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1999 Model Right-of-Wav Ordinance. The SRA assisted the League of Cities in preparing a <br />model right-of-way ordinance for cities* nianagcmeni of the ROW following the 1997 legislation <br />and 1998-99 PUC rulemaking proceeding. Several SRA cities have further refined the model <br />ordinance and now implement a comprehensive management ordinance. <br />1999 Electric CIP Lost Margin Recovery Penial. The SRA supported the efforts of an expert <br />who successfully argued that elecuic utilities should be denied millions of dollars in unproven “lost <br />margin” recovery in a conservation improvement program (CIP) authorized by the legislature in the <br />1990s. In addition, the efforts of the SRA-supported expert have resulted in the phasing out of CIP <br />recoveries in the future, .saving ratepayers millions of dollars for years to come. <br />1998 l?S West AFOR. The SRA successfully negotiated a prohibition on US W'est passing <br />through ROW' costs as line items on customer bills in the city requiring the cost. <br />1998 Twin Cities Area Code Splits .\long Municipal Boundaries. The SRA was the original <br />advocate of municipal boundaries for area codes splits in the Metro area. The SRA. with technical <br />support from the Department of Commerce, persuaded the PUC to be the only commission in the <br />nation to establish area code boundaries along municipal lines in a meu-opolitan area. The 612 area <br />code split issue was revisited .several times at the request of telephone companies that oppo.sed the <br />decision and each time the PUC reaffinned its decision. This prcser\es municipal identity in the <br />Twin Cities area in telephone area codes. <br />1997 Right-of-Wav Legislation and Rules. The SRA played an important role in a.ssisiing the <br />League of Minne.sota Cities in the comprehensive 1997 legislation governing telecommunication <br />providers* u.se of municipal right-of-way. The SRA also actively participated in a legislative ta.sk <br />force e.stablishing rules on ROW u.se and in the preparation of the model right-of-way ordinance <br />that ari.ses out of this legi.slation. <br />1996 Miniicgasco Rate Ca.se. Tlie SRA and the Department Public Service successfully argued <br />against a $1 million annual acquisition adjustment (23 years ol recovers' reque.sted) Minnegasco <br />sought to recover from ratepayers for its acquisition of Midwest Gas. The SRA al.so objected to a <br />propo.sed increase in the re.sidential basic .sers ice charge. The PUC adopted the SR.A position. <br />1996 Model Wireless Communication Lease .\greenicnt. The SRA provided primary drafting <br />contributions to a League of Minne.sota Cities Model Site Lea.se Agreement for PCS/cellular and <br />other data communication antennas. This Model hits been distributed to Minnesota cities for ase in <br />negotiation on site lease agreemenus and is u.sed throughout the state. <br />1995 Model Telecommunications Permit Ordinance. The SRA prepared and shared its Model <br />Telecommunications Permit Ordinance with the League of Minne.sota Cities. In collaboration, the <br />SRA and the League distributed the ordinance to all Minnesota cities. The purpose of the ordinance <br />was to provide orderly police power regulations over telecommunications companies in the city. <br />This ordinance changed in light of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and 1997 Minnesota ROW <br />legi.sIaiion. <br />J.\IS-:i3.S0(nl <br />svieo-3 <br />3