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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
UNCIL RESO ION EN RAL RM
PRESENTED
COMMI55
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WHEREAS, the Gity Counc il of the City of Saint Paul � _
id, on the 13th day of May, 19?1, adopt Gouncil File No.
25348g, Ordinance No. 14788, granting permission to the
Northern States Power Company to use the streets and ways
of the City of Saint Paul ; ard
WHEREAS, said Ordinance provides, inter alia, for a
ing to be held upon the filing of petition for an in�x�ease
in ]rates by said Northern States Power Gompany; and
Wf�REAS, pursuant to said provision, said Northern States `
Power Company has heretofore filed such �, petition; ,axi.d .
WFIEREAS� it i� within the a�zthority of the :C_ity Council
to appointr a hearing ��aminer for the purpose of con.ducting a
full scale hearin.g i�a. con.r�.�ction with said petition,
Now, Therefore, be it �
RESOLVED� that the City Council does hereby appoint and
name� Robext J. Sheran, 1g88 Summit Avenue , Saint Paul, Minnesota,
as hearing examiner, and the proper Gity of�ficials are hereby
authorized and directed to enter in.to an agreement with said
s Robert J. She ran to aecomplish the foregoing appointment; and
be it
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� 9,�' FURTBER RESOLVED� that at the specific instruction of this
a ►- Council to said above named examiner, a first meeting be called
a a�' during the week commencing July 5, 1971, by said examiner for the
� a purpose of establishing the rules, regulations , and procedures to
p � be followed in the conduct of said hearing; th at during the con-
duct of said hearing the petitioner shall be afforded the oppor-
tunity to offer in evidence anything germane to said petition;
' that , additionally, the City of Saint Paul, by and through its
Gorporation Counsel and staff, together with a rate analyst to
be hired by this Gouneil, shall ha ve the same opportunity as
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Counci� 19-
Yeas Naya
Butler
Carlson Ap 19�
Levine T*+ Favor
Meredith �
Sprafka
Tedesco Against
Mr. President, McCarty ,uL 1 Q �gl�
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
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petitioner to present such evidence; and that, additionally,
any interested party shall be equally afforded the same oppor-
tunity; that the examiner shall begin the eonduct of said
formal hearings no later than the week of August 2, 1971� and
shall, on or before the 24th day of September, deliver a complete
record of the proeeedings for review by this Gouncil, together
with recommendations of said examiner.
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COUNCILAREN Adopted by the Counci!'V L 2 19� 19_.
Yeas Naya
Butler � JUL 6 �i�
�;� 1 pprove —19�
Levine Tn Favor
Meredith
Sprafka � '
Tedesco A ga��t
,lUL 10 197�
Mr. President, McCarty �LiSI�D - ----
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A week ago s pA��ti.on w�aa f��.ed wi.�h the c�ty c�.A�k �ak��g �ar s ref�exe�dut�
Qn �he ard�an�nce coveri.ng khs �al��t��c ap�rA���g p�xm�� g�a��ed hy �h�s
counc�l �Q North�r� Sta�e� Pawer Co.
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We a�e infa�rmed by lega�. aaurt��a�. tha� th�.e axdiar�Ge �.a ��t �ub�aa� to
�he �hartex p�ovi�iana +���Qw�.�q� � x���x��dum .
The appaxe�t As1d �n�our�cod ab�e��i.v� a�' �k�� p�ti.��.A� ws� �� have a fu�.�
�ca]�A pub�.ic hea��.c�g c��c�xn�.�� �bA ��.m�tri-c x�t�a Ga bm �h�x��d ��r�sum���a
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a�k�sd �ax in �h• rm��ererdum peti.��,c�t� ��var�hm�Aaa� �he d���.��d �Q�1 0� a
fu�.�. eaa�.� publ�,c ha���.rg will be met.
accord�ngly T wc�ul.d ��ke �o p��aent the Po11ow�.ng a�ugg��t�ons to �hia
cQUncil , . ,
Th� �ole lsga�. �Nthc�r�.�y �'ox the �ea�Ab�.��h��g �� ra�ee fax r�he N�P re�r..s
wi�h thia council., I� �he P��k x+��m hAAri��� hsve b►e�t� ���du�tmd by the cAu
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�'h� cnun�i.� m�y �ppourtt � qual�.�i�d pex�o� aa a h��r�.t�� axAminAr fc�x� th�
� puxp�ee oP condua�ir�S +� �'u].1 �cq�.� h�ar�.�� �� th� �tm��Ax a� �h� T��c�p�x rate
tca be a�lawed �ar ��e pt�b�.�.� �tk��.�.�y prav�-d�.�t� ��.aat��ai�r_y in t�h�.� ��.�y.
Proae�luxal�.y the �a7.�.ow�.rg �i.m�t+ala�e aauld ba �dap�ed,
Tad� y THtS �Ot1MC� � AAA�'� a ���a��tC�.ar �q�pa�.nking � h�s�i�n� axami�er with �h
in��ruc�ion� �o h�l.d s ��-ra�� maa�i.�� ����.ng �h� we�k a� .�ua-y S for th� �
�urpo�� Af �Atti�tg the grau�d �ul�a u�d�x wh�ch �h� �u�.l- a�ale h�ar�6ng ie r.
h� ec,�nciuc�ed. Ther.A�Cirg q� t����mo�y �a be�i�g �h� weak a�' Au��.��t 2 wi th
a c�ncl���i_on A11d repQrt rn �h�.� c!Ptlr4ri.�, b� +nr hPfarA t�►e 24i:h dny �� g^�t .
T� will_ be nQCaeeary �c�� �hm a�,ty �d ArgAg� the e�rv�-aA� n� th� la�s� E1VA�.�A
ra�� any7.�n�i�t to preae�� t�e v�RW�a��,rt� Q� t=he cQUnei�- qncl C.ifii��na o�'
st. pau]. i.n ao�junc��-�a� w th oux �.�gAl depAr�men� �� th�hAsri_n� exam nPr.
T�,e he�aring w�ll ��l.ow the NSP to p�eeecl� �ee��ima�y►� �h� ci.�y r.o pr.�s�nt.
testimn�y ,�nd �-m�nr�+�r�r�.y wi11 aPloxd ar1 appe�x�u��.�y #ax A�y �.ntex�sted
narr_y to he heArd ��t�A