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SECTION . VACATION of PUBLIC WAYS. The City shall give Company at least two weeps prior written notice of a proposed vacation of a Public way. Except where required for a City improvement project, the vacation of any Public way, after the installation of Gas Facilities, shall not operate to deprive Company of its right to operate and maintain such Gas Facilities, until the reasonable cost of relocating the sane and the toss and expense resulting from such relocation are first paid to Company. In no case, however, shall City be liable to Company for failure to specifically preserve a right-of- way wider Minnesota Statutes, Section 160.29. SECTION 7. CHANGE IN FORM of GOVERNMENT. Any change in the form of government of the City shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance. Any governmental unit succeeding the City shall, without the consent of Company, succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the City provided in this ordinance. SECTION S* FRANCHISE FEE. The City at the tinxe of adopting this franchise agreement does not desire to require that Company collect a franchise fee from its customers in the City. At a future date during the term of this franchise agreement, the City may determine that it desires Company to collect a franchise fee. if so, the City may give Company Notice to amend this franchise agreement to authorize collection of a franchise fee by separate ordinance in an amount and upon such terms and conditions as Company at that time is willing to incorporate in its gas franchise agreements with other cities of the second, third or fourth class in the seven-county metropolitan area. Upon receipt of such Notice Company shall negotiate ' good faith with City to so amend this franchise agreement. SECTION . PROVISIONS of ORDINANCE, 9.1 Severabilily. Every section, provision* or part of this Ordinance is declared separate from every other section, provision or part; and if any section, provision, or part shall be held invalid, it shall not affect any ether section} provision, or part. where a provision of any other City,ordinance conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance, the provisions of this .ordinance shall prevail. 9.2- Limitation on AMlicabilky. This ordinance constitutes a franchise agreement between the-pity and Company as the only parties and no provision of this franchise shall in any wa y inure to the benefit any third person (including the public at large so as to constitute any such person as_a'third-party beneficiary of the agreement or of any one or more of the terms hereof, or otherwise- give rise to any cause of action in any person not a party hereto,, 6