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<br />3 Reldoratlon. After. undllrtriking. MY
<br />rk rB<:luiril1gtt,teopening Of any f>J,lt,ilip
<br />.. gmi?@nY'\!,h' utliQ
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<br />,~~~~~t?1.1~r\~n-,,:~P/!CabJ~.:i:
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<br />ifl,!\n~es to the:,~xtll~: cgnj!is(ent
<br />h law. Company shall restore the
<br />~blic;: Ground. to as gOod,a condition as
<br />~erty existed"and s~allrnl;ljntai(lthe
<br />wifaceiri Qood conditiOn for six rnOnth~
<br />~.. . .... reaft. e. r, bu.... .t...'.S,h. a.il h..a ve hO.' o. b. liga.. tlc)n to
<br />'i'ater . any. \]rass, "or other vegetation
<br />l/;l~reon. All '(Vork' shall be completed .as
<br />l!i,omptly - as .. we<\ther permits, . and If
<br />!::ompal1Y shall not.promptly perform, i!pd
<br />t6mplete the work. remove .all. dirt,
<br />~bish, equipment and l11aterial, and put
<br />fepubllc Ground in the said condition,
<br />'\[1e City shall have, after demand .to
<br />Cpmpany to .cure and the passage of a
<br />~nable period. of lime folloWing the
<br />;q.'emand, but not to exceed five days, the
<br />:fight 10 make the restoration of the. Public
<br />~round at . the expense . of Company.
<br />:Shmpany shall Pay to the City ,the cost of
<br />.l;.uCh work done for or performed by the
<br />:City. This remedy shall be in addition to
<br />:l,I'lY other remedy available to the City for
<br />'!;\Oncompllance with this Section 3.3. The
<br />:!j;:ity hereby waives any requirement, in
<br />,t[le normal course of Company opera.
<br />~.'ns, for Compan..y.t9 P9s.t. a. ,co. nstruct. ..ion
<br />:performance bond, certificate of insur-
<br />~@i;ce, letter .of.credit or any ottier form ()f
<br />.ecurity 9r assur~nce that!TIaybe
<br />'l'-,oqulred, under a separate existing or
<br />~re ordinal)l;eofthe...City, ,of a pe~n
<br />~ enti\yqbta,I.I),lng,m~ .CitY~~perniissi~n.to
<br />~.. '. tall, fElp1aCEh?f h1alnt~ln f. .a~.I..I.it... .Ie. .l\,...-.I"!..,- a
<br />:Mbllc'Wayo(..the Public "Ground.
<br />'~Wlthstanding tn!" fO[ElgCl!i1!1,),h~City
<br />I.' ...:erves)ha,righfto 'requlrea_perfor-
<br />, . ance bond. for . newiristallation,
<br />)elacemli/nt, or repairs, wMnthedura-
<br />l1tin of Company',s wor1<' within' a P\Jblic
<br />Way is l!stimatedbyc;pmpany te>, exceed
<br />~f4calendar days,.~nd Compa(lY's_com-
<br />'metion of. its ",ork ,Is requited In ,ordel': for
<br />'1<1';:' . City. .to.. proce~!'ith Its work for
<br />~tinstructing a publlclh]provementto \he
<br />~bllC Way. " "
<br />;/3.4 Shared Use of Poles. Company
<br />-$I;\all make space, available on its poles ,or
<br />'tewers for City fire, water utility, pollee, or
<br />lq~er City facil,ities whenever such use
<br />!oWn! not interfere with the use of such
<br />~Ies or towers by Company, ,by 'another
<br />'~lectric utility, by a telephone Utility. or by
<br />~aqy cable television company_or' othlilr
<br />,~rm of communication. company. In
<br />iaddition, the City shall pay for any added
<br />(cost Incurred by Company 'l'}ecau,se of
<br />;'$J,lChuse by City. , , ".
<br />; ':f.s Avoid Damage to' EleCtriC
<br />'l:;acllltles. Nothing in this Ordinance
<br />:I'lilieves any perSon, including Company,
<br />Jj'om liability arising out ofthe failure to
<br />l-El*ercise reasonable care to avoid
<br />J1~,,'.,maging E, lectric Facilities, or, othe, r
<br />~OJ;lrsons or property while performing any
<br />I~ivity.
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<br />i!ll6 Notice W hp\1rovemilnts to
<br />SIrIIIl. The City must givE! Company
<br />reasonable written, Notice ',Of plans for
<br />impro~ementsto publrc: Ways IiIIhSrs the
<br />City has reason to, beiieve that Electric
<br />Facilities mayaffect(lrlieaff~ed by the
<br />improvement. Thll,notlce must ,contain: (i)
<br />the' nature and' cha.raCter ot the
<br />im~rovem~(1ts, (il) the;PubllCyVaysupon
<br />which the Improvements are to be made,
<br />(iiilthe exterlt of the-imprqvem:ents:: :{iill
<br />tIletlmf;j wh(ln th(l GIly.",i1l ~rfth9work',
<br />and, (v)- if more .,than one Ptibllc Way Js
<br />Involved; the-orner In which thewoi:fc Is to
<br />proceeil~The 'f;loiice'- rnustbU'gIVen to
<br />Company a sufficient length-.pt'time,
<br />considering seasonalvrorking conditions,
<br />In advance of the' aCtualcoriimencement
<br />of the Work to permit Company to make
<br />any additions, alterations or repairs to its
<br />Electric Facilities Company'deems
<br />necessary. -
<br />3.7 MaDDinG Informallon. Company
<br />must promptly ,.provide" m,~pping
<br />information to,. any of ItS 'LindeYgtOund
<br />Electric Facilities In accordance with
<br />Minnesota Rules. Parts 7819.4000 and
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<br />7819.4100.
<br />SECTION 4. RELOCATIONS.
<br />4.l,Relocatlon tn Public Wav.., Com-
<br />panyshall complyw,ith the requirements
<br />of any, "appliCable oi-dhianee, of. \tIe'City
<br />relatlngto re/c:lcallon of Electric facilities
<br />'il;1. Publi~,WaYs. ~9the ~eirt, q6r:1siste(rt
<br />~,,~l,(l,n~ .(!1ll,lI,e,lI'. ea.rt l81~.~1QO
<br />-,~;ll2 ~pl!~,?,e.!aW~';',,,,,.,,,,n"J'"
<br />)~.~,R!locatlon In,~llbljc Ground.. ThE!
<br />,City;~y r~uire.qgll)P<\'W atCo,ll1papy's
<br />elCp!ln.~ to'lllQqlte ouemoveits EleCtric
<br />FllQllijles from Public.. Grol.lQd.' upon il
<br />firdlng. by,:pty1hat ,the ~I~ ,F:a~iliti~
<br />.hli!l'eli!3,come"or" ~III,: b~9n.:i!tl"a
<br />SUl?slantlallm~lrment tOulhe.iiicisti"g..qr
<br />proi?os~ !:\~bl.iC 'use: ,Of :t~e,Pll~!I~
<br />Gl'O\Jnd".S~ relQl:8tloneshall .colJilP'ly
<br />with applical:ile. city oi'dlnariCes CoOsi$t~
<br />with law: ... "/' ..... ."" ,.
<br />.4:3 Proleebl with . Federal . F~ndin~.
<br />Relocation, r.emoval, 01" rearrangem~t of
<br />any Electric"Facilities made necessary
<br />becaUse' of the extension Into or through
<br />CIly of a f~erally .aided highway project
<br />shall begavemed by the provisions of
<br />Minnesota Statutes SElj:llon .161..46. as
<br />supplemerlted or amended. _..It.. is
<br />understood that the right herein granted
<br />to Company is a valuable right. City shall
<br />not .order Company to remove or relocate
<br />itsEleclric Facilities when aPublicway is
<br />vacated, improved or realigned bScause
<br />of a renewal or a redeveloPment plan
<br />which is financ;ially subsidlztld in whole or
<br />in part bY ,\h(l Federal G9liemmenlor any
<br />a.gency thereof, unlf)ss . the '. reasonable
<br />Non~Betterment CoSts Of. such relocatlQf1
<br />and the loss. and. expense resulting
<br />therefrom are paid to Company when
<br />availa\lleto the City, but the City has no
<br />obligation to pay thOseP9rtionsforwhich
<br />reimbursementtolt is.not available.
<br />4.4ND Waiver, The provisions qf,~-
<br />lion, 4 .apply C!rily to Electric F;aClilties
<br />construoted in reliance on a franchise
<br />from City and Company does .not,~8ive
<br />its rights under an easement or
<br />prescriptive right. or State orCQunty
<br />permit, . - .
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<br />SEC1!O..- 5. ;rB';~ TAI~MIt4~._. L:.:~:
<br />U,:!leasoth!'llWiSe provlcl~iI'Ia,"!y.per1jnlt
<br />.or other r9aSonable.regulatlon required
<br />bY the cliy unaerse~rate 9,~inarice,
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<br />. ComllE\ny.,may.~~/'!1 all tr'WS a!l9J!~ru~1l.in
<br />the Public WayS and Public };~~,l.ll')~s ,of
<br />City to ttle, exte,:!~ i ~oi'tiJ{l!hyJin,ds
<br />neC~ to avoid. intE\rltir~i1Ci;('II!ith,the
<br />.; prpper COn$truction,9AAf;\lion, repliir'W!'
<br />maintenance of ~ny.. Electfip F,,!cjlitl,es
<br />. installed hefllun\ler,p(qyli::le4.ttl1"t
<br />Compary shall S~Y-lli ll;le,9ity: har!f1less
<br />from any liClbilityarlsingi!hE!f.~froll1t"I..
<br />SECTlO~..8,.INDEMNIFICAnON..",,,.
<br />. .6.1.lndemilltl(pf :Clty~:pompany.~tiall
<br />indemn.ify lj,nd OOI(l,l:Ia(lI1less. tl1ec:ity
<br />from,any..and all liability on account .of
<br />injury~ to persons or llamage to property
<br />.occasioned bY.,1he. construction,
<br />maintenance, repair, inspection, the
<br />issuanc.e of permits, or the operation of
<br />the Electric Facilities located in the PubliC
<br />Ways and Public. Grounds. Ine City shall
<br />not be indemnified 'for losses' or claims
<br />occasioned . through il!; own negligence
<br />except for losses or claims arising out. of
<br />or alleging the City's negligence as to the
<br />issuance of permits for, or inspection of,
<br />Company's plans or work.
<br />6.2 Defense of CIty; In the event a suit
<br />is ,brought agai,nst -the City under
<br />circ::um~nces where this agreement}o
<br />'indemnify applies, .Company at Its sole
<br />cost and expeflse shal! detendthe CilY;i,n
<br />sucn"sult,Jf written ,notice,thereof-is
<br />prO'mplly given to company:withiria
<br />Pllri~ . ,~refelnC;ompanY is .nolpreju-
<br />,~iceq~y lack of, ~UChl)otice.)f Compan,y
<br />" ui , 0,1 _(\!lIln~Md de~end,it~lI
<br />. ,~~(,()!j"ofsuchlitiQi:!ti?P'
<br />Ys)\rlCl~,_settl(l,. ~ch
<br />'i'IiP9~tl<!%~. .........),..,e.9~_n}l~p~.of th~ ,l;:!ty,
<br />Wicl'l, Ci:lf:ll!!n.!~~"lIr:1l?t,.ba,. unremna.~ly I
<br />withheld.:rnT; sectiOn, IS not", as;\o third
<br />P{i.rties,a"waiver - of. ,,_,!ny defense or
<br />ImmUr:1ityQthelWise al'(lll,!~\e.to lhe, C;ity,
<br />f!~ GC\m~ny,in (j~n(jing;ar:1yaelionOn
<br />Pehatf ,pf theClly, shlil! beentitled,~O
<br />assert in any aeli.on .evf?ry dliltens~' or
<br />immunity that the. City (coul~. assel1 il1its
<br />own" IJehatf. This franchise agreement
<br />shall not be intllr;p,eled to constitute a
<br />waiver by the City of any of Its defenses
<br />of immunity or limitations on liability
<br />.undq(: MinlJesota Statutes. Chapter 466.
<br />,SECTION 7. VACATION OF pUBLIC
<br />'/J/!!,fi.,
<br />The City shall give Company at.lesst two
<br />weeks prior wrttten notice of a proP9sed
<br />vacation of a PubliC Way. Except where
<br />required '. solely fo',a City . improvement
<br />proje.:j, the vacation-of' any' P~blic Way.
<br />after the Installation' of'Electric Facilities,
<br />shall not'operate to,deprlve_Gompany of
<br />its rights. toepe~atEl and )l1aintain such
<br />Electric Faqi(ltie.s,'" unlll.,.ttl~ re~lU\~le
<br />,cost of relocating the same . Wid the loss
<br />and expel1se resulting _ from; SUCh
<br />,relocation areflrst paid toCompany.lnnp
<br />- case. however. shall the-City be liable to
<br />Company for failure to ..specifil;ally
<br />presEll;\l~ a. rlgllt-of-way,' under Minnllsota
<br />Statutes, Section 160.29. In acqordance
<br />with MinlJellOta..Rules,part 78J.9.32pcl, If
<br />the City'a ordef direc;ting vacatiol]of the
<br />Public Way. does not require relocation .of
<br />the Company's Electric Facilities,. .the
<br />vacation proceedings shall not ...~e
<br />deem~ to deprive Company of its right
<br />to conll.nue to use the right-of-way of,the
<br />former Public Way for its,. I;1,1lCt.rlc
<br />Facilities installed. prior. to. such, order (If
<br />vacation.
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