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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-12656City of Miami Legislation Ordinance: 12656 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 05-00048 Final Action Date: 2/24/2005 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12613, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 18, 2004, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH NUI UTILITIES, INC., PREVIOUSLY D/B/A NUI CITY GAS COMPANY OF FLORIDA, NOW D/BA FLORIDA CITY GAS ("FRANCHISEE") UNTIL THE EARLIER OF 1) AUGUST 28, 2005, OR 2) THE DATE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANY SUBSEQUENT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE FRANCHISEE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FRANCHISE EXTENSION AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 12613, adopted November 18, 2004, the City of Miami ("City") granted to NUI Utilities, Inc., previously d/b/a NUI City Gas Company of Florida, and its successors and assigns, a non-exclusive franchise ("Franchise") to construct, erect, install, extend, maintain and operate its gas system facilities within the City; and WHEREAS, on November 30, 2004, AGL Resources, Inc. acquired NUI Corporation which operated NUI Utilities, Inc.; and WHEREAS, NUI City Gas Company of Florida is now known as Florida City Gas ("Franchisee"); and WHEREAS, the term of the Franchise expires February 28, 2005, and the City and the Franchisee desire to enter into a new Franchise Agreement, but have not yet concluded negotiations on the acceptable terms of such Agreement; and WHEREAS, in order to allow the City and the Franchisee time to enter into a new Franchise Agreement on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the City and the Franchisee, the City and the Franchisee have agreed to extend the term of the Franchise as set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the City and the Franchisee agree that the Franchise granted by the above -referenced ordinance is extended and continued in favor of the Franchisee on all of the same terms and conditions as set forth in said Ordinance, until the earlier of August 28, 2005 or the date immediately preceding the effective date of any subsequent Franchise Agreement entered into by the City and the Franchisee; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File Id: 05-00048 (Version: 1) Printed On: 10/27/2016 File Number: 05-00048 Enactment Number: 12656 reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Ordinance No. 12613, adopted November 18, 2004, is amended to extend the Franchise Agreement with the Franchisee until the earlier of 1) August 28, 2005, or 2) the date immediately preceding the effective date of any subsequent Franchise Agreement entered into by the City and the Franchisee. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Franchise Extension Agreement, in substantially the attached form, for said purpose. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, insofar as they are in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. Section 5. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provision of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption thereof. {2} Footnotes: {1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. {2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whichever is later. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File Id: 05-00048 (Version: 1) Printed On: 10/27/2016