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. ~ . . . ELECTRIC ENERGY FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 517 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE GRANT!NG NORTHERN STATES POWER, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, LINES, FIXTURES AND APPURTENANCES, FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY, IT'S INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS AND TO USE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF THE CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES. The City Council of the City of Mounds View ordains: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS The following terms shall mean: 1.1 city. The City of Mounds View, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota. 1.2 Company. Northern States Power, a Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns. 1.3 city utility System. The facilities used for providing sewer, water, or any other public utility service owned or operated by City or agency thereof. 1.4 Electric Facilities. Electric transmission and distribution towers, poles, lines, guys, anchors, ducts, fixtures, and necessary appurtenances owned or operated by the Company for the purpose of providing electric energy for public use. 1.5 Notices. Any notice required by this franchise shall be sufficient if, in the case of notice to the Company, it is delivered to Northern States Power, attention Vice President Gas utility, 825 Rice Street, st. Paul, Minnesota, 55117. Notice to the city shall be delivered to the city Administrator. 1.6 Public Ground. All streets, alleys, public ways, utility easements and public grounds of the City to which it has the right to grant the use to the Company. Section 2. FRANCHISE 2.1 Grant of Franchise. The City hereby grants Company, for a period of twenty (20) years from the Effective Date, the right to transmit and furnish electric energy for 1 / '~