15 - FIRST READING, DISCUSS AND VOTE ON ONCOR ELECTRIC

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SECTION 9. RIGHT OF RENEGOTIATION. A. Should either Company or the City have cause to believe that a change in circumstances relating to the terms of this Franchise may exist, it may request that the other party provide it with a reasonable amount of information to assist in determining whether a change in circumstances has taken place. B. Should either party hereto determine that based on a change in circumstances, it is in the best interest to renegotiate all or some of the provisions of this Franchise, then the other party agrees to enter into good faith negotiations. Said negotiations shall involve reasonable, diligent, and timely discussions about the pertinent issues and a resolute attempt to settle those issues. The obligation to engage in such negotiations does not obligate either party to agree to an amendment of the Franchise as a result of such negotiations. A failure to agree does not show a lack of good faith. If, as a result of renegotiation, the City and Company agree to a change in a provision of this Franchise, the change shall become effective upon passage of an ordinance by the City in accordance with the City Charter and acceptance in writing of the amendment by Company. SECTION 10. WORK BY OTHERS. A. The City reserves the right to lay, and permit to be laid, storm, sewer, gas, water, wastewater and other pipe lines, cables, and conduits, or other improvements and to do and permit to be done any underground or overhead work that may be necessary or proper in, across, along, over, or under Public Rights -of -Way occupied by Company. The City also reserves the right to change in any manner any curb, sidewalk, highway, alley, public way, street, utility lines, storm sewers, drainage basins, drainage ditches, and the like. Upon request by City, Company shall relocate its facilities at the expense of the City except as otherwise required by Section 37.101(c) of the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), which statutory provision currently states, the governing body of a municipality may require an electric utility to relocate the utility's facility at the utility's expense to permit the widening or straightening of a street. City and Company further agree that widening and straightening of a street includes the addition of any acceleration, deceleration, center or side turn lanes, and sidewalks (meaning sidewalks done in conjunction with widening or straightening of a street), provided that the City shall provide Company with at least thirty (30) days' notice and shall specify a new location for such facilities along the Public Rights -of -Way of the street. 10