There is hereby granted to MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa corporation, hereinafter called the “Company,” and its successors and assigns, the nonexclusive right and franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain, and operate in the City a system for the transmission and distribution of natural gas along, under, over, and upon the streets, avenues, alleys, and public places to serve customers within and outside the City, and to furnish and sell natural gas to the City and its inhabitants. This franchise grants no rights for communications signals other than signals necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Company’s natural gas system described herein. Pursuant to Section 364.2(4)(e) of the Code of Iowa, the Company is granted the right of eminent domain, the exercise of which is subject to City Council approval upon application by the Company. The rights and privileges hereby granted are subject to the restrictions and limitations of Chapter 364 of the Code of Iowa, as subsequently amended or changed.