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518 County owned right-of-way, streets or roads, receive County approval to construct and the Grantee shall use its best efforts to locate, in advance, any water, sewage, or drainage lines or to any other municipal structures in the streets during the construction due to the presence, negligence, operation or maintenance of the Cable Television System, the sole cost of such repairs including all services and materials will be filed against the Grantee and these charges shall be paid immediately or the County may foreclose on performance bonds, or invoke other'appropriate sanctions provided for in this Ordinance or in the Franchise. 7.6 ERECTION, REMOVAL AND COMMON USE OF POLES. A. Approval for Poles. No poles shall be erected by the Grantee without prior approval of the County with regard to location, height, types and any other pertinent aspect. However, no location of any pole or wire- holding structure of the Grantee shall give rise to a vested interest and such poles or structures shall be removed or modified by the Grantee at its own expense whenever the County determines that the public convenience would be enhanced thereby. B. Requirements to Use Existing Poles. Where poles already exist for use in serving the County are available for use by the Grantee, but it does not make arrangements for such use, the County may require the Grantee to use such poles and structures if it determines that the public convenience would be enhanced thereby and the terms of the use available to the Grantee are just and reasonable° .7.7 CONSTRUCTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. A. Notice of Commencement. Thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of construction, the Grantee shall provide the County with a written notice of the commencement of construction. B. Progress Reports. Written progress reports shall be submitted to the County thereafter, on a quarterly basis throughout the entire construction process. The County Manager may require more frequent reporting if he/she determines it is necessary to better monitor the Grantee's progress. The Grantee and County shall work cooperatively to establish the content and format of the report° C. Subscriber Information. The Grantee shall produce an informational document (e.g., door hanger), to be distributed to all residents of the area to be under construction, which shall describe the activity that will be taking place. A copy of this document shall be sent to the County Manager for review° 7.8 TESTS AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING. A. Completion Tests. Not later than sixty (60) days after any new or substantially rebuilt portion of the system, is made available for service to subscribers, the Grantee shall conduct technical performance tests to demonstrate full compliance with all technical standards contained in this Ordinance and the Franchise, and the technical standards and guidelines of the FCC. Thereafter, the Grantee shall conduct technical performance tests as required by.the FCC. B. Methodology. Such tests shall be performed by, or under the supervision of a qualified registered professional engineer or an engineer with proper training and experience. Upon request, a copy of the report shall be submitted, to the County, describing test results, instrumentation, calibration, and test procedures, and the qualification of the engineer responsible for the tests. C. Test Points. System monitor test points shall be established at or near the output of the last amplifier in the longest feeder line, at or near trunk line extremities. Such periodic tests shall be made at the test points as shall be required by the FCC and/or the Franchise. D. FCC Tests. In addition to the performance test reports required herein, a copy of any performance test reports required by the FCC shall be submitted to the County upon request. E. County Required Tests. Whenever there have been similar complaints made or when there exists other evidence, which, in the judgment of the County, casts doubt on the reliability or quality of the Grantee's system, the County shall have the right and authority to compel the Grantee to test, analyze, and report on the performance of its system. The County may require additional tests, full or partial repeat tests, different test procedures, or tests involving a specific subscriber's terminal. Reports on such tests shall be delivered to the County no later than fourteen (14) days after the County formally notifies the Grantee and shall include the following information: the nature of the complaints which precipitated the special tests; what system component was tested; the equipment used, and procedures employed in said testing; the results of such tests; and methods by which said complaints were resolved. Said tests and analyses may be supervised by a professional engineer not on the permanent staff of the Grantee, who shall sign all records