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cable, fiber optic cable, roadways, sidewalks, alleys, traffic control devices, public signs, or any other publicly owned or publicly franchised facility. B. Company's placement of new facilities in the Public Rights -of -Way shall be subject to the approval of the City Manager or designee; provided, however, said approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In determining the location of the Company's new facilities within the City's Public Rights -of -Way, the Company shall notify the City in writing of proposed sites for said new facilities, and the Company shall minimize interferences with then- existing or documented planned underground structures (provided to Company in writing) of the City or with the existing facilities of other existing authorized users of the Public Rights -of -Way. In determining the location of the facilities of the City and other utility franchisees and other authorized users of the Public- Rights -of -Way within the City, the City shall minimize the interference with existing facilities of the Company and shall require other utility franchisees or authorized users of the Public- Rights -of -Way to minimize interference with existing facilities of the Company. Company has the right to request review of any City action by City Council and /or any court or regulatory agency having jurisdiction. C. Company and contractors working on behalf of Company shall construct its facilities in conformance with the applicable provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) or such comparable standards as may be adopted that replace the NESC. D. Company shall cooperate with the City by providing available information regarding the location of current and future overhead and underground primary lines and poles within the Public Rights -of -Way. Reproducible copies of available maps showing the location of overhead and underground primary lines and poles of the Company within the Public Rights -of- Way shall be furnished to the City Community Development Department upon request. The maps shall be provided in electronic digital format, if available. E. In connection with work done by Company, the public shall be protected by barriers and lights placed, erected, marked and maintained by the Company in accordance with standards set forth in the current Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD), as well as any other applicable local, state and federal requirements. Company warrants that any such restoration work performed in the Public Rights -of -Way shall be in satisfactory condition for a maximum period of two (2) years, to the extent that such restoration work has not been disturbed by other users of the Public Rights -of -Way. The Company shall restore at the Company's expense, all work within the City Rights -of -Way, to a condition equally as good as it was immediately prior to being disturbed by Company's construction, excavation, repair or removal or to a condition agreed upon by City and Company. If City or Company believe that N