REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Introduction of an Ordinance to Renew a Franchise Agreement Granted to Air Products Corporation and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. for the Distribution of Nitrogen Gas Within the City of Sunnyvale
Report
BACKGROUND
On September 12, 1978, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1906-78 granting Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a 15-year non-exclusive franchise for the conveyance of nitrogen through pipelines under, along, and across public streets in the City of Sunnyvale.
Ordinance No. 2090-83, adopted on December 20, 1983, allowed the assignment of the franchise to Air Products Manufacturing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Ordinance No. 2373-91, adopted on September 3, 1991, amended the franchise agreement to allow both Air Products Manufacturing Corporation and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. to be listed as franchisees.
On July...
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