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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02219in effect at all times during the term of this license. Section 10. Period of Franchise. The rights and privileges of the license shall continue for a period of twenty years from January 1, 1969 and the licensee, at the termination of this period, or earlier if the facilities of the licensee cease to be used or served by the licensee shall at its own cost and expense remove all construction and installations hereby authorized from the city streets, and shall restore all portions of the streets that may have been dis- turbed to the condition of the surrounding street at the time of such repair, to the satisfaction of the city engineer; provided, that said rights and privileges shall terminate on July 1, 1970 if licensee has not by that date made substantial progress in providing service pursuant to the license. Section 11. License Fee. Licensee shall pay the city a license fee of four per cent (4%) of revenue collected by licensee in the city, which amount shall be subject to increase or decrease in the - same manner and same amount as may be imposed upon electricity, gas, telephone and other utilities. This license fee shall,be in lieu of any business and occupation tax or other tax required to be paid by licensee. This section only of this chapter, and the license fee con- tained herein, shall be subject to renegotiation at the option of the city for each additional five year period of the remainder of the term of this license; provided, however, that if the city wishes to reneg- otiate the section and license fee, the city shall give the licensee written notice of the city's intent to renegotiate the section and fees, on or before thirty days from the fifth, tenth and fifteenth anniversary of the passage of this chapter on the second reading. Section 12. Acceptance of Franchise. This chapter shall be null and void unless the licensee shall file, by January 1, 1969, with the City Clerk its written acceptance of all terms and conditions of this chapter. -4-