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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/15/2008 - RESOLUTION 2008-005 AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A LIC ITEM NUMBER: 21 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 15, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Lindsay Kuntz SUBJECT Resolution 2008-005 Authorizing the Grant of a License to Enter on City Property to Verizon Wireless. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. FINANCIAL IMPACT Verizon Wireless will pay all costs associated with its activities. The City is not charging for the License to Enter because Verizon will be conducting only non-intrusive surveys for the purpose of installing a cell tower on City property after lease negotiations are completed with the City. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Fort Collins and Verizon Wireless are in the process of negotiating a possible lease of City property which would include future cell tower improvements to be located on the Senior Center building, 1200 Raintree Drive. Verizon Wireless has requested that the City grant permission to enter the Senior Center property to conduct preliminary engineering and architectural surveys within the next six months in order to draft plans for the proposed cell tower location. BACKGROUND The City and Verizon Wireless are in the process of negotiating a possible lease of City property which would include future cell tower improvements to be located at the Senior Center. The proposed cell tower would be located on the roof of the Senior Center above the area of the elevator shaft. A brick fagade would be constructed around the proposed tower to match the existing brick of the building. Verizon Wireless has requested that the City grant permission to enter the Senior Center property to conduct preliminary engineering and environmental surveys within the next six months. These surveys will involve observations and measurements only and no digging. The data from these surveys will be used to draft the proposed plan for the future cell tower and will be made available to Council for consideration in the future Ordinance to authorize the lease to Verizon Wireless. Entry would include surveying on the Senior Center parking lot area, as well as,the roof and the utility room in the recreation center. As part of the License to Enter, Verizon Wireless will January 15, 2008 -2- Item No. 21 agree to contact staff prior to its entering of the site and will restore any disturbed areas as a result of their activities. Senior Center staff has reviewed and agrees to the request for the License to Enter. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map ATTACHMENT 1 Verizon Wireless License to Enter Location Map 01LLMD Moc E PARk T �� -- CbR I Kt AVE CD J f O j W 2 N co W DRAK License to Enter Location RESOLUTION 2008-005 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A LICENSE TO ENTER ON CITY PROPERTY TO VERIZON WIRELESS WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins is the owner of a certain parcel of real property located in Larimer County, Colorado, more particularly identified as Tract A, Fort Collins Senior Center P.U.D. (the"Property"); and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins and Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLQ, d/b/a Verizon Wireless ("Verizon Wireless") are currently negotiating the possible lease of a portion of the Property to Verizon Wireless to be used for the installation of a cell tower(the"Project'); and WHEREAS, Verizon Wireless has requested a license to enter onto the Property for the purpose of conducting engineering and environmental surveys for the Project(the"License"); and WHEREAS, Verizon Wireless has indicated that its activities on the Property would not include any invasive sampling, such as drilling or digging; and; WHEREAS,City staff has reviewed the request by Verizon Wireless,and believes that said surveys or survey crews will not interfere with or adversely affect the Property, based on current expectations; and WHEREAS, as a condition of the License, Verizon Wireless will be required to repair any damage to the Property and to complete its work on the Property within six months; and WHEREAS,Article XI, Section 10,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the Council to permit the use or occupation of any street, alley, or public place, provided that such permit shall be revocable by the Council at its pleasure, whether or not such right to revoke is expressly reserved in such permit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute such documents as are necessary to grant a License to Enter to Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC d/b/a Verizon Wireless, consistent with the terms of this Resolution, together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney,deems necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City or to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution,including any necessary corrections to the legal description of the Property that do not result in a material increase or change in character of the license area. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 15th day of January A.D. 2008. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk