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AGENDA ITEM <br />Item No.: 20 <br />Date: January 13, 2020 <br />Item Description: CenterPoint Energy Franchise Ordinance Renewal <br />Presenter: Dustin Rief, City Administrator Agenda City Administrator <br />Section: Report <br />1. Purpose: To renew the Center Point Energy Franchise agreement that expired in May of 2019. <br />2. Background: The City was contacted by Center Point Energy in April of 2019 to renew the expiring <br />franchise ordinance that was originally approved on May 26, 2009. Center Point energy and predecessors <br />have maintained a franchise with the city in excess of 40 years. City staff and Center Point legal teams <br />worked through many iterations of the ordinance. Changes to the Ordinance include the length of term at <br />15 years, limits on the continuation of the franchise without an agreement to 1 year, limits on the length <br />of time restoration takes place, updates to the franchise fee section related to law changes, and changes to <br />indemnification requirements. This ordinance does not adopt a franchise fee. The City Attorney's office <br />has reviewed the language of the ordinance. <br />3. Staff Recommendation: City Administrator recommends approval of the Ordinance and Summary <br />Ordinance. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to Approve the Center Point Energy Franchise Ordinance and Summary Ordinance <br />Exhibits <br />A. Center Point Franchise Ordinance <br />B. Center Point Franchise Summary Ordinance <br />Reference <br />A. Ordinance No. 61, 3' Series <br />Prepared By: -1b)R <br />Reviewed By: -Sb)R <br />Approved By: -T)2 <br />