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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, December 13, 2010 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(12. #10-3486 XCEL ENERGY, 3960 SIXTHA VENUE NORTH, Continued) <br />City's criteria, which is pretty vague at this point. Mattick pointed out that this is not a typical land use <br />application and that the PUC is not confined to your typical CUP criteria. <br />Mayor White asked whether Xcel currently has a right-of-way easement along the highway. <br />Chris Rogers indicated it would require additional easements. Rogers stated the plan depicted on the <br />overhead shows the existing line in blue, which is a 115 kV line. The red line is the proposed route. <br />Mayor White asked whether the easements would be obtained from the state. <br />Rogers stated the route being proposed would have the poles pretty much along the railroad right-of-way <br />and would involve obtaining private easements. The north/south route is basically a triangular shape and <br />would run on Xcel property until it turns in a northwesterly direction. <br />White pointed out on the overhead the piece of property owned by Xcel. <br />Rogers indicated it is a 16 -acre piece of property and consists largely of woods. <br />Dassel noted the easements would need to be obtained through condemnation proceedings against the <br />homeowners association. <br />White concurred that Xcel would need to acquire an easement from the private landowners. <br />Murphy commented that this is similar to the Highway 12 project given the impact on the neighbors. <br />Murphy asked for clarification on the proposed route. <br />Gene Cox stated the blue line is the existing 115 kV line and that the proposed line would go along the <br />route depicted by the red dots. The existing line is currently at capacity. Commencing at Mr. Schoon's <br />property, the three poles would be converted to a single pole structures with a concrete foundation. At <br />that point there would then be a monopole design which will traverse the route of the red dots to the <br />substation and back out. The monopole structures will have wires on each side since they are looping it <br />into the substation and back out. The blue line would become a continuous loop that is severed at the red <br />dot located on Mr. Schoon's property. <br />Rogers stated the last red dot is an existing three pole structure that currently exists on Mr. Schoon's <br />property and Xcel would propose bringing the route in a northeasterly direction to almost the buffer area. <br />The red line would be shifted northeasterly and further away from the private properties, which will help <br />save trees and other vegetation. <br />Murphy asked what the three -pole structure is exactly. <br />Cox indicated it is actually three separate structures and that the existing blue line that goes through <br />Mr. Schoon's property would consist of A -frame structures. <br />Murphy asked what other alternatives were considered. <br />Page 16 of 27 <br />