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Mounds View City Council September 10, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 6 Ma or M said that the City would like to see detailed plans for review when this moves • Y ~Y forward. Mayor Marty said that this City has a history with pipelines, and all residents are concerned about this project and are against it. Mr. Woehrle agreed that this pipeline does not directly serve the City of Mounds View, but said it is part of the overall regional pipeline grid that serves the entire metro area. Mr. Woehrle explained that the gas that serves the residents of Mounds View comes from another portion of the metro. The existing pipeline corridor serves the communities to'the north and Xcel needs to do something to continue to serve the customers up there. Mayor Marty asked whether it is proposed to be moved aver a block c~r tivo from the existing four inch pipe, or along I35W and US highway 10. Mr. Woehrle said that it is proposed to go dawn Greenwood rather than Eastwood for construction reasons and recommendations of the engineer. Mr. Woehrle indicated that federal law does not allow them to follow interstates for safety reasons. Council Member Mueller asked for safety inforn~ation. Mr. Woehrle explained their safe#y program and in~pection ~rocedures. , Council Member Mueller asked wh~ther this valve would be electronically monitored. Mr. Woehrle said that they monitor pressure electronically but, not the valve. _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ Barbara Haake of 3024 County Raad I said she served on the Council when there was the pipeline"explosion, and there are new regulations since that time. The thing that they found out at that time, is that the pipeline was leaking, and there are rules and regulations now to protect and ensure that there is not leakage. Automatic shutoff valves came out of that, but she is not sure how automatic shutoff ~alves work with natural gas. Ms. Haake indicated that they had _ _ __ ____ issues with the gas being able to be turned off last time. Ms. Haake said that sh~ has always disliked that the pipelines go through a residential area but they are required to keep it out of interstate corridors. Mr. Woehrle indicated that there is technology available for automatic shutoffs but it is not used in the natural gas industry because natural gas is lighter than air, and, almost always, vents upward. Xcel does not have any automatic shut offs and they are not proposing them for this location. Mayor Marty said that it seems plausible to him to consider it for safety reasons. Mayor Marty ~ said that this is going from a four inch line to an eight inch line running through the City. He