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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, A TWENTY ~ZO) YEAR NONEXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND FRANCHISE TO LAY, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC WAY WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO THE CITY; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. ~ 8489, PASSED BY THE CITY GOUNGIL AUGUST 2l, ~ 919, AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR SEPTEMBER 3,1919. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~NSs Section 1. This Qrdinance shaft be known and may be cited as The Northwest Natural Gas Company Franchise Qrdinance. Section 7. Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance the following terms, phrases, words and their derivation shall have the meaning given herein. UVhen not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singularnumberinclude the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. ~1} ~"City" is the City of Eugene, Qregon. ~2} "Company" is Northwest Natural Gas Company, the grantee of rights under this Franchise. ~3} "Council" is the City Council of the City of Eugene. ~4} "Person" is any person, f rm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind. ~5} "Code" is the Eugene Code,1911, including all amendments thereto. ~6} "Public way" is any street, road, alley, right-of-way, pedestrian or bicycle easement or utility easement for public use that is controlled by City. ~l} "GIB format" is the format of electronic information, as established bythe City Engineer for incorporation into City's Geographic Information System ~GIS}. ~S} "Facilities" includes gas mains, pipes, boxes, reducing and regulation stations, laterals, conduits and connections, including service connections, together with all of the necessary or useful appurtenances for the transmission and distribution of gas to City and its inhabitants and to other customers and territory beyond the limits of City. ~9} "Gross revenues" means revenues earned by Company from operations within City, including but not limited to revenues from the sale andlor transportation of natural gas consumed within City and revenues earned from the use, rental or lease of operating facilities of Company other than residential-type space and water heating equipment, less the net writeoff of uncollectible accounts directly related to such revenues. Gross revenues shall not include: Qrdinance -1