2004-12-16_PWETC_AgendaPacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

1207.01: STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Acting pursuant to the authority granted to the City of Roseville by the Minnesota State Legislature pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 160.27, Subdivision 2, the Council of the City of Roseville does hereby adopt a ,onexclusive transit stop shelter franchise procedure subject to all the telms and conditions set forth in this franchise ordinance. 1207.02: RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF FRANCHISEES: Any franchise granted by the City under this Ordinance shall grant to the franchisee the right to install, repair, and maintain transit shelters with affixed advertising, at active transit stop sites within the City of Roseville, on any street, and county road and state highway right-of-way with proper permits, at the franchisee's sole cost and expense for the convenience and comfort of persons waiting for transit. The transit shelters and advertising displayed thereon shall be subject to the limits and conditions set forth in this franchise ordinance as may be amended from time to time by the City. 1207.03: SCOPE OF FRANCHISE: Upon adoption of an ordinance granting a franchise to a particular franchisee and execution ofthe acceptance thereof by the franchisee, the franchisee shall be bound by all the terms and conditions contained herein. The franchisee shall also provide all services set forth in its application and by its acceptance of the franchise. In the event of a conflict between the application made by the franchisee and the provisions of this ordinance, that provision which provides the greatest benefit to the City in the opinion of the City Council shall prevail. 1207.04: TERM-RENEWAL: The franchise shall remain in full force and effect for an initial period as specified by the grant of the franchise. The initial period shall not exceed ten (10) years; provided, however, that the City may revoke the franchisee's .ight to use or occupy any portion of any street, alley, right-of-way or other City property. The franchisee may be granted by the City the option to extend the franchise on such terms and conditions as may be mutually acceptable to the City and the franchisee, for up to two (2) additional terms. Each additional term shall be one-half the length of the initial term. The franchisee may exercise each extension option by providing written notice of such exercise to the City within sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then current term of the franchise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the franchisee shall not have the right to exercise an extension option while an uncured default by it exists with respect to this ordinance. 1207.05: COMMENCEMENT OF TERM: The franchise term shall commence with the effective date ofthe ordinance granting a specific franchise; provided, that the franchisee has filed within thirty (30) days after publication of this ordinance a written acceptance hereof with the City Manager in such form as the City Attorney may approve; and provided, that a bond or letter of credit as specified in Section 22 hereof and the evidence of comprehensive liability insurance, which are required by this ordinance, shall have been approved and have been filed with the City Manager within ninety (90) days after the grant of the franchise. 1207.05: AREA: A franchise is granted for the area of the City of Roseville, as it exists and as its borders may from time to time be changed, as is specified in the franchisee's proposal and the ordinance granting the specific franchise. 1207.07: POLICE POWERS: ill accepting a franchise, the franchisee acknowledges that its rights hereunder are subject to the police power of the City to adopt and enforce general ordinances necessary to the safety and welfare of the public; and it agrees to comply with all applicable general laws and ordinances enacted by the City pursuant to such power.