Sec. 16.01.Acceptance of Franchise. Within thirty (30) days from the effective date of this franchise, Grantee shall file with the City Secretary a written statement in the following form signed in its name and behalf:

"To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Hilshire Village, Texas:

For itself, its successors, and assigns, CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX, a division of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., a corporation duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas, hereby accepts the attached franchise and agrees to be bound by all of its terms, conditions, and provisions.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX

By:___________

Its:___________"

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 30 day of MAY, 2006.

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Mayor

ATTEST:

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City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 623

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, GRANTING TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE, FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30) YEARS, TO CONDUCT AN ELECTRIC DELIVERY BUSINESS AND TO ERECT, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, USE, EXTEND, REMOVE, REPLACE AND REPAIR IN, UNDER, UPON, OVER, ACROSS, AND ALONG ANY AND ALL OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC ROADS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS, AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY, AND OVER AND ACROSS ANY STREAM OR STREAMS, BRIDGE OR BRIDGES, AND/OR EASEMENT, NOW OR HEREAFTER OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CITY, A SYSTEM OF POLES, POLE LINES, TOWERS, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, WIRES, GUYS, GAS AND OTHER PIPELINES, FIBER OPTIC AND OTHER CABLES, CONDUITS, METERS AND OTHER DESIRABLE EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND APPURTENANCES (INCLUDING FACILITIES FOR THE GRANTEE'S OWN USE) NECESSARY OR USEFUL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, FURNISHING AND/OR SELLING OF ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHT, POWER, AND HEAT, AND FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR WHICH ELECTRICITY AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED BY GRANTEE MAY BE USED, TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS, AND FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS PURPOSE AS THE COMPANY MAY DESIRE FROM TIME TO TIME, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE GRANTING OF ACCESS TO THOSE FACILITIES FOR THE DELIVERY BY THIRD PARTIES OF BROADBAND THROUGH POWER LINES OR SIMILAR SERVICE; PROVIDING CONDITIONS CONTROLLING THE USE OF PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES AND EXTENSIONS THEREIN; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS OF SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE; PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT THE FRANCHISE GRANTED BY THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT BE EXCLUSIVE; PROVIDING THE GRANTEE'S OBLIGATION TO FURNISH EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT RATES SPECIFIED IN THE TARIFF FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE GRANTEE AND THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE:

ARTICLE I
GRANT OF AUTHORITY

Sec. 1.01. Use of Public Streets and Ways. Subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of this Ordinance, the City of Hilshire Village, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "City," hereby grants to CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as "Grantee," the right, privilege and franchise to conduct, within the boundaries of City as such boundaries now exist or may hereafter be extended, an electric delivery business. City further grants to Grantee the right, privilege, and franchise to erect, construct, maintain, operate, use, extend, remove, replace, and repair, in, under, upon, over, across, and along any and all of the present and future public roads, highways, streets, lanes, and alleys owed or controlled by City, and over and across any stream, bridge, and/or utility easement now or hereafter owned or controlled by City (collectively, "Public Rights-of-Way"), a system of poles, pole lines, towers, transmission and distribution lines, wires, guys, gas and other pipelines, fiber optic and other cable, conduits, meters or other desirable equipment, facilities, instrumentalities and appurtenances (collectively, "Facilities"), including facilities for Grantee's own use, necessary or useful for the purpose of transmitting, distributing, furnishing, and/or selling to the City and its inhabitants, and/or to any other person, firm or corporation located therein, electricity for light, power and heat, and for any other purpose for which electricity and other facilities and services utilized or provided by, to or for Grantee may be used; to transmit, distribute, and/or furnish electricity by means of said Facilities; and to sell same to said City and inhabitants thereof, and/or to any other person, firm, or corporation (the foregoing, and any part hereof, being sometimes referred to in this Ordinance as an "Electrical Power Business"); and to use, license, or exploit the Facilities for such other purposes as Grantee may desire from time to time, including, but not limited to, the granting of access to those Facilities for the delivery by third parties of broadband over power lines ("BPL") or similar service within the City.