ORDINANCE NO. BL2008-257

ORDINANCE NO. BL2008-257

An Ordinance authorizing Nashville Pinnacle, LLC to install, construct and maintain an encroachment including landscaped and irrigated areas, an underground electrical duckbank, and an aerial walkway connecting to Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge (Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09).

WHEREAS: Nashville Pinnacle, LLC, plans to install, construct and maintain an encroachment including landscaped and the irrigated areas along all four edges of the new facility, which is bound by Shelby Pedestrian Bridge on the north edge and Demonbreun Street on the south edge and Second and Third Avenues South on the east and west edges, a underground electrical duckbank on the north edge and all within the right-of -way, and a aerial walkway bridge connecting the 3rd floor of the new facility to the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09; and

WHEREAS: Nashville Pinnacle, LLC has represented to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that it will not be offering local telecommunications service as a public utility; and

WHEREAS: Nashville Pinnacle, LLC has agreed to indemnify and hold The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County harmless of any and all claims for damages of every nature and kind resulting from or arising from the installation of said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

SECTION 1. That subject to the requirements, limitations and conditions, and contained herein and in the attached License Agreement Nashville Pinnacle, LLC is hereby granted the privilege to construct and maintain said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09, in accordance with the plans which are on file in the office of the Director of Public Works, and which are more particularly described by lines, words and figures on the attached sketches which are attached to and made a part of this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. That the authority granted hereby for the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09 shall not be construed as a surrender by the Metropolitan Government of its rights or power to pass resolutions or ordinances regulating the use of its streets, or the right of the Metropolitan Government through its legislative body, in the interest of public necessity and convenience to order the relocation of said facilities at the expense of Nashville Pinnacle, LLC.

SECTION 3. That plans and specifications for said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09 shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for approval before any work is begun; and all work, material, and other details of said installation shall be approved by the Director of Public Works prior to its use by Nashville Pinnacle, LLC.

SECTION 4. That construction and maintenance of said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09 shall be under the direction and supervision and control of the Director of Public Works, and its installation, when completed, must be approved by said Director.

SECTION 5. That this Ordinance confers upon Nashville Pinnacle, LLC a privilege and not a franchise, and the Mayor and the Metropolitan Council herein expressly reserve the right to repeal this ordinance, whenever, in their judgment, a repeal may be demanded by public welfare, and such repeal shall confer no liability on The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, its successors and assigns, by reason of said repeal. In the event of such repeal by Metropolitan Government, Nashville Pinnacle, LLC, its successors and assigns, shall remove said encroachment at their own expense.

SECTION 6. Nashville Pinnacle, LLC, its successors and assigns, shall pay all cost incident to the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of said encroachment under Proposal No. 2008M-101U-09 and shall save and hold The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County harmless from all suits, costs, claims, damages or judgments in any way connected with the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of said encroachment and shall not claim, set up or plead, as a defense, in the event of joint liability, with or without suit, that it and the Metropolitan Government were joint wrongdoers. Nashville Pinnacle, LLC, its successors and assigns, shall be responsible for the expense, if any, of repairing and returning right-of-way to the condition, which it was in prior to the installation of, said encroachment, and for any street closure.

SECTION 7. That the authority granted to Nashville Pinnacle, LLC as herein described, shall not in any way interfere with the rights of the Metropolitan Government, its agents, servants, and/or contractors and utility companies, operating under franchise from the Metropolitan Government to enter, construct, operate, maintain, repair, rebuild, enlarge, and patrol its now existing or future utilities, including drainage facilities, together with their appurtenances, and to do any and all things necessary and incidental thereto.

SECTION 8. Nashville Pinnacle, LLC shall be and it is hereby required to furnish The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County a certificate of commercial general liability insurance, naming The Metropolitan Government as an insured party, of at least one million ($1,000,000) dollars aggregate, for the payment of any judgment had on any claim, of whatever nature, made for actions or causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of said encroachment. This insurance shall apply as primary insurance with respect to any other insurance or self-insurance programs afforded to Metro. Said certificate of insurance shall be filed with the Metropolitan Clerk prior to the granting of a permit, and the insurance required herein shall not be canceled without the insurance company or companies first giving thirty (30) days written notice to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

SECTION 9. That said construction shall be carefully guarded and protected, and shall be completed promptly, so as to cause the least inconvenience to the public. The acceptance by Nashville Pinnacle, LLC of all provisions of this Ordinance shall be determined by the beginning of work.

SECTION 10. The authority granted pursuant to this Ordinance shall not become effective until the certificate of insurance, as required in Section 8, has been posted with the Department of Public Works.

SECTION 11. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	July 15, 2008
Passed First Reading:	July 15, 2008
Referred to:	Planning Commission - Approved Public Works Committee Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading:	August 7, 2008
Passed Third Reading:	August 19, 2008
Approved:	August 22, 2008
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