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Amending Appendix F, District Heating Franchise-District Energy St. Paul, Inc., to extend the term of the franchise to September 1, 2033.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1
Appendix F is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Franchise granted.
The District Heating Development Company d/b/a District Energy St. Paul, Inc., a nonprofit Minnesota corporation, hereinafter referred to as "District Energy," is hereby granted a franchise to use and occupy the streets and other public property within the City of Saint Paul for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a district heating system and fiber optic network for District Energy and governmental use by the City of Saint Paul, the State of Minnesota, the County of Ramsey, and by other government entities as may hereafter be approved by city council resolution. 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; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to revenue bonds issued to finance construction or expansion of the district heating system.
Section 2. Use of public property.
The franchise granted herein shall extend to the construction of the district heating system and a fiber optic network for governmental use by District Energy in the City of Saint Paul. District Energy shall, prior to commencement of any construction or usage of the public streets or other public property within the City of Saint Paul, file with the City of Saint Paul a detailed routing map showing the construction of the district heating system and fiber optic network. Such franchise to use the streets and other public property located in such city shall include such use for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a system of pipes, subways and manholes with all oth...
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