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ORDINANCE NO. 98- 23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, A DIVISION OF TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF IfUT~EN (15) YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN GAS SYSTEM FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH FRANCHISE; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF A FRANCHISE FEE; PROVIDING FOR INDEMNIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPI'ANCE OF THE FRANCHISE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Peoples Gas System Franchise Ordinance." Section 2. Findings. determinations and declarations. The City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida does hereby find, determine and declare as follows: (a) It is the municipal responsibility of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, incorporated on June 16, 1997, and further, it is in the public interest to ensure that service areas within its corporate limits are adequately provided with high quality gas servIce. (b) After due notice to the public, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach held a public hearing affording all interested parties an opportunity to address the City Commission concerning the granting of a non-exclusive franchise in the City of Sunny Isles Beach to Peoples Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company, a Florida corporation. (c) After the close of said public hearing and due deliberation, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach voted to award a franchise to Peoples Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company, a Florida corporation, in the public interest. Teco Peoples' Gas (F)