Ord. #81, Second Series - Electric Franchise Ord. - NSP

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underground Electric Facilities in place, provided at the City's request, Company will remove abandoned metal the extent such conduit is uncovered by excavation as part of the City improvement project 3.2 Field Locations. Company shall provide field locations for its underground Electric Facilities within City consistent with therequirements of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 216D. 3.3 Street 012g�=. Company shall not open or disturb any Public Ground or Public Way for any purpose without first having obtained a permit from the City, if required by a separate ordinance, for which the City may impose a reasonable fee. Permit conditions imposed on Company shall not be more burdensome than those imposed on other utilities for similar facilities or work. CornXan�L� however oven and disturb an-, Public Grximd the City where an emergency exists requiring the immediate repair of Electric Facilities. In such event Company shall notify the City by telephone to the office designated by the City as soon as practicable. Not later than the second worldrig day thereafter, Company shall obtain any required permits and pay any required fees. 3A Kestoration. After undertaking any work requiring the opening of any Public Ground ....................................................................... or Public Way, Company shall restore the same, including paving and its foundation, to as good a condition as formerly existed in a=rdance with Mnnesota Rules, 7819.1100, and shall maintain any paved surface in good condition for two years thereafter. The work shall be completed as promptly as weather -,temaits -- and if COM4- any shall not rp ro=0 erform and comoplete the work remove all A4 rubbish, equipment and materK and put the Public Ground or Public Way in the said condition, the City shall have, after dernand to Company to cure and the passage of a reasonable period of time following the demand, but not to exceed five days, the tight to make the restoration at the expense of Company. Company shall. pay to the City the cost of such work done for or perforined by the City. This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available to the City for noncompliance with this Section 3.4, but the City hereby waives any requirement for Company to post a construction performance bond, certificate of insurance, letter of credit or any other form of security or assurance that may be required, under a separate existing or future ordinance of the City, of a person or entity obtaining the City's pern-jission to install, replace or maintain facilities in a Public Way. 3.5 Avoid Dama= to Electric Facilities. Nothing in this Ordinance relieves any person while performing any activity- 3.6 Notice of ImUmmements. 'Me City must give Company reasonable notice of plans for improvements to Public Gr�unds orPublic Ways where the City has reason to believe that Electric Facilities may affect or be affected by the improvernent The notice must contain: @ the nature and character of the improvements, (ii) the Public Grounds and Public Ways upon which the iuprovements are to be made, (ffi) the extent of the improvements, (iv) the time when the City will start the work, and (v) if more than one Public Ground or Public Way is involved, the order in which the work is to proceed. The notice must be given to Company a sufficient length of time in advance of the actual commencement of th-4L;,=A*,h , �*- or repairs to its Electric Facilities. In all other respects, the city will give reasonable notice of upcoming projects in accordance with Minnesota Statute 216D.