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117.06 MAPPING.  
   Upon reasonable request, the Cooperative shall provide to the City, on a project specific basis, information indicating the horizontal location, relative to the boundaries of the right-of-way, of all equipment which it owns or over which it has control and which is located in the project right-of way. Mapping information provided to the City by the Cooperative shall be in the format utilized by the Cooperative and shall be for the exclusive use of the City in administering the use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way within the City and shall not be provided to or relied on by any person for any other purpose. Any information provided to the City with respect to the location or type of equipment which the Cooperative owns or plans to install in the right-of-way shall be treated as confidential information or a trade secret and shall not be released to any party by the City without the prior written consent of the Cooperative. If requested, the Cooperative shall submit to the City complete mapping data specific to particular projects. At the request of the City, mapping information will be reviewed with the City staff. The Cooperative does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any information provided pursuant to this section. The Cooperative’s maps only show equipment and facilities that are above ground.
117.07 ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING.  
   The Cooperative operations staff will, at the request of the City, attend an annual meeting with City staff and other interested city entities to discuss utility reliability standards, including comparisons to regional and national reliability statistics, annual and long-term construction planning for the Cooperative and the City, tree trimming plans and other related items. This will not replace any periodic meetings needed on specific projects and issues.
117.08 RIGHT-OF-WAY RESTORATION.  
   In making excavations in any streets, avenues, alleys and public places the Cooperative shall not unreasonably obstruct the use of the streets, and shall replace the surface, restoring the original condition.
117.09 UNDERGROUNDING.
   The City may request estimates for the undergrounding of replacement lines, upgrades or new lines, including lines to be adjusted for road moves, for specific projects addressed at the annual planning meeting. When requested, the Cooperative will provide to the City two estimates: 1) An estimate for the cost of the project with overhead construction and 2) An estimate for the cost of the project with underground construction. If the City disputes the Cooperative’s cost estimates, the City may request a third-party engineering estimate by a mutually agreed upon firm. The City will have no more than 60 days from the estimate date to determine if it wants the line built overhead or placed underground. If the City chooses underground construction for the project, the City will be responsible for the incremental cost of undergrounding, defined as the differential between the estimate for underground construction and the estimate for overhead construction.
117.10 NON-EXCLUSIVITY .   
   The franchise granted by this ordinance shall not be exclusive.
117.11 CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
   Service to be rendered by the Cooperative under this franchise shall be continuous unless prevented from doing so by fire, acts of God, unavoidable accidents or casualties, or reasonable interruptions necessary to properly service the Cooperative’s equipment, and in such event service shall be resumed as quickly as is reasonably possible.
117.12 CITY USE OF COOPERATIVE FACILITIES.  
   The Cooperative, upon request of the City, and without cost to it, may permit its poles, conduits and other distribution facilities, so far as may be done without interfering with the free use its own wires and fixtures, to be used for the purpose of maintenance thereon any control wires and other appurtances which may be necessary for any use by the City. Upon an agreement between the Cooperative and the City, these parties shall enter into a Pole-Sharing Agreement to document the location and obligations of the parties related to the City’s use of the Cooperative’s facilities.
117.13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.  
   The Cooperative will provide the City energy efficiency materials and incentive forms for display in the Building Department and other City departments as requested by the City. The Cooperative will participate in neighborhood and community events, when possible and upon a request from the City or neighborhood organization, to encourage City residents to utilize the Cooperative’s energy efficiency programs.
117.14 FUTURE AGREEMENTS.  
   The Cooperative, upon request of the City, shall explore with the City agreements that are mutually beneficial and economically feasible to both parties for interconnection of alternative energy electrical facilities, use of facilities and purchase of excess alternatively produced power in a timely manner, adhering to all federal, state or local codes, rules and regulations in effect at the time of agreement. The Cooperative will work with the City for fair regulatory treatment of such projects. Agreements are subject to generation reliability requirements.
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