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improvements where paving or resurfacing of a permanent nature is <br /> involved. The notice shall contain the nature and character of the <br /> improvements, the streets upon which the improvements are to be <br /> made, the extent of the improvements and the time when the City will <br /> start the work, and, if more than one street is involved, the order in <br /> which this work is to proceed. The notice shall be given to the <br /> Company a sufficient length of time, considering seasonable working <br /> conditions, in advance of the actual commencement of the work to <br /> permit the Company to make any additions, alterations or repairs to its <br /> facilities the Company deems necessary. <br /> In cases where streets are at final width and grade, and the <br /> City has installed underground sewer and water mains and service <br /> connections to the property line abutting the streets prior to a permanent <br /> paving or resurfacing of such streets, and the Company's main is <br /> located under such street, the Company may be required to install gas <br /> service connections prior to such paving or resurfacing, whenever it is <br /> apparent that gas service will be required during the five years following <br /> the paving or resurfacing. <br /> SECTION 4. FRANCHISE FEES. <br /> 4.1 Separate Ordinance. During the term of this franchise, <br /> the City may impose on the Company a franchise fee of not more than <br /> percent of the Company's gross revenues as hereinafter defined. <br /> The franchise fee shall be imposed by a separate ordinance duly <br /> adopted by the City Council, which ordinance shall not be adopted nor <br /> fee be effective until 60 days after written notice enclosing such <br /> proposed ordinance has been served upon the Company by certified <br /> mail. Section 2.5 shall constitute the sole remedy for solving disputes <br /> between the Company and the City in regard to the interpretation of Or <br /> enforcement of, the separate ordinance. No action by the City to <br /> implement a separate ordinance will commence until this ordinance is <br /> effective. No preexisting ordinance imposing a fee shall be effective <br /> against the Company unless it is specifically awarded after the effective <br /> date of this ordinance following the procedures of this section 4 for the <br /> adoption of a new separate ordinance. <br /> 6 <br />