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Section 8. Other Franchises. Transit stop shelters with advertising displayed thereon shall only be allowed to occupy or use a right-of-way of any street or highway within the City of Roseville with and under the terms of a franchise as granted to a particular franchisee. This shall apply to shelters constructed by the Metropolitan Council Transit Operations (MCTO) only if the Council specifically determined to make this ordinance applicable to the MCTO. The City may grant franchises to multiple persons during the term of this franchise, subject to the provisions of this ordinance, regarding number and placements of such shelters, and locations as identified in the ordinance granting the franchise. Section 9. Notices. All notices from the franchisee to the City as required by this franchise ordinance shall be to the Director of the Department of Public Works unless otherwise stated herein. The franchisee shall maintain throughout the term of the franchise a local office and address for service of notices by mail. The franchisee shall also maintain with the City a local office and telephone number for the conduct of matters related to this franchise open during normal transit hours. Section 10. Basic Service, Installation Schedule and Design. Franchisees shall furnish, install, repair and maintain safe, clean and attractive illuminated transit shelters with revenue generating advertisements. In connection therewith, franchisees shall provide all materials, supplies, equipment, services and personnel at their sole cost and expense without any cost or expense to the City. All transit shelters shall: (i) be installed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the City's issuance of the applicable permits and licenses, (ii) be erected in order of panel advertisement sales, (iii) contain inside lighting to illuminate the inner area of each shelter from dusk to dawn; and (iv) be equipped with a minimum of one bench and one trash receptacle to be emptied on a regular basis by the franchisee. The design of the transit shelters and site plan with improvements therein shall be submitted to and approved by the Public Works Director. The maximum size of a shelter shall be ten feet (10') in height, fourteen feet (14') in length, and five feet (5') in width erected upon a concrete pad of maximum size fifteen feet (15') in length and six feet (6') in width. The length of a shelter shall be determined by the Public Works Director and shall be dependent upon the number of buses or vehicles and users that frequent the bus stop. The franchisee shall meet all local, state and federal requirements applicable to bus shelters, their placement, and their use for public transit services. 3