Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 11.08.130 to Give the City Manager Express Authority to Grant Facilities Lease Renewals for City Water-Tower Sites
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Approval of an Ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 11.08.130 to give the City Manager express authority to grant facilities lease renewals for City water-tower sites.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an Ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 11.08.130 to give the City Manager express authority to grant facilities lease renewals for City water-tower sites.
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:
Title 11.08 of the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) governs telecommunication leases on City property. The City of Olympia's Drinking Water Utility (Drinking Water Utility) has lease agreements with telecommunications companies which allow the use of a portion of several water storage tank sites for siting antenna facilities and associated equipment. In nine (9) cases, leases have expired, and the telecommunications companies have been informed that they are now considered to have month-to-month tenancy pending new lease development. The Drinking Water Utility is currently negotiating new lease language with the telecommunications companies with expired leases.
OMC 11.08.030A contains the criteria under which a new (or initial) application for a lease to operate on city-owned property will be approved and provides the authority to the City Manager to make the determination whether to grant a new lease application.
The criteria under which a lease renewal will be approved is included in OMC 11.08.130; however, this section of the OMC is ambiguous as to who has the authority to make a determination whether to grant ...
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