SOO Green HVDC Link Project Co, LLCCopyrighted
March 2, 2020
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 15.
ITEM TITLE: SOO Green HVDC Link Project Co, LLC
SUMMARY: Correspondence from SOO Green HVDC Link Project
Co., LLC (SOO Green) notifying the City of a public
information meeting at 5:30 p.m. on March 16, 2020 at the
Hotel Julien, on a proposed 525 kilovolt underground high
voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission line in
Dubuque County, Iowa.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Refer to City
Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
SOO Green Correspondence
Type
Supporting Documentation
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February 13, 2020
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Dear City of Dubuque, �--, -; <<
This letter is to notify you that SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC ("SOO Green") is proposing build -a ne4-525
kilovolt underground high voltage direct current ("HVDC") electric transmission line ("Project") in Dubuque County,
Iowa. The proposed transmission line will transfer energy generated in Iowa, including renewable energy, between
Mason City, Iowa and Yorkville, Illinois. The Project route will primarily utilize existing railroad right-of-way.
The Project will require a franchise from the Iowa Utilities Board ("Board") for areas outside of municipal boundaries
and a separate franchise from each municipality the Project crosses. All landowners are invited to attend
a public informational meeting regarding the proposed Project that will be held at Hotel Julien in Dubuque, Iowa on
March 16th. At the meeting, details regarding the proposed Project and information regarding the legal rights of
affected landowners will be presented. Time will also be allocated to answer questions and the meeting should last
approximately one hour.
Below is the Dubuque County public informational meeting information:
• When: Monday, March 16, 2020 5:30PM (CST)
• Where: Hotel Julien - 200 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
• Light refreshments will be provided
Your receipt of this letter indicates that right of way adjacent to property in which you have a legal interest could
potentially be affected by the construction of the Project. Enclosed is a Notice of Public Informational Meeting and
a map showing the proposed route and the notification corridor in which potentially affected properties are located.
The final transmission line alignment within the identified corridor will be selected after negotiations with
landowners are complete. Under Iowa law, SOO Green cannot negotiate with landowners in Dubuque County
before the public informational meeting on March 16, 2020.
If you are unable to attend the meeting but are interested in learning more about the Project, please visit our
website (www.soogreenrr.com) and send a message with your contact information on the "Contact Us" tab. Even
if you cannot attend the informational meeting or contact us through our website, a member of our land team will
be in contact with you over the coming months to explain the Project and the upcoming steps in the development
process.
Thank you for your time and we look forward to speaking with you,
eil W. Jades
Vice President - Real Estate
Enclosures
PIN: 1001126001, 1001151003, 1024234009, 1024235004, 1024283002, 1024284006, 1024284007, 1024284015, 1024442002,
1024480031, 1025234007, 1025239001, 1025279004, 1025290021, 1025290025, 1025434006, 1025501001, 1107251003,
1107429001, 1107459001, 1107459002, 110
State of Iowa
County of Dubuque
Notice is hereby given that SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC ("Petitioner"), with its principal
place of business at 1600 Utica Ave. S. St Louis Park, MN 55416, 9th floor, is proposing to build a
new 525 kilovolt ("kV") underground high voltage direct current ("HVDC") electric transmission
line ("Project") in Dubuque County, Iowa. The proposed transmission line will transfer energy
generated in Iowa, including renewable energy, between Mason City, Iowa and Yorkville, Illinois.
The Project route will primarily utilize existing railroad right-of-way. The notification corridor and
the proposed line route for which new interests in land may be sought in Dubuque County are
reflected on the enclosed map and by reference made a part hereof. The notification corridor is
the area in which landowners and parties in possession or residing on property over which
Petitioner may obtain interests in land are noticed concerning the public information meeting
and in which easements or other interests in land may be sought after the meeting is held. A
map of the entire proposed route in Iowa is also enclosed.
Prior to the construction of the transmission line, Petitioner must request a franchise from the
Iowa Utilities Board ("Utilities Board") authorizing the construction, operation and maintenance
of the transmission line along the proposed route. The proposed route of the line in Dubuque
County will follow existing Canadian Pacific Railway rights of way for approximately 33.4 miles
starting at the northernmost point at latitude 42°40'17.03"N, longitude 90°53'49.20"W, through
Sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, and 36 in Township 91N, Range 01E, Sections 31 and 32 in
Township 91N, Range 02E, Sections 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15, 23, 26, 35, and 36 in Township 90N, Range
02E, Sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31 in Township 89N, Range 03E, Sections 1, 24, and 25 in
Township 89N, Range 02E, Sections 19, 28, 29, 30, 33, and 34 in Township 88N, Range 04E,
Sections 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, and 24 in Township 88N, Range 03E, and Section 3 in Township
87N Range 04E, ending at the southernmost point at latitude 42°22'53.96"N, longitude
90°29'17.06"W.
Petitioner may seek to acquire additional interests in land within the identified corridor for the
construction, operation and maintenance of the line. Any request for land rights will include the
right to maintain the right-of-way so as to not interfere with the construction, operation and
maintenance of the transmission line and the right of ingress and egress to the right of way area.
After the Utilities Board has reviewed the petition for franchise, it may conduct a public hearing
and landowners would have a right to participate in the hearing process. If a hearing is
conducted, notice of the public hearing will be published in a Dubuque County newspaper with
county wide circulation. There is the possibility that right-of-way may be acquired by
condemnation if approved by the Utilities Board. Currently, Petitioner has not requested and
does not have the right of eminent domain in order to acquire the property rights by
condemnation. If eminent domain is requested by Petitioner, a hearing must be conducted by
the Utilities Board where the request will be considered, and Petitioner would need to show that
the property rights are needed to serve a public use. If Petitioner requests the use of eminent
domain, a notice of the public hearing will be sent to the owners of record and parties in
possession of the parcels subject to the request for eminent domain by Certified United States
mail, return receipt requested, in addition to the notice being published in an Dubuque County
newspaper with county wide circulation.
As a landowner or a party in possession of property that may be affected by the location and
construction of the described electric transmission line, you have the right to be present at an
Informational Meeting to be held at the time and place listed below. You also have the right to
file with the Utilities Board objections to the location and construction of the proposed line as
described. The Utilities Board's address is 1375 E. Court Ave., Room 69, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-
0069.
Representatives of the Utilities Board will preside at the Informational Meeting and present a
summary of the legal rights of affected landowners. Qualified representatives of the Petitioner
will be present to discuss the project and to answer questions. Persons with disabilities requiring
assistive services or devices to observe or participate should contact the Utilities Board at (515)
725-7300 in advance of the scheduled date to request that appropriate arrangements be made.
Informational Meeting to be held:
Date: March 16, 2020
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hotel Julien
200 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dated: February 12, 2020
Neil W. Jones
Vice President — Real Estate
www.soogreenrr.com
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Attn: Brian Pierce
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7019 2280 0002 1210 8742
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4805
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