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255732 0�161NA{�TO CITY CLERIC r � CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL N0.25�'�32 ; ' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK � � � COUNCIL RESOWTION—GENERAL FORM � PRESENTED BY �\ COMMISSIONE ATF RESOLVEDr That the proper City officers are authorized and directed to enter into and execute that certain agreement by and between the City of Saint Paul and the Northern States Power Company relative to the rate hearing now pending before the City Council and its duly appointed Hearing Examiner, Robert J. Sheran, such agreement prescribing the presentation of the testimony and evidence in said hearing� and the procedure of the Council in setting the rates connected with the 1968 Northern States Power electrical rate application, and setting those connected with the Northern States Power eleetrical rate application of June 8, 1971. FO ED �Asst. Cor ration Counse( , a SEP 17197�1 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeas Nays ,1 S E� 1y�� Butler � 1 � ��,� pro 19—. Le�ine n Favor Meredith Sprafka � or A gainst Tedesco Mr. President, McCarty p��D gEp 181971 �� 25�'732 aur��cyTS ro na�sR r . � CITY OF ST. PAUL p�UNCII NO , ' ' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK COUNCIL RESOLUTION--GENERAL FORM r�es�Teo ir COMMISSIONEIt_ oA� RZBCLYBD. TA�at the psopr�c City ofli�ts� tri autt�sis�d aad dis�tttad tro •nt.ss isto atsd �x�zut+� �at �s�tain aq��At hy aad b�tr�a�n tt� t:ikY of Saint Paul and t1u uosth�rn s�.al:s.sa power �wpanp r�iatiw to t� rat� hia�cinq nc>w p��dinq b�tor� th+� City Cbuaeii aAa its . duly sppointad I�t�arinq axamin�s. Aobest J �h��an. su+�h aqri�at pr�s�s'ibinq th� ps'�tNnt,a,l:ion � ttsti�mrny � an�d �vi8�nes in uid hsarinq. and thit ps+��llurr ef ths Cow�aail ia a�ttinq l,t�e rat�a► cana�elr�c! rrith t2�s i96i1 �tos�tl�s�,� 8tat�• 1�orrrr •l�otrieal rat� appiiaatioo, aad Nttinq th�a eomaeet,�d Nith th� 1�orl�arn sta�� pa►w�s �l�tsitaal tat� appliaation a! J�n� 8, 19�1. ; ; SEP 1 � 1971 COUNCII.MEN Adopted by the Co»*+ci� 19_ Yeas Nays Bu�� SEP 171971 � �� Appmved 18� Levine T*+ Favor Meredith � Sprafka �� Tedesco A�$t Mr. Preaident, McCarty �� ;�\ ��3 � . � . . . ' �� . .� _ i '�"� �. . r ' s • ' VL....i' $. �� Vi � ' � �: Dep�. o; ;�:,;;e ...,_; l� G R r r ri �' hT 7' 4'IiIS AGI�.I;L�Il;\`1', �r.acic: �irici eiiterecl � �:rito t•1i:i5 , "'�' • ----+-�- '�'-�---- cl�ty o:f' Septc:r.�l�er, 19l1 , i�y a�ici 1�et�.�eei�. �,I�e CI`I'�_' Ol� S:�Ii:'.'� i'�IUL, �i i�iizn:i.ci�;.�l cari�c�ra-Liozi, }iereinalter re1'crred i;o Zs the "C%:il-y, �� . � �ilci NOF��1'1I1�1Z1� �'1.'�1'i'1,S PO�;`ER. C0�I1'.1\TI, �, �1ililicso�a corpora�i; iorz , lici•c:i_r��L'ter 3•efe��•ed to ��s tlie "CoiTil��n3�, �� 1�'I`1'\)�;SSI�TH : - . jti'IILRF.A�, i;hc� Cor�I��.iiy ha5 1'iled an al��].ica Lioz� �ait•lz �t.1?e . Ci�;y on June 8, 19?� , lor tlie se�Lting of. �'ai_r ancl rewsor�a>>l� elect,7•ic ra�es , ai�cl a. pub] ic hea�°iii�; is no1. Ucing conclucied i�efore N.ol�ert J. Sheran, IIearii�� L�.�m�ner, to receive� evi_derice an �he appli_caf,i oii and to maltie reco�mne;1C�� tlOI1S i;o tlic Cou��.c il . a�; �:l�e cl.ose af. al � the e��iclence ; an.d � lti'1IER.I':AS, the �'ci°mi_1; 0�•clina,.�ce , \To . 9.1i?S8, api.��°oved �Ia�r �_3, �971. , �rlclei° ��1lieli 'clie Co�npan,y is gr. �tntecl tlie ii�,t�.�L to trse tlle C�i�,y ' s s�;rec;ts aiid public ��2•ope�°�;y,• pro�riQes , i�1 Secti �r, ? �Lhe•rc�of, t;'.iat ��if,tiir.i 90� da3-s o1' the da�,e o� t=he Coiripaiiyr �. app) ica�:ion , �;l�c Ci�'cy Counci_1 shaJ. l malce a �iiia.l dei,c:�°ni�.».ai;ion •, , oi� i;lie reaso��al�.le�less of. t.lie ratc:;s px•opased in saicl a��pli.c��;i.oi. �r. tlie Interim Rates pre��iously �et l�y ordinal.ice as of Aiareii i, 1969, sha11 beco�ne f inal ancl cont�.nue as the es�t;abi :ishcd raf;es ; ' ��zncl . . idIILRL�IS, it is tlie desire of' the Ci:i.y and tlic Coml�any ' to eti�(:c�icl t:he �l:i.me by �atii.cli tlie r�±tes ili ttie applic�� i,i.o�i c�tri t�e ex�.r,ii�ied, dci.��rniinecl, ,�ncl set by t;he Ci_i;;��. Coiincil. , and a Taii• aiid con►l;�.ei c lic��rilz�; concluctc�cl iu cuiiiieci,zon i:l,�,�.��.,-;_i;�, f �`U�,', `i'1;}��I�.Li�O;�.�:; , ii is �.�;rceci as f'ollo�;s : � ' �. . • . In �,lie L•c�� itiz; noti� I�cliclin�; j,lie Ci. Ly ��il] presci�� i,o 1 • , . , . • �{;l�e lleariizg L;��:lillri(;T' ��I1C', �ti�ri�:teii state�uen (-s oj' �`�1.1. i.i:s <<��. L�ic�sses o�l ol° befo�c \'c�ve�ui�cr 1 , 1y?1 . ' .. • � II . . 13y rToveiuber 2, 1971 ,, the Ci�;y �,�ill commei�.ce its presenta— ti_on ol eviclencc i�o tlie IIearing Ea��uiincr in ii;s ca.se in cliie l. Imn�ecli��,ely after tlie close 'of the C�.�;y ' s case i.n chie� , any ot?ier part�� ill be a�lordecl tlie riglit, to preseiit its stai.eineii�Ls a2id to l�e liea2-cl as �;lie Rules of 1'rocedu�°e pro��ide . � . , • IIl . The Com��,any �ti�ill comme»ce its cross—e�aiui�lation . of �Llie - CitST ' s ��itnesses , aild o�' aiiy o�;lier pai:i;y � s t��it.uesses , one �t�e�li - af�,er tlie close of all the� i;estimony and evidence described in _ � Pa��abraph II , supra. � � , . Ytj. - All st;a�;ements <<i_ill l��e SLII)iill.f;�;ed aiicl �GSt:11110T1y �,Till. be co�upl.eted oi2 oi beiore Dece�ni�er 1. , 1971, and �;lie e.�aminer iai11 mal�e ,hi.s recovi�iieiida�;ioii to ttie Cit�� Couric il. on �;he issues oii . � ; or Uefore December 15 , 1971 . . .v• . A1'�;er�liava.ng i°eceived �;he Heaz ilig I.,�aT3�ilzer' s recoj�i!�ie�lci�1� tion, the Ci.ty Counc il �vill eLaiui�.le i;he evidence in �;he he �.i ii1� . and 1;lie reco»iuic��dations of� saicl E�a��iiner, and malce a decisio�i . on i;hc recorcj of tlie. tiearin� be:fore �;lie L�a�niner. Oli or before Jaiitt�.ry 1fi� 9.972 , the Cot�nc i]. ��il l iritr•ocltice tlie �iecessaz�y ordi.�iance or oi•cliixa�ices deterinini�lg tlie issues lie��.rd by t.lie I�CI12'1IIt, 1'\illll111C]'. . ��, , Ti' r�.o orcl.iiiar�cc i�ecomes !'ina]. ��ZCl crl'ec�,ivc oT� or he1'ore T1.Zrcli 1 , 19?�, tl�c Lii;cri,n R�i�;es ��resei��,1y l�ci�1�; Cll�ll•�ecl Uy tlie Co�iip.z�iy tiiicicr• Orcli»�uiee No . 140G�' , rzppro�•ecl I�T�ovec�be�• i?9, . 1.q�}S, sli.�) � l�c; �,he fin�t] i.iccl , e5�.a1�]. i.sliecl ral;c�s , ��i i:l�ou�. �ny ref�i>>�l c�l�l i �t,ril,:i o�i ,: stib,jeci; t�� 1.l�c i �° c��t�i.i.�i�i.�.i,i ��n ��• �;e 1,1;in�r �, � ` ." � ' . , . J of ne;� ratcs b�� virtue of Lhe Co;n�a.ny's appl •icatio�� oi' Ju�e �f 1�71 . . Tt i s fur��7er un:ierstood i;ija�: 7r tf�e Coi�rc�i 1 i c11�S to reach a fi nal _ deter�min:.tion us ta tlie rates referred �to iri the Campa;iy`s appl ;cation of June �� 1�71s by Janu�ry 14= 19729 and fails to in�ro:(uce an � ordinance settin� such ratess the schedule of rates cor►i:ained i�� th� d�fi� lCc�t10i1' or such lot��et, rat�s as the Co;�pNn, rray re�uest in t�,�r,it7ng, . shall becar,e effec�ive as -intez•�im t�ates as of Janu«t�y 14n 1972, anci shall a�ply �o all bi11s of the Con�ndny based u7�on regulai� meter rc��d�in7s on and ;,fi:�r� tha� dateti sub,iect �o the n5liyai;ion by �he Ca�;�pany �o . refund to its custamers an,y inc�,elses in rates �callec�ed �!nder such . inter�in rai;es !�rhich are in excess of the lati�:'ul and reasonuble rat-es as final ly deterr�in4dt t�!�efi;her.��ri�h �nterest a� six p�r�cen� per 4nn�m. It is futi��he�° unders�.00d that i� �he Covncil rcaches a i��nal dcter�r�•in- ` � ation and :introcf�iccs af� ordin�nce settiing the ��ates on tiie Co►�;�a!iy's applicatior� oi' J«ne 8� 19719 on �r befc�re Janua��y 14p 1972s the ra�es as detcrmineci sftiall beco�.�e e�i ective as i_nteri� r�tes as ni �he dut� of such d�tc�,rrii��a��u�i a�� introduc.t•ioi�9 peiidiri� their beco,ninq estaba lished ra�es upon th� ordinance's becon�ing e�`fect7�re. � � . � VII. . � It is understoad ancl agrecd that the substance oi Para,raph VI9 , ,� . s�iprat is se� out and provid�d sor iri 4 cet°�;ain ord•ina��ce ar�e��:Iirjg Sec�ion 7 of the Permi�C Orclinance flo. 1�+783, anp►°oved ��ay 13f 1971 , t•ryich amendirg or�in�er�ce has been in�roduced an� is no�� pendiit� bef�re th� City Council of the Cit� of Saint Paul , and the effQc� of �he pro- visions of Paragraph VI and of the �rovisions of Lhe o�her para�raphs of thi s zc�reer.:ent are to bi nd tf�e parti es hereto i n the r�attet•s rel ati n� to the hearings on the Co,n�any's anpl ic«t,;7en n� ��;,�:� 3, 1�>"e , anJ ine tir�e of tlie completion �f th��hearing, ti;e recor��ien:ia�ion of the Neat�ing . • Exarniner, and of �the ac�ion of �he Cit,y Cour�cil so long as tlze said � amend�n7 ordit�ance re��ains in its nr�sent for� und takes effeci; in due . , . _3_ ~ v � � . . � course. J1ny cl�ange:in said orctii;ance ot° its failure �o tal:e efi ect in due coursc sh�.11 rencier tnis a�re�menfi void an.i of no bind111r rffect. 1�III, . . Co��ipany shall have �he righ� to seel: ju:llcial rcvie�� on the � record bS� cer•tiora��i u� ttfe Caunc�l 's final ctecision an�i oi°dinance and �i�e Cour�� shall exartine and cie�er;�i��e the reasonGbleness of the electr`ic r«tes set by the. Cou►�cil . It� I�l1'ffdESS 4�l�IC{;EQFY the ��«r�f:ies he�~efi.o have hereunto set thcir _ hands and seals the datc and year fiirst above ��;ritten, . . � _ � PlOP,THER"d S7�1'f CS POI;ER COi 1PAi�lY . - . , , � , ��, .. a /r,�� ! ��t�.�. , Y-- . : . � Its Vice_ President � � - - -- _ � CI7Y 0. E1Yr, P� � , . " �Ot^. 0��Ec`• . o...� ,� . r,t�y . ��. _ � Asst. Car� �� a�ion Counsel _, �� _� � • � ;.�, i s i on��t� of a '�, 1 i t i � � • SN Approved as ta For~m and ,�°' � � � Ci ty C1 er �� Er,ecution thi s /� day . � of L Yw 4 1971 . Counter•signed �his. �� day of , -��`t'�..,"`�..��",�p 19%1 . � � . Assto Corn t- i;ion Cc,unsel , - , ��„� .,,_�,� L� _, � ' , Ci ty .Cor�pfi.ra 1 er . . � ! � :. , ,