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AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAMSEY COUNTY & NORTHERN STATES POWER This Agreement, by and between County of Ramsey, a body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY" and Northern States Power Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as "NSP". WITNESSETH: That the COUNTY does hereby enter into an Agreement with NSP for utilization of a portion of the COUNTY's Kent Street si.te based on the following terms and conditions: 1. That NSP's line clearance contractors will be allowed to drop chips and tree limbs, branches and trunks at the site in a designated area. 2. That NSP will supply and operate a tub grinder, and associated machinery such as loaders and trucks, at the site to process the tree limbs, branches, trunks and chips if necessary into usable landscape mulch for use by the COUNTY and NSP. 3. That NSP will be allowed to stockpile good quality chips/mulch for use at a later date by the COUNTY and NSP. 4. That NSP will process tree material brought to the site by the COUNTY, not to exceed 120 hours of grinding time annually. If the COUNTY has additional material to be processed, NSP will charge a rate of $300.00 per hour, including all machinery and labor, for hours in excess 120. 5. That NSP will process/grind tree limb material at the site no less than four (4) times per year. Unprocessed tree limb material will sit no longer than 120 days. 6. Tree limbs dropped off by the COUNTY for processing by NSP should be no greater than 8 feet in length and cannot include tree stumps. All tree material must be free of metal and any other foreign objects. 7. That NSP's line clearance contractors be allowed to park up to ten (10) work vehicles at the site, or at a nearby site designated by the COUNTY. In addition, perso~al vehicles will be allowed to be