TABLE III: FRANCHISES
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
444
2-22-1968
Granting to Blue Earth-Nicollet Cooperative Electric Association a franchise for constructing, operating, repairing and maintaining an electric transmission line for a period of 20 years.
445
2-22-1968
Granting to Northern States Power Company a franchise for constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining an electric distribution system for a period of 20 years.
467
5-19-1969
Granting to Minnesota Natural Gas Company a franchise to erect, construct, operate and maintain a gas plant and/or gas system for a period of 20 years.
123
1-21-1957
Granting to Minnesota T.V. Signal Distributing Company a franchise to erect, construct utility poles and operate and maintain a T.V. signal service system for a period of 25 years.
16, 3rd series
9-8-1981
Granting to American Television and Communications, Inc. a franchise to erect, construct utility poles and operate and maintain a cable communications system until 12-31-1997.
69, 3rd series
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Amending Ord. 123.
105, 3rd series
5-15-1989
Amending Ord. 467.
106, 3rd series
6-5-1989
Granting to Minnegasco, Inc. a franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain facilities and equipment for the sale of gas energy for a period of 20 years.
128, 3rd series
6-7-1993
Amending Section 3.40 entitled "Franchise-Blue Earth Nicollet Cooperative Electric Association" and Section 3.41 entitled "Franchise-Northern States Power Company".
131, 3rd series
9-20-1993
Amending Section 3.40 entitled "Franchise-Blue Earth- Nicollet Cooperative Electric Association" and Section 3.41 entitled "Franchise-Northern States Power Company".
134, 3rd series
1-3-1994
Amending Ordinance 123.
140, 3rd series
4-18-1994
Granting to Northern States Power Company a franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain an electric distribution system for a period of 20 years.
141, 3rd series
4-18-1994
Granting to Blue Earth-Nicollet-Fairbault Cooperative Electric Association a/k/a Frost-Benco-Wells Electric a franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain an electric distribution system for a period of 20 years.
156, 3rd series
9-16-1996
Granting to Bresnan Communications Company a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system for a period of 15 years.
7, 4th Series
10-16-2006
Granting to Crystal Communications, Inc., d/b/a HickoryTech, a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system for a period of 15 years.
26, 4th Series
4-20-2009
Granting to Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas (“Centerpoint Energy”), a nonexclusive franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain facilities and equipment for the transportation, distribution, manufacture and sale of gas energy for public and private use and to use the public ways and grounds of the city for such purpose.
61, 4th Series
10-6-2014
Granting to Blue Earth Nicollet-Fairbault Cooperative Electric Association, d/b/a BENCO, a franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain an electric distribution system and transmission lines for a period of 20 years.
62, 4th Series
10-6-2014
Granting to Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy, a franchise to construct, operate, repair and maintain an electric distribution system and transmission lines for a period of 20 years.
76, 4th Series
7-18-2016
Extending the franchise term, amending the franchise fee, and deleting the peg fee obligation for the franchise currently held by CC VIII Operating, LLC.