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Steve Jankowski Engineer City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd NW Ramsey, MN 55303-6140 Dear Steve: We have had a chance to read through the ROW Ordinance proposed for the City of Ramsey. It appears to follow the LMC Model pretty closely, but we do have a few concerns and they are as follows: :1 I I :1 I I I Sec. 410.04 Registration, Bonding and Right-of-way Occupancy Bonding-With regard to the work being done by Reliant Energy Minnegasco, will the City consider a multi-year continuing bond as opposed to a project bond? Administratively, the project bond can be quite onerous. Sec. 410.07 Registration Information Subd 1. c A certificate of insurance or self insurance. Reliant Energy Minnegasco is self-insured and we carry an umbrella for the extended coverage above our own. Will all registrants be required to add the City to their coverage or can there be a waiver for the large registrants? Sec. 410.32 Abandoned and Unusable Equipment Reliant Energy Minnegasco has been installing and abandoning facilities in place on its distribution system for over 100 years. Removing buried facilities can be quite expensive and extend the time necessary to complete a project. Our hope is the City will use its waiver ability for most projects not in congested areas. Finally, the ROW Ordinance refers to many different types of fees, have any fees been established for permits for obstructions, excavations, disruption, and for registration? Steve, we have no specific objections to any parts of the Ordinance, other than the above questions. I do appreciate the City of Ramsey allowing the additional time for Reliant Energy Minnegasco to review the Ordinance. Thanks for working with us and I look forward to working with the City in the future. Sincerely, 'l Arne Hendrickson Program Manager Local Government Relations '1