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IDC Agenda 03-18-1987 ,.~.:....,~. ., AGENDA MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP NT COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, March 18, 1987 - 12:00 Noon Comfort Inn - Tr~e Lounge Members: President Harvey Ken Treasurer Bud Schrup Don Smith, Jay Morre Bruce Gagnelius, Joe 1. Call to Order. all, Vice-President Shelly Johnson, " Arve Grimsmo, Dale Lungwitz, :1, Ron Hoglund, Tom Eidem, Winkelman, and Ollie Koropchak. 2. Approval of the January 22 and February 19, 1987 IDC Minutes. 3. Acceptance and Acknowledge ent of Jack Peach, Fulfillment Systems, Inc. as Member of the IDC. 4. Consideration to Accept P1 ns for the IDC Banquet. 5. Consideration of Wrightco' Water and Sewer Flow/Rate Information. 6. Consideration for the City of Monticello to Proceed With Interest as Possible Host ommunity for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility . 7. Consideration to Proceed w th Preliminary Procedures to Petition for Interest of M tro Phone Lines to Monticello. 8. Consideration of Notice to the IDC/Chamber of Commerce Promotional Packet Informa ional Meeting. 9. Reports: NAWCO Minnesota, Inc. Data Card Corpor tion 10. Other Business. 11. Adjournment. . . MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPM NT COMMITTEE MINUTES Thursday, February 19, 1987 - 7:00AM City Hal Members Present: President Ha vey Kendall, Shelly Johnson, Bud Schrupp, DonlSmith, and Ollie Koropchak. Members Absent: Dale Lungwitz Arve Grimsmo, Jay Morrell, Ron Hoglund, om Eidem, Bruce Gagnelius, and Joel Wink Iman. 1. Call to Order. President Kendall called t e IDC meeting to order at 7:20AM. 2. A rova1 of the Januar 22 1987 IDC Minutes. Tabled. 3. Consideration of the IDC B Bud Schrupp motioned to ac of MACI, as guest speaker Banquet, seconded by Shell to provide Mr. Borden with (school growth rate, Finge the committee suggested to Speer as a guest to an IDC to write Charlie Herman of guest speaker for the 198 IDC Banquet tickets shaul list distributed by April menu was tabled to the Ma . 4. Consideration to Acce t t an IDC Member and Cons ide The IDC accepted Dave Pet suggested Jack Peach of F potential member. Koropc IDC membership. Other su from the Hospital Distric 5. Reports: Accepted. With Mr. Bob Harris of Wr guest speaker for the Mar requested Koropchak out1i flow/rates. This to be w IDC prior to the March me n uet S eaker and Menu. ept Win Borden, President or the May 18th IDC Johnson. It was suggested information about Monticello hut growth, etc.). Also, invite Commissioner David meeting. Shelly Johnson suggested Josten's as a potential IDC Banquet. The $75.00 be printed and the sale's 1, 1987. The choice of ch meeting. e Resi nation of Dave Peterson as ation of Choice for a Re lacement. rson's letter of resignation and Ifil1ment Systems, Inc. as a ak is to contact Mr. Peach for gestions were an individual or the Bondhus Corporation. ghtco Products, Inc. scheduled h 18 IDC meeting, the IDC e Wrightco's water and sewer itten and available to the dng. 6. Other Business. Shelly Johnson felt the n mber one goal of the Committee and the City should be to contact a developer/contractor to erect the shell of an .ndustria1 building so the City has a readi1yavaila Ie partial structure to fit . IDC Minutes - 2/19/87 . the needs of a company as Data Card Corporation. Koropchak indicated with two vacantndustria1 buildings in the Industrial Park and avai1a i1ity of construction financing without a committed tenant or buyer may make that a difficult project. howev Koropchak will research the possibility. Meeting adjourned. 7. Adjournment. Consensus of the IDC was ~ ~.\<c.:'\oq, Olive M. Koropchak Executive Secretary Monticello Industrial . . . MINUTES MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP Thursday, January 22, City Hall NT COMMITTEE MEETING 1987 - 7:00AM Members Present: President Ha ey Kendall, Ron Hoglund, Bud Schrupp, Shelly Johnson, Arve Grimsmo, Joel Winkelman, B .uce Gagnelius, Jay Morrell, Dale Lungwitz, and Ollie Koropchak. Members Absent: Tom Eidem, Da e Peterson, and Don Smith. 1. Call to Order. President Kendall called t e IDC meeting to order at 7:00AM. 2. A roval of the December 1 , 1986 IDC Minutes. Ron Hoglund motioned to ap rove the December 18, 1986 IDC minutes, seconded by B d Schrupp. Minutes stand approved. 3. Acce tance of the IDC Fina cial Re ort. The IDC accepted the finan ial report as written. 4. Consideration to A rove t One-Year Work Plan and Fiv Shelly Johnson accepted th vice-president. This was . e Recommended 1987 IDC's -Year Work Plan. position as the IDC's 1987 pproved by the Committee. The IDC gave preliminary a proval to the one-year work program and five-year work program with the following additional comments: Joel Winkelman motioned to request from the City Council a written update of the long range plans of exists/interchanges on Interstate 94 within the City limits. Seconded by Jay Morrell. Koropchak is to contact 0 her Economic Development Directors for industrial developmen promotional ideas. This a follow- up to Fergus Falls' promo ional reward cards left in motels. . Ron Hoglund reported he c progress to acquire metro includes: First, a lette second, need for a petiti hearings. Zimmerman's at 1982 because of the incre community is turned down Zimmerman's decision for in April of 1987. Ron Ho after Zimmerman's final d facts from Steve Johnson The key question is: Is M compared to other communi metro lines? ntacted Zimmerman, MN (Bev) on their telephone lines. Necessary process to the Public Utilities Commission; n; and third, need for public empt for metro lines failed in se to telephone rates. Once a hey can't reapply for four years. etro lines will be determined lund will report to the IDC cision. Koropchak is to obtain ho researched this idea previously. nticello at a disadvantage ies with the availability of IDC minutes - 1/22/87 . Jay Morrell motioned for Koropchak to pursue the availability of a SCSU student for general programs on industrial development. Seconded by Bud Schrupp and approved by the committ Peterson as a Member of the 5. Reco nition/Acce tance of D Monticello IDC. Jay Morrell motioned for th an IDC member, seconded by Dave Peterson as Motion carried. 6. Consideration of an IDC Ban uet S eaker or Pro ram. Koropchak reported to the I C that Commissioner David Speer declined the invitati n as guest speaker to the IDC Banquet because May l8t being the last scheduled week of legislation. Discussion centered around the need for an IDC banquet. If the city would pick up the Economic Development Direct rls salary? Shelly Johnson stated the goals of the banquet were: One, fund raiser; two, for prosp ctive industries; three, for developers and suppliers. ale Lungwitz felt the IDC had established a fundraise , had a good thing going, and felt the IDC should con inue with the banquet. Suggestions were to contact Al Joyner for a list of potential guest speakers, c eck to see if David Speer was available at a later da e and to contact Win Borden as a tentative apeaker. Th committee agreed with Dale Lungwitz to continue with the IDC Fundraiser Banquet. . 7. Consideration of Alternative Menu Choices for the IDC Banquet. Bruce Gagnelius presented ritten menu choices to the committee for review. The committee will discuss the issue at the next meeting. 8. Consideration of IDC Ban u t Ticket Sales. Tabled. 9. Reports. Tabled. 10. Other Business. None. 11. Adjournment. The concensua of the IDC w s to adjourn. ~, ''\:''''-.' ~ ~ t) '-~--.;., Olive M. Koropchak Executive Secretary Monticello Industrial Developm nt Committee . IDC Agenda - 3/18/87 . 3. ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEM NT OF JACK PEACH, FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS, INC., AS MEMBER OF THE IDC. A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROUN . On the request of the IDC, contacted Mr. Jack Peach to extend an invitation to ecome an IDC member. The week of March 9th, Mr. Peac responded with a positive "yes" to accept membership n the IDC. At this time. the IDC will vote to formally accept Mr. Peach as an IDC member. B. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS. 1. To accept and acknowle ge Mr. Peach as an IDC member. 2. To deny acceptance and acknowledgement of Mr. Peach as an IDC member. C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Staff recommends the IDC a cept and acknowledge Mr. Peach as an IDC member. D. SUPPORTING DATA. Letter to Mr. Jack Peach. . . .... ~. Montie 110 Industrial Develop ent Committee 250 East Br adway Monticello, Minna ota 55362 Phone (612) 2 5-2711 -..-.,t.' """.. . February 27, 1987 Mr. Jack Peach % Fulfillment Systems, Inc. 406 Lauring Lane Monticello, MN 55362 Dear Mr. Peach: . At the February 19, 1987 Indu meeting, the committee reques if you would consider members meets either the third Wednes or the third Thursday at 7:00 This schedule is done on a mo The IDC was created to promot efforts for the City of Monti ship includes President Harve Shelly Johnson, Treasurer Bud Torn Eidem, Arve Grimsmo, Ron Jay Morrell, Don Smith, Bruce Koropchak. smr~ cUll !~f (CO.O.IC O(nlO~.UT trial Development Committee ed I contact you and ask ip on the IDC. The IDC ay of the month at noon , Monticello City Hall. thly rotating basis. economic development ello. Present member- Kendall, Vice President Schrupp, Dale Lungwitz, oglund, Joel Winkelman, Gagnelius, and Ollie The committee is pleased to h ve Fulfillment Systems, Inc. in Monticello and more recently, to have your family move to this community. Jack, I was unable to reach you by telephone and I will be on vacation next wee ; therefore, please give this some consideration. I'll contact you the week of March 9th. If you have further questions, please give me a call or one of our committee members. Thank you. . Sincerely, \~ .~. "'<"6\~ ~ Olive M. Koropchak Executive Secretary Monticello Industrial Deve10 cc: File . . . 4. CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPT PL A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROU Win Borden, President of t Commerce and Industry, has Banquet, and Koropchak has At this time, the IDC need choice, so tickets can be the list of potential tick letter. Use of the form 1 is a Monticello montage ap IDC Agenda - 3/18/87 S FOR THE IDC BAN UET. e Minnesota Association of commited to speak at the IDC acknowledged that commitment. to decide on the menu rinted and distributed with t purchasers and the form tter is optional. Also, licable? 1987 IDC Banque Goal $9,375.00 Goal: To sell 125 tickets @ $75.00 Monte Club expenses: Buffet: carved ham and eef 125 @ $8.25 Hors D'oeuvres 125 @ $2.25 Open Bar Gratuity Other expenses Total expenses Net Profit $1,031.25 281.25 500.00 180.00 $1,992.50 200.00 $2,192.50 $7,182.50 The buffet included: Sala Bar, Fresh Bread, Soup, Mashed Potatoes, Gravey, Vegetable, Carved Bone in Ham, Carved Beef/Au Jus, Coffee, and ilk. The list of potential tic et purchasers will be given out at the IDC meeting for reviewal. B. ALTERNATIVE ACTION. Alternative action is choice of menu of either buffets, lobster, or steak. Do we continue with hors D'oeueres and the open bar? C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Staff recommends the opti banquet menu and to help to stay with the hors D'o D. SUPPORTING DATA: Menu choice, 1985 and 198 n #1 buffet for a change in the educe the cost. Staff recommends uvres and open bar. Banquet Report, and the Form Letter. .. ~ . 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He would pre er an introduction that focuses on the activities of the Minnesota Ch mber. The attached introduction is frequently used. We supply some personal data in case it would be of particular interest to your members. He grew up on a farm in northern Minnesota. He is an Eagle cout and active in scouting today. He is a 4-H Key Award winner, and in 1973 was named one of Minnesota's Ten Outstanding Young Men. He recei ed his B.A. degree from St. Cloud State College, his M.A. in Governmen Administration, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Min esota. His first job out of the university was as college instructor in the Wisconsin State University system. He practiced law in Brainer and served in the Minnesota Senate for eight years before joinin the Minnesota Chamber. His wife Betty, and three children (ages 7 to 13) live in Highland Park. He is active in a number of civic organiza ions and a member of the St. Paul Rotary. ~ ~.. " . . . c:-\--..., ./}) r~.J INTRODUCTION P WIN BORDEN Our speaker today is Win Borden, President of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry (formerly MACI). The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the state's argest business and lobby orga- nization. As such, it lobbies the state legislature, the governor, and the executive branch of state governm nt on taxes, unemployment compen- sation, workers' compensation, energy and environmental matters, as well as other issues of concern. The Cham er also makes frequent appearances in court on those issues to present t e business perspective. The need for more business involvemen has been the basis of the Minnesota C munity chambers of commerce, trade as business community together behind th Win Borden has been president of the years, and prior to that time served of the Minnesota State Senate. Durin state chamber member companies has gr addition to his Chamber responsibilit the Minnesota Safety Council and serv Committee on Judicial Planning. He m and T.V. talk show appearances throug editorial commentary, MINNESOTA BUSIN 100 stations with a combined listenin is a frequent guest columnist in many Please join me in greeting our speake in formulating public policy amber's efforts to bring com- ociations and the Minnesota oughtful, issue-related positions. innesota Chamber for eight s Assistant Majority Leader his tenure, the number of wn from 2100 to 5200. In s, Borden is a board member of s on the Minnesota Supreme Court's kes frequent speeches and radio out Minnesota. His daily radio SS VIEWPOINT, is broadcast on audience of two million. He of Minnesota's daily newspapers. , Win Borden. . . . 5. CONSIDERATION OF WRIGHTCO'S WATER AND SEWER FLOW/RATE INFORMATION. A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROUN '. Mr. Bob Harris' secretary ~elephoned me this morning that Mr Harris left town on bus !ness, therefore, will be unable to attend the IDC meeting. The Wrightco water and sewer flow/rate has be n researched and will be typed for the next month's agenda. . 6. CONSIDERATION FOR THE CITY OF MONTICELLO TO PROCEED WITH INTEREST AS POSSIBLE HOST OMMUNITY FOR THE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITY A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROU D. The process and benefits t the host community and state for the low-level radioact ve waste facility were outlined in your last IDC agenda. s indicated, Monticello expressed interest through a "letter of inquiry" mailed in January. I attended a State Legisla ive Advisory Committee Hearing on March 10, 1987. The Mi west Compact Commissioner Thomas Kalitowski reported of the seven regional states: Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wiscon in were identified as the four states for further cons ide ation of the regional facility. However, Minnesota's desig ation as the first host state seems unlikely since both ichigan and Ohio generate greater combined amounts 0 LLRW volume (cubic feet) and waste radioactive (curies) two of the four criteria to be used in the host state sel ction process. The LLRW facility would be set up on an opti nal 20 year rotating basis. Minnesota's option of volu teering to host the first regional facility is being addresse On Wednesday, April I, 1987, the MINN DEED is sponsorin a workshop on the volunteer process and on the pros an cons of the LLRW facility. Also, Minnesota has the op ton to develop a disposal facility as a "Go-It-Alone' State, however, the Legislative Advisory Committee feels t e economic consequences would be adverse. . After the workshop, intere ted communities would issue press releases, hold public info mation meetings with the aid of State and/or Commission staff/officals. Thereafter, a Resolution of Interest wil be necessary from the responsible government body for the leal political subdivision within, where the proposed site wo ld be located. The Resolution, would not, at this point, e binding in any way. To date, Minnesota has received 13 'letters of inquiry" from cities and one from a county. No resolutions have been received. B. ATLERNATIVE ACTIONS. 1. To proceed with intere t, address the City Council and if positive, attend th workshop on April I, 1987. 2. To stop the process of interest as potential host community of the LLRW facility. C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. In the interest of economi s, staff recommends to proceed with interest as no bindiu5 commitment is made. Job creation and direct/indire t revenues are benefits to the host community, however, elvironmental protection, public health and safety are cone rns to be addressed. . D. SUPPORTING DATA. Portion of the LLRW Report. /' I / . . . -5- . c) Go-It-AloneM State The prima~ reason for withdrawi ,g from the Midwest Compact would be to avoid having to site a regional acility. However, as a Ugo-it-aloneD State, Minnesota would still nee to site a facility to dispose of its own waste. Obviously, the benef ts of Compact membership would no longer apply. The welfare, safe y and environmental considerations which the Commission considers t be paramount may likely be less adequately addressed by a Mgo-it aloneu state with fewer resources to expend on the development of a fcility. 1. If This option was supported i both oral and written testimony during Minnesota's public h arings on the Regional Management Plan. Since that time, the issue has been raised at public 1!rnrc)rmation meetings throug out the State. Proponents of this approach feel that, since e greatest amount of LlRW by volume and activity level is produed by nuclear power plants, these wastes should be disposed a or near the existing plants. There are several problems ssociated with such an approach. The siting considerations r a power plant, while having some similarity to those for a disposal facility, also possess some significant differences. 'or example, geologic factors relating to sub-surface contaminant transport are not a major factor in power plant site selection. Also, power plants are frequently located in close proximity to large water bodies, for cooling water sources. Furthermor, two possible sources of radioactive contaminants could complic te monitoring and impact assessments. In addition, the Nuclear R gulato~ Commission has indicated that . it will not issue licenses for continued long term storage of waste at nuclear power pla ts sites. The problems associated wi h Minnesota siting a facility as a Mgo-it-alone" State di scus ed below, of course, al so apply to thi s option. 2. Minnesota's Otm Facilit E sewhere Although as a Mgo-it-alone State, Minnesota could avoid having to accept the entire region's wastes, there are also-problems associated with this appro ch. These include: · Exclusion of Out-of-Stat Waste - It is probable that lnneso ,as a go- -a one' State would not be able to exclude LlRW generate outside its borders if a site contractor/operator w nted to accept such wastes. The issue is a complex legal on which is not likely to be resolved in the near future. How ver, indications are that "go-it-alone" states may not have e legal authority under the commerce . . 7. CONSIDERATION TO PROCEED WI H PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES TO PETITION FOR INTEREST OF METRO PHONE LINES TO MONTICELLO. A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROUND One of the concerns of the DC was extended Metro phone service to our area. The i sue was brought to my attention again as Joy Swenson, a Mon icello area resident, expressed her interest, provided a Bu falo newspaper article, and a portionof the Minnesota S atutory on petition for extended area service. I t lephoned Diane Wells of the Minnesota Public Utilities ommission, she advised that the preliminary petition be only for the 295 exchange, not to include the 878 exch nge; advised that signatures be obtained from one family member for each phone number, and advised that the prelim nary petition only expresses interest in extended area s rvice. Second, the Commission then investiages the rates, location of schools, etc. Third, after the Commission s investigation, the Commission may deny the extended serv ce request, if denied than a two year wait period. Four h, if the investigation is positive then they conduct nformation polls and/or/both public hearings. Also, Ms. Wells reported after the ten community investigation the Commission will evaluate: One, the option of extended metro service for persons who only want the said service n a designated area; and second, the option of exten ed service for example not to Hastings but only to the Metro/suburb area. Private telephone companies, busine ses, or individuals may object to extended service. Joy S ens on has the offical needed petition form, knows of vol nteers willing to petition the 295 residents, she felt the IDC could petition the industries, and the Chamber could petition commerical/ retail businesses. B. ALTERNATIVE ACTION. 1. Proceed with petition p ocess, after notification to to Bridgewater Telephone Co pany, hold organizational meeting for volunteers, and have press coverage. 2. Wait for results of the Utilities Commission evaluation before proceeding with the etition process. 3. Drop the issue complete y. C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Staff has no recommendation at this time. D. SUPPORTING DATA. Newspaper article and copy f the Minnesota Statutory. . . Feb. 26. 1987 Ten communities ask to be in metro phone area . The Minnesota. Public Utilities Commission initiated an investigation into tlie future expansion of the Twin Cities metropolitan calling area. The ir:vestigation will examine whether future expansion of the Twin Cities metro calling area is in the public interest. The investigation was prom- pted by the fact that the Com- mission currently has ten petitions from communities wishing to be included in the toll-free metro calling area. Rather than pr~ess each petition individually, the Com- mission decided that combining the petitions into one in- vestigation would be the most efficient means of handling the petitions. Additionally, the in- vestigation will provide com- prehensive irrfbrmation that the Commission can use in respon- ding to each petition. The ten telephone exchanges for which subscribers have submitted petitions to the Commission requesting taU. free access into the Min. neapolis/St. Paul calling area are adjacent to the metropolitan calling area. These ten exchanges are Zim- merman, Waconia, Belle. Plaine, North Branch, Orisago City/Lindstrom, New Prague, Cambridge, and the Wisconsin exchanges of Prescott, Hudson and Houlton. . Issues likely to be covered in the investigation include how future expansion of the metro toll free calling area would af- fect local rates paid by telephone subscribers living in the metro area; whether limits should be placed on the size of the toll free metropolitan . calling area; whether the present telephone service bet- w~en the metro calling area and adjacent exchanges is inadequate; and whether the . current rate structure for the metro area Is responsive and . . urna/-Press, Buffalo. M:'Il 7A several months. Hearings ....il! be held in St. Paul and in the Minnesota c(lr.lmunities which have requested inclU5ion in the metropolitan calling area. A hearing has already been held in Zinunerman. Any hearings in' the three Wisconsin com- munities will have to be conduc- ted by the Wisconsin Public Service Conunission. reasonable for the r gion's needs. The investigation in. 0 the metropolitan calling ar' a will . be conducted over th next ~'\lo '""-':r-~U \ - 1 \".~ \)~ V '\<110 \So . 5~ ~ ~ \~~ ~ 'SC'-"la( .~ . (\ ~,- o...&~Y- "'). ~O'~~ ~ ~ ("'\: ..." () ~\~ Q -....Y.?- . '-\, \ _ ~v(:) '{ ~ '--<1. <-0, l., 0 to ~ \. '%,.ll..>\ \ '\ " . ......... l <>-.L. ~<>..... l~\ "":,. '").5\::;. l 'I<:""~~ Cb--o..\ -( 'lAA, (~ \''^~ ~('e.<:".'tJ '.l, Q...""'v-.-... '?J ~~ 1....'- Q.", ~<:::'\~....,... '\~""' c:"'............... " " .,. c;., C \'- - <i 0 <;> 'S- ~.e.. So \ V' '.H!..c,. { ...l \ r~ 'n \ " '" '<--' 1;:.<-- '" \, ., "- <i"c\,",,~<:,. '0...., c,. ,"'" IQ.....;, ".:."'" (::S' <:"c\-..",=,\ ~ -e", ,''-.- ~ " 'o'l "\~ '- c '"", Vy, ,<;. <,.. ~'~"''M..~ ~ I.......... ~..... ";..~ I \"'It,5I l.-- i I\. C-",...- "" ~, f\ " 0......... \,<: \t S 'S\ I \::> c'\ ", . "('J'" \, '0 \.....0 ~ (' r-~ c""'.... ..... '^- .. '\ "'( \ V' u -"'. ',. { , "". .'". 0,..... e. \.:l 1,.... \ I.) 'G-\ U ...,\",." \~,- ".( ~ ',v ~ ~ ,., \ 'I VJ \;::"" i...AJ \fv.", ~ ""'''\'''0 'A." \ "\0 "e,1\1,'0",,-, ,,"'- V-~C;; ~ \1..."";" '\ "-""'0 s.. ,,jc:.... . )r an rould not . the each es or f the shall shall : that Ian a strict llitan polis, t the Ian a and for residential and business customers if the c mmission finds it just and reasonable based upon the existing rate relationship b tween the two classes of service. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06; 237.10; 237.12; 237.16 7815.0600 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Settlement agreements between Nort western Bell Telephone Company and all operating telephone companies that se tie on a cost basis shall be revised to recognize the level of revenue generated b each message which qualifies for the community calling plan. The commissio shall review each revised settlement agreement to determine whether the agr ement accurately reflects the revenue' impact of the community calling plan u on the telephone companies involved and approve those agreements which are just and reasonable. In determining whether an agreement is just and reasona Ie, the commission shall consider: A. duration of qualifying mess a es; B. number of qualifying messag s; C. expenses related to processin qualifying messages; D. length of haul of qualifying essages; and E. revenues generated by qualif ing messages. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06; 2 7.10; 237.12; 237.16 ~~*~' .:.,.I~VICE. 7815.0700 PETITION FOR EXTENDED REA SERVICE. Customers that desire installation or removal of extended area service from an exchange shall file a petition with the epartment of Public Service. A copy shall be served on the telephone company that serves the exchange and on the telephone company that serves the excha gc to which the installation or removal of extended area service is desired. The petition shall be on a form supplied by the department. Blank forms shall be aailable from the department and in the offices of all telephone companies. The etition shall include: A. the name of the telepho e company serving the petitioners' exchange; B. the name of the telephone ompany serving the exchange to which the installation or removal of extended ar a service is desired; C. the name of each exchange nd the principal city in each exchange; D. the name, address, and telephone number of the person representing the petitioners to whom corr spondence and the commission's order shall be sent; E. the name, address, and tel phone number of each person signing the petition; and F. a statement that the signing customers desire to have extended area service either installed or removed from t e named exchanges. The petition shall be signed by 15 P rcent or more of the customers or 600 customers, whichever is less, in the pet tioning exchange. There shall be one signature per billing number. In the case of a business customer, a duly authorized agent or representative must 'ign. The sponsor of the petition shall certify that the signatures on the peti ion are valid and comply with parts 7815.0700 to 7815.1500. The petition sh~ II be kept on file and made available to the public at the department and in the local exchange office of the telephone companies. A nyone who wishes to cha lcnge the validity of the signatures on the petition shall file a written protest, and shall identify the grounds therefor with the department within 30 days of service of the petition. Copies of the protest shall he sent to the petition sp )Ilsor anu to the telephone companies. The commission and the telephone com allies shall lIse cllstomer billing records to check the validity of the signatures. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 37.10: 237.12: 237.16 7815.0500 INTER.EXCHANGE CALLlN :5CJe. . Ie a I be .hall rom ~hall ,son I be 200 only duly .hall )arts ... !ling mity ~ the mity . as a mity parts as a 27 . 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The commission shall grant an extension, f time upon a finding that appropriate CMDS data, or other reliable data, is pre ently unavailable. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 2 7.10; 237.12; 237.16 7815.0900 TARIFF FILING, Subpart I. Filing proposed rates. ithin 50 days of the date of service of the petition. the telephone companies sh II file with the department tariffs that contain the proposed rates for the excha ges if extended area service is installed or removed and either a statement of int ntion to install or remove the extended area service if the commission should order them to do so or a notice of objection to installation or removal of e tended area service. The commission shall grant an extension of time upon a finding that the company is unable to collect and compute the information req ired for a tariff filing within the 50-day time limit without undue hardship. Subp. 2. Basis of rates. The pr posed rates shall be based on the company's statewide average embedded ook cost to provide or savings due to removal of the service. The cost or sav ngs shall be determined using the ratio of the company's statewide average emb dded book cost to current cost applied to the current engineering cost of fur ishing extended area service over the specific route. The cost of providing or the savin s from removing extended area service over the petitioned route shall be divided equally between the exchanges involved unless the commission determines that an alternative cost apportionment is fair and reasonable, based upon part 7815.1 , items A to G and K. The cost or savings shall be ap ortioned among the customers in an exchange so that the relationship betw en the rates for the classes of service reIrt'ains the same. Statutory Authority: MS.~ 237.06; 37.10: 237.12: 237.16 7815.1000 STIPULATION OF FACTS. Within 60 days of the date of s rvice of the petition, the staff of the department of public service and the tel phone companies serving the exchanges in question shall enter into a stipulation f facts, which shall contain information upon which the commission can base a determination of whether the public interest requires installation or remov I of the extended area service. The stipulation of facts, no single one of which shall be dispositive, shall contain the following information: A. the results of the traffic stu y; B. thc cost study based on the embedded book cost; C. the proposed rates if exten cd area service is installed or removed; D. the size of the exc~anges i volved; E. the location of governme t, commercial. employment. and social centers for persons living within the petitioning exchange; F, the location of schools an school distrids serving the petitioning exchange; G. the location of medical. el H:rgency medical, law enforcement. and fire protection services serving the pctiti( ning exchange: 28 -1.., ") ir t: r, r: f .; i a a 7' c c- a o o c' d f( rl st ir p; 71 A gi e~ se Cl h( re In th U <;:1000 7815.1000 INTER-EXCHANGE CALLI ~. to:, t~ 1:-, 'ititlVi a In or raffic vtDS) all be lition. pria te H. if installation is desired, th additional facilities that will need to be installed and the ex.isting facilities that ill be utilized and that will no longer be utilized; I. if removal is desired, wha f{lcilities will no longer be useful or reuseable for other services; J. when ordered by the com ission, the results of any informational polling of the subscribers in one or both exchanges; and K. the average monthly tol billings per main station over tl1e proposed route. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 37.10: 237.12: 237.16 ice of s tha t talled ended 'ce of .ission i>le to ()-day 7815.1100 PUBLIC MEETING. Within five days of receipt of the sipulation, the commission shall schedule a public meeting. The public meeting shall be conducted no later than 45 days after the stipulation is received by the CQ mission. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 37.10; 237.12; 237.16 ... " 7815.1200 HEARING. The petition shall be assigned to t e Office of Administrative Hearings for contested case hearing if within ten ays after the public meeting: either company files a notice of objection to .the installation or removal of extended area service as requested by the petition; or ten percent or more of the customers or 100 customers. whichever is less, in at least one affected exchange file a notice of objection with the commission or the commission finds that such a number of customers appeared at the public meeti g and gave notice of their objection to the installation or removal of extended a ea service as sought in the petition. The staff of the department and t e telephone companies shall establish a record before the administrative law 'udge which includes the information required under the stipulation of facts. The record may be established by a stipulation of facts or by testimony and exhibits containing the necessary information. Comments mailed to the administrative law judge shall become part of the record. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 37.10; 237.12: 237.16 History: L 1984 c 640 s 32 n the ,{ue to ratio pplied :r the ervice .~ .' in an ervice ,f the langes itation public , The ,in the , ! 7815.1300 NOTICE. social In addition to notice required by statute or the rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the telephone companies serving the exchanges shall give notice of the public meeting or h aring to all customers in the affected exchanges by billing insert and publicati n in the legal newspapers of the county seat towns in the counties in which th exchanges involved are located. The customers shall be given a minimum of en days' notice of the public meeting or hearing. The notice shall contain an ex. lanation of the proposed installation or removal plan, the proposed rate, the ime, date, and locatiOl. of the public information meeting or hearing, stateme t that comments may be sent by mail to the commission or the administrative law judge, and the address of the Public Utilities Commission or Office of Admin strative Hearings. Statutory Authority: MS s 237.06: 37.10: 237.12: 237.16 History: L 1984 c 640 s 32 29 lved; ioning t, and ~ ~,~f' .,;~~%~~~~~~1~~i,~~;\~~:t~F~i~: '..i~?~~::~:': ~,~';'~.."i',~'>j:~'~:0'm;rp'~'~lft'j~1n~;i;it;r,;;0$.' ", ".", .., " '", , \'" " ~,,,. I ,,' i ".il !l ~ ;ill:;.; I ii';~:;;iIM:;+I'I:t:H*;'!i:~!a.W'?!l:f ''!~'~'i!il hl,,:~;;i:l!;:ll':;?i';f,[; !~~!~:'::i!"':l,!ll;j:i:l;::lil!!lH!~l1lnj!",: . ::.\'.?l:IH' ,~il;.!'" ,'; " .,. ~i ,.~,., .~~I~~It1itJi.!t~Wt.~~t~( ;~~~i~jfm;mtttim~!k~!I~t~mfiI1mf~~~~fi~#ij~t~~tllti~tj~m~1~~muW~mijU~ ... ; ~.: '110 ,"." ~. ...;.,'. .':~~"~ .~,~,'.::,:..~:~..',:~: r. ",.'~; ~..".-:'.. .;'..~ ,~., ~..~ :.~ i.,:~,;,~.,~.,; ..~:.. ~~l:' .~:'..:~~'.~' 1.....~~ .,,'.+ ""'~. " ..,........ . 8. CONSIDERATION OF NOTICE TO T E IDC/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROMOTIONAL PACKET INFORMATI NAL MEETING. Oral report will be given at meeting. . . 9. REPORTS: NAWCO MINNESOTA, DATA CARD CORPO ORAL REPORT. ORAL REPORT. . . . FINGERHUT CORPORATION P.O. .BOX 10. MONTICEU 0, MINNESOTA 55362 PHONE: (612) 295-4599 March 10, 1987 CITY OF MONTICELLO 250 East Broadway Monticello, MN 55362 Attn: Ollie Koropchak Dear Ms. Koropchak: As a follow-up to the interview y u conducted earlier this year, I am responding to your req est for more detailed information as to why Fingerhut c. ose Monticello for re- location of our telephone collect'on operation. As you may recall, the operation as previously located in Golden Valley until October, 1 79. At that time, we decided that, given the Company's growth goals, the labor market for telephone collection w s not adequate in volume or, more importantly, in quality nd dependability. In mid 1979, Monticello had just ailed a brochure to busi- nesses around the state outlining their potential to serve companies growth needs. Upon investigating, we found all f their claims to be exactly what they said they were. Some of the major points we looke at before deciding are as follows: 1) Favorable land and buildi g costs as compared to the Twin Cities market. 2) Strategically located on major interstate halfway between our Corporate Rea quarters in Minnetonka and our major Distribution Ce ter in St. Cloud. 3) An adequate and fully com supply to accommodate our have grown from twenty-on currently, and will finis etent, dependable labor long term growth plans. We employees to Sixty-three 1987 at over seventy-five. 4) Favorable business climat City officials were extremely helpful and sup ortive in helping to find suitable quarters for our relocation. 5) Adequate phone service. is extremely progressive, modern services and equip vide excellent service. ridge Water Telephone Company offering all of the latest and ent, plus the ability to pro- . Given the community's growth over the last six years, I view Monticello as a very progressive, growth oriented city and we fully intend to continue to gro right along with it. As you are aware, the first of the year we moved into a new facility in your industrial park and we have plans to add to this facility, doubling its size, by 1991. If I can be of any further assistance, please call me. Sincerely Yours, ~~a~t~ Manager Receivables Recovery cc: File DOJ/mad . .