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<br />Section 3. <br /> <br />Grant of non-exclusive franchise. <br /> <br />Peoples Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company, a Florida corporation <br />hereinafter referred to as "Grantee," is hereby granted a non-exclusive right, privilege and franchise <br />to construct, operate and maintain gas system facilities in, under, over and on the streets, alleys, <br />avenues, easements, and other public ways, places and grounds of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, <br />Florida, upon the terms and conditions set forth below (hereafter referred to as the "Franchise"). <br /> <br />Section 4. <br /> <br />Definitions. <br /> <br />For the purposes of this ordinance the following terms, phrases, words, abbreviations and <br />their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />Teco Peoples' Gas (F) <br /> <br />City Commission shall mean the governing body of the City or any successor to the <br />legislative powers of the present governing body. <br /> <br />City shall mean the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. <br /> <br />City Manager is the chief administrative officer of the City. <br /> <br />Grantee shall mean Peoples Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company, a <br />corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, its successors or <br />aSSIgns. <br /> <br />Street shall mean the surface of and the space above and below any public street, <br />road, bridge, highway, freeway, lane, path, public way or place, alley, court, <br />boulevard, parkway, drive or other easement now or hereafter held by the City for the <br />purpose of public travel as they now exist, or as they may be established at any time <br />during the term of this Franchise. <br /> <br />(f) <br /> <br />Gross receipts shall mean the total of all revenues (as defined by the Florida Public <br />Service Commission) from the sale of gas provided within the corporate limits of the <br />City by Grantee. <br /> <br />(g) <br /> <br />Facilities shall mean and include, but not be limited to, pipes, gas mains, supply <br />pipes, conduits, ducts and other means of conveyance of gas, for the purpose of <br />supplying gas, located or to be located in, under and over the city of the City of <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. <br /> <br />(h) <br /> <br />Gas shall mean natural, manufactured and/or other gas. <br /> <br />-2- <br />