City Council Meeting Date: April 17, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Chris Heineman, Community Development Director
Dave Bennett, Public Works Director / City Engineer
Scott Tempel, City Planner
Title
Consideration of a Motion to Approve and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute an Electric Easement for Xcel Energy
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a Motion to approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an electric easement for Xcel Energy.
Summary Report:
City staff was approached by a representative from Xcel Energy in 2017 with a request for an electric easement from the City of Northfield for electrical distribution. The proposed electric easement will be immediately adjacent to an existing Xcel gas easement, and will enable the company to add a second distribution feeder line to the substation located along Highway 3 South at 1801 Cannon Road. The additional feeder is needed to increase reliability for large customers in the Riverview Drive Industrial Park.
The existing gas pipeline easement extends from the substation along Highway 3 South in the Riverview Drive Industrial Park to the Armstrong Road Industrial Park on the west side of the Cannon River. An overhead transmission line also exists within the current easement area. In order to make the required upgrades, Xcel needs to secure a new electric distribution easement from the City of Northfield to accommodate a second feeder line. Xcel also secured a private electric distribution easement from Upper Lakes Foods for the portion of the route that crosses private property between Riverview Drive and Cannon Road. The existing gas and transmission easements will remain as is.
Staff met with representatives from Xcel Energy to discuss the route and identify potential issues with the proposed easement expansion. As several public recreational amenities currently exist within this easement area, including the East Can...
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