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Amending Appendix G of the Legislative Code granting a five-year and five-month extension of the Energy Park Utility Company Franchise, held by the Saint Paul Port Authority, from February 28, 2031 to August 1, 2036 and to delete obsolete language regarding requirements that have been fulfilled.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
That the Saint Paul Legislative Code, Appendix G, be amended as follows:
Appendix G. - Energy Park Utility Company Franchise-Port Authority
Sec. 1. - Grant of Franchise.
The Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul, a body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter designated as "company," owns the Energy Park Utility Company, an integrated community energy system demonstrating innovative technologies and techniques in energy production, energy conservation and energy management which applies new and emerging technology to the task of providing efficient and economical delivery of heating, cooling and other energy services. The company is hereby granted a nonexclusive franchise to use the streets and other public property located in such city for such purpose for a term extending from the effective date of this ordinance as provided in Section 14 to August 1, 2036. February 28, 2031, provided the energy system is converted to a four-pipe system. If the conversion to a four-pipe system does not occur, the franchise grant via this ordinance will be extended only to September 30, 2013. Said franchise may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, mortgaged or in any way disposed of or encumbered without the consent of the city by ordinance, any of the foregoing to be treated as a modification of this franchise.
Sec. 2. - Use of Right-of-Way.
The franchise granted herein shall extend to the company's use of all streets and public property now being used by the company in connection with such service and of such other streets and public property as may from ti...
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