HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving amendment to tower lease agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. for cellular antenna equipment RESOLUTION NO. 22-621
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT
WITH SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. FOR CELLULAR ANTENNA EQUIPMENT AT
MORTENSEN AND COUNTY LINE ROAD WATER TOWER
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, in April 2004, the City of Ames entered into a lease agreement with Sprint
Spectrum L.P.,to place cellular antenna equipment on the City water tower located at 900 S. 500th
Avenue. This water tower is referred to by City staff as the MAC (Mortensen and County Line
Road) Water Tower. The equipment that may be installed is specified within the lease agreement,
along with the areas on the ground and on the top of the tank where Sprint is permitted to install
it; and,
WHEREAS, Sprint (now owned by T-Mobile) requested a lease amendment in order to
reflect new equipment that will be installed at the water tower, replacing obsolete equipment in
the same area. No other terms of the lease will be modified with this amendment. The proposed
lease amendment has been reviewed and approved by staff from the Water and Pollution Control
Department and the City Attorney's Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amendment to the tower lease agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. for cellular antenna
equipment at Mortensen and County Line Road Water Tower is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of December, 2022.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 131h day of December, 2022.