Create new law to regulate oil, gas, and water franchises

Approve consent calendar

Adopt Resolution No. 75-10

Referred to the Finance Standing Committee to discuss the details of providing a quarterly cash flow report to the Finance Committee; developing a policy to prevent staff from depleting the General Fund prior to City Council approval; and also directed the City Manager to evaluate the need for filling vacant positions on a case by case basis before filling the vacancy

Directed staff to determine some way of billing for past usage that has not been paid as a pre-requisite prior to granting renewal or applying for a new franchise and that the City pursue legal action if a franchisee does not come to the City for approval; also if the City wants to charge twice the COLA, it will be immune from any legal challenge, but if the City tries to charge more than that than the City would have to come up with definitions and franchisees would be free to challenge the higher rates

Determine some way of billing for part usage that has not been paid prior to granting renewal or applying for a new franchise; and that staff study options regarding how the renewal fees were determined

That the be COLA + 1%; that potential relocation of pipelines is fair; and confidentiality can be worked out between the industry and the city was referred to staff to consider points and try to resolve them and return to the City Council at a later date