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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-07-Ordinance 2020_Telephone FranchiseORDINANCE NO.2020 .AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO NORrHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY,A CORPORATION,ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,THE RIGHT,FRANCHISE,AND PRIVILEGE FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY- FIVE (25)YEARS FROM AND AFTER THE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL HEREOF,TO ACQUIRE,CONSTRUCT,OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA,THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE OPERATION OF A GENERAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM;TO USE AND OCCUpy THE PUBLIC STREETS,HIGHWAYS,AVENUES,ALLEYS,BRIDGES AND PUBLIC PLACES FOR SUCH PURPOSES:AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee: Section 1.That Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, a corporation,its successors and assigns,be and it is hereby granted and vested with the right,franchise and privilege for a period of twenty-five (25)years from and after the adoption and approval hereof,as provided by law,to acquire,construct,operate and maintain in the City of Waukee,Iowa,the necessary facilities for the operation of a general telephone system;and to construct and maintain along,upon,across and under the streets, highways,avenues,alleys,bridges and publ ic places the necessary fixtures and equipment for such purposes. Section 2.This franchise shall not be exclusive and shall not restrict in any manner the right of the City Councilor any other governing body of the City in the exercise of any regulatory power which it may now have,or hereafter be authorized or permitted,by the laws of the State of Iowa.This franchise does not confer the power to appropriate and condemn private property upon North- western Bell Telephone Company. Section 3.If,during the term of this franchise ordinance,there shall be enacted by the Iowa General Assembly,a valid statute granting to cities that regula- tory authority over the construction,operation and main- tenance of electric transmission lines which is currently exercised by the Iowa State Commerce Commission,then Northwestern Bell Telephone Company shall construct, operate and maintain its general telephone system in the City of Waukee in accordance with regulations of the City adopted pursuant to such statute. ---~~-~--~~----- Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage,approval,and publi- cation as required by law. Passedoy t he Council on .the 7th day of .De,c;:ember,1982, and Approved this 7th day of December,1982. Attest: ----\ 1 1 j