HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Master Wireless Attachment Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 21-060
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MASTER WIRELESS ATTACHMENT
AGREEMENT WITH USCOC OF GREATER IOWA, LLC D/B/A US CELLULAR
CORPORATION FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, USCOC of Greater Iowa, LLC d/b/a US Cellular Corporation(US Cellular),
is a wireless carrier that is requesting to install, maintain, and operate wireless communications
equipment on City utility poles; and,
WHEREAS, the equipment is known as "small cells," and siting of small cell wireless
facilities on utility poles within public rights-of-way are regulated by a recently enacted Iowa State
law (now incorporated into Chapter 8C of the Iowa Cell Siting Act),which gives wireless carriers
certain privileges to site small cell wireless within city rights-of-way and on city structures; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Electric utility maintains several thousand distribution and
transmission poles; and,
WHEREAS,other utilities and telecommunications providers routinely attach their cabling
to these City-owned poles to deploy their infrastructure throughout the City; and,
WHEREAS,US Cellular has indicated it would initially like to install five small cell wireless
installations in 2022 on Electric Services street light poles with future plans beyond 2022 to expand
that to an unknown quantity; and,
WHEREAS, it is the preference of the wireless providers to utilize existing pole locations
owned by Electric Services in lieu of City-owned structures, as there are more sites to choose from
in the right-of-way and these sites also need electric power,which Electric Services also provides;
and,
WHEREAS, a Pole Attachment Agreement is necessary to govern the process for
attachments to Electric Service's poles; and,
WHEREAS, in exchange for attaching to the City's Electric poles,US Cellular will pay the
utility attachment fees as provided for in the Agreement and reflected in the Municipal Code for
small cell wireless pole attachments; and,
WHEREAS, the fee is currently$150 per pole,per year, and the Agreement also states that
the fee can be modified annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Master Wireless Attachment Agreement with USCOC to Great Iowa,LLC d/b/a US Cellular
Corporation for Electric Services is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9`' day of February, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Junck
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9t'day of February, 2021.