TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Public Works
Aaron Bert
425-556-2786
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Public Works
Vangie P. Garcia
Deputy Director
Public Works
Paul Cho
Traffic Operations and Safety Engineering Manager
Public Works
Patty S. Criddle
Transportation Engineering Supervisor
TITLE:
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Adoption of an Ordinance for PSE Power and Gas Franchise Agreement
1. Ordinance No. 3207: An Ordinance Granting Puget Sound Energy, Inc., a Washington Corporation, its Successors and Assigns, the Right, Privilege, Authority and Franchise to Set, Erect, Lay, Construct, Extend, Support, Attach, Connect, Maintain, Repair, Replace, Enlarge, Operate and Use Facilities In, Upon, Over, Under, Along, Across and Through the Franchise Area to Provide for the Transmission, Distribution, and Sale of Gas and Energy for Power, Heat, Light, and Such Other Purposes for Which Gas and Energy May be Used
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The City of Redmond (COR) and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) wish to enter into a new franchise agreement that grants PSE the right to construct, operate, and maintain power and gas facilities within the city's right of way (ROW). The current franchise agreement expired in 2018.
On November 4, 2024, the proposed PSE Franchise Agreement to continue to provide gas and electric service with the City was introduced for City Council consideration.
The PSE Franchise Agreement has been modified to include the word "remove" at the request of a council member at the November 19, 2024, regular business meeting. The word "remove" has been added to Section 3.1 as follows:
The City hereby grants to PSE the right, privilege, authority and franchise to set, erect, lay, construct, extend, support, attach, connect, maintain, repair, replace, remove, enlarge, operate and use Facilities in, upon, over, under, along, across and through the Franchise Area to provide for the transmission, distribution and sale of gas and ener...
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