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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 21, 20136 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> agreed to this stating that the split between roads and parks/trails could be 40/60. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> supported this split noting that residents would benefit from street and <br />trail improvements. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />indicated that this split seemed acceptable. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />recommended the Council now discuss the amount of franchise fees that should be <br />collected. <br /> <br />Ms. Jurek <br /> discussed how multiple premise units would be charged franchise fees. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> discussed the scenarios along with the funding that would be created <br />through franchise fees. She supported electrical scenario three and gas scenario one. She <br />recommended the franchise fee begin in January of 2015. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> suggested scenario three be selected for both electricity and gas. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> was in favor of scenario three for electricity with no franchise fee for gas. This <br />would raise approximately $320,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />indicated that she could support scenario three for electric and scenario <br />one for gas. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br />also indicated that at this time he could support scenario three for <br />electric and scenario one for gas. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />also indicated that he could support scenario three for electric and scenario one for <br />gas. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />asked the Council to move on to the issue of timing for the franchise fee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />stated that she supports the fees starting in January 2015. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br />agreed with a start date of January 2015. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br />indicated that he supported a start date of January 2015. He also <br />stated that the City needed a good communications plan for this proposal and it needed to include <br />a City newsletter article. He further noted that he would like a Council decision on this proposal <br />by the end of March 2014. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />agreed that the Council needed to make a decision no later than the end of March <br />2014 and that communication with residents and businesses is very important. <br /> <br />Ms. Jurek <br />informed the Council that after the Council made a decision and adopted an ordinance, <br />Xcel would need 90 days to implement the franchise fees. <br /> <br />