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RESOLUTION No. 2010-167
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ORDINANCE 2010-08
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH AND
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2010-08 establishes a franchise between the City and Wright -
Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association for the right to transmit and furnish electric energy in the
city; and
WHEREAS, the franchise grants Wright -Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association the right
to use the public ways and public grounds to place facilities used to serve customers within the city.
It establishes the terms and conditions of the City regarding location, relocation, providing security
for work, permitting process and other related matters; and
WHEREAS, the franchise also establishes the right of the City to require a franchise fee from
Wright -Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association in exchange for the privilege of using the public
ways and grounds to serve customers within the city. The franchise is for a period of twenty (20)
years. The franchise fee provision is not being exercised by this ordinance. The City's right to
charge a franchise fee is preserved in the ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA that this Ordinance No. 2010-08 has been approved by the
City Council on June 22, 2010. A printed copy of the fiill text of the ordinance is available for public
inspection in the office of the City Clerk.
APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2010.