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a SECTION 9. PREVIOUS FRANCHISES SUPERCEDED. This franchise supercedes previous franchises granted to the Company or its predecessors. UNIFORM GAS FRANCHISE SUBSTANTIAL CHANCES TO FIRST MINNEGASCO DRAFT Passed and approved Section 1.4 defines public ground so as to extend the protec- tion of a permit system to all public grounds, not just streets. Mayor Ef—the—city- of-7F.7 Aanthony It also includes "utility easements" as to which the city is Minnesota ATTEST: trustee under law. This includes, for instance, plat dedications of lot line strips for public utilities. Section 2 makes the .expiration of all uniform franchises the Clerk of the qity of St. 7FUony Minnesota same date, approximately 20 years forward. Besides shortening First Reading: . June 14, 1983 the period from 25 years as proposed, this will allow renegotia- Second Reading: June 28, 1983 Adopted: July 12, 1983 tions of a uniform franchise. The section also specifically subjects all construction activity of the company to zoning and permit regulations of the city. Under the company draft, no Published in the St. Anthony Bulletin on mention was made of permitting or zoning requirements. Section 2.4 adds a permissive franchise fee of up to five percent of the gross revenues from gas sales in the city. The provision is substantially taken from Burnsville's franchise ordinance. It should be noted that under MPUC rules a franchise fee must be,shown separately on gas bills. Section 3 is a substantial expansion of the company's pro- posal, and it is quite similar to the corresponding provision in the first SRA uniform franchise. Section 3.2 imposes a permit requirement for opening public ground and allows a permit fee. The permit allows the city to approve the construction proposed by the company. It also prohibits discriminatory permit condi- 6