§ 1. Grant of Franchise.  


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  • The Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul, a body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter designated as "company," owns the Energy Park Utility Company, an integrated community energy system demonstrating innovative technologies and techniques in energy production, energy conservation and energy management which applies new and emerging technology to the task of providing efficient and economical delivery of heating, cooling and other energy services. The company is hereby granted a nonexclusive franchise to use the streets and other public property located in such city for such purpose for a term extending from the effective date of this ordinance as provided in Section 14 to August 1, 2036. 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.

(C.F. No. 05-344, § 2, 5-11-05; Ord No. 10-59, § 1, 1-12-11; Ord 16-11, § 1, 6-22-16)