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City of Oak Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd N.• Box 2047 . Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 • (651) 439 -4439 •Fax 439 -0574
August 6 2004
Mr. Burl W. Haar
Executive Secretary
Minnesota Public Utlities Commission
Suite 354
121 Seventh Place East
ST. Paul , MN 55101
RE: King Plant
Dear Mr. Haar,
The City has been notified by Xcel Energy's Judy Poferl that Xcel has completed is final draft cost
allocation for the MERP and has provided the same to your office and members of the service list for
commentary.
The City of Oak Park Heights where the King Facil is located is pleased to inforin you that Xcel Energy
has received. City Council approval of the necessary Conditional Use Permit, with specific conditions, for
its pending MERP upgrades.
However, this is the first step in Such process, the actual Conditional Use Permit document which will
include such conditions must be issued by the City Attorney Office and signed by the proper parties
within. Xcel Energy. Once executed by Xcel, the City must also sign such document and have recorded with
Washington County agahast such property.
Until all of these elements are completed, Xcel Energy would not hold an authorization to proceed with
such improvements in the City of Oak Park Heights. Please review and insert for your file this letter and the
attached communication dated July 29 h , 2004 as delivered to Xcel Energy - Mr. Ron Elsner.
The City hopes to have such CUP document ready for Xcel signature by August 10` 2004.
if you have any questions pleas I free t ontact me.
cerely,
rxc Johuso
City Adm' strator
Cc: Judy A Poferl, Xcel Ene y
Mr. Mark Vierling, City Attorney
Mr. Ron Elsner Xcel Energy
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14168 Oak Park Blvd N.4 Box 2007 o Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 i (651) 439 -4439 Fax 439 -0574
July 20, 2004
Mr. Ron Elsner
Xcel Energy
414 Nicollet Mall
Mimeapolis, MN 55401
RE: Conditional Use Permit - NERP Project
Dear Mr. Elsner,
To clarify a brief conversation I had with Darreh Knutson., I thought I would give you the following
summary •
As you are aware, the Oak Park Heights City Council did grant approval of Xcel Energy's Conditional Use
Permit Application at its regular City Council meeting as held on July 27` 2004. The approval was granted
with specific conditions that were as outlined in the original Council Resolution - a copy of which is
attached hereto. As you will recall, Item 9 was removed by the Council,
over the next several days the City Attorney's Office shalt be drafting the actual Conditional Use Pe
document which will incotporate such conditions. Once the Permit is drafted, both Xcel Energy and the
City must execute the Permit and such Permit must then be recorded with Washington County in proper
format before the Permit actually becomes valid and "in- effect ", regardless of the terms of its approval.
And, until such process is completed, Xcel Energy would not hold any authorization to proceed.
Accordingly if Xcel Energy has an intention to proceed with its project prior to the required completion of
the necessary Conditional Use Permit documents please advise the City immediately.
Hopefully this will clarify any process questions. In the interim, I would be happy to address any further
issues *t you may h
ectfully,
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Eric Johnson
City Admini)
P.s.: For y�ur /Onvenience I have included a copy of the videotape from the Cout.cil meeting,
Cc: Mr. Mark vierling, City Attorney
N&. David Snyder
Mr. dark Fritsch, Xcel Energy
W, ]carrell Knutson, Xcel energy
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