. 1835, STATE REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT YOUR POSITION CALL— ING FOR RETENTION OF THE PRESENT RATE REGULATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AL— READY INHERENT IN THE CHATtTER FOR THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL. ALL T00 OFTEN WE DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT {1IHICH W� HAVE UNTIL IT IS ABOUT TO BE TAKEN FROM uS. WE HAVE LONG ENJOYED WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE SAINT PAUL RATE REGULATIpN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL UTILITY CONSUMERS AND WE WISH TO CONTINUE TO DO S0. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL THROUGH ITS EXPERTISE IN RATE HEAR— INGS AND ACTIVITIES: THE SENSITIVE RESPONSES OF THE COUNCIL TO THE FEELINGS AND NEEDS OF CONSU1�tERS PROVIUES STRONG LEADERSHIP IN THE DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND EQUITABLE UTILITY RATES LOCALLY AND Ib4PACTS A BROADER GEOGRAPHIC AREA. WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE y1AY BE SOME JUSTIFICATION ON THE PART OF THE UTILITIES TO ATTE�yPT TO REDUCE TFiE NUMBER OF RATE HEARINGS AND FRANCHISE NEGOTIATIONS, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT SAINT PAUL SHOULD GIVE UP A HIGHLY WORKABLE, EXTREAIELY BENEFICIAL FUNCTI�N AND ENTRUST IT TO A BODY SO REb40VED FROM TI-lE LOCAL PICTURE THAT IT BECOh1ES INSENSITIVE TO COMMUNITY' EFFECTIVENESS. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT TI3E CITY OF b4INNEAPOLIS, tiVHO INCIDENTALLY HAS BENEFITED BY SAINT PAUL'S RATE EXPERTISE, IS �10�I ATTEbiPTING T0 ESTABLISE-I SI;�ILAR LOCAL RATE REGULATION POLICIES FOR ITS RESIDENTS. WE ARE HOPEFUL THE BILL MIGHT BE DEFEATED: OR IF NOT, AA9ENDED TO DELETE CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS WEiERE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ABOVE REPROACH AS IN SAINT PAUL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUUE FOR THE UTILITY WORK CONTINUED ALREADY ACCOPSPLISHED AiVD URGE YOUR/EFFORTS TO RETAIN LOCAL CONTROL OP THIS IMPORTANT COb'A�(UNITY FUNCTION. :7 r �RR' ..�`�°' � �Y ,x } '.� �.r+�' ^r �y%�as 5 'r+rrr� . v'::a c� fi"'�„L� + - �� . ;�� �'�K��k., 4� �f ��,���g�, � .�j�o,�'-�%� �t ' ;�'���� � `� . . e '� � R � {�; � s �'f x T.�����Y� M 4, � Y '_f T , .. �T'..,�,� ef ' i '�^f�Y '� 7 � � 4� ,�s � p . . . •� a ;+�Sg S -a - . •. �#.�M ,�r k� ,,� ` . � � � 4f .y l .. . „���t�s�� ���ur �, •d � , - Y � �;��� , ¢�'.vs �� " � 1 .. . . . ;.. . . 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