HomeMy WebLinkAbout05(I) - Approve an Amendment to the Verizon Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement at the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense Tower Report
MEETING DATE:
September 07, 2021
PREPARED BY:
Nick Zurbey, Public Works Technician
PRESENTED BY:
Andy Brotzler, Public Works Director/City Engineer
AGENDA ITEM:
Approve an Amendment to the Verizon Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement at the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense Tower
GOAL AREA
OBJECTIVE:
High-Value City Services
6. Seek community engagement through a variety of communication methods to reach all residents.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute an amendment to the Verizon Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agenda item is to consider executing an amendment to the Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement with Verizon to allow them to install new equipment on the Wilds Parkway
Civil Defense Tower located at 14998 Wilds Parkway NW, Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 (Verizon site ID MIN BLACKJACK 140262).
The City and Verizon are parties to a Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement relating to installation of communications antennas on the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense Tower. The agreement
was entered into November 15th, 2004, as amended by an Amendment No. 1 to Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement dated December 8th, 2014 and by Amendment 2 to Civil Defense Tower Antennae
Agreement dated January 23rd, 2017.
The City holds several lease agreements with telecommunications companies to allow use of the City’s water towers and a civil defense tower to mount antenna with ground equipment shelters.
Verizon, along with the other telecommunications companies, require upgrades to their antenna and equipment as technology for cellular services around the nation improve. The leases
allow the telecommunications companies to replace existing like kind antenna and equipment without an amendment. However, if the new antenna and equipment are not like kind replacements
of the existing antenna or the telecommunications company wishes to install additional equipment, per the agreement, it requires an amendment. Based on review of the plans by City Staff
and the agreement by the City Attorney, it was determined that an amendment to the agreement would be appropriate.
A copy of the partially-executed amendment is included with this report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The annual rent amount will remain the same. Even though the new equipment being replaced is not like kind, the new configuration will result in an overall reduction in weight of equipment
being mounted on the tower.
ALTERNATIVES:
Motion and second as part of the consent agenda to adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute an amendment to the Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement with
Verizon for the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense Tower.
Motion and second to remove this item from the consent agenda for additional discussion.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution - Approve an Amendment to the Verizon Civil Defense Tower Antennae Agreement at the Wilds Parkway Civil Defense Tower