(a) Franchise renewals shall be in accordance with applicable law including, but not necessarily limited to, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended. Grantor and Grantee, by mutual consent, may enter into renewal negotiations at any time during the term of the Franchise.
(b) Not later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of any Franchise Agreement, Grantee shall reimburse Grantor for all reasonable processing, administrative, consulting, renewal and review costs including, without limitation, costs of administrative review, financial, legal and technical evaluation of the Franchise or Cable System, consultants (including technical and legal experts and all costs incurred by such experts), notice and publication costs and document preparation expenses. These Franchise processing costs shall not be charged against any Franchise Fees or other obligations due the Grantor by the Grantee during the term of this Franchise Agreement. Such reimbursement shall be in addition to the non-refundable application fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Franchise Agreement may set a maximum reimbursement of such processing costs.