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Council Member Reinert introduced the following ordinance and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE 14-00 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO RELIANT ENERGY MINNEGASCO, A NATURAL GAS UTILITY, A DIVISION OF RELIANT RESOURCES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF GAS ENERGY FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE AND TO USE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF THE CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES; AND PRESCRIBING CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes ordains: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 1.1 City. The City of Lino Lakes, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota. 1.2 City Utility System. Facilities used for providing non -energy related public utility service owned or operated by the City or agency thereof, including sewer and water service, street lighting and traffic signals, but excluding facilities for providing heating, lighting, or other forms of energy. 1.3 Commission. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, or any successor agency or agencies, including an agency of the federal government that preempts all or part of the authority to regulate gas retail rates now vested in the Commission. 1.4 Company. Reliant Energy Minnegasco, a Division of Reliant Energy Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, including successors to assignees of those portions of the Company that constitute any part or parts of the Gas Facilities subject to this franchise. 1.5 Effective Date. The date on which the ordinance becomes effective under Section 22. 1.6 Gas. Natural gas, manufactured gas, mixture of natural gas and manufactured gas or other forms of gas energy. 1.7 Gas Facilities. Gas transmission and distribution pipes, mains, lines, ducts, fixtures, and all necessary facilities, equipment and appurtenances owned, operated or otherwise used by the Company for the purpose of providing gas energy for public or private use. 1.8 Non -Betterment Costs. Costs incurred by the Company from relocation, removal or rearrangement of Gas Facilities that do not result in an improvement to the Facilities.