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lbG <br />ORDINANCE NO. _CQ_A S <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, RAMSEY COUNTY <br />AN ORDINANCE GRANTING RELIANT ENERGY MINNEGASCO, A NATURAL <br />GAS UTILITY, A DIVISION OF RELIANT RESOURCES CORPORATION, A <br />DELAWARE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A <br />NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, REPAIR AND <br />MAINTAIN FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, <br />DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF GAS ENERGY FOR PUBLIC <br />AND PRIVATE USE AND TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUND <br />OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA FOR SUCH PURPOSES; AND <br />PRESCRIBING CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. <br />TIS CITY COUNCIL OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall mean: <br />1.1. City, City Council, City Clerk. These terms mean respectively, the City of Mounds View, the <br />Council of the City of Mounds View, and the Clerk of the City of Mounds View. <br />1.2. City Utility System. Facilities used for providing public utility service owned or operated by the <br />City or agency thereof including sewer, storm sewer and water service, street lighting and traffic signal systems <br />but excluding Facilities for providing heating or other fomrs of energy. <br />1.3. Commission. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, or any successor, agency or <br />agencies, including an agency of the federal government that preempts all or part of the authority to regulate gas <br />retail rates now vested in the Commission. <br />1.4. Company. Reliant Energy Minnegasco, a division of Reliant Energy Resources Corporation, its <br />successors and assigns, including successors and assigns of those portions of the Company that constitute any part <br />or parts or the Gas Facilities subject to this franchise. <br />1.5. Effective Date. The date on which the ordinance becomes effective under Section 2.2. <br />1.6. Gas. Natural gas, manufactured gas, mix� of natural gas and manufactured gas or other fomes <br />of gas energy. <br />1.7. Gas Facilities or Facilities. Gas transmission and distribution pipes, mains, lines, ducts, fixtures, <br />and necessary facilities, equipment and appurtenances owned, operated or otherwise used by the Company for the <br />purpose of providing gas energy for public use. <br />1.8. Non -Betterment Costs. Costs incurred by the Company from relocation, removal or <br />rearrangement of Gas Facilities that do not result in an improvement to the Facilities. <br />1.9. Notice. A writing served by the party or parties on another party or parties. Notice to Company <br />must be mailed or personally delivered to: <br />Reliant Energy Minnegasco <br />JMS-162951 <br />MU210-14 <br />