Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Approval of a Cell Tower Lease Amendment with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for the Oly Ward Lake Tank Site
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the resolution and authorize the City Manager to sign the amendment to the Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless lease agreement for the Oly Ward Lake Tank Site.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Resolution and authorize the City Manager to sign the amendment to the Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless lease agreement for the Oly Ward Lake Tank Site.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor, Public Works Drinking Water Utility, 360.753.8321
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Version Wireless has a lease agreement with the City of Olympia (Olympia) which allows the lessee to use a portion of the property at 2711 Log Cabin Road SE (the Oly Ward Lake site and more commonly referred to as the Boulevard Water Storage Tank) for siting antenna facilities. The existing lease was executed in November 2012 and expires in November 2036.
In 2019, the Olympia Drinking Water Utility was awarded a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to construct retrofits needed to bring the Boulevard Water Storage Tank up to current seismic codes, replace the existing access ladder and conduct interior and exterior coatings. This work requires the temporary relocation of existing antenna facilities.
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless as lessee is requesting to amend its current lease for the Boulevard Water Storage Tank. This first amendment allows for the temporary relocation of antenna facilities at the Boulevard Water Storage Tank to a temporary tower located at the Boulevard Water Storage Tank site. This move is needed while Olympia's Drinking Water Utility makes seismic upgrades and o...
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