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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to the Lease Agreement with T-Mobile to Authorize an Emergency Standby Generator to be Installed Adjacent to T-Mobile's Existing Infrastructure Located at Bloomington Road Elevated Tank (BRET) RESOLUTION NO. 22-256 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH T-MOBILE TO AUTHORIZE AN EMERGENCY STANDBY GENERATOR TO BE INSTALL ADJACENT TO T-MOBILE'S EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED AT BLOOMINGTON ROAD ELEVATED TANK(BRET) FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in December 1996, the City entered into an Agreement with Western PCS (subsequently, Western Wireless, subsequently Iowa Wireless Services, subsequently T-Mobile doing business as iWireless,now T-Mobile Central, LLC)where space on top of the Bloomington Road Elevated Tank (BRET) was leased for the purpose of placing and operating cellular phone antennas; and, WHEREAS, the Lease also granted space adjacent to the water tower on the ground for the placement of equipment; and, WHEREAS,the Lease periodically renews in five-year increments,provided both parties are agreeable,with the monthly rental rates adjusting using a formula based on changes to the Consumer Price Index (CIP); and, WHEREAS,the rent was last adjusted in January 2022 and is now$2,011.36 per month;and, WHEREAS,periodically, cellular companies desire to replace or upgrade their equipment, and when those requests include an expanded footprint, either on the ground or on top of the tank, the rental rate is renegotiated with the cellular company; and, WHEREAS, because the Lease includes descriptions of the equipment installed, an Amendment to the Lease is still executed when there are changes to update the attachments to reflect the current equipment present on the site; and, WHEREAS,T-Mobile desires to install emergency standby power for its antennas on BRET, and the drawings provided by T-Mobile show the standby generator located entirely within the existing fenced space already leased by T-Mobile; and, WHEREAS,there would be no increase in the space consume by adding the equipment and it would not appreciably increase or complicate the City's operation and maintenance of the tank; and, WHEREAS,the specifications for the fuel tank include a requirement for spill containment at the fill port, and that the tank be an above-ground, double-walled tank with an interstitial leak detection gauge; and, WHEREAS, City staff has added a requirement that places an upper limit on the size of the tank; and, WHEREAS, the proposed improvements have already been reviewed and approved by the Planning and Housing Department, and T-Mobile is prepared to apply for the appropriate building permits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Amendment to the Lease Agreement with T-Mobile to authorize the installation of an emergency standby generator to be installed adjacent to T-Mobile's existing infrastructure located at the Bloomington Road Elevated Tank(BRET) is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24`h day of May, 2022. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Hai la, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24' day of May, 2022.