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DRAFT the terms available to the Grantee for the use of such poles and structures are just and reasonable. 3.4.2 The Grantee agrees to place its cables, wires or other like facilities underground, in the manner as may be required by the provisions of the City Code and City policies, procedures, rules and regulations, as amended from time to lime, where all utility lacilities are placed underground. The Grantee shall not place tacilities, equipmem or lixtures where they wi II interfere with any ex isting gas, electric, telcphone, water, sewer or other utility lacilities or with any existing installations of the City, or obstruct or hinder in any manner the various existing utilities serving the residents of the City. To the extent consistent with the City Code, City policies, procedures, rules and regulations, System cable and facilities may be constructed overhead where poles exist and electric or telephone lines or both are now overhead. However, in no case may the Grnntee install poles in areas of the City where underground lacilities are generally used by the utilities already operating. If the City, at a future date, requires all electric and telephone lines to be placed underground in all or part of the City, the Grantee shall, within a reasonable time, similarly move its cables and lines. If the City reimburses or otherwise compensates any Person using the Rights-of-Way for the purpose of defraying the cost of any of the loregoing, the City shall also reimburse the Grantee in the same manner in which other Persons affected by the requirement are reimbursed. If the funds are controlled by another governmental entity, the City shall not oppose or otherwise hinder any application for or receipt of such funds on behalfofthc Grantce. 3.5 Installation of Facilities. 3.5.1 No poles, towers, conduits, amplifier boxes, pedestal mounted terminal boxes, similar structures or other wire-holding structures shall be erected or installed by the Grantee without obtaining any required permit or other authorization from the City. 3.5.2 No placement of any pole or wire holding structure of the Grantee is to be considered a vested fee interest in the Rights-o/: Way or in City property. Whenever feasible, all transmission and distribution structures, fines, wires, cables, equipment and poles or other fixtures erected by the Grantee within the City are to be so located and installed as to cause minimum interterence with the rights and convenience of property owners. 3.6 Safetv I{eauirements. 3.6.1 All applicable safety practices required by law shall be llsed during construction, maintenance and repair orthe System, and any I-Net. The Grantee agrees, at all 15 51