§ 1. Franchise granted.  


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  • The District Heating Development Company d/b/a District Energy St. Paul, Inc., a nonprofit Minnesota corporation, hereinafter referred to as "District Energy," is hereby granted a franchise to use and occupy the streets and other public property within the City of Saint Paul for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a district heating system and fiber optic network for District Energy and governmental use by the City of Saint Paul, the State of Minnesota, the County of Ramsey, and by other government entities as may hereafter be approved by city council resolution. Said franchise may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, mortgaged or in any way disposed of or encumbered without the consent of the city by ordinance, any of the foregoing to be treated as a modification of this franchise; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to revenue bonds issued to finance construction or expansion of the district heating system.

(C.F. No. 07-1108, § 2, 12-12-07)