06-24-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE 2019-3746 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS OPERATIONS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, EXTEND, REMOVE, REPLACE, ABANDON, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS FACILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. GRANT OF AUTHORITY. Subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of this ordinance, the right, privilege and franchise is hereby granted to CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., D/B/A CenterPoint abandon, operate and maintain its facilities within the Public Rights-of-Way of the City of La Porte, Texas for the transportation, delivery, sale and distribution of natural gas within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas as the same are now and as the same may from time to time be extended. Section 2. DEFINITIONS. A. B. C.Resources Corp., D/B/A CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas Operations, a Delaware Corporation, and shall not mean any of its affiliates and subsidiaries who shall have no right, privilege or franchise granted hereunder. D. s, natural gas mains, laterals, feeders, regulators, meters, fixtures, connections and attachments and other instrumentalities and appurtenances, used in or incident to providing transportation, distribution, supply and sales of natural gas for heating, lighting, power and any other purposes for which natural gas may now or hereafter be used. E. -of- present and future Streets (as defined herein) or streams now or hereafter owned or controlled by City. F. bridge, sidewalk, or other public place or way. G. h in Section 8 of this Franchise Ordinance. Section 3. TERM OF FRANCHISE. This Franchise shall become effective on the Effective Date described in Section 21 of this Franchise Ordinance and shall be in full force and effect for a term of ten (10)