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Attachment 2 <br />229 indemnified for losses or claims occasioned through its own negligence except for losses or <br />230 claims arising out of or alleging the City's negligence as to the issuance of permits for, or <br />231 inspection of, the Company's plans or work.The City shall not be indemnified if the injury <br />232 or damage results from the performance in a proper manner, of acts reasonably deemed <br />233 hazardous by Company, and such performance is nevertheless ordered or directed by City <br />234 after notice of Company's determination. <br />235 <br />236 5.3.Defense of City.In the event a suit is brought against the City under circumstances <br />237 where this agreement to indemnify applies, the Company at its sole cost and expense shall <br />238 defend the City in such suit if written notice thereof is promptly given to the Company <br />239 within a period wherein the Company is not prejudiced by lack of such notice. If the <br />240 Company is required to indemnify and defend, it will thereafter have control of such <br />241 litigation, but the Company may not settle such litigation without the consent of the City, <br />242 which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This section is not, as to third parties, a <br />243 waiver of any defense or immunity otherwise available to the City. The Company, in <br />244 defending any action on behalf of the City, shall be entitled to assert in any action every <br />245 defense or immunity that the City could assert on its own behalf. This franchise agreement <br />246 shall not be interpreted to constitute a waiver by the City of any of its defenses of immunity <br />247 or limitations on liability under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466. <br />248 <br />249 SECTION 6. VACATION OF PUBLIC WAYS. <br />250 <br />251 The City shall give the Company at least two weeks prior written notice of a proposed <br />252 vacation of a Public Way. The City and the Company shall comply with Minnesota Rules, <br />253 part 7819.3200 and applicable ordinances consistent with law.Except where required for a <br />254 City improvement project, the vacation of any Public Way, after the installation of Gas <br />255 Facilities, shall not operate to deprive Company of its rights to operate and maintain such <br />256 GasFacilities, until the reasonable cost of relocating the same and the loss and expense <br />257 resulting from such relocation are first paid to Company. <br />258 <br />259 SECTION 7. CHANGE IN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. <br />260 <br />261 Any change in the form of government of the City shall not affect the validity of this <br />262 Ordinance. Any governmental unit succeeding the City shall, without the consent of <br />263 Company, succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the City provided in this Ordinance. <br />264 <br />265 SECTION 8. FRANCHISE FEE. <br />266 <br />267 8.1. Form.During the term of the franchise hereby granted, and in lieu of any permit or <br />268 other fees being imposed or that the City has a right to imposeon Company , the City may <br />269 charge the Company a franchise feeby collecting the amounts the parties have agreed to as <br />270 indicated in a Fee Schedule set forth in a separate franchise fee ordinance from each <br />271 customer in the designated Company Customer Class. The fee may be (i) a percentage of <br />272 gross revenues received by the Company for its operations within the City, or (ii) a flat fee <br />273 per customer, or (iii) a fee based some other basis as agreed by the parties. The method of <br />274 imposing the franchise fee, the percentage of revenue rate, or the flat rate may differ for <br />RS160\\30\\1040203.v1 <br />Qbhf!226!pg!74: <br /> <br />