Ordinances-2018-437

ORD I N A NCE N 0. 2018- 437 AN ORDINAN( I" J', GRANTING TO MIDAMI RIC" N F NI"] MY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. TIIF, R[ Gl ITAND NON.-HXCLUSIVE FRANCI 11SETO ACQUIRE', CIONSTRUCT, FREC, T, MAIN' l " AlN ANI) OPF RM-T" IN THE (,' ITY M' pl"' l' IN, I(.,) WA.,./NNz' I' IJRAI,(; ASSYS' 1' 1, MANI)' I'() I"' I. JRNISIIANI) SII LLNA' FURAL GAS TO AND ITS INN LABITANTS AND MJTIJ0RIZlNG ' 1 ' 1iF ("' FFYTO FFFS FOR A PERIOD OF25 YEAIM BE, ITEMC""IT'D by the Oty Council of the City of- l' iffin, Jovva: d. npoan is Oiereby grarited to MidA, nierican F.nergy (,, ompany, an Iowa corporation, ( piereinaher cafled " Company,)" mul to its suecessors and assigns flle rightarid lion exc,,lusive frandiisc to acquire, construcl, erect, n' laintain and operate in die City ot" Fifkm, lmva, ( liereinaflu capped flie- City,)" a ji dkh' il) LIGMI systcryl, to 1111' lliSh ticlftlral gas along, under and ut-)on the liglit ofmay, streets, avetwes, alleys alid public places io serve cuslon'rers within and wiffiout the Cilyand to Furnish and seH naalrd VAS 10 lk City and its inhabitants. Forthc terill offlik 1randlise, [ lie Company is granted file riglit ofcrninent dornain., flie cxercke ofwllieli is SLIIIJ Mt 10 it y ouncil approval upmapplication by Oic ("., oimpany, ' 1 bus fi'anchise silall be efl'edive f6r, as lm/en y- fjve ( 25) Year l') c,riod frorn and a4lel- flie dda(c, of" this ordinance,, Section 2. The iigfiits atid privfleges kreby g?, nintedarc subject to tfie i'estrictioris and limitations of(" har fe I 364 of the Code of jow` l 2018, or as s1lbS('( jLleA1fly aniendcd or changed Section 3. ('.' oinpany shalI have lhe riglitlo em.,,avate in an.y public, slrecl for flie purpose of' laying, relaying, repairing or extending gas pipes, nm.lins, d"'-' orlduits, and ollwr facilities provided thal. d'ie,same shall be so placed ais not, to unreasomiNy interfere wit1i any atmve or behm- gmUnd ul-fility services or facifillies whicli liave been or rnay Ilereafter be located by or underilUthority ol' the Clity, Secfion4. Thhe Company siaI 1, ex el ud i ng fiac i I ities p ocated in prival e easements( wlicthcr tit I ed in C',ompany exclusively or in Company and od' ier elififies), in accordance Nvith Iowa law including(". ompany' s tariff onn file with and nuide effective by the lmva I Jfllities Board as may subsequently be ainended("' Fariff,"') at its cost and ccmsc, localeand relocate its existing facififies or equiprnent in, oil, over orunder any public street or alley in the City in such an manner as the ('." ity i'ri.ay rcasonably rccluirc fiv the purposcs of' 111611ilating the construction reconsil, uctiori, maintellance or 1-cpair oft1le street or alley. Iftlie City has a reasonable alterrmfive route for the street, alley or public imps ovemmots or an alternative construction metliod, which would not cause 1he 1- clocation of the Coinpany instailations, the City sliall select said alternative route, or construction inethod. The Oty shall be responsible for surveyingund staking the rigfit ofway fior Citypro eels fliat require the Coinpany to rclocate(".. ompany facilities, ilii` reqUested the Cit), shall provide, at. no cost to 11w COInpany, copies ( Wits relocation plan and profile and cross section drawungs. Ifirceand vegelation ren'iovaI mustbe completcd by ffie Cityas part offlie City' s prqjeet and are I