SOO Green HVDC Link Project Co., LLCCity of Dubuque
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SOO Green HVDC Correspondence
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April 20, 2020
Consent Items #11.
SOO Green HVDC Link Project Co., LLC
Correspondence from SOO Green HVDC Link Project
Co., LLC notifying the City of a public information meeting
at 5:30 p.m. on May 5, 2020 to be held by webinar and
phone regarding a new 525 kilovolt underground high -
voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission line in
Dubuque County, Iowa.
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Supporting Documentation
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This letter provides notice of an Internet and/or telephone -based public informational meeting for a new 525 kilovolt underground
high voltage direct current ("HVDC") electric transmission line ("Project") proposed by SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC ("SOO
Green") in Dubuque County, Iowa. The proposed underground 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. While normally an in -person meeting would be held, in light of the ongoing health crisis and executive orders and guidance
regarding avoiding public meetings, this meeting is being held remotely pursuant to Section 9 of Governor Kim Reynolds March 19,
2020 Proclamation of Disaster Emergency. The webinar and telephone participation information are provided below.
The Project will require a franchise from the Iowa Utilities Board ("IUB" or Board") for areas outside of municipal boundaries and a
separate franchise from each municipality the Project crosses. All landowners are invited to attend the public informational meeting
that will be held by webinar and phone on May 5, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. and include presentations by representatives of the Iowa
Utilities Board and S00 Green. You do not need a computer to participate in the meeting and may participate by phone. Instructions
on how to join the meeting by webinar or by phone are included on the enclosed Notice of Public Informational Meeting. The
PowerPoint slides from the IUB and the Project can be downloaded from the project website at www.soogreenrr.com/IUBmeetings.
If you would like hardcopies of these presentations, please call 1-888-214-8848 by 4 PM April 17, 2020 to request a copy be mailed
to you. Anyone with questions or concerns about the Project may contact the Utilities Board at (515) 725-7300 or submit comments
to the Utilities Board at customer@iub.iowa.gov.
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 proposed underground transmission line. Enclosed is a Notice of Public Information Meeting and
a map showing the proposed route and the notification corridor in which potentially affected properties are located. The final
underground 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 outside of municipalities in Dubuque County before the
public informational meeting on May 5, 2020. Please join the meeting for information regarding the purpose, timing and routing of
the proposed line.
We also request that if you have any person in possession of your property who is not a legal owner, such as a tenant farmer, that
you share this information about the public informational webinar. There will be eight sessions of the webinar hosted for different
counties. You are encouraged to attend the webinar specific to your county, although you have the option to attend any of the
sessions, to accommodate potential schedule conflicts. A full list of meetings is provided in the attached Notice of Public
Informational Meeting.
If you are unable to attend a webinar 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 participate
in the webinar 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.
Neil W. Jones
Vice President — Real Estate
Enclosure: Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
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 underground 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 underground 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 underground 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.
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING WEBINAR
As a landowner or a party in possession of property that may be affected by the location and construction of the described
underground electric transmission line, you have the right to participate in the Public Informational Meeting. While normally an in -
person meeting would be held, in light of the ongoing health crisis and executive orders and guidance regarding avoiding public
meetings, this meeting is being held remotely pursuant to Section 9 of Governor Kim Reynolds March 19, 2020 Proclamation of
Disaster Emergency. The Dubuque County Public Informational Meeting will be held by webinar and phone at 5:30 p.m. on May 5,
2020. The instructions on how to join the Webinar are provided 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., Des
Moines, Iowa 50319-0069.
Representatives of the Utilities Board will preside at the Public 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 in the webinar should contact the Utilities
Board at (515) 725-7300 in advance of the scheduled date to request that appropriate arrangements be made.
Anyone with questions or concerns about the Project may contact the Utilities Board at (515) 725-7300 or submit comments to the
Utilities Board at customer@iub.iowa.gov. If you have any questions regarding how to access the meeting by webinar or by phone,
or to request copes of the meeting materials, please call 1-888-214-8848.
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WEBINAR INSTRUCTIONS
You are encouraged to participate in the Dubuque County meeting on May 5, 2020. If you are
unable to attend your county's meeting, you can participate in a meeting in another county
using the same webinar Zink above. The full list of webinar dates and times is provided below.
Also, in the event the meeting on May 5, 2020 has to be cancelled, the alternate meeting date
will be June 2, 2020. Alternate meeting dates for all counties are also provided below.
County
Date/Time
Alternate Meeting Date/Time
Allamakee
May 4, 2020, 12 p.m.
June 1, 2020, 12 p.m.
Chickasaw
May 4, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
June 1, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Jackson
May 5, 2020, 12 p.m.
June 2, 2020, 12 p.m.
Dubuque
May 5, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
June 2, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Floyd
May 7, 2020, 12 p.m.
June 4, 2020, 12 p.m.
Cerro Gordo
May 7, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
June 4, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Winneshiek County
May 8, 2020, 12 p.m.
June 5, 2020, 12 p.m.
Clayton
May 8, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
June 5, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
The web link to register for the webinar is:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5721961171373805323.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the webinar.
The web link will give video access to the meeting. Viewers may use the
computer's sound system or a telephone for the audio.
To use a computer's audio:
When the webinar begins, you can choose to be connected to audio using your
computer's speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended.
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To use a telephone:
To use a telephone, you can dial this number directly. If you join via the webinar,
you must select "Use Telephone" after joining the webinar and call in using the
numbers below.
Dial 914-614-3221
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Enter Access Code: 153-544-157 #
If you enter the meeting via the webinar portal and pick the phone audio option,
you can enter your unique 3-digit audio pin that will be provided on the webinar
(to identify you as the attendee).
An email address has also been created for questions during the webinars:
SooGreenMeeting@iub.iowa.gov. It is available before, during and after each
meeting and will be made provided to attendees during the meeting for questions
to be submitted. If you sign onto the online GoToWebinar, you will also have the
option of submitting questions via the chat feature during the meeting. The Board
representative will address franchise process questions. SOO Green will respond
to Project questions at or after the meeting.
If you are unable to join the webinar or prefer to join via phone only, IUB and
Project PowerPoint slides can be downloaded from the SOO Green website at:
www.soogreenrr.com/IUBmeetingsWEBINAR
If you have any questions regarding how to access the meeting by webinar or by
phone, or to request copes of the meeting materials, please call SOO Green at 1-
888-214-8848.
Dated: March 31, 2020
Neil W. Jones
Vice President — Real Estate
www.soogreenrr.com
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