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This part is not, as to third parties, a waiver of any defense, immunity, or damage limitation otherwise available to the City. In defending an action on behalf of the City, the registrant or permittee is entitled to assert in an action every defense, immunity, or damage limitation that the City could assert in its own behalf. Sec. 707.29. Appeal. (a) A right-of-way user that: (1) has been denied registration; (2) has been denied a permit; (3) has had permit revoked; or (4) believes that the fees imposed are invalid, may have the denial, revocation, or fee imposition reviewed, upon written request, by the City Council. The City Council shall act on a timely written request at its next regularly scheduled meeting. A decision by the City Council affirming the denial, revocation, or fee imposition will be in writing and supported by written findings establishing the reasonableness of the decision. (b) Upon affirmation by the City Council of the denial, revocation, or fee imposition, the right-of-way user shall have the right to have the matter resolved by binding arbitration. Binding arbitration must be before an arbitrator agreed to by both the City Council and right-of-way user. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the matter must be resolved by a three-person arbitration panel made up of one arbitrator selected by the City, one arbitrator selected by the right-of-way user and one selected by the other two arbitrators. The costs and fees of the single arbitrator shall be borne equally by the City and right-of-way user. In the event there is a third arbitrator, each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear with the other party the expense of the third arbitrator and of the arbitration. Sec. 707.30. Abandoned and Unusable Facilities. Subd. 1. Discontinued Operations. A registrant who has determined to discontinue its operations in the City must either: (a) Provide information satisfactory to the Director that the registrant's obligations for its facilities in the right-of-way under this Chapter have been lawfully assumed by another registrant; or (b) Submit to the Director a proposal and instruments for transferring ownership of its facilities to the City. If a registrant proceeds under this clause, the City may, at its option: (1) purchase the facilities; or (2) require the registrant, at its own expense, to remove it; or 19