HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 24 - T-MOBILE WEST,LLC Ground and Tower LeaseMEMO TO:HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2015
SUBJECT: FIRST AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT WITH
WATER TOWER.
RECOMMENDATION:
TO GROUND AND TOWER LEASE
T -MOBILE WEST, LLC FOR DOVE
City Council consider adopting a resolution authorizing the First Amendment to the
Ground and Tower Lease Agreement with T -MOBILE WEST, LLC, for the purpose of
installing, operating, and maintaining a communications facility on the Dove water tower,
1702 Sagebrush Trail, authorize the City Manager to sign said amendment, and take
any necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
The City of Grapevine will receive an annual lease payment of $28,000 from T -MOBILE
WEST, LLC which will go into the Public Art Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The initial lease was entered into on October 3, 2000 for a period of 25 years with an
initial annual payment of $18,000. The current annual lease amount is $23,805.
Under the first amendment to the lease, the City of Grapevine will receive an annual
lease payment of $28,000 from T -MOBILE WEST, LLC.
The main points of the amendment include:
• installing additional antennas, according to T -Mobile's L700MHZ Deployment
Plans
• adjusting the annual rental rate (commencing on the first day of the month
following the City's approval)
• permitting Lessee to add, modify and/or replace equipment in order to comply
with federal, state or local mandated applications, and
• extending the term of the lease to 2030.
The City Attorney and Staff have reviewed the terms of the agreement and recommend
approval.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE TOWER/GROUND LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH T -MOBILE WEST, LLC FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
INCLUDING ANTENNAS, CABLES AND OTHER
COMMUNICATION INSTRUMENTS ON THE DOVE
WATER TOWER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2000, the City of Grapevine (hereinafter referred to as
"Landlord") entered into a Tower/Ground Lease Agreement with Cook Inlet/VoiceStream
Operating Company, LLC ("Lessee") on the Dove Water Tower; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine is in agreement to enter into the First
Amendment to said Tower/Ground Lease Agreement with T -Mobile West, LLC,
Successor in interest to Cook Inlet/ VoiceStream Operating Company, LLC; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites for the adoption of this resolution have been
met, including but not limited to the Local Government Code and the Open Meetings
Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby declares that the approval of this resolution
is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble of this resolution are true
and correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this resolution as if copied in
their entirety.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas hereby
approves the First Amendment to the Tower/Lease Agreement for the Dove Water
Tower, located at 1702 Sagebrush Trail, with T -Mobile West, LLC.
Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 17th day of November, 2015.
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